Winners celebrated at Santa Rosalia Feast’s 4th annual Cannoli Eating Contest
The women’s side of the contest saw Bianca Gala get top honors. Photo: Sciarriatta Public Relations
The Santa Rosalia Feast held its fourth annual Cannoli Eating Contest outside Villabate Alba Bakery, 7001 18th Ave., Aug. 24. Once again, the event featured a men’s and women’s competition. Six men and six women competed. Each contestant was given 25 mini cannoli with three minutes to eat as many as possible. Michael Fame won the men’s competition, and Bianca Gala won the women’s competition. Winners were given giant trophies and bragging rights.
Happy Thursday in NYC, where if you’re heading to the Rockaways for a swim, you may want to bring along a bottle of vinegar with your sunblock.
Jellyfish numbers have exploded on the beach, with swimmers and lifeguards reporting a volume of sightings not seen in years. The squishy purple patties that scientists assure us are living creatures with the apt name “mauve stingers” are moving unusually close to the shoreline, resulting in some painful encounters.
“The big problem with them is they’ve got a really nasty sting,” Paul Bologna, a marine biologist at Montclair State University, told the City Reporter. “I stung myself with one once just to see how bad it was about a decade ago, and I said a lot of choice four-letter words.”
“It almost looks like I have poison ivy on my arms right now,” said lifeguard Bobby Butler. “I’ve heard more jellyfish complaints in the past three days than I’ve heard in 25 years lifeguarding.”
The best thing to do if you get stung is to spray the affected area with white vinegar and then wash it out with salt water. Some people, especially fans of the sitcom “Friends,” may be under the false impression that urinating on the sting will alleviate the pain. All you’re likely to get by peeing on yourself is some strange looks.
Then again, it makes for a very convenient excuse if you don’t want to trek to the bathroom.
Feminist Gloria Steinem, a pioneer advocate for women’s rights and equity in the workplace and whose foundation is headquartered in Downtown Brooklyn, died Wednesday at 92.
The NYC Health Department and the public school system are reminding families to get their school-age kids vaccinated ahead of the 2026-2027 school year.
Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn announced open enrollment for its ballet programs for children, with registration open until Sept. 10 and scholarship options available.
Open Source Gallery exhibition explores intergenerational patterns and inherited cultures.
Borrowers should be aware of scammers who are exploiting recent changes to federal student loan programs, according to AG Letitia James.
Purchasers who were cheated out of their down payments on apartment purchases will now receive recompense on the lost funds from developers.
A company with ties to SoHo grocery retailer Happier Grocery has acquired two properties on the same block on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens.
A video captured an aide to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis being struck by lightning, dropping to the ground as he walked to his car last week.
Sheepshead Bay car owners are looking for man who smashed 20-plus windshields.
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NEW YORK — American journalist, feminist and activist who dedicated her life to women's rights died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the age of 92: Feminist Gloria Steinem speaks at a rally organized by Women's March NYC in New York on Jan. 19, 2019.
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Before the infinity nets, there was ‘The Pacific Ocean’ – what origin stories focusing on Yayoi Kusama’s mental illness miss about her art
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig, works at her studio in Tokyo. Kusama's signature splash of dots has now arrived in the realm of fashion in a new collection from French luxury brand Louis Vuitton - bags, sunglasses, shoes and coats. The latest Kusama collection is showcased at its boutiques around the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore, sometimes with replica dolls of Kusama. Photo: Itsuo Inouye/AP
Stories of Yayoi Kusama’s life often begin after she moved to New York City from Japan in 1958 and found near-overnight success with her abstract infinity net paintings. These evolved into the infinity rooms and polka-dotted pumpkins that became social media phenomena decades later and the focus of her legacy after her death on Aug. 14, 2026.
Yet, this timeline misses a crucial first step in how she became one of the art world’s most famous international superstars: A year earlier in 1957, before her move, she journeyed over the Pacific Ocean to show her work in the United States for the first time in a hopeful first step toward her dreams.
As an art historian who specializes in the exchanges between Asian and American modern art, I believe it is important to consider not only her life after she hit it big in the New York art scene, but also how she got there from Japan.
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Happy Birthday “The Sopranos” star Steve Schirripa, who was born in Brooklyn!
On this day in 1911, the Eagle said, “School days will soon be here! Now that vacation is over, the boys and girls of Brooklyn are getting ready to return to school, which will open in about a week. They have all had a splendid time while they were away in the country. They have had a good rest and are prepared for work. As the summer has ended, and the days are cool, they have every reason to be glad that they are home again, and that school is to open. Vacation must end sometime. We cannot have pleasure forever.”
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