Jersey City NJ

It feels like Jersey City’s dining scene has been a bit of a revolving door lately, and another spot has quietly joined the list. Better Days, located at 143 Newark Avenue on the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, is now listed as permanently closed on Google. The bar + restaurant had been a go-to for drinks and casual...

Record-Low Crime Marks Early Months of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Administration in New York City: New York City has begun the year with historic declines in crime, marking one of the safest starts in the city’s recorded history since Zohran Mamdani assumed office as mayor. According to data released...

Margaritaville is a popular restaurant chain paying homage to its namesake Jimmy Buffett song, but a failed chain also tied into another Buffett tune.

Off-duty and pregnant Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PAPD) Police Officer Chee Ying Yong did not hesitate when she heard the blood-curdling cries of a teenage victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. Her actions led the Port Authority Police Benevolent Association (PBA) to award her its highest honor...

Finding a parking spot in this city is already a humongous struggle, but the era of the “unpaid curb” could be coming to a very expensive end. New York City officials are currently weighing a massive shift in how we use our streets, and it involves potentially charging for the millions of parking spots that have been...

Some restaurants become so popular that simply getting a table feels like an achievement. In New York, where the dining scene is constantly evolving, a few standout spots quickly develop a reputation for reservations that disappear almost instantly. Right now, one New York restaurant in particular has become one of...

An Upper West Side restaurant known for its dumplings and dim sum has served its last meal on Amsterdam Avenue. Jing Fong, the Cantonese dim sum spot at 380 Amsterdam Avenue (at 78th Street), has closed after eight years in the neighborhood. The restaurant’s final service was on Saturday, March 8, ending at 9:30 p.m.

The families of two men suspected of an “ISIS-inspired act of terrorism" outside Gracie Mansion in New York City appear to have years-long ties to Bucks County, a review of voter registration data, property records and court filings suggest. Emir Balat,18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, are in custody for allegedly...

Gov. Hochul has spent much of her 4 ¹/₂ years in office facing a time bomb left by her predecessor: drastic, legally binding greenhouse gas reduction targets that the state has no practical means of meeting. The 2019 Climate Act requires New York to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-quarter from that year’s...

When you think of New York City’s wild animals, you might mostly picture pigeons and rats. But the city is also home to a large number of raccoons living in its streets and trees. In fact, according to Wildlife NYC, raccoons are the most widespread animal in New York State. They can be found alone […] The post New...