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A casino in the Meadowlands? The idea, once rejected by voters, is floated again
A casino in North Jersey? The prospect seems more likely amid the push for a new New York City casino this decade, one of three that could be built in downstate New York. Jeff Gural, owner of the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, wants to revisit the idea for a casino in the racetrack’s...
Ease Capital Closes $32 Million Bridge-Off-Construction Loan to The Station in West New York, NJ
WEST NEW YORK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2024-- Ease Capital (“Ease”) has provided AIRN Management (“AIRN”) with $32 million in construction takeout financing for the lease up and stabilization of The Station Apartments, a 97-unit 10-story multifamily property located in West New York, NJ. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240418595349/en/ The Station at 4901 Bergenline Avenue West New York, NJ (Photo: Business Wire)
Cases of disease caused by rat urine are rising — how to stay safe
Watch out for this rat pack. Leptospirosis cases are on the rise, and after a health advisory was issued last week, New Yorkers are on high alert for the frightening disease that’s carried in rat urine. While a few cases each year are nothing to squeak about, 24 cases were reported in 2023 — the highest yet. And this year, six cases have already been identified, with that number expected to rise. That’s a leap from 2021, when the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a previous advisory. That year, at least 14 people became infected with the serious...
Homeless man with lengthy rap sheet punches kids selling candy in NYC train station: police
A homeless man with a lengthy rap sheet pummeled two boys selling candy inside a Manhattan train station Wednesday night in a botched robbery, officials and police sources said. The two kids — an 11-year-old and a 16-year-old — were hawking the sweets inside the Broadway-Lafayette B/D/F/M station at around 6:30 p.m. when Alvin Doris followed them and attempted to steal $40 from the younger boy before snatching a cell phone from the teenager, police said. Hockey stick-wielding maniac hits, threatens NY woman in latest random attack: ‘I’m going to f–k you up!’ When the 16-year-old tried to get back his phone, Doris reportedly went ballistic...
What turned this Bergen County brook bright green? We found the answer
"Who had 'radioactive river' on the Garfield bingo board?" asked one Garfield resident on Facebook on Wednesday morning alongside a photo of an unnaturally green body of water. This post in the Garfield Deserves Better Facebook group stirred up a conversation with several residents, all wondering why the Fleischer Brook near Price Rite on Outwater Lane was bright green. ...
Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD
At 2:36 a.m., officers observed a dark colored BMW exit onto Route 46 West from behind a closed business commit several motor vehicle violations, Fairfield officers said in a release. A motor vehicle stop was conducted in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, police said. When officers approached...
19-year-old Bronxite dies in father’s arms after enraged man stabs him over parking
A 19-year-old Bronxite died in his father’s arms after an enraged neighbor stabbed him in the heart just because of a fight over parking, the victim’s devastated dad told the Daily News. Dominic Aguilera and his father Jose Cruz were getting ready to leave for work together when a downstairs neighbor in their apartment building knocked on their door to demand Aguilera move his vehicle, which ...
15-year-old girl fatally hit by a car in Ridgefield had a 'bright spirit'
The Clifton Public Schools community is rallying around a maintenance worker whose daughter was struck and killed by a car in Ridgefield on Sunday night. Known for her "bright spirit," 15-year-old Serenity Law was hit by a car at Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue at about 7:37 p.m. The corner where...
SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Unconfirmed Call That Missing Englewood Woman Was Dead
𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚: A caller's claim that a missing single mom had died hasn't been confirmed, said authorities in Englewood who've stepped up their search for her.Concerns initially were raised when Cynthia Anderson, 33, who'd recently been homeless, stopped communicating with friends, police said.They becam…
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