New Jersey Police Department deploys a Lamborghini off-roader to target opioid crime
A New Jersey city has turned to a 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, an off-road capable supercar, as the unlikely centerpiece of a new push against opioid addiction. The Garfield Police Department is rolling out the lifted Lamborghini as a mobile billboard for treatment and recovery, betting that a head-turning...
Newark Airport passenger may have exposed others to measles, NJ Health Department says
New Jersey's Health Department says someone with the disease passed through the airport on Friday, December 19.
The end of the line: New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about to go...
For more than three decades, lifelong New Yorkers and tourists visiting the Big Apple have shared the experience of a MetroCard swipe gone wrong. Swiping the transit card too fast or too slow, with the stripe facing the wrong side, or having insufficient fare all led to the subsequent, seemingly judgmental thud of...
‘It stays with you’: Bronx NYCHA tenants still dealing with aftermath of partial collapse
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. Three months after a corner of their apartment building collapsed in a nearly catastrophic gas explosion, residents of a Bronx public housing complex say life is mostly back to normal — aside from an ongoing cooking gas outage and lingering...
‘My Husband Thought He Was Being Pranked’: Couple Takes 9-Minute Pedicab Ride In New...
A couple decided to hop onto a pedicab with a driver dressed as Santa in New York City. However, the 9-minute ride ended in confusion when the driver told them how much it costs to be pedaled around. TikToker Ava Roybal (@ava_roybal) rode in a pedicab decked out in Christmas lights and red velvet cloth […] The post...
Family Claims Their Dog Was Stabbed by a Stranger During a Walk on N.Y.C....
“We’re lucky that he didn’t harm us, but it just kills me. Who stabs a dog, you know?" said the dog's owner, Orly Nhaissi
Mamdani — who called cops ‘wicked’— will be protected by more than 350 officers for...
The inauguration bash for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — who once called cops “wicked” and was a strident police defunder — will require a phalanx of between 350 and 400 officers, sources told The Post. “It’s going to cost a lot of money in overtime,” said a cop with more than 25 years on the job. “He’s having this...
Bronx Man Sentenced After Using U-Hauls to Steal Massive Amounts of Corona and Modelo...
monticelllo via iStock He and his crew lifted at least several hundred grand worth of brew, prosecutors say. The post Bronx Man Sentenced After Using U-Hauls to Steal Massive Amounts of Corona and Modelo Beer Then Bragging About it on Social Media appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Zohran Mamdami Gives Up ‘Affordable’ NY Apartment, Next Tenant Will Pay 35% More Due...
Potential renters who check out New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s rent-stabilized apartment after he heads to Gracie Mansion will be in for some sticker shock, the New York Post is reporting. The Queens apartment is now being marketed at $800, or 35%, more per month than what the socialist...
Millions of Americans to see paychecks skyrocket as new January 1 ‘wage’ law starts
MILLIONS of Americans are about to get a pay bump as new minimum wage hikes kick in on January 1. Workers in 19 states will see higher wage floors starting with the new year. Dozens more cities and counties are also rolling out increases, pushing minimum pay higher in some of the country’s priciest places to live.
