Ex-Union City cop Estrella testifies he wasn’t promoted due to Stack-Luster conflict
In his first day on the stand to resolve his discrimination lawsuit against the Union City Police Department, retired Officer Juan Estrella testified that Mayor Brian Stack told him he would be promoted before a conflict with then-Chief Nichelle Luster changed plans. During Monday’s session in the historic William Bren
Two sentenced for staging crashes in New York City, including cut-off crash with semi...
Two people were sentenced to prison for staging multiple crashes on New York City roadways and then seeking insurance payouts. On August 27, 2026, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jaime Huiracocha and Victor Murillo were sentenced to prison after staging three crashes on New York City highways and t
Open Space Institute and Town of Warwick celebrate new public park on the NY-NJ...
TOWN OF WARWICK, NY — September 1, 2026 — The Town of Warwick has taken two major steps forward for conservation this month, preserving nearly 400 acres of open space through a pair of landmark projects: the protection of a new 316-acre public park along the New York-New Jersey border in partnership with the Open Space
This Virginia Deli Turns Pastrami Into The Kind Of Sandwich People Travel For
Pastrami here does not believe in portion control. This Virginia deli has been serving Fairfax since 2001, bringing New York deli traditions into Northern Virginia with the kind of sandwiches that make both hands feel necessary. The pastrami is the star of the show, especially when it starts stacking high...
Overnight Midwood Fire Injures Two, Sends 79 FDNY Responders to 88-Unit Building
A fire tore through an apartment building at 950 East 14th Street in Midwood just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, injuring two people who were transported to local hospitals by EMS. The extent of their injuries has not been disclosed. Roughly 79 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze. The...
Hammel Houses resident assaulted by couple in Rockaway Beach: NYPD
Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach are looking for a gunman who allegedly fired a handgun inside an apartment building after he and another woman assaulted a resident on the night of Friday, Aug. 28. Police say the 28-year-old male victim was walking in the lobby of his...
Millions across major cities along I-95 corridor under severe storm threat
As several disturbances ride along the northern edge of a heat dome anchored over the Central Mississippi Valley, a stormy stretch will take shape across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes, including the increased threat of severe storms capable of destructive winds, large hail, and perhaps a tornado or two.
Someone in this Hudson Valley town just became a millionaire with Powerball
A ticket worth $1 million was sold in Highland for the Aug. 31 Powerball drawing, the New York Lottery announced. The second prize-winning ticket was purchased at Hannaford, located at 3650 Route 9W in Bridgeview Plaza in Highland in Ulster County. Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday...
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are turning the Staten Island Ferry into a free,...
Pete Davidson and Colin Jost’s most puzzling investment is finally starting to make sense—or at least as much sense as two Saturday Night Live stars buying a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry ever could. On Thursday, September 17, the pair will turn the John F. Kennedy into the "Snapple Island Ferry," a free, floating
21-year-old man stabbed steps away from St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Saks Fifth Avenue: cops
A 21-year-old man was stabbed just steps away from St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday and the knifeman is on the lam, police said. The stabbing between the two iconic Big Apple sites broke out after the victim got into a dispute with an unknown individual at the intersection of West 50
