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Nonprofit food bank being kicked out of Jersey City high school. It belongs, just not here, board says
The Black Interest Team Enterprise (BITE) food pantry and resource center is being evicted from the Jersey City high school its has called home for the past few years. The nonprofit that provides thousands of meals, household items and clothing every week to a large community of those in dire need must vacate its space in Lincoln High School by July 1, the Jersey City Board of Education voted Tuesday night.
Over a dozen victims ambushed by NYC teen robbery crew at Bronx park in months-long spree: cops
A teen robbery crew ambushed more than a dozen victims — most around their own age — during a months-long violent mugging spree in and around the Bronx’s Claremont Park, police said this week. Three boys, 13, 14 and 17, plus an 18-year-old, Sincere Johnson, have been arrested in connection to the string of callous crimes that began back in January, the NYPD said — adding cops are still hunting for at least two more suspects. Most of the victims — some of whom were punched or threatened with knives during the muggings — were teenagers, as young as 14, though two...
NJ Transit issuing refunds for some unused one-way tickets. Here's what to know
Do you have old and unused NJ Transit tickets lying around? You may be eligible for a refund. NJ Transit announced Wednesday that refunds will be made available for unused one-way bus, rail and light rail tickets purchased prior to June 1. The agency said the new policy will also...
Conti Federal Employs Micro-Resiliency Solution to Floodproof Jersey City Medical Center
JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2024-- Conti Federal Infrastructure, LLC, a joint venture between Conti Federal Services, Inc. and Conti Enterprises, Inc., has successfully completed a $36 million contract to floodproof Jersey City Medical Center’s Wilzig Hospital. Construction took place over two years without interruption to the hospital’s operations while ensuring the healthcare institution is safeguarded from future flood events. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240514907464/en/ Construction of the 1,500-ft floodwall at Jersey City Medical Center included many complexities, including minimizing traffic flow disruptions in the urban environment as well as ensuring hospital operations were not disrupted. The 24/7 trauma center remained opened throughout the duration of the project thanks to a phased construction approach. (Photo: Business Wire)
Jersey City Cop and Army Reservist Saves Arm of Contractor in Syria
Picking up her meal at a market in North East Syria, U.S. Army Sgt. Lauren Shalabi wasn’t expecting chaos, but she was ready for it. Her daily routine on March 24, was abruptly interrupted when the market owner rushed over to her asking for assistance because one of his workers was severely injured.
The MTA is hiring: Hundreds of jobs available in New York City on the agency’s website
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York City was home to around 188,800 unemployed people in March, according to a report released by the New York Department of Labor last month. However, hundreds of open positions are available on the MTA’s website, with new job listings being added almost daily. The MTA’s career website has 517 […]
Man indicted for following woman to her SoHo home, strangling and raping her
A New York City man was indicted on Wednesday after being accused of following a woman to her SoHo apartment, strangling and raping her last month, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced.
Walmart laying off hundreds of employees, relocating many remote workers
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart on Tuesday announced hundreds of layoffs at the retail giant’s campus offices, as well as relocations for many remote employees. In a Walmart staff memo, the company said it will require most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its primary offices in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hoboken Planning Board grants completeness review for 420 units on Grand St.
The Hoboken Planning Board granted a completeness review for a project with two buildings containing 420 housing units at 1500 Grand St. at last night’s meeting. Attorney Robert Verdibello explained that the project is part of the North End Redevelopment Plan. One building will be eight stories and have 112 units, while the other will be 12 stories with 308 units.
NYC woman charged with murdering boyfriend who told neighbor ‘she stabbed me’ with dying breath
A Harlem woman has been charged with murder over the weekend stabbing of her boyfriend — who identified her as his alleged attacker before dying, prosecutors said Tuesday. Michelle Hernandez, 44, is accused of killing her 47-year-old beau Alejandro Santos, who stumbled out of their West 147th Street apartment Sunday afternoon banging on neighbors’ doors while bleeding out of wounds to his chest and arm. “She stabbed me,” Santos reportedly told a neighbor who opened their door, before saying “I think I’m going to pass out” and collapsing, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan criminal court. Hernandez then emerged from the apartment and told neighbors Santos...
Puerto Rico ‘most wanted’ fugitives on run since shootout with cops caught hiding in NYC: sources
Two of Puerto Rico’s most wanted fugitives were caught hiding in the Bronx — months after they got into a shootout with police and vanished, law enforcement sources told The Post. The US Marshals fugitive task force collared the slippery pair — Jay Livan Diaz-Del Valle, 25, and Hector Manuel Cruz-Ayala, 27 — on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, sources said. Their charges stem from a Dec. 12, 2023 encounter with the Puerto Rico Police Department, whose officers were trying to arrest the duo on weapons possession charges, sources said. Pulse-pounding video shows moment shootout breaks out, leaving 4 law enforcement officers dead near...
Jersey City votes to condemn trustee’s ‘River to the Sea’ remark, want ethics probe
The Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) approved a resolution condemning Trustee Younass Barkouch for shouting “from the River to the Sea” as anti-Semitic and authorized hiring an attorney to further investigate it at last night’s special meeting. Many, including Congress, say the phrase is a call...
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