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Fleet Architects, LLP A development group plans to build a $ 200 million convention center, hotel, apartments and retail on the site of a car dealership in Corona. A spacious convention center and 25-story hotel and apartment complex will soon rise on the site of a Corona car dealership near Citi Field. Fleet Financial Group plans to break ground on ...

Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News Mom Metok Dolma and dad Dorjee Choet­so, both of Queens, welcome baby girl Ten­zin Choetso, born at Elmhurst Hospital on Wednesday one second after the new year began. Three New Year’s babies born at or just after midnight made for a dramatic and happy beginning to 2014, and one of them has a blessed start ...

Uncredited/AP An undated picture of Sanaz Nezami, a native of Tehran, Iran, was the victim of a fatal beating by her husband in early December. A nurse in a Michigan hospital kissed the patient’s forehead. More than 6,000 miles away, Sanaz Nezami’s family in Iran watched the simple act over a laptop computer and wept. Nezami, a vibrant 27-year-old woman ...

Cindy Ord/Getty Images Who could say no to a face like that? Get a pet a home, but first realize that owning a pet is a commitment. Enrich your family with a pet Now that the holiday season draws to a close it is a good time to visualize how you see your life unfolding in 2014. Some of you ...

Mount Sinai Dr. Mary Sano (right) and a Mount Sinai research team found patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s can benefit from taking vitamin E. There’s still no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but the latest hope for slowing its progression is already on drugstore shelves. Vitamin E shows promise in delaying functional decline by up to 19% per year ...

Evan Joseph Hedge fund honcho Stephen A. Cohen has cut the price on his $ 117 million Bloomberg Tower duplex to $ 98 million. As if Stephen A. Cohen’s year couldn’t get any worse, the hedge fund titan just knocked $ 17 million off the price of his opulent East Side apartment. The infamous financier, whose company pleaded guilty to ...

Michael P. Farrell/Albany Times Union Food prices are expected to rise by 2.5% to 3.5% in 2014, according to the USDA Consumer Price Index. Seems like everything is so expensive already and guess what. Prices in certain categories will be even higher in 2014. Jeanette Pavini, consumer savings expert for Coupons.com, gave us her top five categories that are ripe ...

THE SPECIALIST: Dr. Taraneh Shirazian The director of global women’s health at Mount Sinai, Taraneh Shirazian is a minimally-invasive gynecologic surgeon who specializes in problems like fibroids, endometriosis and pelvic pain. She also runs a nonprofit, Saving Mothers, that provides education and training for local health-care providers around the world. WHO’S AT RISK Although on average women worldwide live four ...

Dan Ham The “Discover St. Kitts” package, with rates from $ 214 per night, is a promotion at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. A BREAK IN ST. KITTS Uncover the rich history and natural beauty at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino. Steal: Book the “Discover St. Kitts” package, with rates from $ 214 per night. This ...

David Handschuh/New York Daily News Patrons at the International Bar on First Ave and E. 7th St. will be able to drink all night New Year’s Eve and straight into New Year’s Day. Here, bartender Drey Perez pours shots for patrons. It’s the longest New Year’s Eve party in recorded history — 44 hours of nonstop drinking and carousing beginning ...