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This 30-Year-Old Won the NYC Housing Lottery and Pays $1,000/Month for a Luxury 1-Bedroom Apartment—Take a Look Inside
Nkenge, a 30-year-old content creator from Harlem, achieved a dream she never thought possible: securing a luxury one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Flatiron District through New York City’s housing lottery. Growing up in the Bronx and Harlem, Nkenge always viewed neighborhoods like Flatiron, where the median rent is an astronomical $5,394, as unattainable. After submitting over 120 applications in three years, her perseverance paid off in 2023 when she was selected for a rent-stabilized apartment. Now, she enjoys the benefits of a spacious unit with amenities like a gym, game room, and rooftop access, all for just $1,000 a month.
List: New Jersey Memorial Day parades canceled due to rain
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – Monday’s holiday brought with it stormy skies and wet weather, forcing multiple New Jersey Memorial Day parades to cancel. Rain and thunderstorms are expected in New York and New Jersey Monday, with temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s. Rain is expected to pick up during the evening, getting more intense […]
PD: Traffic stop leads to stolen car arrest
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after police say a traffic stop found he was driving in a car stolen from New York City. The Hanover Township Police Department says they arrested Amadeo Batista-Damaso from East Orange, New Jersey after a traffic stop. Police said the car Batista-Damaso was driving had […]
New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle
For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services.The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian seaside retreat at the Jersey Shore in 1869, said it had closed its beaches on Sunday mornings during religious services in Ocean Grove for more than a century and a half before the state Department of Environmental Protection accused the group of violating state beach access...
Juvenile Busted While Joy-Riding in Stolen Vehicle in Elmont, Officials Say
The Fifth Squad reports the arrest of a male juvenile for an incident that occurred on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 12:40 pm in Elmont. According to Detectives, Officers received a 911 call for a stolen vehicle from Belmont Boulevard. Prior to police arrival, officers observed a 2020 white Volkswagen matching the vehicles description traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Elmont Road.
Lights, camera, action! Under the Hollywood spotlight, Hudson County is becoming a star
Whether it’s Timothée Chalamet filming a Bob Dylan biopic in Hoboken, a Pepsi Super Bowl commercial starring Ben Stiller shot inside a Jersey City soundstage or the upcoming construction of a 78-acre movie studio in Bayonne, Hudson County is making its mark on Hollywood. With Hudson County’s settings,...
Multiple people injured in N.J. deck collapse
Multiple adults were injured Sunday night after a deck at a home in Newark collapsed, city officials said. Police responded to a 6:29 p.m. call to a residence on Kearny Street near Summer Avenue after the porch staircase collapsed, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Eight adults were...
Woman charged in fatal overdose of 12-year-old girl in N.J. home, prosecutor says
A Fort Lee woman is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and related crimes following the fatal overdose of a 12-year-old girl, according to a news statement. The girl died Saturday after authorities found her unresponsive at a home on Maple Street in Fort Lee, according to the statement from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Red Alert: Severe thunderstorms for Memorial Day travel around NYC
NEW YORK -- Thunderstorms and flash flood risks were in the forecast Monday around the Tri-State Area as people made their way home from Memorial Day weekend travel.The CBS New York First Alert Weather team extended its Red Alert due to severe weather risks. Flood advisories were issued for Bergen, Essex, Orange, Passaic and Rockland counties late Monday night. A severe thunderstorm watch for most of the area ended at 9 p.m.Strong storms in Pennsylvania prompted tornado warnings that could've reached New Jersey, but the storm lost some intensity once it reached our area. Stay up to date with the latest forecast and live...
Storms may bring flash floods, damaging wind gusts, hail to North Jersey on Memorial Day
Strong thunderstorms are expected to head into North Jersey on Monday afternoon, bringing strong wind gusts, heavy rain that could cause flash flooding and even hail to cap Memorial Day weekend, forecasters said. The worst of the storms will hit northeastern New Jersey around 4 p.m. and could last until...
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