Harry Houdini AKA Erik Weisz was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest Hungary. His parents were Mayer Samuel Weiss a rabbinical lawyer and Cecilia Sterner. Erik was the fourth of seven children. The family moved to the United States in 1878 and settled in Appleton Wisconsin where his father got work as a Rabbi.… Read More
Tag: New York
Why Do We Drop A Ball To Celebrate New Year’s Eve?
(PCM) All across the world folks will be celebrating the New Year with various customs and traditions, however one of the most well-known and well-preserved traditions takes place in heart of Times Square in New York City with the dropping of the now 11,875 pound ball adorned with over 2,500 Waterford Crystals and 32,000 LED… Read More
(PCM) Louie is the name of the 132-year old lobster who resided in the shellfish aquarium at Peter’s Clam Bar located in Long Island, NY for the past 20 years. Louie was recently granted a pardon and his freedom to swim about somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean after so many years kept in captivity. Restaurant… Read More
(PCM) Now that is just insanity when it comes to a parking space! The parking space, located in the Park Slope Garage Condominium in Brooklyn, New York is carrying the hefty price tag of $300,000 which just so happens to be a 1,000 percent mark-up than what was asked for the same parking spot some 30… Read More
(PCM) A performance of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City was cut short after an audience member was seen sprinkling a mysterious powdered substance in the orchestra pit during intermission. Officials at The Met called in counterterroism officials to investigate and run test on the substance which turned out… Read More
(PCM) The underground art movement INDECLINE recently erected statues depicting a overly exaggerated and severely poor endowed naked Donald Trump in five U.S. cities, as part of their “Emperor Has No Balls” art campaign. The statues were designed by an artist named Joshua “Ginger” Monroe for INDECLINE, which is an anonymous art collective. The statues… Read More
(PCM) Yes, this is probably as disgusting as it sounds! Sex toy company Hot Octopuss has placed what appears to be a phone booth at the corner of 28th and Fifth Avenue, however it’s purpose is definitely not for making a phone call. The purpose of the booth is to give users a place to… Read More
(PCM) Back in June an image of the town seal for the village of Whitesboro, New York was posted on Reddit and was met with immediate backlash and controversy. The seal which very much appears to show a white man choking a Native American was voted for 157 to 55 and this means it’s here… Read More
(PCM) A New York woman was recently charged with a DUI when she blew over four times the legal alcohol limit when stopped by police, however the entire case was ultimately dismissed after it was revealed that the woman suffers from a condition known as “auto-brewery syndrome”. As it turns out, medically speaking, the woman’s… Read More
(PCM) A New York man who has been battling leukemia since 2002 has officially been granted permission and had his name legally changed to Darth Vader after his favorite Star Wars character. The 43-year old former Marine, who is currently raising funds online for a bone marrow transplant, completed the official name change last year… Read More
(PCM) We will never understand who in the world possible thought this was a good idea! The Niagara Falls Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Team in Buffalo, New York has unveiled their new mascot and it is an incredibly creepy looking goat-human hybrid creature named “Totes McGoats”. Well, at least they timed it fairly close… Read More
(PCM) For those that were curious about the fate of the ‘Scary Lucy’ statue, which was erected as a tribute to the late “I Love Lucy” actress Lucille Ball, but received a ton of backlash for depicting her in quite a terrifying way, will be happy to know that the statue is now part of… Read More
(PCM) Most people don’t think anything about seeing a cute and fuzzy little squirrel frolicking around our yards and sometimes wreaking havoc on our bird feeders, however people in NYC may want to think again before interacting with these flesh-eating little beasts, especially if you work for MTA. About a month ago an MTA worker… Read More
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