Jersey City Council votes 7-2 to appoint Peter Vincent recreation director
The Jersey City Council voted 7-2 to approve Peter Vincent as the new director of the Department of Recreation Director and Youth Development after several expressed support for Tommy Best at last night’s meeting. During the city’s caucus, it was explained that Best would become director of community relations...
Brooklyn Feds Put Lafayette In Hot Seat Over PPP Cash Grab
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say a company called Lafayette tapped into COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program funds it should not have received, according to a post from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The office quoted U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. as saying Congress created the PPP to keep eligible small businesses afloat and that Lafayette “applied for and...
Zohran Mamdani’s suit-and-bike-helmet combo during a Brooklyn school ride is becoming an unexpectedly viral...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently joined the Bergen Bike Bus in Brooklyn, and the ride quickly grabbed attention online for more than just its community message. Photos of Mamdani wearing a dress shirt, tie, reflective vest, and bike helmet while cycling with families sparked conversations across social media about how unexpectedly relatable and stylish the look felt.
Community holds vigil for victims of deadly Inwood apartment building fire
Hope, prayer and community were the inspiration for the rally in Inwood, for all of those impacted by a horrible fire in a six-story building.
Salt Lake City’s 1st Co-op Grocery Store Prepares to Open
NCG also welcomed two new member co-ops, effective May 1: Fare Share Food Co-op, in Norway, Maine, and Greene Hill Food Co-op, in Brooklyn, N.Y., bringing the organization’s total to 169 member co-ops in 40 states. Fare Share opened in 1976 and operates out of a historic co-op-owned building...
Manhasset Apple Store Heist: Feds Charge Three Men in $1.2 Million Armed Truck Hijacking
Three men have been federally indicted in what prosecutors described as a brazen armed hijacking of an Apple delivery truck outside the Americana Manhasset shopping […] The post Manhasset Apple Store Heist: Feds Charge Three Men in $1.2 Million Armed Truck Hijacking first appeared on SciFisland.com .
MTA Superintendent Busted for DIY Placard
An MTA superintendent crafted homemade placards to regularly park his two out-of-state cars all over the city — until he was caught, demoted and effectively drummed out of the agency, the MTA’s watchdog reported. The MTA Inspector General’s Office, acting on a tip, hunted its prey between March...
Boy, 17, arrested for fatal stabbing of Massachusetts man off Times Square
Boy, 17, arrested for fatal stabbing of Massachusetts man off Times Square
Early Addition: Cento accused of putting fraudulent tomatoes in ‘San Marzano’ cans
Because the New Jersey-based company vigorously denies it, here are your early links: Rudy Giuliani seeking healthcare for 9/11 survivors, potential gates at Washington Square Park, hardcover books are unnecessary and more. [ more › ]
Air conditioning battery program for renters could help cities manage grid stress during heat...
NEW YORK (AP) — When a heat wave hits, millions of air conditioners switch on at once, straining the electric grid and driving up the risk of outages — and residents’ power bills. To ease that strain, power companies may ask customers to do something many probably won’t: Set the air conditioner a few degrees higher.
