Staten Island attorney disbarred after clients accuse him of misusing their cash
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island attorney has been disbarred after failing to respond to more than a dozen charges of personal misconduct brought against him, including scamming former clients out of cash and using those funds to conduct personal business. Pasquale R. Calcagno, whose former office was...
Zohran Mamdani Admits To Excluding Black Americans And Not Telling ‘The Full Story’ With...
When Coleman said “she felt a type of way,” the young mayor said it's understandable and looked right in the camera to say “that’s why I’m here to apologize.”. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attempting to right a wrong by admitting he failed to include Black Americans during a previous comment made about the...
Convicted stowaway sneaks onto Newark flight to Italy
Svetlana Dali's back in the headlines, this time trying to sneak her way from Newark Airport to Italy.
‘Jack Golden Goal’ sandwich: Newark deli honors Winter Olympics champion Jack Hughes
”The sandwich features tender, rare roast beef topped with American cheese and golden sauteed onions, all stacked high in classic deli style.
Where to get Purim hamantaschen as NJ bakeries serve up holiday treat
Just about every Jewish holiday has its own signature dessert: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is ushered in with honey cake; Passover is celebrated with macaroons, Hanukkah has chocolate candy gelt and sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts) and on Shavuoth, it's traditional to serve cheesecake and blintzes − thin,...
Payment delays plague NYC emergency snow shoveler program, report says
New Yorkers who answered the mayor’s call to shovel snow during recent blizzards may not receive payment until spring, despite promises of increased wages and immediate work, The City reported. The hourly rate for emergency snow shovelers was raised from $19.14 to $30, prompting 1,400 people to register in...
DA’s latest insult to cops: Letters to the Editor — Mar. 2, 2026
The Issue: Prosecutors reduce charges against a man arrested in the snowball-fight attack on NYPD officers. Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg should have this thug give a public and heartfelt apology to the police officers he injured with snowballs ( “ ‘Kid’ you not, sir,” Feb. 27). It is especially important...
NYC’s bizarre solution to illegal hydrant parking has locals fuming
It’s unbe-leaf-able. The city is bizarrely using massive potted plants in Queens to prevent illegal parking in front of fire hydrants — only to thwart FDNY trucks and Bravest during emergencies, according to fuming pols and locals. “The placement of these planters is totally negligent, and I don’t understand how...
New SNAP work requirements take effect, put benefits at risk for millions in NYC
Able-bodied adults ages 18 to 64 who do not have a disability and do not live with children under 14 must now work at least 20 hours a week, or 80 hours a month, to continue to receive benefits.
12 Hurt In 3-Car Crash Across From White Manna In Hackensack, Officials Say
A dozen people were injured in a late-night three-car crash at a Hackensack intersection, officials said. Engine 4, Rescue 1, and Deputy Chief Christensen from the Hackensack Fire Department’s 3rd Platoon responded to the intersection of Passaic Street and River Street at approximately 11:45 p.m. on…
