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Displaying all articles tagged:
Nice Things
nice things
Oct. 29, 2015
Man Enters Rehab After Hearing Obama Speech
No charges will be filed against him.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Feb. 14, 2015
Newark’s Valentine’s Day Vacant-Lot Sale Was a Big Success
A practical way to spend the holiday.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Jan. 17, 2015
Anonymous Entrepreneur Donates $1 Million to Families of Murdered NYPD Officers
It will be split evenly.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Dec. 27, 2014
Donations Pour In for Families of NYPD Officers Ramos and Liu
Their mortgages, schooling, and other expenses are being taken care of.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Sept. 13, 2014
Here Is a September 11 Story With a Nice Ending
A woman spent 13 years trying to find the owner of a photo found at Ground Zero.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
June 7, 2014
Strangers Pays for Jon Meis’s Wedding Registry
A nice thing.
By
Caroline Bankoff
kids today
May 15, 2014
Nice Roommates Return $40,000 Found in Old Couch
The money belonged to a 91-year-old woman who doesn’t trust banks.
By
Caroline Bankoff
puppies!!!!!!
Apr. 9, 2014
Dog Ran Alongside Train From Bronx to Manhattan
Because the engineer is a dog person.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Mar. 12, 2014
New York Woman Left a Ton of Money to the Library Because She Liked to Read
Keeping it simple.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Dec. 28, 2013
‘Finders Keepers’ Rule Applies to Lottery Tickets
As one Long Island man learned after Hurricane Sandy.
By
Delia Paunescu
sad things with happy endings
Dec. 17, 2013
Boston Marathon Bomb Victim Engaged to Nurse Who Treated Him
A happy ending to a terrible story.
By
Adam Martin
nice things
Dec. 13, 2013
NYPD Officer Caught Doing a Kind Thing
He gave a homeless man his sweatshirt.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Dec. 3, 2013
The Pope Sometimes Sneaks Around Rome in Disguise
So he can minister to the homeless.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Nov. 15, 2013
President Obama and Ted Cruz Agree: The Batkid Thing Is Nice
A child with leukemia has the best day of his life.
By
Dan Amira
Sept. 11, 2013
The Video of the Amnesia Guy With the Hot Wife Seems Real
Here’s why.
By
Dan Amira
nice things
Sept. 10, 2013
Man Waking Up From Surgery Stunned by His Hot Wife
This was the best possible way this could have turned out.
By
Dan Amira
photo op
July 24, 2013
George Bush Shaved His Head in Solidarity With a Sick 2-Year-Old
Heartwarming.
By
Joe Coscarelli
it’s science
June 21, 2013
Video: Deaf Toddler Hears for the First Time
Thanks, science!
By
Dan Amira
nice things
Mar. 31, 2013
New Jersey Powerball Winner Plans to Pay Neighbors’ Rent
Mr. Rogers would be proud.
By
Delia Paunescu
nice things
Jan. 27, 2013
Mayor Bloomberg Donates Another $350 Million to Johns Hopkins
He really liked college.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Oct. 14, 2012
Did You Perform CPR on a Guy in Midtown Last Week?
If so, he would like to thank you.
By
Caroline Bankoff
nice things
Apr. 19, 2012
Donor Gives $40 Million for Brooklyn Park
Possibly the biggest donation a city park has ever received.
By
Brett Smiley
lady luck
Feb. 3, 2012
The Lottery Gods Are Trying to Be Evenhanded
Someone not employed at a hedge fund won!
By
Noreen Malone
real estate
Dec. 2, 2011
The Six-Figure Rental
They’re few and far between, but they exist.
By
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Oct. 13, 2011
$6,400 Toilet Reviewed
It’s basically an iPod you pee into.
By
Joe Coscarelli
nice things
Dec. 11, 2010
John Edwards’s Daughter Cate Is Getting Married
Finally, some good news from this family.
By
Mike Vilensky
neighborhood news
Nov. 20, 2009
Brooklyn Man Finds Wad of Cash, Tries Desperately to Give It Back
A Clinton Hill resident has found several hundred dollars. Is it yours? He would like to know.
By
Hope Reeves
made-off
Aug. 21, 2009
How Many Penis Jokes Can Be Made About Bernie Madoff’s Yacht?
You could now own Bernie Madoff’s long, “luscious,” compensatory yacht.
By
Lindsay Robertson
crazytown
Sept. 19, 2008
Heather Mills to Donate $1 Million in Food to Hunts Point Children’s Charity
Tomorrow, Paul McCartney’s ex-wife will make a presentation to the children of the South Bronx — and grill some meatless hot dogs, to boot!
By
Chris Rovzar
photo op
Apr. 10, 2008
What a Nice Day It Is!
Isn’t it nice? Aren’t you happy? And it’s almost the weekend!