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ElfCon – Calling All Elves and Party People!

— Downtown Hackensack’s ElfCon Holiday Bar Crawl brings festive cocktails, food specials, music, trolley rides, and holiday cheer to Main Street on December 12 — Hackensack, NJ – Santa’s elves and elfettes are trading the workshop for Main Street, and Downtown Hackensack is getting ready for one very merry afternoon!

Hackensack, NJ · 1d
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BYOB in and around NW Bergen County!

From Italian to Greek to Indian food and with all of the “Jersey Diners” in between, Northwest Bergen County NJ has it all. I have so many favorite local restaurants, it is hard to decide amongst them!. One big deciding factor for us and for many patrons in...

Bergen County, NJ · 1d
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Backyard Garden Lover

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New Jersey Voters Overrule Landlord Opposition and Bring Back $20 Rent Increase Limit

Voters in Elizabeth, New Jersey, have brought back a $20 limit on rent increases after years of legal fights. Nearly 69% supported the change, despite warnings from landlords that such a strict limit could make it harder to maintain rental properties. The November 3 vote restored a rule that city leaders removed in 2022. Under...

Elizabeth, NJ · 1d

Secret NYC

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In 2012, Superstorm Sandy heavily inundated Lower Manhattan; 14 years later, this 10-foot elevated lawn at Wagner Park hides a multi-billion-dollar flood barrier

There’s more to a new structure in Lower Manhattan than meets the eye. If you take a stroll through the newly reopened Wagner Park and The Battery , you will likely notice a beautiful new stone wall. However, this structure is designed as a critical line of defense against future flooding . It looks like a simple landscape feature, but it is actually part of a massive effort to protect Lower Manhattan from storm surges and rising sea levels . A lawn with a secret purpose According to PIX 11 , neighborhood residents are thrilled to have the space back after years of construction. People are already using the waterfront to watch the sunrise and relax on the grass. But that pristine lawn serves a dual purpose. It actively functions as a stormwater collection basin . When severe weather threatens the area, the wall itself becomes a flood barrier. There are mechanical gates built into the sidewalks that can be raised and locked into place to block incoming water. “It feels like it’s part of the park,” said Raju Mann, president and CEO of the Battery Park City Authority . “If there’s a heavy storm event that pushes water in,

Manhattan, NY · 2d
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A tornado warning has been issued for Queens as NYC braces for hail and heavy rain this weekend

For New Yorkers with access to a nearby window, this weekend’s weather forecast probably won’t come as much of a surprise. Well, maybe it will — particularly if you aren’t used to seeing phrases like tornado warning and quarter-sized hail pop up in your local weather updates. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Queens County until 2 p.m. Thursday, November 12, as a powerful storm system moves through the Tri-State area. A tornado watch is also in effect for parts of New Jersey until 7 p.m. , while a Special Marine Warning covers New York Harbor and coastal waters stretching from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, to Fire Island Inlet, Long Island, until 1:45 p.m. And that’s not all the weather has in store. Forecasters are tracking heavy rainfall, potentially severe thunderstorms, gusty winds and localized flooding throughout the afternoon and evening. Some areas could see more than two inches of rain, particularly where heavier downpours repeatedly move over the same communities. Thursday’s relatively mild temperatures are also about to make a dramatic exit. Behind the storm system, much colder air will sweep into the region, bringing Friday temperatures down into the 40s, with gusty winds making

New York, NY · 19h

New York Post

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Boom of tiny NYC apartment buildings due to developers gaming tax-relief program

If the city has such a desperate housing shortage, why do so many new apartment buildings around town seem tiny? The magic number for residential developers in the Big Apple is 99 — the maximum number of units they can build to keep construction and labor costs low and to maximize future profits under a city-state tax-relief program. The Real Estate Board of New York found that new or planned apartment projects in the five boroughs with under 100 units surged to 172 from July 2024 to September 2026, as tallied by the city’s Housing Preservation and Development agency and the Department of Buildings. In comparison, a mere 13 such small-scale projects were recorded from 2008 to 2023. The 23-story Eastline at 1655 First Avenue, which will have 99 units. Google Maps Since 2024, Brooklyn and Queens had 65 and 58 new projects, respectively, with fewer than 100 units, while Manhattan had 17, according to REBNY. Manhattan leasing remains red hot in October A mere 99 units in some buildings is minuscule in light of the city’s need for 700,000 new homes in the next decade. But the reason they’re so popular with builders is simple, say REBNY vice president

New York, NY · 8h

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NJPAC Unveils 2026 Holiday Lineup With Music, Dance, and New Outdoor Market

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced its December holiday lineup. It includes six performances, a free Kwanzaa celebration, and a new outdoor Holiday Market, according to The Local Girl. Six shows fill the schedule: Christmas With Canadian Brass, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, The Nutcracker, Sacred Visions:...

Newark, NJ · 1d

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Op-Ed: Time for Jersey City to end garbage pilot program and restore trash cans

In an editorial, Jersey City Ward C Councilman Tom Zuppa gives his point of view on why it’s time for the city to end their garbage pilot program and restore trash cans to local streets. It is laudable to be innovative and try to save Jersey City money, given...

Jersey City, NJ · 1d

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New bill would require city to develop plan for 50,000+ vacant rent-stabilized units

A new bill introduced in the City Council on Thursday would require Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration to develop a plan to address the city’s thousands of vacant rent-stabilized apartments. According to The City Reporter, there were about 57,000 empty rent-stabilized units citywide in 2025. Sponsored by Council Member Farah Louis, the legislation calls on the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development to conduct an analysis of the city’s stock of vacant rent-stabilized apartments, including factors and trends that contribute to the vacant units.

New York, NY · 11h

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Eastside residents’ lawsuit over High Acres Landfill odors moves closer to trial

PERINTON, N.Y. (WROC) — After nearly eight years of fighting over odors coming from the High Acres Landfill, a group of eastside residents is getting closer to having its day in court. A federal judge has rejected several arguments from Waste Management and New York City seeking to dismiss the residents’ lawsuit, allowing key claims […]

Perinton, NY · 1d

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Residents fight plans to rebuild Tompkins Square Park fitness bars

The fitness bars in Tompkins Square Park have been fixtures for decades. Now, the city wants to rebuild them, but some neighbors are fighting to keep them just as they are. The future of the bars was the subject of a heated community board meeting in October, where residents protested the Parks Department's initial $10 million redesign plan.

New York, NY · 20h

Morning Honey

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DSA NYC proposes AOC run for president in 2028, says her campaign could ‘deliver a democratic socialist agenda’

New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America drafted a resolution urging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028. Members will vote on it at the chapter’s biennial citywide convention on Saturday, November 14. Co-chairs Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser signed the proposal, which argued that a winning campaign could “deliver...

New York, NY · 21h

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Springfield Gateway breaks ground in Irvington

Developers, public officials and financial partners were on hand to break ground on Springfield Gateway, a $22.7 million development that will bring 48 affordable homes to Irvington, where 10 vacant lots once stood. The event was attended by co-developers Adenah Bayoh of Foya Development Group and Bryan Scotland of Lionheart...

Irvington, NJ · 13h

New Jersey Globe

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Stack flexes political muscle in North Bergen as 2027 mayoral race approaches

State Sen. Brian P. Stack (D-Union City), the Pied Piper of voter turnout in North Hudson, sent four campaign mailers into North Bergen last month to help re-elect County Commissioner Robert Baselice, a Democrat who was running unopposed. But Stack wasn’t particularly concerned about Baselice winning. He was laying the...

North Bergen, NJ · 2d

Gothamist

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Mamdani’s redevelopment plan for NYCHA complex in Chelsea spills into DSA

The Fulton Houses in Chelsea. Tenants fighting the city’s plan to demolish and rebuild a public housing complex in Chelsea say it violates the mayor’s socialist principles. [ more › ]

New York, NY · 1d

Time Out

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NYC's largest new bookstore in over a decade opens today in Manhattan

Alphabet City is about to get 11,000 more square feet in which to lose track of time. Barnes & Noble will open its new East Village bookstore at 9 am on Wednesday, November 18, at 181 Avenue A between East 11th and East 12th Streets—and the bookseller says it’s the largest new bookstore to open anywhere in the city in more than a decade. Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart will cut the ribbon at 9 am and sign copies of his latest novel, "John of John." If you know Stuart from "Shuggie Bain," the novel that won him the Booker in 2020, here’s a chance to get his newest book signed before your fir...

New York, NY · 9h

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Newark Approves $240 Million Development With 670 Apartments in South Ironbound

The Newark Central Planning Board recently approved the redevelopment of a 116,756-square-foot assemblage at the intersection of Mulberry and Murray streets in the South Ironbound. The project will redevelop nearly an entire block and include an eight-story building with 670 apartments, a parking garage for up to 585 vehicles, and nearly 19,000 square feet of retail space.

Newark, NJ · 17h

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Adubato pitches softballs at political dinosaur: Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage

Steve Adubato sat across from J. Christian Bollwage and lobbed softballs at a mayor whose 33-year tenure has been defined by vanity, corruption, and a stunning betrayal of the working-class tenants who put him in office. The veteran broadcaster, whose program “CommUNITY MATTERS” purports to examine pressing urban issues, delivered...

Elizabeth, NJ · 1d

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Emma Stebbins, New York’s First Woman to Win a Public Sculpture Commission

Emma Stebbins was born in New York City in 1815, the daughter of a banker, and trained as a painter. By 1843 she was an associate of the National Academy of Design. In 1857, in her early 40s, she moved to Rome, where she turned to sculpture and joined the American and British artists working in marble there. There she met the American actress Charlotte Cushman, who became her partner for the rest of Cushman’s life.

New York, NY · 18h

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Santa's Arrival & Roseland's Hometown Christmas Celebration 2026

2026's Roseland Hometown Christmas Celebration will be another a grand celebration of the season - now at an earlier time based on your feedback!. We hope to see you at the Christmas tree lighting and witness the arrival of Santa in Roseland on Saturday, December 12 from 2:30pm to 6:30pm. There will be various activities, refreshments, and contests, in addition to Photos with Santa (RSVP through Community Pass!). If you want to see Santa's grand entrance, be sure you are at the Complex no later than 5:30pm!

Roseland, NJ · 1d