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Powerball ticket worth $1M sold in Hudson County; $50K ticket also bought in N.J.
A $1 million winning ticket purchased in New Jersey for Saturday’s Powerball drawing was sold at a liquor store/convenience store in Hudson County. The winner bought the lucky ticket at Te-Amo on Paterson Plank Road in Secaucus, state lottery officials said Monday. The second-prize ticket matched five numbers but not the Powerball.
Man arrested for stealing more than 27K credit card numbers at Walmart locations, affidavit says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – A man accused of stealing more than 27,000 credit card numbers at different Walmart locations in the northeast was arrested and charged in North Carolina last week. A criminal complaint was filed against Romario Serban on April 10 alleging he “participated in a fraudulent...
New MTA congesting pricing-related commuter discounts should extend outside five boroughs, pols argue
A pair of lawmakers representing the Big Apple’s northern suburbs are demanding the MTA expand a congestion pricing-related program to discount Metro North and Long Island Railroad rides. Reps. Pat Ryan (D-Ulster) and Mike Lawler (R-Rockland) sent a letter on Tuesday to MTA chair Janno Lieber, ripping him over...
Man, 65, clinging to life after accidentally falling onto NYC subway tracks
A 65-year-old man is clinging to life after police believe he accidentally fell onto the tracks at a Queens subway station on Monday afternoon. The man tumbled onto the southbound 7 train track at the Queensboro Plaza station around 3:30 p.m. and was taken to Bellevue in a critical condition, police said. Run fur your life! Licensed gun owner fires at raccoon that chased after him in NYC: video I’m on a mission to visit every NYC museum: Here are the most unique and underrated — and the biggest hidden gem Police say no criminality is suspected and that it appears the man simply lost his balance. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER An investigation into the incident is ongoing. The fall caused delays on Manhattan-bound 7 trains. The Post has contacted the MTA for further comment. For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
NYC’s once-bustling Flatiron District now a wasteland of empty storefronts as rampant shoplifting wreaks havoc on iconic nabe
Flatiron is in shambles. The once-thriving Manhattan business district is now a virtual wasteland littered with empty storefronts — with locals blaming spiking crime and the Big Apple’s disastrous post-pandemic retail real estate market. “Big Box” retailers — including Lowes, Bed Bath & Beyond and Staples — have fled in the last few years, leaving one of the city’s shopping meccas peppered with vacant retail space. Businesses who are trying to hang on have been plagued by rampant shoplifting and thefts, according to workers and city crime statistics. “Business is horrible,” said Tenzin Tsethar, manager of The Wine Gallery at Sixth Avenue and West...
Delta recovers emergency slide that separated from Boeing plane
An emergency slide that fell from a Delta flight just a few minutes after takeoff has been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean in New York City. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said that the airline recovered the slide on Sunday in a jetty near Beach 131st Street in Queens, about 10 miles from where the flight took off Friday at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
NYPD: 2 weeks before baby died on Staten Island, infant suffered ‘severe, untreated’ burns
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While the medical examiner works to determine the cause of death for a baby found unresponsive in West Brighton this weekend, authorities allege the infant suffered “severe burns” on his arm over two weeks prior that were left “untreated.”. Jenice Lightfoot, 36,...
‘Don’t rush to judgement,’ say attorneys for couple charged in infant death
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Attorneys for a Staten Island couple arrested following the death of a 1-month-old boy in West Brighton say they’re looking into the facts of the case and ask people not to rush to judgment. Jenice Lightfoot, 36, and Leonard Thompson, 38, were arrested on...
40-Year-Old East Orange Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutor
At 8:43 p.m., Newark police responded to the 300 block of Osborne Terrace and found, Deshaun Winston unresponsive at the location, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Winston was pronounced dead at the scene moments later, Stephens and Frage said. The shooting...
NYC weather: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit Manhattan and Staten Island Monday
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:59 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Manhattan and Staten Island. The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 4:58 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over...
White Supremacists March Freely In Charleston While Cops Attack, Arrest Pro-Palestinian College Protesters
Patriot Front members marched through Charleston, West Virginia, during and anti-racism event without any police presence, unlike protests on college campuses. The post White Supremacists March Freely In Charleston While Cops Attack, Arrest Pro-Palestinian College Protesters appeared first on NewsOne.
New Jersey mayor alleges political payback behind funding cut
(The Center Square) — A New Jersey mayor is suggesting a state agency's move to pull funding for a museum project was in retaliation for his refusal to endorse First Lady Tammy Murphy's U.S. Senate candidacy. On Friday, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority threatened to pull funding for the controversial Pompidou Museum project unless the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency "rectifies" a $19 million shortfall on its books. But an...
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