Alex Mitchell
About the Author
Alex Mitchell is a features reporter and you’ve likely already bumped into him throughout the Big Apple as he seeks out the thoughts of New Yorkers on timely – and often fun – topics like: $5 becoming the “benchmark” for a slice of NYC pizza, hostility toward the thumbs up emoji, and whether or not “guilt tipping” on pay tablets has gone too far. Alex is also known for his gripping reporting on the 2022 Little League World Series, covering the boys from Massapequa Coast as they embarked on their first ever Williamsport journey. A proud product of Long Island, Alex began writing for The Bronx Times after attending Hofstra University. He also hosted “The BX Express” TV show before stepping up to the plate as a New York Yankees beat reporter for amNewYork Metro during the 2020 and early 2021 seasons. When Alex is off the beat and relaxing, it’s usually with either pizza or a cheesesteak in hand while watching “The Sopranos.”
The Archive
United Airlines rolls out a new safety video aimed at distracted passengers
May 16, 2024 | 6:39pmThe company released a 4½-minute Rube Goldberg-inspired clip that features a blue ball on a rolling track that soars through a plane.
The 'pastrogi' is a new mashup of pierogi and pastrami from 2 legendary NYC eateries
May 16, 2024 | 4:06pmWe'll have what they're having.
Want to book a summer vacation? This is the cheapest week to travel, experts say
May 16, 2024 | 1:47pmIt's something that only 4% of travelers are actually taking advantage of, according to the site.
Recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water: breakthrough discovery
May 15, 2024 | 6:15pmWe'll drink to that! Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech have found a way to use recycled beer yeast to make water cleaner by removing lead,...
iPhone iOS 17.5 update makes users' old deleted photos, nudes reappear: 'So uncomfortable'
May 15, 2024 | 5:14pmiPhone users are causing some much-dreaded déjà vu.
If you do this while driving, you might be a psychopath, scientists say
May 14, 2024 | 7:52pmTalk about a highway to hell.
New ChatGPT voice sounds like Scarlett Johansson in 'Her,' gobsmacked users claim — and it may be on purpose
May 14, 2024 | 7:32pmIt's a love language model.
McDonald's is getting rid of free drink refills — and more fast-food chains may follow
May 14, 2024 | 3:23pmMcDonald's customers are bidding a bitter farewell to free drink refills, one of the latest casualties from the brand already facing an identity crisis over extreme prices.
I have just weeks left to live — but thanks to AI, my family can talk to me forever
May 14, 2024 | 11:23amHe meticulously input his intimate recollections, speech patterns and overall knowledge into a first-of-its-kind, sophisticated AI program — one heavily expedited to be completed before he passes.
Memorial Day holiday travel may near record with 44M hitting the road: AAA
May 13, 2024 | 6:46pm“We haven’t seen Memorial Day Weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” said a AAA rep. “Travel times are expected to be up to 90% longer than normal,"...
Murder in space 'inevitable,' CSI expert says — here's why he's studying sky-high crime already
May 13, 2024 | 5:13pm"Where humanity goes, so too will human behavior," said Roswell, Georgia, Detective Zack Kowalske,
Is this the future? Wild new tech can read someone's mind — with shocking accuracy
May 13, 2024 | 3:48pmIt's practically unthinkable.
NASA plans high-tech railway system on the moon as astronauts prepare for 2028 mission
May 10, 2024 | 8:39pmSounds like utter lunar-cy. As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) readies to return astronauts to the moon and convert the space rock into an orbital outpost, plans are apparently...
US tipping culture keeps invading other countries — this is the latest victim
May 10, 2024 | 6:29pmOne by one, nations are falling -- to dreaded "tipflation."
Inside Costa Rica's 'cave of death' which kills all that enters
May 10, 2024 | 3:23pmTake a deep breath before trekking here. Deep in the volcanic mountains of Costa Rica hides a deadly, yet small opening of the Earth that engulfs and kills just about...
These two cities are the new Paris and Rome as extreme summer temps drive surge of interest in Europe's chilly north
May 9, 2024 | 7:52pmAll the cool people will be there.
My wedding was upstaged by a creepy woman who identifies as a cat
May 9, 2024 | 4:14pmThe bride didn't find it hiss-terical when things took a turn fur the worse.
You've been squirting ketchup wrong your whole life — here's the secret, correct way
May 8, 2024 | 9:33pmThis one'll have you reaching for the bottle.
Video of aliens spotted in Vegas is totally 'authentic,' expert says: 'Can’t deny it'
May 8, 2024 | 5:57pmIt's out of this world.
Passengers' most — and least —favorite airlines revealed amid surge in air travel
May 8, 2024 | 2:10pmSome airlines are really taking off with customers -- and others should be grounded, flyers say.