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Thunderstorms possible around NYC as region sees major warmup
Sunday forecastDespite some morning cloud cover and a few lingering showers, Sunday will shape up nicely with a brighter afternoon. It'll be much warmer once the warm front moves north and highs climb back into the mid 70! Interior sections of New Jersey are likely to reach the low 80s.As temperatures rise, so too will humidity levels, which will contribute to the chance of some widely scattered thunderstorms in the evening hours.Most of the daylight hours remain dry, before a quick round of showers and embedded thunderstorms swings through mainly after sunset. We're not expecting anything major, but a brief downpour...
Earthquake rattles New Jersey
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — An earthquake was reported in New Jersey on Saturday morning, officials said. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake hit about eight miles from Gladstone and Bridgewater in Somerset County at around 8:50 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter is about 45 miles west of New York City. A 2.6-magnitude earthquake was […]
Rite Aid in northern N.J. is set to close. Here’s the last day you can shop its ‘going out of business’ sale
A Rite Aid in Hackensack in northern New Jersey is holding a “going out of business” sale and is set to close in the next two months. This is the latest in the retail pharmacy’s push to close 200 stores across the U.S. since they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last fall.
Victim stood up to thugs who tried to rob him at gunpoint in Central Park: ‘You don’t have the balls to shoot me’
They tried to rob the wrong guy. One of the victims in a spate of robberies in Central Park fought back when two teens — one armed with a gun — tried to mug him on a walking trail Friday night. “You don’t have the balls to shoot me,” he told them, recalling the frightening incident to The Post. “I became the aggressor because I was like ‘You just tried to steal my phone.’” “I might just be crazy, but I was like, ‘You’re going to shoot me over a phone? You don’t have the balls to pull the trigger,’” said Ashikur Chowdhury. Chowdhury,...
Woeful Incident Man Fatally Attacked by His Own Pit Bull in NYC
A woeful incident has left a community in shock and mourning as a man was fatally attacked by his own hole bull in New York City. The ruinous event serves as a sobering memorial of the implicit troubles associated with pet power and the significance of responsible beast care and operation.
Man, 26, dead after plunging from luxury NYC co-op in apparent suicide
A 26-year-old man died Friday after plunging from a luxury Manhattan co-op in an apparent suicide, police said. The young man was found in the rear courtyard of the Imperial House on East 69th Street off Lexington Avenue in Lenox Hill around 7:40 p.m. He was suffering from “injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position,” according to the NYPD. 84-year-old man found dead in pond at NYC golf course: cops The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Family outraged after passersby ignore teen girl’s body in driveway after mysterious death Police said no foul play was suspected. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER It wasn’t immediately clear what floor of the 30-story building the man plunged from. The Imperial House is described as “among the finest, most desirable white glove co-operatives combining elegance and service” by realtors. A two-bed, two-bathroom co-op sells for $1,900,000, while an additional bed and bath raises the price to a shocking $3,495,000, according to listings. Late actress Joan Crawford called the Imperial House, then an apartment building, home from 1968 until her death in 1977. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
Crying wolf in NYC! Central Park’s ‘giant’ coyote is actually part wolf, experts say
It was a coyote in wolf’s clothing. The large, gray eastern coyote encountered last weekend by a jogger in Central Park is part wolf, according to biologists who told The Post all coyotes currently roaming the northeast are the result of decades of cross-hybridization between the two species. “They all have some wolf ancestry, meaning that the animals in Central Park, and elsewhere in the city and throughout New York State, are descended from coyotes who interbred with eastern wolves,” explained Chris Nagy, a wildlife biologist with the Westchester nature preserve Mianus River Gorge. Nagy said coyotes and wolves first began interbreeding about 100...
More than 50-year-old New York City cold case victim identified after DNA matched with 9/11 victim
A 16-year-old girl believed to have been killed in 1969, has finally been identified 21 years after her remains were found after her DNA was matched to a relative who died on 9/11.
DEC announces Walleye, Northern Pike, Pickerel, and Tiger Muskellunge fishing season opens May 1
NEW YORK- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the fishing season for walleye, Northern pike, pickerel, and tiger muskellunge begins on May 1. “New York is home to exceptional coolwater fishing opportunities, with many lakes and rivers renowned for abundant walleye and...
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