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Traffic Alert: 5 Boro Bike Tour Shuts Bridges and Tunnels
The Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be closed from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. The upper level will remain open in both directions, but drivers heading to Staten Island must use the Belt Parkway. One Brooklyn-bound lane on the lower level from 8 a.m. to 7...
NJ Transit Train Crash
The woman was on the Morristown platform with the injury when responders arrived at the scene, just before 7:25 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The woman was taken to the hospital by EMS. The woman had been struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6936, which departed Dover...
Shih Tzu stolen in Central Park while nanny gathered kids, heartbroken family offering $5K reward
The Shih Tzu has hit the fan in crime-plagued Central Park. A dastardly dognapper grabbed a beloved 9-year-old pooch from an Upper East Side family this week in Central Park, while a nanny was gathering her two young charges following an afternoon outing. The heartbroken family is offering a $5,000 reward for the safe return of their black and white Shih Tzu, Panda. “I have not been able to eat or sleep since we lost our dog,” a shaken Makiyo Davidson, 39, told The Post Saturday. “It traumatized myself and my kids who were at the crime scene when it happened.” The mom said...
Social Security adjustment: Here’s the smallest COLA increase ever paid
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The latest projections for Social Security’s 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is around 2.6%, or about $45 per month, for the average beneficiary based on inflation. The projection puts it in line with the 2.6% average annual increase seen over the past two decades. While that...
Anti-Israel teaching assistant fired from NYC elementary school after being handcuffed at Columbia
An embattled Brooklyn teaching assistant who was handcuffed at a Columbia University protest last week has been fired, The Post has learned. James Parra, a fifth-grade paraprofessional at Brooklyn Arbor in Williamsburg who called Israel a “racist” and “terrorist” state, shared his ouster on social media Wednesday. “After 8 years of dedicated service and after 6 months of doxxing and harassment and Zionist parents making themselves the victims, my superintendent just a few moments ago terminated me from my position,” Parra, 27, wrote on Instagram. Make parents pay for kids who miss school to curb chronic school absenteeism “F–k these Zionists and f–k...
1 dead, 3 others hurt after bullets fly at NYC baby shower: NYPD
It was a bloody night in the Big Apple, where one person was killed and six others hurt in three shootings over a span of 45 minutes, police said. Four men were shot — one fatally — at a baby shower around 1:30 a.m. at 108-11 Atlantic Ave. in Richmond Hill, Queens Saturday, authorities said. Police said a 24-year-old man was mortally wounded in the chest, while another man, 45, was shot once in the left leg and a third victim, 26, was struck in the right arm. Australian police shoot boy dead after stabbing with ‘hallmarks’ of terrorism The 24-year-old was pronounced...
Sensory Park Equipment Unveiled At 4 Roselle Schools
ROSELLE, NJ - Roselle Public Schools announced that sensory park equipment has been installed at Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary, Harrison Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Leonard V. Moore Middle Schools. “Sensory park equipment has been carefully chosen to provide a stimulating and inclusive play environment for children of all abilities,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nathan L. Fisher.“This addition aligns with our goal to create spaces that cater to the diverse needs of our Community’s children. We believe that by incorporating sensory park equipment, we are not only creating a fun and engaging atmosphere but also contributing...
These chain restaurants are closing locations in 2024
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — From TGI Fridays to Boston Market, several chain restaurants have closed their doors on Staten Island in recent years. But this year, a number of chains have announced the closure of select locations across the country, according to Eat This, Not That!, which compiled a list of the 10 chain restaurants which have closed or are in the process of closing locations in 2024.
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