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The Hudson County Board of Commissioners tabled part of a resolution that would have corrected a clerical error for a contract with William J. Guarini Inc. that allowed them to spend $1,099,752 in their contract which was awarded by the board as just $424,000. At last week’s meeting, the board...

For as long as people have built cities, rats have found ways to move in right alongside them. They don’t bake you pies to welcome you to the neighborhood, pay taxes, contribute to the local economy, or appear on tourism sites, and yet, they’ve become permanent residents in many of America’s largest urban hubs.

A grandmother from the Hudson Valley tragically lost her life after falling into an uncovered manhole.

The Rockland County community is mourning the loss of Anthony Navarro, a New York City resident who died following a fatal car accident in Rockland County. The tragic incident has left family members, friends, and loved ones grieving as they remember a man whose life ended unexpectedly. According to reports,...

Quick-acting cops didn’t quack under pressure when they saved 11 tiny ducklings trapped in a storm drain at the NYPD’s police academy, while their frantic mother looked on, new footage of the daring rescue shows. The officers, assigned to the College Point academy, instantly got to work when they spotted the mama duck

A corrections officer at New York City’s Rikers Island prison has pleaded guilty to receiving more than $200,000 in workers’ compensation benefits to which he was not entitled, prosecutors reported. According to Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jovanny Concepcion pled guilty on...

Mystery men who are “up to no good” have been roaming through New York City’s vast sewer system, and city officials on Tuesday warned potential copycats of dangers they’d face exploring Gotham’s treacherous underground. There’ve been at least three documented sewer incursions since May 5...

An Ecuadorian citizen being held in Essex County faces two aggravated assault charges involving a law enforcement officer and is the subject of a federal immigration detainer, jail records show. Newark, NJ – An Ecuadorian national being held in the Essex County Correctional Facility is facing two charges alleging aggra

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that SAUL ARISMENDY DE LA CRUZ, a/k/a “Nene,” a/k/a “Venom,” a former member of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román to 75 months in prison for accepting bribes to

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. On Monday, thousands of New Yorkers received notices that their monthly food benefits might end due to new work requirements that kicked in this March. It’s the latest in a