Coney Island Parking Lot Sells for $20 Million, Nearly Doubling in Two Years
A surface parking lot along the Coney Island boardwalk just sold for $20 million, nearly double what it fetched only two years earlier. The 69,530-square-foot property at 2015 Boardwalk West traded hands in a deal brokered by TerraCRG, with developers Nalcorp and Clipper Equity emerging as the buyers of an oceanfront d
9/11 anniversary: Air quality records released, air more dangerous than admitted 25 years ago
New documents reveal NYC officials knew of hazardous air quality following the 9/11 attacks.
Artist and downtown darling, Lucien Smith, dead at 37
Artist Lucien Smith, the downtown darling whose meteoric rise helped define New York’s early-2010s art scene, has died at 37. Bill Powers, whose Half Gallery presented Smith’s first solo gallery exhibition, “Good Vibrations,” in 2012, remembered the artist as an important figure whose influence will endure. “When peopl
Outrage as Former Al-Qaeda Defense Lawyer Takes 9/11 Pen in Mamdani’s New York Signing...
It’s only just a few more days to go before the 25th 9/11 anniversary, but New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing yet another wave of criticism after a ceremonial pen used to sign 9/11-related executive orders was handed to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem. Kassem is a lawyer who previously represented a Guantánam
Gunman Opens Fire on Crowd Outside Harlem Building, Flees Westbound
A gunman opened fire multiple times on a group of people standing outside a Harlem apartment building on Tuesday, August 4, at around 5:20 p.m., then ran off westbound before vanishing into the neighborhood. No one was hit, but police are still searching for the shooter more than a month later and are now offering a ca
Hicksville Truck Worker Crushed by NYC Garbage Truck at Gabrielli Dealership
A trucking worker was crushed and killed at a Hicksville truck dealership on Labor Day when a New York City garbage truck backed over him during what should have been a routine repair. Nassau County police and emergency crews responded to the scene around 2:50 p.m. Monday, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ahead Of Jewish High Holidays, Governor Hochul Announces $70 Million To Protect Community-Based Organizations...
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a record $70 million will be distributed to 290 nonprofit community-based organizations that are vulnerable to hate crimes and attacks due to their ideology, beliefs or mission. Administered by the State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), the Securing Communities Ag
This Former Railroad Route Is Now One of New Jersey’s Most Rewarding Walks
A concrete mile marker still points toward Jersey City, but no train is coming. Instead, footsteps crunch over gravel where locomotives once carried North Jersey commuters. The West Essex Trail threads through Verona and Cedar Grove on an abandoned railroad bed, slipping behind neighborhoods, beneath leafy branches, an
East Orange Man Charged With Drug, Traffic Offenses After Route 46 Stop
DENVILLE — An East Orange man was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including drug possession, following a motor vehicle stop on Route 46, according to the Denville Police Department. Officers observed a black Nissan traveling eastbound on Route 46 with an inoperable brake light at 9:45 p.m. on...
From NJ to Louisiana and back: One Elizabeth woman’s path through ICE detention
Asylum seeker Lourdes Rosero believed her work permit would spare her from potential deportation. She was wrong.

















