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A bank robber made the ill-advised decision to knock over the same Brooklyn branch where his girlfriend used to work — and its staff recognized him from his past visits and chats there, law enforcement sources told the New York Daily News. Vincenzo Randazzo, 59, had just moved back to Brooklyn in February, after...

Burlington has thrown open the doors on a roughly 80,000-square-foot flagship in Chelsea, taking over the storied Siegel-Cooper building at 620 Sixth Avenue. The two-level store is the most visible piece of a companywide reimagined format that Burlington leaders say will sharpen merchandising and speed up shopping...

A new era of healthcare accessibility has arrived in the heart of the Brick City. In a move designed to bridge the gap between world-class technology and community needs, WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes and Mayor Ras J. Baraka officially inaugurated the New Jersey Imaging Network’s (NJIN) state-of-the-art facility inside...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A New York City sanitation worker was caught on a nanny cam allegedly raping a sleeping woman in the bedroom of her Queens home, prosecutors said. Alexander Rodriguez, 40, was arrested Wednesday and charged with rape for allegedly attacking the woman after she agreed to let him stay on her...

Two years ago, career criminal Guy Rivera shot and killed NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller on a street in Queens while he was doing the job this city asked him to do. He was 31 years old. A husband. A father. A police officer who understood what the work required of him and accepted it. On that night, he stepped...

Federal authorities detained a man on Thursday who is accused of assaulting another passenger with a hammer on an NJ Transit train. Anthony Robinson, 29, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals on Thursday at the Booker T. Washington housing projects in Jersey City, the agency said in a statement. The NJ Transit Police have...

After months of working through bureaucracy, a community organization says it is close to landing the funds necessary to respond more appropriately to people experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month....

If you’re thinking about live music this summer, one of New York’s most iconic venues just dropped a lineup that’s going to get a lot of attention. If you love live music, Bethel Woods continues to add big names to its huge concert lineup for this summer.

It was two years ago when Belleville Mayor Michael Melham announced plans to open a permanent substation for emergency responders in the Silver Lake neighborhood of town. After many planning sessions in which to decide the exact location and the services that would be provided, the township is now moving forward with...

A Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School student nabbed a top award at the 68th Hudson County STEM Showcase last month, earning her the opportunity to compete at the world’s most prestigious high school science fair in May. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled...