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What Makeup Brand Has a Stamp Of Approval From The NPF?

As I scrolled through the internet, I found an article in People Magazine stating that makeup company Laura Geller made the “first psoriasis-safe foundation.” Laura Geller’s star, the Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation, has been recognized by the National Psoriasis Foundation and the National Rosacea Society and received an award from QVC as a customer choice beauty product for 2023. Why their foundation should be in every skin-cautious shopping cartThe 26-year-old makeup compa...
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Health Care Heroes Fighting The Good Fight – Dan’s Papers

If you aren’t a medical professional, it’s hard to imagine what goes on behind hospital walls. What does the inside of a hospital look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Director of Communications and Marketing, Barbara-Jo Howard, took some time out of her busy schedule to give us a peek behind the curtain, as well as letting the public know ways to help.
What is the atmosphere like at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital right now?
We have a highly-skilled team of p...
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Historic Axe Murders Re-Examined – Dan’s Papers

One fateful night in June 1854, Long Island farmer James Wickham and his wife, Frances, were brutally murdered by their former farmhand, Nicholas Behan. In her book, “Murder on Long Island: A 19th-Century Tale of Tragedy & Revenge,” co-written with Geoffrey Fleming, author and local historian Amy Folk tells a tale of blood and betrayal, bringing a piece of North Fork history back to life.
The Wickham axe murders happened in the 1800s. Why are we talking about this now, in 2020?

I have been givi...
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Iconic Riverhead Luncheonette Turns 100 – Dan’s Papers

It was an absolute pleasure sitting down to talk with Anthony Meras, owner and chef at Star Confectionery in Riverhead, affectionately called “Papa Nick’s” by the locals.
Of course, only one of us was sitting; I perched on one of the old-fashioned stools at the counter with my father in tow, and Meras, as he’s known to do, made lunch.
It seemed appropriate that I brought my father to Star Confectionery since the institution housed in a brick building on the corner of Riverhead’s Main Street and...
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J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade Promise to be Safe and Spectacular

Grab your party hats and head on down to the Brooklyn Museum where you'll see an array of colors and sounds brought to you by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA). The five-day celebration pays tribute to the Jamaican and Dominican cultures, and those of neighboring islands, that help make central Brooklyn a vibrant place. You can expect the J'Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade to go off without a hitch this year.



Mayor de Blasio promises to deploy at least twice as m...
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Bedazzle Your Bike For The Brooklyn Bike Rave

Bedazzle your bike, put on your craziest outfit, blast some party tunes and be ready for sensory overload at the Brooklyn Bike Rave, a glowtastic night ride along the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.



On Saturday, August  27, hundreds of cyclists will ride en masse along 7 miles of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Starting in Greenpoint, the group will ride through Williamsburg, travel inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, through DUMBO and Brooklyn Bridge Park and loop back to finish under the ico...
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Mark Wahlberg Is Expanding His Burger Franchise

Movie star Mark Wahlberg and his brothers are taking a huge gamble with their burger chain, announcing plans—and inking paperwork—to expand the Boston-based chain Wahlburgers to 118 new locations—a massive jump from the current seven.
Following in the footsteps of fast-casual burger chains, the Wahlburgers—Mark, Donnie (the ex-New Kid On The Block) and Paul, a chef with 30 years of experience—wants to take on Shake Shack, Five Guys and Smashburger, Business Insider reports....
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Design Trends: Here's Starchitect Bjarke Ingels’ Brick Lego-Like Building

Every year, The Serpentine Gallery enlists an architect to design a structure to sit on the front lawn in London's famous Hyde Park. This year, starchitect and WTC-designer Bjarke Ingels will reveal his futuristic take on a brick wall.
Last year, an architecture studio based in Spain, Selgascano, created a luminous, iridescent cave-like funhouse, Wired reports. In 2014, Chilean architect Smiljan Radić created a translucent, fiberglass shell that gl...
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Women's History Month Profile: Everything You Need To Know About TV And Real Estate Queen Barbara Corcoran

In honor of Women's History Month, Bisnow is profiling author, advisor, real estate mogul and the first woman to swim with sharks, Barbara Corcoran. 
FAST FACTS
Turning D’s Into Dollars

A D-student in high school, Barbara was determined to turn her D’s into dollars. Attaining her college degree in education, she went on to teach for a year before leaving to pursue other avenues. Barbara had 20 jobs before she was 25 including renting apartments and waitressing. It was here that she was offered...
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Is Stargazing The Newest Craze? – Dan’s Papers

Since the arrival of COVID-19 much of the world has been experiencing a new normal, one consisting of less cars on the road, less planes in the air, and more time spent at home. It’s a change that, according to NASA’s monitoring instruments, shows a decrease in nitrogen dioxide levels around the world. It’s possible this decrease in NO2 pollution, due to novel coronavirus-related lockdowns, could be allowing stars to be seen more clearly.

Stargazing is “a wonderful thing to do nowadays, as it is...
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East Hampton’s Brecker Takes Home 7th Grammy – Dan’s Papers

East Hampton resident, veteran trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and composer Randy Brecker, took home his seventh Grammy on January 26 at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. He won in the category of Best Improvised Jazz Solo for a song titled “Sozinho,” a word meaning “alone” in Portuguese. But Brecker is hardly alone in his recognition as an artist.

“It’s always a thrill to, first of all, get nominated, that’s almost a bigger thrill because you know at least people have heard it, and to win, it’s just...