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- NYC has been declared "too urban" to operate Joe's Crab Shack restaurants.
- Meet Roscoe, the senior beagle who lives on this Rockaway farm.
- The Times took a deep dive into the evolving landscape of theme park food.
- Philadelphia has become the first major American city to pass a soda tax.
- Video: If you love WorldStarHipHop, you'll love this video of an alleged cyclist and a car driver brawling on the street.
- City Correction Officers are now in charge of training unarmed shelter guards in city homeless shelters.
- Having trouble finding a date? Try reading.
- Here's The Rock eating Pop Rocks because #Friday.
- And finally, listen to this pooch's adorable cartoon sneezes:
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