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Attacker slashes man with box cutter for asking him to move his bags at NYC pedestrian plaza: cops
An attacker armed with a box cutter slashed a man for asking him to move his bags inside a tree-lined pedestrian plaza in Tribeca late Sunday, cops said. The 27-year-old victim was viciously slashed across the left cheek inside Bogardus Plaza near Hudson and Reade streets around 11:10 p.m., police said. NYC mom demands justice after girl, 11, slashed by maniac career criminal and left ‘showered in blood’ The assailant flew into a rage when the victim asked to move his bags, police said. It’s not clear exactly where the bags had been placed at the time. 5 students, 1 security guard slashed in NYC...
Black Bear Back in Montclair
A black bear roaming around Essex County was back in Montclair, spotted Saturday night. The bear visited a Highland Avenue home below Mills Reservation. Around 8 p.m. Saturday, the bear climbed onto the deck of Debbie Cohen’s home. Cohen tells Montclair Local the bear tried to open the bird feeder but was unsuccessful and left. She also said the bear has a white patch on its neck.
Venezuelan gang members arrested thousands of miles from border
(The Center Square) – Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members are being arrested thousands of miles from the border after having illegally entered the U.S. in Texas. The Venezuelan prison gang is well-known for orchestrating murders, bribery schemes and money laundering, drug and arms trafficking, and kidnappings for ransom money. In March, U.S. Sens. […]
Memorial Day in South Orange and Maplewood, NJ
Maplewood and South Orange, NJ – May 27, 2024, was Memorial Day and the observances for both towns that comprise SOMA had been carefully planned. However, the weather executed changes to the plans. In South Orange the Memorial Ceremony was canceled early in the morning while the heavy rain was still falling.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In Maplewood, the decision was made a bit later in the morning, and there was a reprieve from the rainstorm, allowing the plans to go forward. However, due to a policy prohibiting school musical instruments to be...
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...
‘Landmark’ NYC ice cream parlor faces eviction as locals say it’s a sign neighborhood just isn’t the same
An iconic, decades-old Brooklyn ice cream shop is set to be evicted this summer – leaving neighbors and longtime customers distraught over the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. “We have been here since May 1984 – 40 years,” said Anthony “Tony” Fongyit, 74, the owner of Scoops Ice Cream Parlor on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. “A lot of people have been upset. It’s heartbreaking right now to see what’s going on with this lease situation,” he told The Post. Fongyit was ordered to vacate the storefront within four months when his landlord brought him to civil court earlier in May, following about five...
Prom 2024: Curtis High School (178 photos)
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Social Security latest COLA update for 2025 increase means bad news
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The roughly 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits are expected to see the smallest bump in their monthly checks since before the pandemic. Each year, Social Security benefits are subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) based on inflation rates to ensure that monthly...
Another chance for rain mid-week in tri-state area
NEW YORK (PIX11) — It was a stormy end to the holiday weekend as a cold front swept across the tri-state region. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued Monday afternoon and continued into the evening for New York City and points west. The atmosphere was primed for producing storms that could contain damaging winds along with drenching downpours. Another round of rain could move in late on Wednesday and it may linger into Thursday with the passage of another frontal boundary.
Nutley Hometown Hero Bryan Dieterle Returned Home Saturday
NUTLEY, NJ - Nutley Hometown Hero Bryan Dieterle returned from deployment in the US Army on Wednesday. The First Lieutenant has been serving his country since 2021.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER He returned to Nutley on Saturday, May 25 and gathered with family and friends beneath his Hometown Hero banner on Franklin Ave. Since the first banner was set in place May 7, the Township of Nutley Hometown Hero banner program has spread across the community recognizing the service of more than 50 residents, past and present. Did you spot the banner of someone you know? Take a photograph and send it to TAPinto Nutley at Nutley@TAPinto.net. Related Article: Maj. Adrienne M. Smith First Nutley Hometown Hero Banner Honoree For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
3 N.J. counties under a flood advisory early Monday evening
A flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 2:02 p.m. in effect until 4 p.m. for Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties. The weather service comments, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," says the weather service. "Turn...
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 […]
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.
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