Nike designs shoe specifically for hardworking nurses, doctors and medical providers

Medical workers have some of the toughest jobs day in and day out, so Nike designed a new shoe that can stand up to the specific challenges that they face on the job.

East Village Shoe Repair
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East Village Shoe Repair is a tiny shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that cranks out big designs. Sure, they fix shoes and zippers on bags. But custom-made wedges helped put them on the map. Somewhere along the way, the funky bespoke styles began to appeal to stars like Madonna and Rihanna. Reported by Christal Young

Recipe: 'Blue-collar lunch box' meat loaf sandwich

Leave it to Dr. BBQ to come up with a meat loaf recipe that makes this hearty meal perfect for any pigskin party – just in time for this week’s Steelers-Browns rivalry game on Thursday Night Football.

South African gin is infused with elephant dung

The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick.

Manhattan bar doesn't offer booze

By any measure, Listen Bar could be any watering hole in the East Village. Just one thing is missing: alcohol.

Booze-free bar
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By any measure, Listen Bar could be any watering hole in the East Village. Just one thing is missing: alcohol. Listen Bar is the brainchild of Lorelei Bandrovschi. She launched one of the city's only so-called sober bars after a friend dared her to give up alcohol for one month.

Ben & Jerry's sued over claim that milk comes from 'happy cows'

Ben & Jerry's is facing a lawsuit accusing the ice cream maker and its parent company of false advertising by saying the milk and cream in its products comes from "happy cows."

Feroce Ristorante
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It's being called one of the best new Italian restaurants in the city.

Scallop die-off in Peconic Bay takes toll on local economy

Just one week after the opening of the Peconic Bay scallop season, the harsh reality is setting in: Most of the adult scallops in Peconic Bay are dead.

Ground beef recalled after consumer finds plastic in product

A New Jersey company is recalling over 130,000 pounds of ground beef that they say may be contaminated with extraneous materials like plastic.

Childhood home of ‘Harry Potter’ in Godric’s Hollow listed on Airbnb

While “Harry Potter” fans never got to attend a real-life Hogwarts, they can now stay the night in Harry’s childhood home in Godric’s Hollow.

Whole Foods recalls more than 40 vegetable products after manufacturer’s recall over listeria risk

In response to Mann Packing Co., Inc.‘s recall of more than 100 vegetable products on Sunday over the potential risk of listeria contamination, Whole Foods Market issued its own recall on more than 40 of the vegetable products Wednesday, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration announcement.

As lobster season slows, prices rise and fishermen worry

A drop in the catch of lobsters off Maine has customers paying more and fishermen concerned about the future.