Advice from experts on how to keep disputes from escalating and get to a resolution. By Jen A. Miller Our homes are our castles, and sometimes the enemy is at the gate — in the form of a disagreeable ...

Dear Annie: My neighbor “Rod” installed a motion-activated floodlight that shines directly into our bedroom window every time our dog (or another animal) moves in the yard — which is often. It goes ...

DEAR ANNIE: I have a neighbor whom I used to enjoy very much. We would chat at the mailbox, exchange holiday cookies and occasionally sit on each other’s porch for a friendly visit. She was the kind ...

Dear Annie: I have a neighbor whom I used to enjoy very much. We would chat at the mailbox, exchange holiday cookies and occasionally sit on each other’s porch for a friendly visit. She was the kind ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council speaker, Julie Menin, both live on the Upper East Side. They are sparring over different approaches to balancing a $5.4 billion deficit. By Sally Goldenberg ...

NEW YORK -- It seemed like a fairly rote step in an annual and lengthy municipal dance: a City Council speaker delivering an official response to a mayor's proposed budget. But this is New York City, ...

FILE -- Julie Menin, the City Council speaker, center, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, left, during a news conference on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Feb. 19, 2026. They are sparring over different ...

Ronnie Taylor, the neighbor Alan Ritchson beat up in a shocking video, said he dropped the charges against the actor. Taylor told TMZ that he decided not to pursue criminal charges because he had no ...

I decided to build a dining table with matching benches instead of buying one. It went pretty smoothly — at least until it was time to actually use it. Let’s just ...

Alan Ritchson is “happy to be back” after a “crazy week” that involved a wild fight with his neighbor, Ronnie Taylor, in Tennessee. The “Reacher” star took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce that ...