Bomb Threat Clears Cheesecake Factory At Shops At Riverside Mall, Police Say
Hackensack police received a 9-1-1 call at approximately 12:48 p.m. reporting a bomb threat at the restaurant inside Riverside Square Mall, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. The Cheesecake Factory and surrounding businesses were evacuated as a precaution. The Bergen County K9 Unit and Bomb Squad responded to...
Man convicted in 1979 slaying of Brooklyn rabbi is ‘actually innocent,’ judge rules
Carl Miller served 30 years in prison after being convicted in 1980 0f murdering Rabbi David Okunov in Brooklyn. This week, a judge vacated his conviction, saying that Miller “is actually innocent” of the crime. The ruling means that Okunov’s murder, which shocked New York at the time,...
Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Innovative Urban Village Phase1A in East New York, Brooklyn
The affordable housing lottery recently launched for Phase1A of Innovative Urban Village at 30 Inspiration Lane in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and SLCE Architects and developed in a joint venture between the Christian Cultural Center, Gotham Organization, and...
Bone-headed bandits try to steal McLaren, G wagon during NYC heist — only to...
A bunch of bone-headed bandits tried to swipe an ultra-lux blue McLaren and other posh cars from a Midtown parking garage Sunday — only to be foiled by a pesky security gate, police said. The four or five robbers entered the garage on West 43rd Street near 11th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan just before 6...
Good Friday procession brings Stations of the Cross to East Village streets
On Good Friday yesterday, parishioners from St. Brigid–St. Emeric on Avenue B took part in the (annual!) Stations of the Cross procession, which began outside the church at the southeast corner of Eighth Street. The solemn walk — symbolizing the path Jesus took to Mount Calvary — continued north...
NYS bill would force MTA to tell riders about bed bug infestations
They’re itching for the truth. New York State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would force the MTA to tell riders about bed bug infestation on trains and buses within 24 hours. The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember William Colton (D-Brooklyn), would set rules to require the MTA to either post a message on its...
Why Locals ADORE This Family-Owned Hole-in-the-Wall in Newark, NJ
Open Tue–Sat, 11 AM–11 PM | Sun, 12 PM–11 PM (closed Mon) Not every legendary burger joint needs a neon sign, a velvet rope, or a celebrity chef. Some just need nine decades, a flat-top grill, and a family that refuses to change a winning formula. 🍔
Action Bronson Eats with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: FTD
In this most historic episode of FTD, Action Bronson is joined by NYC Mayor Zorhan Mamdani for Iftar. The site for this special meal was Jannat Aden, a Yemeni restaurant in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. After the Mayor breaks his fast with some chai and dates, the gracious staff of this restaurant crushed the table with...
Mamdani’s $5.4B NYC budget hole could be filled by cracking down on tax-skipping deadbeats
Instead of taxing the rich, Mayor Zohran Mamdani might want to fill NYC’s projected $5.4 billion budget gap by simply collecting unpaid taxes and fines from deadbeats. As of June 30, the city was sitting on an unprecedented $5.35 billion in uncollected property taxes dating back a decade — a startling figure buried...
74 NYCHA execs boast $200K-plus salaries — as NYC tenants go without heat, hot...
The New York City Housing Authority is widely considered one of the Big Apple’s worst landlords, yet its top execs are living large in mansions on huge taxpayer-funded salaries – even as residents sometimes wait years for basic repairs. The cash-strapped, city-owned agency saw all 104 of its upper-management honchos...
