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Saying I Love You with Sweethearts: Not This Valentine’s Day

By Morgan Hines on February 14, 2019 Conversation Hearts, Necco, Spangler, Sweethearts, Valentine's Day Food & Wine, Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene

The sugary heart-shaped classic hasn’t been easy to find, but a few candy-shop owners have stocked up.

Cupid Strikes the West Side Highway

By Lauren Craddock on February 10, 2019 charity, events, Valentine's Day Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Photo

Runners in Manhattan support a charity group by wearing their underwear.

I Just Called to Hiss, 'I Love You’

By admin on February 7, 2019 Bronx, Bronx Zoo, Gift Ideas, Hiss, Name a Roach, Roaches, Valentine's Day Animals of New York, Bronx, NY City Scene

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Can’t decide whether to buy roses or chocolates? Longing to give something more original? What’s more romantic than…a roach? For a minimum fee of $15 dollars (with higher prices for those looking for more extravagant packages), the Bronx Zoo will let you name a Madagascar Hissing roach—which can […]

I Just Called to Hiss, ‘I Love You’

By Morgan Hines on February 7, 2019 Bronx, Bronx Zoo, Gift Ideas, Hiss, Name a Roach, Roaches, Valentine's Day Animals of New York, Bronx, NY City Scene

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Can’t decide whether to buy roses or chocolates? Longing to give something more original? What’s more romantic than…a roach? For a minimum fee of $15 dollars (with higher prices for those looking for more extravagant packages), the Bronx Zoo will let you name a Madagascar Hissing roach—which can […]

Valentine’s Blooms Boost the Bottom Line for Florists

By Taylor Romine on February 14, 2018 Astoria, Valentine's Day Business, News, Queens

Alex Avdoulos’s hand quickly flicks leaves off of a stem of a flower. Within ten seconds she finishes a 12-inch stem as if it were nothing. Her cat, Lucy, purrs around her feet before hopping onto the front desk to greet customers. The front of the store is slowly filling with colorful bouquets of roses […]