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Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought Big Bird and Oscar The Grouch to life on Sesame Street for almost 50 years, has died. He was 85.Sesame Workshop, the non-profit that produces Sesame Street, said in a statement, "Caroll was an artistic genius whose kind and loving view of the world helped shape and define Sesame Street from…

The annual update of transportation lifestyles in the United States reveals sobering — and surprising — findings.The numbers of households living car-free and car-lite increased in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). If the goal is to promote car-free living, the state of Washington may have something to…

This Saturday, December 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition will host an art and crafts fair at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton).Come celebrate the holiday season with the artists of Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. We are bringing unique, eclectic and most of…

Nowon debuted last week at 507 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. This is the first restaurant for Chef Jae Lee, who is serving non-traditional Korean fare here in the 34-seat space.EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by before the grand opening, and watched Lee create, plate, taste and share his royal kimchi rice dish (dry aged ground…

HILLCREST, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — There is plenty of anxiety but few answers after a teenager was shot in a quiet Rockland County neighborhood. The Rios family’s home is dressed up for the holidays, but the season of peace has been marred by an act of violence — the shooting of a teenager around 9 p.m. Saturday. “We just heard a pop, didn’t think…