N.J. condo’s had no heat for 116 days. Will warranty company ever step up?
The Union City condo has been without heat since September. No heat through the fall. No heat by the end of November, when the low temp hit 32 degrees. And no heat on Dec. 5 — when the low was 20 degrees and the high was only 32 — the day that Ivan Vitiello, who owns the condo with his partner Diego Rodriguez, asked...
Whoopi Goldberg channels Mona Lisa for Newark Airport photo exhibit launch
The large portrait of Whoopi Goldberg now hanging in Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal A shows her posed as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, a concept crafted by photographer Timothy White. In the photo — part of a new airport installation titled “What Exit? The New Jersey Spirit,”...
Hoboken police arrest Newark man, 38, on home invasion and weapons charges
The Hoboken Police Department arrested a 38-year-old Newark man on home invasion and weapons charges on Thursday, Chief Steven Aguiar announced. The came following an investigation led by Det. Jesse Castellano, of the Hoboken PD’s Detective Bureau’s Major Crime Unit. On Tuesday, January 13th, Hoboken police officers...
Inside the transformation of former Zio Toto restaurant into a new Staten Island eatery
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Zio Toto closed in June and will soon reopen as Filippo’s, marking a fresh chapter for the long favored Richmond Valley address at 86 Page Ave. Owner Filippo Giuffre, who also runs the Mancini Giuffre salon next door, has transformed the space through a dramatic months-long rebuild.
Staten Island salon owners honored for business success, community leadership
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Anne and Frank Bennett, owners of A.F. Bennett Salon & Wellness Spa, have created a family on their corner of New Dorp Lane. Both originally from Brooklyn, they have been together for over 40 years. The pair met as teenagers and hit it off right away, instantly bonding over their shared...
NYC man, 26, gunned down steps away from home: cops
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed right around the corner from his Bed-Stuy home late Saturday night, cops said. Elquan Tillman was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso at about 10:56 p.m. outside 134 Stockton St., police said. What MLK might have to say about America today 26-year-old Elquan...
Chevy Tahoe Plunges Nearly 200 Feet Off Route 17 Flyover In Paramus
The crash happened at the intersection of Route 17 southbound and the flyover exit ramp to Route 4 eastbound and westbound, during the evening snowfall, Loving reported. A heavy-duty tow truck was required to extricate the white Tahoe with NY plates from a deep ditch where it landed following the crash, according to...
New York City woman needs mosquito repellant. So she goes to the Victoria’s Secret...
Pefume has the ability to attract or repel people. Does the same thing apply to bugs? After her travel doctor recommended a specific perfume brand to keep mosquitoes away, she embarked on an adventure to her local Victoria’s Secret to find out for herself. Is Victoria’s Secret…A Mosquito Repellent? TikTok creator...
Former child star dead at 33 after hit-and-run incident
Actress Kianna Underwood, best known for her appearance on Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy show “All That,” has died after a hit-and-run incident in New York on Friday, Jan. 16. She was 33. According to People, the New York Police Department said Underwood was crossing the intersection of Watkins...
Historic Staten Island church sold: What happens next?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One of Staten Island’s oldest churches has been sold, prompting questions about the future of the historic house of worship. St. Mary’s R.C. Church in Rosebank, which closed its doors in 2015 and was de-sanctified by the Archdiocese of New York in 2020, was sold in October 2025 to Lera Holdings,...
