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Englewood man killed in motorcycle crash near hospital
An Englewood man died Friday night after crashing his motorcycle near Englewood Health hospital, police said. Public information officer Fred Pulice identified the victim as city resident Yeison Velasquez, 26. Pulice said the crash occurred about 7:45 p.m. on North Dean Street between Concord Street and the hospital complex. No...
Here's what's behind Clifton's shortage of parking and how officials plan to fix it
CLIFTON — The city's parking problems are getting worse. Residents are complaining to officials regularly about general citywide parking issues as well as those specific to their neighborhoods. Located in the southern part of Passaic County, the city's parking issues are not new, but officials said they are trying...
Man Robbed, Assaulted By Three Men In Newark: Police
At 4:45 a.m., a man was walking toward Ferry Street when three men approached him and began striking him in the face with closed fists, Fragé said. The man fell to the ground and was then kicked and stomped by the suspects, who took his personal belongings before fleeing on foot, turning left on Lafayette Street, Fragé said.
NJ fire near The RealReal warehouse causes gray smoke to fill sky, video shows
A warehouse fire near the luxury reseller The RealReal caused a thick cloud of smoke to be seen coming from atop a building in Secaucus, New Jersey, Friday afternoon, according to video footage from AIR11.
$3,400,000 Will Be Sent To Struggling Families As ‘No Strings Attached’ Income Program Launches on East Coast: Report
A nonprofit is preparing to hand out millions of dollars over the next two years in a new guaranteed basic income program. New York City-based homeless shelter operator Win has launched a program that aims to assist homeless families with young children, handing out monthly cash payments for two years to help them get out of shelters faster, the Gothamist reports.
‘When We Fight Back We Are Jailed’: Locals Rally for Liquor Store Owner Who Faces 7 Years in Prison After Shooting Attempted Thief
The New York Post reported on Wednesday that bodega owners have decided to rally around a New York liquor store owner who is faced with seven years in prison for shooting an individual who attempted to rob him in a violent altercation that was captured on camera. The United Bodegas of America wants the charges against Francisco Valerio dropped. "We are threatened, robbed, assaulted and looted every day, and the bad guys get away with it," President Radahmes Rodriguez said in a statement from the United Bodegas of America. "They are freed without bail and nothing ever happens to them. When we...
While NYC descends into chaos, Philadelphia is a model of urban order
I took a stroll through the center of town the other day. To my delighted disbelief, there were no steel-and-wood “sidewalk bridges” plunging whole blocks into shadow. There were no bike lanes to create traffic chaos. No peddlers of junk merchandise crowding every corner. Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — because the city I visited was Philadelphia. Yup, Philly — a mere 95 miles from Gotham or nearer than East Hampton. More of my fellow New Yorkers should make the trip. Here’s how to get tickets for all 2024 Philadelphia Eagles...
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