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Tons of oppositions came out for a proposed Jersey City waste management facility at 25 Van Keuren Ave. at a public hearing held at 60 West Side Ave. last night. Consultant Michael Logan led the meeting, explaining that the proposed site is located in an overburdened community since it is a low-income, majority-minority community hurt by pollution. It is currently a truck...

New York City is home to an estimated hundreds of thousands of dogs squeezed into studios, one-bedrooms, and the occasional converted loft. It’s a city that runs on noise, movement, ... Read more The post The Best Low-Maintenance Dog Breeds for Apartment Life in New York City appeared first on Doggodigest .

Arthur Wichert, a popular social studies teacher who served as mayor of Union City for four years between William Vincent Musto and Bob Menendez, died on Sunday. He was 87. Brian P. Stack, the mayor of Union City since 2000, said Wichert was “a really good person with a kind heart.”

Jersey City Together drew a capacity crowd to Christ the King Catholic Church at 768 Ocean Avenue on Monday night, convening faith communities from across the city to hold Mayor James Solomon publicly accountable on two issues that defined his campaign: school funding and affordable housing. Key Takeaways. Mayor Solomon...

A Union City man is dead after a crash in Crawford County. Titusville police reported that the crash happened early Tuesday morning, just after 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Franklin and Union streets. When police arrived, they found a heavily damaged Chevy Trailblazer on its roof, partially engulfed...

Chancellor Kamar Samuels said the factors leading to a controversial plan for school closures in the Upper West Side aren't going anywhere. Public school enrollment is down by 160,000 students across the school system since 2020. [ more › ]

NEW YORK CITY — A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Brooklyn deli in broad daylight. Authorities are still searching for the gunman days later. The shooting happened just before 4:15 p.m. Friday inside a deli at 909 Livonia Ave. in East New York, where officials said the teenager was shot several times.

Man stabbed multiple times in back during dispute on Dyckman Street New York, NY — A late-night argument in Upper Manhattan turned violent when a man was stabbed multiple times and the attacker fled before police arrived. The incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, April 4, outside 106 Dyckman Street. According to police, a 32-year-old man was involved in a verbal...

My neighbor’s cigarette smoke drifts into my apartment, which irritates my eyes and lungs. Management won’t address this problem, so what can I do about it?. In New York City, smoking is prohibited in the common areas of most residential buildings. “This includes hallways, stairwells, laundry rooms, and lobbies,” said Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge, attorney and founder of Outerbridge Law representing residential tenants, condo owners...

A neighborhood restaurant that opened less than two years ago — and quickly drew a following for its self-serve dining concept — was cited for evidence of live rats, live roaches, and a string of food-handling violations during its most recent city health inspection. Mala Town, the build-your-own...