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Idyllic Pursuit

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This New Jersey City Was Built Around a Waterfall Instead of a Town Square

Paterson is a New Jersey city whose industrial core was planned around the Great Falls...

Paterson, NJ · 2d

The Bergen Record

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Paterson native Fetty Wap marries Alexis Hill in luxe NJ ceremony

Paterson native Fetty Wap and model Alexis Hill have officially tied the knot. The 35-year-old rapper, born Willie Maxwell II, married Hill in a lavish ceremony at The Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains on Nov. 5. The couple announced their nuptials in an Instagram post , captioned "Mr. And Mrs. Maxwell." The intimate ceremony, which reportedly drew about 90 to 100 guests, came less than four months after their engagement in July 2026. The marriage marks another milestone for Fetty Wap after his release from federal prison earlier this year. The "Trap Queen" rapper pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in August 2022 and was sentenced in May 2023 to six years in prison. He served about three years before transitioning to home confinement and supervised release in January 2026, with his full sentence term scheduled to conclude on Nov. 8. Since returning home, Fetty Wap has focused on rebuilding his music career, releasing his fourth studio album " Zavier " in March. The album centers on themes of personal growth, time away from the spotlight and navigating a return to the music industry. The musician also embarked on his Nostalgia Tour earlier this year, making stops across the United

Paterson, NJ · 16h

The Bergen Record

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'The Ten Commandments,' 70 years old, has this North Jersey connection

Pompton Lakes is not the Red Sea. And North Jersey is not North Africa — where Cecil B. DeMille and his cast of thousands restaged the exodus from Egypt, on location, in his supreme blockbuster, "The Ten Commandments." Yet the fingerprints of New Jersey are all over the 1956 movie classic, which celebrates its 70th anniversary on Nov. 8. "The Ten Commandments" is one of the few old Hollywood movies that still command a following today: On ABC it is still a prime-time holiday tradition during the Passover season. It was in the pews of the original Christ Episcopal Church that DeMille would have first heard the story of Moses, the Pharaoh of Egypt, the enslaved children of Israel, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of The Law. Possibly even from the mouth of his own father, Henry de Mille — a lay preacher there. "I can remember going Sunday after Sunday to church with my father and listening to him preach," DeMille said in one interview. Book versus movie His father, of course, based his sermons in the Bible. But the Bible left out certain things — which DeMille, in his $13 million epic (about $157

Pompton Lakes, NJ · 2d

Chowhound

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The Fiber-Rich Vegetable That Once Started A War Between Farmers And The Mafia

Organized crime set its sights on this unique vegetable loaded with fiber, leading to a long and violent conflict with the farmers who grew it.

New York, NY · 19h

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Relive The Sopranos At These 7 Unforgettable Filming Locations In New Jersey

Ready to relive Sopranos filming locations in New Jersey?. These 7 unforgettable spots deliver real TV history and pure Jersey magic!. 1. Holsten’s Ice Cream, Chocolate & Restaurant (Bloomfield) There’s no better place to start a Sopranos tour than Holsten’s in Bloomfield. This is the spot where...

New Jersey · 1d

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Why Do NYC Buildings Have Wooden Water Towers on the Roof?

New York City buildings have wooden water towers on their roofs because the city’s street-level water pressure is not always strong enough to reach the upper floors. In a traditional system, a pump lifts water to a tank above the apartments. When someone turns on a faucet or takes a shower, gravity sends that stored water back down through the building’s pipes. The rooftop tank is there to provide a dependable source of water and pressure, not to decorate the skyline.

New York, NY · 19h

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New Lots African Burial Ground Ceremony Honors History, Future of Site

Instead of a traditional groundbreaking ceremony with shovels, hard hats, and safety vests, the Brooklyn Public Library, Gilbane Building Company, and the East New York African Burial Ground Collective hosted a special ground acknowledgment ceremony on October 29 to honor and remember the free and enslaved Africans buried in the East New York African burial ground.

Brooklyn, NY · 2d

Decked Out Magazine/Decked Out Media

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Why Hard Rock Hotel New York Is a Must-Visit for Rock Memorabilia Collectors This Holiday

The perfect stay The post Why Hard Rock Hotel New York Is a Must-Visit for Rock Memorabilia Collectors This Holiday first appeared on Decked Out Magazine .

New York, NY · 2d

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Queen Latifah goes back to Newark to build the homes her city needs

Long before the Oscar nomination, the Emmy and the Grammy, before “Ladies First” turned a teenager into a cultural force, Dana Owens, a.k.a. Queen Latifah, was a Newark kid learning the rhythm of her neighborhood’s corners and stoops. Decades later, she went back to those same blocks, this time carrying blueprints.

Newark, NJ · 2d

ABCNY

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New Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons take first flight

Bluey, Joe Cool Snoopy and Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey have officially taken flight. Macy's newest Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons completed their first public test runs at BalloonFest ahead of their parade debut.

East Rutherford, NJ · 18h

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Netflix Needs a Logistics Manager, Greystar Is Hiring in Jersey City and More New Jersey Jobs

This week’s Jersey Digs Job Board covers a lot of ground in New Jersey. Netflix is building out its East Coast flagship studio hub at Fort Monmouth in Eatontown and needs a Logistics Manager to keep a production campus moving. In Pine Brook, Lindeblad Piano, which has restored Steinways for more than 100 years, is hiring a Content Marketing Manager to tell their story through video, livestreams, and social media. Greystar needs a Resident Services Manager at 55 Hudson in Jersey City, and over in Camden, Campbell’s is looking for a brand manager to help guide the future of V8.

Jersey City, NJ · 2d

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Before Hollywood Took Over, This New Jersey Town Was Making Movies And Inventing The Cliffhanger

Some film historians trace the term ‘cliffhanger’ to the dramatic silent-film serials shot along New Jersey’s Palisades. Silent-film star Pearl White helped make those rocky cliffs famous through her daring screen adventures in the 1910s. That’s the detail I can’t get over. Audiences left theaters wondering if...

Fort Lee, NJ · 10h

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St. Ann Church to Host 15th Annual Fall Festival, Ministry and Craft Fair

PARSIPPANY — The Community of St. Ann Church will host its fifteenth annual Fall Festival, Ministry and Craft Fair on Friday, November 13, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The festival will feature 44 vendor tables, including Simply All...

Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ · 10h

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Queen Latifah Brings Newark Housing Mission To BET Documentary

Queen Latifah‘s effort to build housing in Newark is headed to BET, which set a Friday, November 27 premiere for “You Can Go Home Again.”. The documentary follows the rapper’s return to the New Jersey community that raised her and the years of work behind RISE Living. The mixed-use development includes affordable apartments, with a name that honors her late mother, Rita.

Newark, NJ · 1d

NJ.com

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Boys soccer tournament photos: Leonia at Lakeland, NJSIAA N1G2 quarterfinal, Nov. 7, 2026

Getting deeper into the NJSIAA soccer tournament

Leonia, NJ · 1d

Gothamist

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Amtrak's Penn Station plan could funnel taxpayer money to new venue for James Dolan

The Trump administration is moving ahead with a new design for Penn Station. The federal government's plan to rebuild Penn Station would require the purchase of a theater attached to the west side of Madison Square Garden. [ more › ]

New York, NY · 2d

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Billy Joel at Home: 10 Photos of the Piano Man Through the Decades

For Billy Joel, New York is more than just a place. It’s an inextricable part of what makes the singer who he is. “My speech patterns are New York. The music that I like, it was all New York–based. That’s what I think of when I think of home,” he said in his 2025 HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. “It’s my roots.”

New York, NY · 4d

CBS News

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Hip-hop feud heats up New York governor's race

New York · 10d

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New York State Broadcasters Association Inducts Seven Into Hall of Fame

The New York State Broadcasters Association inducted seven radio and TV personalities into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony Thursday at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The Class of 2026 spans major-market news operations and regional community stations across the Empire State. “From the biggest stage in...

New York · 16d

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25 Famous Comedians You Didn’t Know Were From Upstate New York

New York City has long been one of America’s great comedy capitals, from earlier vaudeville theaters to Manhattan’s stand-up clubs and television studios. But some of the people who helped define American comedy came from places well beyond the five boroughs. Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Jamestown, Saratoga Springs, and the smaller towns of Upstate New York have their own connections to late-night television, sketch comedy, sitcoms, stand-up, and comic writing.

New York · 25d