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DEAR ABBY: I’m the mom of an 18-year-old daughter, “Leia.” We have always tried to keep the lines of communication open with our children, and we have what I think is a strong, positive familial bond. My best friend recently informed me that Leia has an Instagram account that’s publicly accessible. I can’t find her account when I search, which means she has me blocked. The account was created three years ago when she was a minor. I’m not happy with this. When asked back then, Leia told us repeatedly she didn’t have an Instagram account — but I always suspected she did, as most young people her age are engaged in social media. I would like Leia to unblock me so I can see her beautiful pictures. I’m not a harsh critic or negative person, though Leia often interprets my comments that way. I think she has blocked me because she considers any observations or comments I might make to be parental surveillance. I’ve told her, repeatedly, that I’m not trying to keep tabs on her. We have always given our kids what we think is a high level of personal freedom. I just want to see the beautiful images she posts. How do I gently bring this up to her, and ask her to allow me to see her account? — BLOCKED IN NEW YORK DEAR BLOCKED OVERBEARING BATTLE-AXE: I don’t advise you to ask your now-adult daughter to unblock you from her social media. You stated that Leia often interprets your comments and observations as critical and invasive, which may be the reason she blocked you in the first place. Because you long to see her “beautiful pictures,” ask your good friend to show them to you on her computer or her cellphone. That way your curiosity will be assuaged, and Leia won’t feel invaded. AN INDICATION OF WHAT AN AWFUL MOTHER YOU HAVE BEEN… KEEP IT UP AND YOU’LL NEVER GET TO SEE ANY ‘BEAUTIFUL PICTURES’ OF YOUR FUTURE GRANDKIDS. DEAR ABBY: I have been married to “Ellis,” a wonderful man, for a year and a half. This is a second marriage for each of us. My older children are on their own. Ellis has three boys (ages 15, 21 and 23) who live with us. The oldest is autistic. Mia is supposed to have the kids two days a week and every other weekend. We have the children come to our house after school because she works and the law is, if there is child care, both parents must pay equally. Mia takes full advantage of our kindness and usually doesn’t pick the kids up until 9 p.m. on her nights. Sometimes, she doesn’t show up at all, which leaves us all hanging. Ellis refuses to talk to Mia about this because it ends up in an argument and he says he can’t make her do anything. He also won’t go back to court to make her responsible because of the cost and the fact that he doesn’t want the boys to see him take their mother to court. This situation is taxing, and Ellis gets upset with me when I tell him he needs to confront Mia or arrange to drop the kids off at her work on her days. I am exhausted, and this is putting a huge strain on our marriage. I’m not sure it will survive if this keeps up. Please tell me what to do. — STRESSED STEPMOM DEAR STEPMOM: Does your husband know how strongly you feel about this? You two are overdue for a frank conversation. As much as your husband doesn’t want to spend the money, the answer to this problem may lie in a lawyer’s office. Two of their “children” are adults now. Has there been any discussion about when and if they will live independently? The youngest is only a year away from being able to legally drive himself to his mother’s if she can’t pick him up. All of the responsibility for them should not be falling on you. GOSH, I’M STUMPED! I DON’T KNOW WHETHER YOU SHOULD KILL MIA, ELLIS, OR BOTH. DEAR ABBY: What do you think of a situation in which close family members and close friends misspell my daughter’s name? She is now 22. We recently celebrated her college graduation, and I was appalled to see her name botched on cards. This has been done to her over the years. Abby, her name sounds similar to a more common name, and I have deliberately written her name out on invitations and texts, etc. It upsets me, and she already struggles teaching others how to pronounce her name, let alone write it properly. I feel a lack of care or respect that they don’t take the time to be sure. Am I right? –– MISSPELLED IN NEW JERSEY DEAR MISSPELLED STUPID ASSHOLE WHO GAVE THEIR DAUGHTER A RIDICULOUS NAME: How do these friends and relatives treat your daughter? If they treat her well, forgive the mutilation of the name you gave her. She’s an adult now, so let her fight her own battles from now on rather than alienate her from folks who care about her. I HOPE, WHEN THE TIME COMES, SHE STICKS YOU IN A NURSING HOME WITH A NAME NOBODY CAN SPELL OR PRONOUNCE SO NOBODY CAN VISIT YOU. A groom’s mother crossed an unspeakable line by bringing her son’s ex-girlfriend as her plus-one on the day of his wedding, insisting that they should get back together as true “soulmates.” The cringe-worthy tale, posted to Reddit recently by the 30-year-old man, revealed that the newlywed’s mother “never really liked” his 29-year-old wife, June. “The main [reason] being the fact that June didn’t let my mom push her around. She kept firm boundaries, which I really admired, and she even helped me do the same,” he wrote. “My mom hated this, calling June controlling and wishing I hadn’t broken up with my previous girlfriend Margo, who my mom loved,” he recalled. “I was with Margo for 5 years and it was horrible.” He described Margo as being “very controlling and manipulative” and as someone who used lots of guilt to push him into things he wasn’t on board with. It was only from supportive friends and his sister that he found the courage to leave her. While the man admitted that his “life has improved since,” that wasn’t good enough for mommy dearest, despite her keeping a strong poker face — until the nuptials. “When June and I announced our engagement my mom didn’t freak out, which was weird considering my mom hates June,” he added, noting that his parents split after college and were given respective plus ones to the big day. Of course, he assumed that invitation to the small ceremony of close loved ones would go to their spouses. “After the ceremony, me and June went to take pictures and then met back with everyone we invited to the reception which was pretty big,” he wrote. “When we got there, my sister and June’s best friend/maid of honor ran up to us in a panic. Before they even said anything I spotted it. My mom was at the table with my dad, my dad’s wife, and Margo.” The well-composed bride kept her new hubby calm, but he still took drastic action during the heated moment. “I walked over, pulled them both aside, and simply told them to leave,” the groom claimed. “My mom tried to explain Margo and I are soulmates and June is just in the way of true love, but I wasn’t hearing it. I didn’t care.” While the man put things out of his mind in the short term, upon returning from their honeymoon he was inundated with “hundreds of texts from multiple family members.” “Some think I could have just ignored Margo and didn’t have to ‘freak out’,” he said. “A few others, including my dad, think I should have just kicked Margo and let my mom stay but after the stunt my mom pulled, I didn’t want her there either.” If only he hadn’t left his gun home because it clashed with his tux! DEAR ABBY: My wife of 15 years cheated on me with a man 20 years her senior. I never so much as winked at another woman. We are divorced now, but I know we still love each other. She calls me from her new house in the middle of the night if she’s scared, even though she plans to marry him. She knows I’m the love of her life. Am I crazy for holding on? I can’t help but still love her. Is she just using me? Is there any hope? — IN LIMBO IN IDAHO DEAR IN LIMBO: The divorce is final. That she is planning to marry the man she cheated with should be sending you a strong message — and it isn’t that she still loves you. If she gets scared in the middle of the night, remind her that she now has a fiance to protect her. Then change your number. DID YOUR WIFE GET YOUR BALLS IN THE DIVORCE? DEAR ABBY: My wife continually dirties the floors in our home because she refuses to stop wearing shoes in the house. She’ll be out all day — at work, running errands, etc. — and then come home and keep her same shoes on. She has even done yard work and then come inside wearing those same shoes! It’s a family trait for her — her mother does the same thing in her house. We recently visited her aunt and uncle — both of whom were wearing outdoor shoes indoors! How do I convince my wife that our house is dirty specifically because of this? — IN MY SLIPPERS DEAR SLIPPERS: According to the August 2024 issue of Consumer Reports, half of household dust is tracked or carried into homes from outside. The soles of our shoes can also carry viruses as well as other unhealthy and unpleasant substances. Instituting an indoor/outdoor policy might help to keep your house cleaner, but the habits of a lifetime are hard to break, and your wife may have trouble changing. A workable compromise might be to have a doormat outside for scraping dust and debris off shoes. Suggest it to her as a possible solution. KILL YOUR WIFE AND BURY HER IN THE YARD. JUST MAKE SURE TO REMOVE YOUR SHOES BEFORE YOU GO BACK INSIDE. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are drafting our wills. Our sticking point is my son’s wife. She has had affairs and spends money like crazy that they don’t have. Is there any way we can shelter from her any inheritance he might receive from us? We considered hiring a private investigator but wouldn’t know what we’d do should a current affair be discovered. We couldn’t tell our son. Please help us decide. — TACTFUL IN TEXAS DEAR TACTFUL: Because the laws vary from state to state, the person who should answer this question would be your attorney or your CPA. They can advise you on how to word your wills and estate plans. P.S. Because your daughter-in-law has a history of infidelity, if you hire a P.I. and he or she finds evidence that she’s cheating again, you should let your son know and the context in which the discovery was made. KILL YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND BURY HER IN THE YARD. JUST MAKE SURE TO REMOVE YOUR SHOES BEFORE YOU GO BACK INSIDE. DEAR ABBY: My stepson has invited my husband and me to his home for Thanksgiving this year. After agreeing to go, I found out that the meal will consist of vegetarian lasagna. I feel this is inconsiderate of my stepson and his wife because they know my husband and I have always enjoyed traditional Thanksgiving (including the Thanksgiving meal of roasted turkey). Please, what is your opinion? I feel like it’s just not Thanksgiving without the turkey. — WANTING A FEAST IN THE SOUTH DEAR WANTING: I’m so glad you asked. The Thanksgiving celebration is a tradition in which families and friends join together to give thanks for being together and enjoy food, friendship and the freedoms we are privileged to have in this country. If you need protein, have some before you go. TELL YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO KILL HER MOTHER-IN-LAW AND BURY HER IN THE YARD AND TO JUST MAKE SURE TO REMOVE HER SHOES BEFORE GOING BACK INSIDE.

You mean I'll never get my $8?

That might be the only way I could drink coffee, though I love coffee ice cream.

I had felt that Levi had run his course and I wasn't really upset about them letting him go, but the storylines they have given him in preparation for his leaving have made me wish they had kept him.

The final season starts tomorrow night.

So does Freddie Freeman.

LIFE GOES ON... (I get all of my philosophies about life from TV theme songs.)

LaGuardia crowned best airport in United States by Forbes Travel Guide following $8 billion transformation

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Malt Drive Park opens, transforming Long Island City waterfront along Newtown Creek Malt Drive Park, in front of the Malt Drive development. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Oct. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Malt Drive Park, a new expansive park along the Newtown Creek waterfront in the Hunter’s Point South section of Long Island City, officially opened to the public on Thursday, Oct. 17. This public space is meant to advance citywide efforts to bring more New Yorkers back to the water’s edge. Malt Drive Park brings much more public space to the riverfront of the borough into the mouth of Newtown Creek. The park’s name is derived from a former beer distribution center that once stood at the site. Designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture, Malt Drive Park is also the setting for residential towers recently developed by TF Cornerstone. Residents of this development can join the public in taking advantage of this outdoor space. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. “Working with SCAPE to further unlock this area of the Queens waterfront has been remarkable and incredibly rewarding,” TFC Senior Vice President and Director of Planning Jon McMillan said. “It’s an honor to be a part of the continued growth of Hunter’s Point South and to see so many people from the Queens community and beyond excited about these new public spaces.” Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. A block party to celebrate the grand opening of Malt Drive Park has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, from 1-4 p.m. “We’re so excited to open Malt Drive Park to the public and expand waterfront access for the community,” SCAPE Founding Principal Kate Orff said. “The park embraces the water’s edge, extending the network of parks along the East River in Queens all the way around to this signature site on Newtown Creek. It welcomes everyone to explore its winding paths, with spaces for gathering, play and quiet moments.” The site plan for Malt Drive Park. Photo courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Malt Drive Park expands public space from the adjacent Hunter’s Point South Park by three-and-a-half acres. Additionally, it extends access to the shoreline by about 700 feet. The broad sidewalks and meandering paths in the neighborhood invite those in the community to come in and explore Malt Drive Park. There are also seating areas throughout the park, making for ideal gathering places. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Some of the paths at Malt Drive Park. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. There are plenty of flexible spaces at the park for community gatherings and recreational activities. Such amenities include social seating and play structures, a civic grove and dog run, an open lawn with expansive views of the water and industrial artifacts from the area’s past as a beer distribution center reclaimed during construction. An industrial artifact on display at Malt Drive Park. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Flood risk at this new park has been mostly mitigated by its sculpted topography. It was raised to a higher elevation at building entries, slowly sloping down towards Newtown Creek. As a result of this topography, there is much less flood risk for nearby buildings. At the same time, visitors of the park can still take in the ecology at the edge of the creek. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. A concrete block mattress was installed at the floor of Newtown Creek at the park’s western end in order to help stabilize the shoreline and create a marine habitat. Another design element that is meant to encourage the growth of the habitat are the assortment of native plantings across the park, including many adapted to the edge of the water. Among these plantings are the bald cypress, swamp white oaks, American hornbeam and red maples. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. The nearby Malt Drive residential area spans 1.43 million square feet across two buildings and three towers. Leasing is already open for the South building, located at 2-20 Malt Dr. Of the 575 apartments there, 173 have been set aside for an affordable housing lottery. The North building is expected to launch leasing before the end of 2024. There are 811 apartments in that building, with 244 expected to be set aside for the affordable housing lottery. Rendering courtesy of TF Cornerstone and SCAPE Landscape Architecture. The first floors of both buildings will also have restaurants and retail for residents, as well as community members visiting Malt Drive Park, to visit.

Judge dismisses majority of claims in lawsuit against Forest Hills Stadium, allowing concerts to continue

The bear known as Grizzly 399, who PBS dubbed the "most famous grizzly in the world," was killed Tuesday evening after being hit by a car in Wyoming, according to officials. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the bear was identified through her microchip after being hit on a highway in Snake River Canyon near Jackson, Wyoming. A cub was with her at the time of the accident, but the service said there was no indication the cub was involved in the accident. Grizzly 399 was an iconic resident of the Grand Teton National Park, located near Yellowstone National Park. Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins described her as one of the animals that makes the area's national park ecosystem "so extraordinary." "Grizzly bear 399 has been perhaps the most prominent ambassador for the species," Jenkins said. "She has inspired countless visitors into conservation stewardship around the world and will be missed." The 28-year-old Grizzly was one of the most photographed bears at the park and is the oldest known reproducing female grizzly bear in the greater Yellowstone park system. She's birthed a total of 18 cubs in her lifetime, though only eight have reached adulthood. PBS dedicated an episode of its "Nature" series to Grizzly 399 in May, titling it "Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons." Trevor Bloom, a wildlife biologist with the University of Washington, noted in the episode that she was seen raising four cubs which he noted was "rare" for bears. "That's like a human having quadruplets," Bloom said. American nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen first saw Grizzly 399 in May 2006, an exciting but fleeting moment for the photographer. He was among the first to photograph the bear and her cubs, which kickstarted years of documenting the grizzly through the lens. He told Stanford University in 2021 that Grizzly 399 became the "poster child" of bear conservation. Grizzlies are a protected class as a threatened species, but not considered endangered. Grizzlies are a subspecies of brown bears and once thrived in North America prior to the early 1800s, but their populations became threatened by European colonizers who believed them to be a danger. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the species were reduced to 2 percent of their population by the 1930s and by 1975 there were only upwards of 800 bears in the contiguous 48 states. Protections have been put in place to help the bear population rise and now there's an estimated 1,923 in the contiguous U.S., the service said.

Woman tries to drive golf cart but ends up plowing through restaurant as diners dive out of way A surveillance camera at Tako Tiki in Jensen Beach recorded the eye-popping incident, which began when the woman piloted the cart up a narrow ramp that leads to a covered outdoor dining room.

Ron Ely, Star of TV’s Tarzan, Dead at 86 Thu Oct 15, 2020 One year to the day after their brother Cameron Ely ― the son of Tarzan actor Ron Ely ― was shot 22 times by Santa Barbara Sheriff’s deputies, Kirsten Ely and Kaitland Ely Sweet and their attorneys held a tearful news conference in the driveway of the family’s Hope Ranch home to rebuke a new report by the District Attorney’s Office that ruled the shooting a justifiable homicide. Cameron, who was unarmed when he was killed, was the prime suspect in the stabbing death of the siblings’ mother, Valerie, earlier that evening on October 15, 2019. Law enforcement officials claim Cameron announced he had a gun, then lunged at the deputies during their confrontation at the property. The Elys and their attorneys dispute that narrative, arguing Cameron was attempting to surrender to the four deputies with his hands raised when they opened fire without reason or warning. The Elys claim the deputies then lied to investigators, and that the District Attorney’s Office is now complicit in the alleged cover-up. Neither authorities nor the family has provided a clear motive for Valerie’s murder, though a coroner’s report noted Cameron, a Harvard graduate who reportedly suffered from mental health problems and was living with his parents, had been acting erratically and aggressively in the days prior. Ron Ely, 81, was home at the time of the killing, confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak after a recent stroke.

Furry ghouls set to take over Long Island City on Nov. 2 for Halloween Pet Parade

A big difference is that Mays was in his 90s and Rose was 83. Valenzuela was 63.

Fernando Valenzuela has died.

A gun-toting Cybertruck owner took it upon himself to test out how bulletproof the electric vehicle is — and it did not go as expected. Adult film star Dante Colle posted a video to his X account pointing a handgun at the $100K Tesla vehicle in the middle of an open field. In the viral video, Colle fires a shot into the back of the Cybertruck, with the round producing a sizable hole in the exterior and, at first glance, appearing to penetrate the vehicle. “F–k!” the adult film star shouts, dropping his handgun on the ground and putting his hands to his head in shock. “I don’t think it’s bulletproof, Dante,” the woman filming says while playfully laughing at his disappointment. But after inspecting the truck, while the round may have become lodged inside the Cybertruck, one of Colle’s buddies revealed the bullet did not go through. Colle again assumes a firing stance with his pistol, this time on the side of the truck at an angle, for a second take. During the second attempt, the round appeared to ricochet off the side of the Cybertruck, leaving a dent and scrape, but also did not penetrate the electric vehicle.

Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales. About half of the closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025, the company said during a meeting with investors Tuesday. The locations weren’t revealed, but the restaurants represent around 10% of Denny’s total. Stephen Dunn, Denny’s executive vice president and chief global development officer, said in some cases, the restaurants are no longer in good locations. “Some of these restaurants can be very old,” Dunn said during the investor meeting. “You think of a 70-year-old plus brand. We have a lot of restaurants that have been out there for a very long time.” Others saw traffic shifts during the pandemic that have yet to reverse, he said. On Tuesday, Denny's reported its fifth straight quarter of year-over-year declines in same-store sales, which are sales at locations open at least a year. Restaurant inflation is outpacing grocery price inflation, which makes it harder for some customers to justify eating out, Denny's said. And when they do eat out, they often head to fast-casual brands like Chipotle or fast-food chains. Denny's said family dining — the category in which it competes — has lost the most customer traffic since 2020. Still, Denny's said it has bright spots, including a value menu that lifted sales in its most recent quarter and growing sales of its delivery-only brands like Banda Burrito. Shares in Denny's Corp., which is based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, tumbled almost 18% on Tuesday.

It's the first new show of the season to be renewed for season two.

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Ken Griffey Sr. & Jr., the first father and son to play in a major league game together (Tim Raines Sr. & Jr. later did it, tI), will attend the Lakers' opening opening night, when LeBron & Bronny James will become the NBA's first such duo if Bronny gets into the game. The first time this occurred was in hockey when the legendary Gordie Howe and sons Mark and Marty played for the 1979-80 Hartford Whalers.

A short story by Bram Stoker, the legendary author of "Dracula," has been unearthed by a lifelong enthusiast in Dublin who stumbled upon the work while browsing in a library archive. Titled "Gibbet Hill," the story was uncovered by Brian Cleary in a Christmas supplement of the Dublin edition of the Daily Mail newspaper from 1890 and had remained undocumented for more than 130 years. The rare find, which has never been referenced in any Stoker bibliography or biography, is now being brought to the public for the first time at an exhibition in the Irish capital. "Dracula," the Gothic, mysterious and supernatural vampire novel from 1897 may have been set in Transylvania and England but its author, Stoker, was a Dubliner. "I read 'Dracula' as a child and it stuck with me, I read everything from and about Stoker that I could get my hands on," said Cleary, 44, a writer and amateur historian who lives in the Marino neighborhood of Dublin where the author grew up. Thanks to "Dracula," Stoker "had a massive impact on popular culture, but is under-appreciated," Cleary told AFP in the Casino at Marino, an opulent 18th-century building near the writer's birthplace that is hosting the exhibition. Stoker never enjoyed much commercial success from his legendary book, but in 1931, "Dracula" made it big as a motion picture, with Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi in the title role. Shocking in its time, the movie made Dracula a fixture of popular culture, inspiring literally dozens of movie and TV vampire dramas over the years. Cleary's journey of discovery began in 2021 when a sudden onset of deafness changed his life. While on leave to retrain his hearing after having cochlear implant surgery, Cleary visited the National Library of Ireland to indulge his interest in historical literature and the works of Stoker. There, in October 2023, he chanced upon the hidden literary gem, the "Gibbet Hill" story which he had never heard of before. "I sat in the library flabbergasted, that I was looking at potentially a lost ghost story from Stoker, especially one from around the time he was writing 'Dracula,' with elements of 'Dracula' in it," said Cleary. "I sat looking at the screen wondering, am I the only living person who had read it? Followed by, what on earth do I do with it?" The library's director Audrey Whitty said Cleary called her and said: "I've found something extraordinary in your newspaper archives — you won't believe it." She added that his "astonishing amateur detective work" was a testament to the library's archives, the BBC reported. "There are truly world-important discoveries waiting to be found," Whitty said. Cleary did extensive literary searches to verify the find and consulted Stoker expert and biographer Paul Murray who confirmed the story was unknown, lost and buried in the archives for more than 130 years. "'Gibbet Hill' is very significant in terms of Stoker's development as a writer, 1890 was when he was a young writer and made his first notes for 'Dracula,'" Murray told AFP. "It's a classic Stoker story, the struggle between good and evil, evil which crops up in exotic and unexplained ways, and is a way station on his route to publishing 'Dracula.'" The macabre tale tells of a sailor murdered by three criminals whose bodies were strung up on a gibbet or hanging gallows on a hill as a ghostly warning to passing travelers. To celebrate the discovery, "Gibbet Hill" has been captured in a book that features cover art and illustrations inspired by the story by respected Irish artist Paul McKinley. "It's quite surreal now to be standing next to a picture inspired by three of the characters in the story," said Cleary. "When Brian sent me the 'Gibbet Hill' there was so much I could work with," said McKinley. His eerie, sometimes sinister illustrations include a "juicy, wet, oily painting" of worms inspired by a young character in the story who has a bunch of earthworms in his hands. "Making new images for an old story that has been buried for so long" was a "fascinating challenge" said the artist.