Cracking down on tax-skipping deadbeats could fill much of Mamdani’s $5.4B NYC budget hole:...
Instead of taxing the rich, Mayor Zohran Mamdani could fill nearly half of NYC’s projected $5.4 billion budget gap by simply collecting unpaid taxes and fines from deadbeats. As of Feb. 28, the city was sitting on $1.1 billion in uncollected property taxes, according to the city Comptroller’s Office. And it has also...
Coast Guard helicopter rescues 4 from stranded yacht off New York coast
Four people were plucked from a stranded yacht by helicopter Saturday evening after deteriorating weather conditions prevented a boat-based rescue off the coast of New York. The U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call at 5:45 p.m., reporting that the 42-foot vessel Proudfoot was disabled and drifting in 12-foot...
Bomb Threat Clears Cheesecake Factory At Shops At Riverside Mall, Police Say
Hackensack police received a 9-1-1 call at approximately 12:48 p.m. reporting a bomb threat at the restaurant inside Riverside Square Mall, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. The Cheesecake Factory and surrounding businesses were evacuated as a precaution. The Bergen County K9 Unit and Bomb Squad responded to...
Video shows crazy road rage cat fight that has witness begging priest for ‘a...
A beef in a Yonkers parking lot erupted into a wild caught-on-video road-rage brawl that landed a woman and a girl in handcuffs — and had one witness begging a priest for “a blessing,” according to a report. The scuffle involving multiple woman unfolded Tuesday on busy Nepperhan Avenue in the southern Westchester...
Bone-headed bandits try to steal McLaren, G wagon during NYC heist — only to...
A bunch of bone-headed bandits tried to swipe an ultra-lux blue McLaren and other posh cars from a Midtown parking garage Sunday — only to be foiled by a pesky security gate, police said. The four or five robbers entered the garage on West 43rd Street near 11th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan just before 6...
Layoff notice issued to nearly 1,000 N.J. hospital employees, but owner says they shouldn’t...
Nearly 1,000 jobs are on the chopping block at Bayonne University Hospital, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing with the state. The cuts are set to take effect June 29, according to the filing. The news comes three weeks after the hospital’s owner and operator Hudson Regional...
The Right Way to Wash Carrots to Remove Dirt, Pesticides, and Germs
An expert explains the best way to get your carrots truly clean—without overdoing it.
Massive fire at vacant chemical plant
Crews battled a massive fire at an abandoned chemical factory for several hours overnight in Paterson, New Jersey. Smoke continued to pour out of the rubble throughout the day Saturday. The flames, which began around 11:30 p.m., burned through the old facility on Piercy St. near Presidential Blvd. and the...
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill moves family to Drumthwacket
No New Jersey governor has called Drumthwacket home since James McGeevey in 2004.
Why Locals ADORE This Family-Owned Hole-in-the-Wall in Newark, NJ
Open Tue–Sat, 11 AM–11 PM | Sun, 12 PM–11 PM (closed Mon) Not every legendary burger joint needs a neon sign, a velvet rope, or a celebrity chef. Some just need nine decades, a flat-top grill, and a family that refuses to change a winning formula. 🍔
