Jersey City area residential properties sales: Sold from April 13 to 26
The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Jersey City area reported during the week of April 13. There were 90 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 823-square-foot property on 3rd Street in Jersey City that sold for $665,000.
Final weeks until schools in US state are closed under new holiday schedule
STUDENTS will be afforded an extra day off in May in addition to the Memorial Day holiday. The added day off is happening in the largest public school district in the United States. New York City Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, May 27 for Eid al-Adha also known...
Teatown Secures 21 Acres of Critical Wildlife Habitat in Northern Westchester
With the acquisition of this land, the nonprofit nature preserve advances its mission to protect the region’s land, water and wildlife, while safeguarding a watershed vital to New York City’s drinking water supply. Teatown Lake Reservation has purchased a 21-acre parcel of ecologically significant land adjacent to its...
City of Jersey City makes job posting for new director of housing preservation
The City of Jersey City has uploaded a job posting for the director of the division of housing preservation, signaling that Shyrone Richardson will be moving to a new role. ” … For tens of thousands of our residents, especially renters, the difference between stable housing and displacement often comes down to whether the rules are actually enforced. That’s what this role is about,” Mayor James...
How Do You Get on ‘Wheel of Fortune’? We Went to a NYC Audition...
About 10,000 people audition for Wheel of Fortune each year; only 650 appear. Don't talk about loving the show—tell producers what makes you unique instead. You can audition in person or online, and many contestants try multiple times. Every weeknight, more than 100 million people tune in to Wheel...
After heated exchange over tabling resolution, O’Dea calls for procedural changes
The Hudson County Board of Commissioners may eventually consider an ordinance to prevent them from removing agenda items at meetings before public comment after a heated exchange occurred with a member of the public last week. When West New York resident Mark Bloomberg went to speak on the resolution to...
Madison Street Jackals Rip Off Delivery Rider for $147 Fanny Pack
A late-night food run on Wednesday, April 22, turned ugly outside 492 Madison Street in New York City, where a 39-year-old delivery rider was robbed, police said. The victim was out making deliveries on a two-wheeled vehicle at about 10:30 p.m. when several unidentified individuals forced him off his ride and grabbed a fanny pack holding $147 in cash...
NYC Taxpayers Have Paid Nearly $800 Million for Police Misconduct Since 2019
The number changes slightly each year. The pattern does not. For the fourth consecutive year, New York City paid more than $100 million to resolve lawsuits accusing NYPD officers of misconduct — and since 2019, the cumulative total has reached nearly $800 million. The Legal Aid Society released its annual analysis of city data this week, finding that New York paid $117,251,230.82 to settle 1,044...
Queens house collapses as huge fire erupts following explosive family argument – arsonist on...
Eight police officers were hurt while attending the scene in New York, which evolved into a five-alarm fire
People went nuts for the Nuts Factory opening on 3rd Avenue
We happened to be walking along Third Avenue on Sunday and caught the lines for the grand opening of the Nuts Factory on the NW corner of Ninth Street. People were going nuts (SORRY WE KEEP DOING THAT) for the freebies, like Dubai chocolate strawberry cups. The Nuts Factory folks...
