If Lena Dunham jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and drank opium pod tea, would you? more ›

The body of a newborn baby girl was found in a Washington Heights alley on Tuesday. Now police have charged the mother of the baby with self-abortion. more ›

Tea: it's not just the beverage of choice for ex-girlfriends when they want to get together and discuss how you screwed up the relationship. It's also great for seasons such as winter, when it is (sometimes) cold, and also when you realize all the coffee is making you sweat excessively and giving you hemorrhoids. If you're a fan of this healthy, restorative beverage, you'll be excited to know that the Montreal-based company DAVIDsTEA has opened its first location in America right here in New York City. The first of two shops just opened on the Upper East Side, with a West Village spot to follow. They have a ton of "fun" organic tea blends, and, speaking of ex-girlfriends, they're all loose! more ›

That stuff your squeezed into your Earl Grey or dunked your McNugget in or bought with that French maid costume for "personal reasons" may not actually be honey. FDA regulations require any product labeled "honey" to contain pollen—the naturally occurring ingredient that gives honey nutritional benefits. But a recent study conducted by Food Safety News shows that 76% of honey on the shelves contains no pollen. Why would producers remove all the pollen? Honey laundering. more ›

M. Rohrs House of Fine Teas & Coffees, which was regarded by some as the best coffee on the Upper East Side, closed last week. Owner Donald Wright, who took over the business 15 years ago, told DNAinfo that "increasing rent and regulations, a tough economy and the negative impact of the Second Avenue subway construction" forced him to fold. And it seems the $12 they started charging customers to plug in their laptops couldn't make ends meet. But the Internet is both a blessing and a curse; today owner Donald Wright tells us he's actually not out of business after all: more ›

Yesterday morning around 9 a.m. traffic agent Edgar Saeteros, 35, approached a double-parked Mercury in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx. Within minutes he was on his back, "out cold" with a fractured skull, and police are on the lookout for the driver. It shouldn't take too long to track the guy down, however, because the genius fled on foot, leaving his car behind. more ›

In what must be a recruitment attempt from the NYPD, the Post reports that traffic agents in the Westchester Square neighborhood of The Bronx can park their cars for free. The department allows two traffic agents per shift to stand at the corner of St. Raymond and East Tremont avenues, making sure nobody touches their colleague's cars—even if the two-hour parking meters have run out. more ›

Same as it ever was. A Brooklyn mom is suing Starbucks, claiming "improperly served" hot tea caused her to drop the beverage onto her 5-month-old son, causing him serious injuries. more ›

A rookie cop is suing to be reinstated to the NYPD after he was fired in March for testing positive for cocaine. Alvaro Casado insists he's no coke fiend, he just made the mistake of drinking a cup of Mate de Coca tea the night before he was tested. The South American tea is made from coca leaves and has been known to show up on drug screenings; one study found an average of 4.14 mg of cocaine in a cup of Peruvian coca tea. (No caffeine, though!) more ›

A group of costume-clad commuters will turn a subway ride into a subterranean soiree. The tour guides from Levys' Unique New York will host a free, unsanctioned "Vintage Tea Party" on an antique subway train where costumed straphangers can sip tea, dine on dainty cookies, and enjoy "everything else you'd expect from a late-19th century parlor-room drama," according to organizers. more ›

At the Ethnic Market highlights international specialty foods and ingredients that you're very unlikely to find at your local Gristedes. more ›