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Shoplifting Rife in Hoboken's ShopRite
HOBOKEN, NJ - There have been at least three instances in April in which the Hoboken Police Department (HPD) charged suspects with stealing from the ShopRite at 900 Madison Street. According to the HPD, the first occurred on April 2nd when a 27-year-old woman, identified by police as Djamil Amadou-Seyni of Jersey City, was caught by security guards concealing items in a shopping cart and attempting to walk out without paying for merchandise valued at $136.12. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Police discovered that she paid for other items that were part of an Instacart...
NYC mom charged with murder in shocking beating death of 6-year-old who begged for her life: cops
A Bronx mom was charged with murder in the brutal beating death of her 6-year-old daughter – who neighbors say had begged for her life before her shocking end, cops said. Lynija Eason-Kumar, 23, was arrested Thursday in connection to the early-morning May 26, 2023 slaying of little Jalayah Eason inside the family’s squalid apartment at NYCHA’s Forest Houses, according to authorities. The mother had initially told cops she found the girl cold and not breathing inside a closet in their 12th-floor unit on East 165th Street, sources said at the time. Eason-Kumar claimed she tried to administer CPR, but Jalayah would not...
Moped Rider on Sidewalk Has Vehicle Towed by Hoboken Police
HOBOKEN, NJ - Is the Hoboken police cracking down on electric vehicles on sidewalks? According to the Hoboken Police Department, earlier this month a 28-year-old man from Jersey City was issued a summons and had his moped towed after he was seen by an officer riding it on the sidewalk for a full block in the area of Hudson Street and Hudson Place. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Sergeant Ryan Houghton spotted the rider, later identified by police as Jorge Espinoza-Alemeida, and commanded him to stop. But despite turning his head and making eye contact...
This is not a drill: bee hotels are coming to NYC
If you’re a fan of bees—which you should be if you like flowers, trees and the continued survival of human beings on the planet—then you’re going to find these new "bee hotels" around New York City absolutely adorable. The New York Department of Transportation and the...
NYC wild animals are New Yorkers too: ‘Give them plenty of space’
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A coyote in Central Park and a whale under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge are just a couple of the thousands of animal species that call New York City home. “Most of NYC’s wildlife is not dangerous; however, maintaining a safe distance is the best way to protect your safety and the safety […]
What to do if you see a coyote in NYC
A New Yorker jogging through the 72nd Street Traverse last Saturday morning came across something pretty unexpected: a giant, wild coyote prowling through Central Park. In video footage taken by the jogger, you can see the lone coyote walking calmly and, quite frankly, minding its own business. As majestic as the animal was, though, most locals are a bit confused: what was it doing in the middle of Manhattan and how did it even get there?
Vehicular homicide while DUI: New York man sentenced up to 20 years for fatal 2022 crash
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — On April 17, Jagminder Singh, a New York truck driver, pled guilty to a fatal I-76 crash that killed two victims in December 2022. Singh will be sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison after appearing in Lancaster County Court. Police records show...
Stevens receives nearly $1 million for flooding research
Heavy rainfall and other coastal events that lead to flooding of streets and neighborhoods are common in New Jersey, New York, and neighboring states due to their coastal geography and waterfront. This negatively affects the livelihoods of those who call these places home, as it damages homes, schools, parks, and sometimes entire communities. Recently, Stevens has acquired a grant to fund research meant to predict future floods and weather events and create innovations to mitigate their effects on Hoboken and neighboring cities in New Jersey. Information about this research is provided by Muhammad Hajj, the director of Stevens’s Davidson Lab, which leads environmental and naval research. He spoke to Stevens news writers about the funding and how the research being done will impact communities of New Jersey and states close by.
N.Y. man beaten, stabbed at hotel on Atlantic City Boardwalk
One person has been arrested and others are being sought after a New York City man was beaten and stabbed at the Showboat in Atlantic City on Wednesday night, authorities said. The attack took place around 9 p.m. in a public area of the Boardwalk hotel when several people got...
Jersey City ‘eliminating unnecessary & outdated positions,’ including 11 DPW jobs
The City of Jersey City is “eliminating unnecessary and outdated positions,” including 11 jobs at the Department of Public Works, though those employees were offered continued employment, an official said. “Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 11A:8-1, this is to notify all employees that for reasons of economy...
Ex-boyfriend charged after NYC woman’s remains found ditched in apartment bathtub: cops
A Manhattan man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death then ditched her bloody remains in her bathtub in a grisly scene, police and law enforcement sources told The Post. Melanie Woods, 33, of Second Avenue, was found with multiple stab wounds and a slash across her neck when cops and firefighters busted into her apartment for a welfare check at about 6 p.m. Tuesday night, police and sources told The Post. EMS workers declared her dead at the scene, and the city medical examiner said it was a homicide. Woods was supposed to go to California but she never made her plane,...
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