Once upon a time the SoHo store Yellow Rat Bastard used to actually have a few pet rats caged beneath its front window display on Broadway. Those days are long gone, but this morning folks passing by the CVS on 116th Street and Lenox Avenue got a similar view when a squirrel decided to do laps in the store's front window. more ›

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When man came running out of CVS with "a basket overflowing with L'Oreal and Nexxus bottles" yesterday morning and then threatened a cabdriver with a gun, it wasn't the police who stopped his reign of terror—it was a pair of Richmond University Medical Center EMTs. more ›

There's nothing like discount drunk-shopping at Marshalls after downing a few beers at your local Duane Reade. THIS IS YOUR FUTURE, Williamsburg. Just like the Mayans predicted. According to the Real Deal, the discount department store is interested in moving—along with a CVS—into a currently stalled development at 242 Bedford Avenue, which is right there in Williamsburg proper. This basically means that the neighborhood is turning into a strip mall, and not the kind with an Apple Store in it. more ›

On October 10th, a man with a gun reportedly entered a CVS on Smith Street and passed the pharmacist a note saying, "Put all your Oxycontin in this bag! Keep quiet!" He flashed a gun, but fled on his bike without the pills. However, two days later cops stopped him for riding his bike on the sidewalk on Fourth Place, and found he was carrying an imitation gun and a knife. The pharmacist ID'd him, and he was charged with menacing, robbery in the second degree, and riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. That's why we always take the subway when commuting to our robberies. more ›

In Manhattan, Urban Outfitters has been spotted tossing out perfectly good items that could go to charity, in Brooklyn, a school was recently called out for throwing out good books, and now on Staten Island, a CVS is being criticized for trashing what appear to be good toys that could be donated to charity. SI Live reports that the CVS Pharmacy on Arthur Kill Road in Eltingville recently filled their dumpster with boxes of brand new toys, and as one local Good Samaritan pointed out: "Christmas is coming, a lot of kids could have them." more ›

The CVS pharmacy on 18th Street and Park Avenue is in trouble after customers found old prescription information billowing through the nearby streets. Numerous papers containing patient's names, addresses and old prescription info were not properly disposed of, and patients are angry. Shirley Okin told the Daily News, "I'm just so angry. I'm going to blow my stack!" However, she was apparently fine with letting the press know her mishandled prescription was for fioricet with codeine from back in 2002. more ›

This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but a whimper. Turns out Williamsburg will now be known for its abundance of drugstores! Where pill poppers and those in need of Cover Girl charcoal eyeliner used to only have the quaint King's Pharmacy to go to, now there are some big, shiny corporate options moving into the 'hood. more ›

One of the Zyrtec thieves accused of striking and killing Errol Morris editor Karen Schmeer has been identified. David McKie, a 25-year-old from Brooklyn, told police that he was in the getaway car that collided with the Fog of War editor on the Upper West Side Friday night, but claims he wasn't behind the wheel. The driver and one additional passenger are still at large, while McKie—who'll take the stand on Thursday—faces 25 years to life. "My son is not a murderer, and he is deeply sorry," his mother told the Daily News, through tears. more ›

Karen Schmeer, the longtime Errol Morris editor who was hit and killed Friday night by a frenzied getaway driver, has been called “one of the greatest editors of her generation.” The industry professional, who edited "The Fog of War" and many other documentaries, was crossing W. 90th Street yesterday when she was struck down by a car fleeing from the police. Its driver and passengers had just robbed over-the-counter allergy medicine from a local CVS, and fled on foot from the scene of the accident with cops giving chase. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] "From shoplifting to murder. How stupid is that?" said one witness of a fatal collision between a getaway car and woman carrying groceries across West 90th Street. Three thieves had just taken packages of allergy medication from an Upper West Side drug store and were being followed by police, when they made a U-turn straight into the 39-year-old victim. Witnesses told the press that the sound of the crash was deafening, and that food items and milk covered the hood of the car. more ›

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced an investigation that found Rite Aid and CVS drugstore chains selling expired goods, like medicine, milk, eggs, and baby formula. Cuomo called it a "double whammy for the consumer." more ›