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When you’re craving chocolate, where do you go? While it’s easy to pop into a convenience or grocery store to grab a candy bar by the cash register, I prefer visiting a shop that makes its own chocolates and candies. Critchley’s Candies, a delicious chocolate shop in New Jersey, is a classic, nostalgic confectionery...

Wilfredo Roldos, 62, of Queens, was taken into custody following the incident on Beach 2nd Street at about 4:27 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, according to detectives. Officers responding to a reported disturbance learned that two male victims, ages 39 and 52, were approached by Roldos, who accused them of breaking his car...

A lot of New Yorkers treat the Hudson River like background scenery at best and a giant puddle to avoid at worst. But beneath that murky surface, the river is doing something wildly unusual: it changes direction about every six hours, flowing north and south in a daily tidal tug-of-war. Instead of flowing only toward...

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating Jackie Diakite, a 58-year-old man who has gone missing from the Edenwald neighborhood in The Bronx, New York. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward to help find him safely. Missing persons cases are always concerning, especially...

Editor’s note: This letter responds to Phil Zisman’s recent columns on the Domino Sugar rezoning. Read those pieces here and here. Phil Zisman’s recent articles criticizing the City Council’s rezoning of the Domino Sugar property in the downtown waterfront area suggest that instead the Council should have flipped the...

A 'luxury' high-tech feature in the Hudson Valley is turning into a potentially deadly nightmare for residents.

The fire broke out around 2:15 a.m. at 337 Broad Ave., Palisades Park, officials said. The address is listed as a Korean restaurant on Google Maps and is located next to a pharmacy and a home health aide business. Fire crews remained on the scene for more than four hours as they battled the blaze in frigid...

DOVER, NY — A New Jersey man was arrested early Wednesday morning after deputies found him in a stolen vehicle stuck in a snowbank. Julio Pineda, 46, of West New York, New Jersey, was taken into custody at approximately 1 a.m. on Route 22 in the Town of Dover, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.

The New York City medical examiner reported that hypothermia was the cause of death in five cases during extremely cold weather, with additional contributing factors such as alcohol or methamphetamine intoxication in some instances. The deaths occurred between January 24 and 26. Gothamist provided further details...

A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.