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Woman files lawsuit against Bergen district saying she was assaulted on school bus
A Hudson County woman said she was violently shaken by a student while working as an aide on a Cliffside Park school bus. Maritza Cribeiro filed a lawsuit in Hudson County against the Cliffside Park Board of Education and several unnamed parties last month. Cribeiro said she was strapping in...
Sanrio-inspired store, spice shop, halal hot chicken: North Jersey's newest businesses
NorthJersey.com, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald want to keep you up to date on all the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your towns. Below is a roundup of businesses that recently opened or are coming soon. Are you opening a new business in North...
Columbia cancels university-wide graduation ceremony after weeks of anti-Israel protests
Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony May 15 after weeks of disruptive and violent anti-Israel protests that brought campus life to a halt, the Ivy League school said Monday. Instead, the university is opting for “smaller-scale, school-based celebrations. “We have decided to make the centerpiece of our commencement activities our class days and school-level ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, rather than the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15,” the school said in an announcement. The ceremonies will not be held on Columbia’s iconic South Lawn, where such events were usually staged — and where hundreds of protesters were recently...
Hudson County Sheriff's Office Makes 32 Arrest in Warrant Sweep
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office made 32 arrests recently as part of “Operation Spring Roundup,” a county-wide warrant sweep for failing to appear, violation of probation, and willful non-support. “I’m very proud of the work of my officers for their bravery, determination, and commitment to upholding the law,” Sheriff Frank X. Schillari. “These arrests send a clear message that my office is committed to keeping Hudson County safe.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Those arrested were: Non-Support Warrants (8) Sean Dickinson, 25 years old from Bayonne, owed $5002. Michael Kellman, 45 years old from...
Queens civic leaders oppose legal pot shops until every local illicit one is closed
Frustrated civic leaders in central Queens are opposing any proposed licensed cannabis shops in their neighborhoods until authorities padlock all the illegal ones. “The Board received numerous concerns from residents regarding the proliferation of illegal smoke shops already operating in our district and the negative impact these establishments have had on our community,” Sherry Algredo, chairwoman of Community Board 9 covering Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and Woodhaven, told state regulators in a recent letter. “Consequently, the Board will not support any new applications until these illegal operations are shut down,” Algredo wrote, according to the missive to New York’s Office of Cannabis...
Park Avenue vacancy rate lower than before pandemic after recent large deals
It’s no secret that some Midtown office corridors are doing better than others. Even so, a new Savills survey contains a remarkable finding:. Park Avenue’s current availability rate of 8.9% not only compares favorably to Midtown’s overall 17.6%, but with Park Avenue vacancies in the prehistoric, pre-pandemic fourth quarter of 2019 — when it was 11%.
NYC DOC pulls all bodycams after one randomly ignites, injures captain on Rikers Island
The New York City Department of Correction temporarily pulled all body-worn cameras offline on Saturday afternoon in response to an incident in which a correction captain’s camera randomly ignited, causing her injury.
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