Peanuts for prevention. New research suggests that medical advice introduced a decade ago has successfully helped 60,000 children avoid this life-threatening allergy. “I can actually come to you today and say there are fewer kids with food allergy today than there would have been if we hadn’t implemented this public health effort,” said Dr. David Hill, an allergist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, ... Read more
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Another rare NYC home just sold in a hidden storybook enclave that even locals rarely know about.QN
Brits are back online with another apparently affronting American-ism. A Londoner, supposedly sick and tired of silly tourists, took to Reddit with a “PSA to Americans visiting this summer,” and warned that the British “do not shorten place names here” — a habit many Yanks didn’t even know they had. The user shared an anecdote, detailing how, while grabbing coffee with a group of friends in Victoria — the ... Read more
Storybook NYC enclave continues to amaze as another rare home flies off the market.QN
The wrought-iron entrances of a hidden Upper West Side co-op have received an unusual amount of traffic this year. Another rare listing along Pomander Walk just entered into contract, according to a StreetEasy listing update. The one-bedroom, one-bath unit inside the colorful co-op listed for $895,000 less than a month ago, according to the listings portal. The in-contract sale adds to the 104-year-old lane’s ... Read more
Could this “master antioxidant” be the secret to stopping premature gray hair — and where to find it.QN
Can you eat your way to keeping gray hair at bay? Many people go to great lengths to cover up their grays, but fans say one buzzy antioxidant may help to stop that discoloration before it event starts. Why do we go gray? Lots of things that contribute to graying hair, including genetics, aging and stress. While the first two are outside of our control, there are things we can do about the latter. “When we come ... Read more
Move over Lombardi’s and Grimaldi’s — NYC’s oldest coal-fired oven is serving up a pizza that’s stealing the spotlight.QN
Something old, something new. Lucky Charlie is one of Brooklyn’s buzziest recent pizzeria openings — with an ancient secret to its sudden success. Abandoned, boarded up behind drywall in the basement for years and only recently rediscovered, the Bushwick restaurant’s massive coal oven dates all the way back to 1890 — even before near-ancient pizzerias like Lombardi’s, John’s of Bleecker and Grimaldi’s made ... Read more