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NY State Police Drug Arrest: Two Men Caught with Fentanyl on Train. How a multi-agency operation intercepted a dangerous narcotics pipeline utilizing New York’s transit systems, highlighting the crucial need for both security and community intervention. A major multi-agency operation culminated in a significant New Yor

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Stapleton restaurant that drew attention last summer as the backdrop for a campaign appearance by then-mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has since closed—and officials say it never obtained a New York City health permit. Istanbul Bay Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant, known as Istanbul Bay by...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. On Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos reacted to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new government efficiency initiative just days after the two publicly sparred over whether higher taxes on the wealthy wou

Monthly rent in New York no longer tells the full financial story for renters. Bills stack up faster than subway delays, and budgets feel tighter every single week. Groceries, utilities, insurance, and everyday service fees now compete directly with rent payments in a way that reshapes daily decisions. Many renters tra

A masked-up weirdo decked out in camouflage and pictured ranting into a microphone with a portable PA system has repeatedly vandalized the Polish consulate in Manhattan, police said. Cops released pictures of the fashion-victim vandal wearing gloves, saying he first tagged the 125-year-old De Lamar Mansion in Murray Hi

A Long Island home-healthcare agency has bizarrely claimed a dozing 84-year-old dementia patient is herself to blame for nearly being stabbed to death with a chef’s knife by one of its aides. Aides at Home — the Hicksville nonprofit whose aide Amanda Fraser is facing attempted-murder charges in the October 2025 inciden

A Spain-bound United Airlines flight out of Newark turned around mid-flight on Saturday because a teenager named his Fitbit “bomb” and it popped up on available Bluetooth devices, officials and sources said. The plane took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at about 6 p.m., but landed back at Newark by rough

A restaurant rooted in Mediterranean flavors and inspired by Albanian and Kosovan traditions is opening its first location in New Jersey. Çka Ka Qëllu, owned by Ramiz Kukaj, will open at 322 Kinderkamack Road in Westwood. No date has been set for the opening. The restaurant’s other locations...

Assemblyman Gabriel Rodriguez (D-West New York) has abruptly resigned his $140,000-a-year job as an accounting manager for the West New York Board of Education after the superintendent of schools, Clara Herrera, got on his back for high absenteeism, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Three sources with direct knowledge

A city watchdog and fresh tabloid digging say breakdowns in Department of Education contracting helped a previously investigated teacher walk back into Manhattan classrooms last fall. The Special Commissioner of Investigation found patterns of split invoices and non‑DOE vendor deals at the district level that can let u