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Belleville Mayor-elect Frank Velez III has enlisted two prominent North Jersey fire safety experts to help the town recover from an overwhelming 12-alarm warehouse fire last month. Velez announced that John Cosgrove, a former Fair Lawn mayor and fire chief, and former Jersey City Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert

Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea (D-2) is congratulating the Democratic nominees for commissioner who won last night, only one of whom will face competition in November, laying out the changes he has in store for 2027. “I could not be more proud of incoming Commissioners Pam Johnson, Ron Bautista...

The food hall at Fifth Avenue’s landmarked Lord & Taylor building will finally open later this month, making the historic Midtown property accessible to the public for the first time since the department store closed in 2019. Shaver Hall, a 35,000-square-foot dining and entertainment destination, will open on the groun

A horse once headed for slaughter surged through traffic, scaffolding and parked cars on a Manhattan street, carrying a New York City mounted police officer in pursuit of a woman accused of stealing a purse. The horse was Kelly, formerly known as EP Great Drive, a registered Standardbred rescued in...

A surveillance image of alleged suspects in a national wholesale theft ring. Scammers showed up in trucks with fake logos and registrations to boost copper, cigarettes and a whole lot of Manchego cheese, officials said. [ more › ]

Prosecutors said many of the stolen goods, which included steaks, cheeses and cigarettes, were destined for small businesses that may never recover their losses.

NEW YORK (TNND) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a 23-year-old woman in New York, according to authorities. The New York Police Department said the teenager, who was not identified by name because he is a minor, was charged with the following:

Ruben Arevalo, 55, died after he crashed his stand-up electric scooter on May 17 when he struck a defect in the roadway, less than a mile from his Bensonhurst home. Emergency responders found him with severe head trauma and rushed him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he later died. Police:...

Former Hoboken Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia was sentenced to one year and a day in prison earlier today after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges nearly two years ago. Garcia, 51, who represented the then-33rd Legislative District in the state Assembly between 2014 and 2016, was sentenced before U.S. District Cour

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine called on Exxon Mobile Corp. shareholders to reject a proposal by the company to move its domicile to Texas from New Jersey, where it has been incorporated for 144 years. Levine warned in an a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission against relocating...