Prolific rock music producer’s studio set ablaze in massive N.J. fire
A devastating fire recently ripped through a popular rock music producer’s recording studio in New Jersey. The studio owned by Steve Evetts, who has produced music for several prominent metal bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Sepultura, burned in a blaze that ignited in Belleville. He confirmed the damage on social media.
N.J. family loses business, car after ICE roadblock
This story was co-published by Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border and in partnership with palabra. For five years, Ana Melba and her husband, Jairo Antonio Acosta, blended hope and determination into the masa they wrapped...
NYPD reports fewest murders in recorded history
New York City might be the safest it's ever been, with fewer people being killed than before, according to the NYPD. Major crimes, including robbery, felony assault, burglary and grand larceny, are down 9.5% in all five boroughs. The NYPD says it recorded the fewest murders in recorded history in...
You Have To See The Secret Underground Restaurant Hiding Beneath This New York Hindu...
The best meals in New York often require a leap of faith and a willingness to descend a flight of stairs. The Hindu Temple Canteen in Flushing proves that sometimes the most extraordinary food comes from the most unexpected places, like the basement of a temple. Let’s be honest, when...
N.J. hot dog legend may be replaced by Whole Foods after 90 years. ‘We...
Jersey City’s wave of development is perhaps most starkly apparent in Journal Square. Skyscrapers filled with luxury housing now tower over the working-class transportation hub. Target recently opened a location in the ground level of a high-rise. A Whole Foods is planned as well, and it would displace one...
Woman charged with impersonating health care worker in Morris County
DENVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A Newark woman has been charged after allegedly impersonating a health care worker in Denville Township, police said. Sade Davis, 28, was arrested April 29 following an investigation into a report of a suspicious individual at a location on Pocono Road. Police said...
NYC hiring halls: Find a job on the spot
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Mayor’s Office is helping those who need to find their next big job opportunity. Several hiring halls are scheduled in the outer boroughs in May. Government agencies and private companies will be looking for candidates who could be a great addition to their workforce. Each location allows job seekers the […]
County Sheriff’s Office Has New Lead In ‘Ellery Jane Doe’ Case
The Sheriff’s Office posted on social media that they have received information of a possible sighting of Christopher Wilder in New York City on Sunday, December 4, 1983. This date is two days before the body of “Ellery Jane Doe” was recovered on State Route 17 in the Town of Ellery.
New red light cameras popping up across Staten Island: Here’s what they look like
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New red light cameras are popping up across Staten Island and New York City, but they look a bit different from what drivers are used to seeing. As the New York City Department of Transportation rolls out hundreds of new red light cameras across the five boroughs, details about the new cameras, like what they look like and where they’re being...
They Overdosed in Plain View on Rikers Island. NYC Will Pay $5.2 Million
City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island. The settlements come amid a sharp rise in claims and a dramatic spike in taxpayer-funded payouts by the Department of Correction. In fiscal […] The post They Overdosed in Plain View on...
