With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti, one can buy a slave. There are more slaves on the planet today than at any time in human history. Adjusting for inflation, in 1850 a slave would cost roughly $30k to $40k. Today you can go to Haiti and buy a 9-year-old girl to use as a sexual and domestic slave for $50. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Blue Whales have been heard singing off the coast of Long Island - a long way from their regular territory. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

An alligator was spotted Saturday sunbathing by a small pond in Long Island - a startling sight for a community just 35 miles from Manhattan. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Britain's slave trading past is getting a human face as an ancestry-tracing website starts putting the personal histories of the victims online for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

People's reaction times are a far better indicator of their chances of living a long life than their blood pressure, exercise levels or weight, researchers have discovered.

Men and women with the most sluggish response times are more than twice as likely to die prematurely. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A woman was forced to work as a slave on a remote Alpine farm for more than 40 years. picked by Franz6 11 months ago

An elite ultradistance runner ran 120 miles from Montauk to Queens in what she called 'The Running Fight for Breast Cancer.' She is believed to be the first person to complete a solo run across the length of Nassau-Suffolk counties. picked by suebe 3 years ago

A Long Island convenience store owner confronted by a bat-wielding would-be robber said Tuesday he decided to show mercy on the man after he collapsed in tears claiming he was only committing the crime to support his starving family. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

You know the world is going to hell when police say it's a possibility that the legs are from the same person and may belong with a torso found nearby.
Just how many body parts do they find up there on a weekly basis?! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

The Long Island Rail Road has an outrageous number of retires that claim and get disability (97% in one year). They get full pay and benefits. They are fully able the day before they retire and magically become disabled the day they retire. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago