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This year, all the restaurants in Monroe County must close by 10 pm on new years eve, regardless of whether or not they’re in the orange zone. Unfortunately, New Years Eve is historically one of the busiest nights for bars and restaurants and many are already in dire straits. Blu Wolf Bistro is in the […]
A seemingly normal Delta flight from New York’s Laguardia Airport to Atlanta took a turn for the weird when two passengers opened the cabin doors and exited the plane with their dog, while the plane was taxiing on the runway. It is confirmed that the two passengers are in custody and a large service dog […]
In less than 10 days, a group of artists turned a 3,000 square foot empty wall space in downtown Rochester into a multi-story mural tribute to John Lewis. The mural on State Street is called “I Am Speaking” and it depicts Lewis delivering an impassioned speech in 1963. It sits steps away where […]
New York City’s 7 day COVID-19 average hit 3% positive testing rate threshold, so all students will be switching back to remote learning. On Wednesday, a letter was sent from New York City School chancellor Richard Carranza to the families of the students in the country’s largest school district. “Given recent increases in transmission, we […]
Cashless Thruway tolling will begin Friday night, according to Gov. Cuomo. That means when you hit the road to Syracuse or Buffa this weekend, you won’t have to stop and pay a cash toll. It also means you need to activate your EZ Pass NOW. If you don’t have EZ Pass, you can still use […]
There is a lot going on this weekend. It’s the last few days of early voting. Halloween is Saturday. And New York’s new seatbelt law goes into effect on Sunday. The current law does not require people age 16+ to wear a seatbelt while sitting in the backseat, but that changes on November 1, 2020. […]
When the Coronavirus hit New York, all non-essential businesses, including the DMV, shut down to stop the spread. Now that local offices have re-opened, it’s time to renew those DMV documents, including vehicle inspections, vehicle registrations, and non-driver IDs. The expiration date of these documents was postponed but only until November 3 2020. So if […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave an address on Saturday where he outlined some new reopening procedures that include movie theaters. Theaters in New York State can be open at 25% capacity or 50 people per screen starting on October 23rd, as long as they are in areas that have a COVID-19 infection rate lower […]
It’s been ten years since Mayor Byron Brown named October 8th “Shemika Charles Day” in Buffalo, NY. The honor came a month after Shemika set the Guinness World Record for lowest limbo of 8.5 inches off the floor! The event was televised Live with Regis & Kelly in September 2010. On Friday October 9th, 2020 […]
In a ruling that protects the industry practice of writing a new song based on existing material, Nicki Minaj was found not guilty of copyright infringement when she wrote a song based on Tracy Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You”. U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips decided that Minaj’s inspiration from Chapman’s song constitutes “fair […]