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From pharmacy giants exiting the market entirely to department stores trimming their "underproductive" locations, here is the breakdown of the major retail chains closing doors in New York this February. 1. Rite Aid: The Final Curtain Call. The Status: Market Exit / Severe Reduction. The Impact: Following its second...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A nor’easter will bring snow to New York City this weekend. The five boroughs will generally receive between 1 and 3 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 45 mph one week after Winter Storm Fern brought the city to a halt.

A Hudson County man admitted to stealing military laptops, hundreds of thousands of dollars in luxury perfume and liquor from storage facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania last year, federal prosecutors said. Derek Spivey, 37, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to transport stolen goods...

Here’s the latest on scenarios, predictions and forecasts for a storm that could rapidly intensify into a bomb cyclone and bring snow to NYC and NJ this weekend.

Before the Rev. Al Sharpton, 71, became a Democratic-leaning civil rights leader, the Brooklyn native was a music industry insider and a hip-hop head who […] ‘HE DID WHAT???! And Y’all Let Him?’: Al Sharpton’s Niece Threatens Legal Action After Former Wu-Tang Manager Goes Too Far with ‘Wild’ Story

If you’ve ever lived through a real winter in New York, you already know that snow isn’t just weather, it’s a lifestyle, a personality trait, and apparently, a reason to absolutely lose it on your neighbors. One New York woman learned this the hard way after a tense snow-shoveling dispute spiraled into a full-blown...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a City Hall announcement Tuesday for three key leadership positions in city government. The mayor appointed Yume Kitasei as commissioner of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Sharun Goodwin as commissioner of the New York City Department...

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has named former NJ Transit CFO/treasure and Gateway Development Commission senior advisor Bill Viqueira as the city’s finance director, pending city council approval tomorrow. “We ran on a promise to deliver a Jersey City government as good as its people and be honest with...

A person died in a fire Tuesday night in Jersey City, officials said. The fire happened in an apartment in the College Towers area of the city shortly before 9 p.m., according to Kim Wallace Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Public Safety. Firefighters arrived and found...

It's illegal to solicit cab rides in New York City, but JFK Airport's arrivals areas are filled with hustlers trying to coax tourists into unregulated cars. It's a classic New York City scam that gives tourists a cold, expensive welcome to the Big Apple. [ more › ]