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We All Scream for Ice Cream: Museum of Ice Cream in New York City

According to the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City, ice cream‘s origins are known to reach back as far as the second century B.C., although no specific date of origin or inventor has been undisputably credited with its discovery. We know that Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavored with honey and ...

Armin Auctor

A scoop of chocolate ice cream.

Snowy Owl Stops in Central Park for the First Time Since 1890

It has become so rare to spot wildlife in urban places these days that a single sight of any species makes headlines. That is exactly what happened when a rare snowy owl was spotted in NYC’s Central Park. The rare predatory bird was seen on January 27 and the sight led to a crowd at ...

Armin Auctor

A snowy owl.

CCP Agents Charged With Spying in the United States (Part 1)

There has been a “mass mobilization” of CCP agents (Chinese Communist Party) outside of China. One such case involves the arrest of Baimadajie Angwang on September 21. Prior to his recent arrest, Angwang was a Tibetan-American police officer in Queens, New York, and a U.S. Army reservist. He is charged with acting as an illegal ...

Michael Segarty

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang.

Ex-CIA Chief Warns of Chinese Spy Network in New York City

James M. Olson, the former chief of counterintelligence at the CIA, has warned that Chinese intelligence has spread its spy network-wide over New York City. Olson estimates that at least 100 Chinese intelligence officers are operating in the city at any given time China’s spy network “Their spy program is massive… They aggressively mine social ...

Nspirement Staff

New York City street.

Why Is New York So Menaced by the COVID-19 Storm? (Part 2)

Recently, the White House, along with the State Department and the Department of Defense, announced that they have joined forces to counter and fight back against the CCP’s false information. “We decided not to turn a blind eye and ignore the false information, especially from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials”, State Department spokesman Morgan ...

Michael Segarty

Empty streets in New York City.

Why Is New York So Menaced by the COVID-19 Storm? (Part 1)

In the United States, the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 exceeds 504,700 people, with over 18,700 deaths as of April 11. In New York State alone, nearly 160,000 have been affected by COVID-19 and over 7,000 have died. This accounts for approximately 32 percent of the total cases in the United States. The epidemic in ...

Michael Segarty

New York City street.

Penn Station, Old and New, and the Hope for the Ideal Restored

Penn Station, in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, has been the brunt of harsh criticism since its opening day in 1968. Its dark, confined, and noisy interiors make the experience of traveling through it worth forgetting. The bits and pieces remaining of the old Penn Station are a sad reminder of what it once was ...

Armin Auctor

The old Penn Station.

Passport to Taiwan Festival

From its inception in 2002 until today, the annual Passport to Taiwan Festival has grown to become the largest outdoor Taiwanese American event in the U.S. This year, the New York City event was considered to be the largest Asian American festival held anywhere in the country. In 1999, Congress designated the second week in ...

Monica Song

La Rivista & Broadway Joe Steak

Times Square and the nearby Theater District, located in Midtown Manhattan in the heart of New York City, has an amazing sense of place, and has earned the nickname “Crossroads of the World.” It is here that you will find “Restaurant Row,” which offers up some of the best fare New York City has to offer ...

Nspirement Staff