US News
Sunset Park’s Deadly Fire: What Is Known, and What Still Isn’t
Six deaths were reported after a Brooklyn house fire. Investigators have not established its cause; practical fire-safety checks remain urgent.
Social Commentary & Culture
Lorena Rosenbaum
Based in Queens, New York, Lorena Rosenbaum covers social commentary, culture, and the everyday consequences of the news for Knuxy. Her interests center on community, affordability, work, and the gap between public promises and daily reality. Her writing brings a sharp eye, dry wit, and room for competing perspectives to the forces shaping how people live.
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Politics
Election Night Has a Scoreboard. Certification Is the Finish Line.
After Election Day, here’s how to read changing totals, projected winners and certified results without turning every update into a conspiracy.
Entertainment
Ocarina of Time’s Remake Has a Better Pitch Than Nostalgia
Ahead of the November 5 release, Nintendo describes the remake as a lesson for younger developers. Here’s what that means—and what buyers can actually verify.
Lifestyle
Your Jack-o’-Lantern Has One More Job. Check the Compost Rules First.
November 7 pumpkin smashes offer a useful second act for Halloween decorations. The catch: painted pumpkins are welcome at some sites and rejected at others.
Consumer Watch
Newegg’s Black Friday Price Protection Has a Doorbuster-Sized Exception
Newegg’s holiday promotion is underway. Doorbusters are excluded, competing retailers don’t count, and some eligibility wording deserves a closer look.
News
Nearest Isn’t Enough: How to Find the Right Place to Vote Today
Before heading out on November 3, verify your voting location, hours and ID rules through official election tools. A nearby map pin is only a starting point.
Crafts & Making
Canstruction’s Cleverest Design Move Is Taking It Apart
New York’s Canstruction exhibition runs through November 9. Its most useful design idea is what the canned-food sculptures are meant to become next.
Lifestyle
Your White Christmas Forecast Needs a Reality Check
Christmas snow searches are surging. Here’s how to separate the Almanac’s prediction, NOAA’s historical odds and a useful local forecast.
Crafts & Making
One Bead, One Bison: Making a Population Visible
An ongoing communal art project turns clay beads into a bison population portrait. Temple still lists a November 5 workshop; confirm its conflicting hours.
Housing & Cost of Living
Queens Isn’t New York’s Affordable Escape Hatch
When the advice is always “move somewhere cheaper,” it helps to ask whether that somewhere still exists.