15 Vintage Shopping Destinations Worth Planning a Trip Around
Thrifting isn’t just about finding cheap clothes anymore. For a lot of people, it’s become one of the best ways to find quality pieces, older furniture with character, vintage fashion, and home décor that doesn’t look exactly like everyone else’s. There’s also the excitement of finding something unexpected that you’d n
N.J. chocolate maker named one of the best shops in the U.S.
An Essex County chocolate maker has earned a spot among the top 20 independent chocolate shops in the nation. As part of the USA TODAY 10Best competition, an expert panel evaluated shops based on “delicious and distinctive chocolates that are made with premium ingredients and infused with unique flavors.”
‘I don’t feel safe:’ Staten Islander says his car, with only 5K miles, is...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the past five months, Brett Grant’s 2024 Jeep Compass has been showing signs of distress: Persistent warning lights and messages pop up on the dash, the automatic emergency braking system randomly disables itself and “service 4WD” indicators are consistent. Blind spot monitoring and auto headl
Fentanyl killed his brother. A casket promise drives this native Staten Islander’s mission to...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Michael DiTomasso was on a FaceTime phone call with his parents when he found his 31-year-old brother, David, lying blue and lifeless on Oct. 14, 2023, a victim of fentanyl poisoning. “His hand was rock solid, like cement,” he recalls. “I don’t know what to...
74-year-old Staten Island man accused of selling crack cocaine to undercover officer
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a 74-year-old man sold drugs to an undercover officer in Stapleton. Frank Ammirato of Central Avenue in St. George was arrested April 17 for the incident that began when an undercover officer handed $40 to the defendant, according to the criminal complaint based on an inves
Slang words only New Yorkers will understand
Slang words only New Yorkers will understand New York City’s slang is the product of centuries of immigration compressed into a single, impatient city. Almost entirely impenetrable to outsiders. If you have to ask what […]
Deadly double shooting breaks out in Brooklyn laundromat on Memorial Day
BROOKLYN - The Memorial Day holiday was marred by gun violence in Brooklyn when a shooter opened fire inside a laundromat, killing one person and injuring another before fleeing. What we know:. Officers responded to reports of a person shot inside a laundromat near Utica Ave and Ave J around...
High school faces backlash as graduation held in torrential downpour
Families in Tennessee blasted Williamson County Schools after graduation ceremonies for Centennial and Franklin High Schools continued outdoors during a torrential downpour drenching students.
Russian national charged in $45,000 precious metals theft using fake ID
A 30-year-old Russian national living in New York City is wanted by Dauphin County police after stealing nearly $45,000 in precious metals with a fake ID, according to criminal documents. Lower Swatara Township police charged Shorena Dzhgamaia on Friday with five felonies: theft by deceit, theft of mail, illegal use...
Pale Male’s mate shacks up with boy toy years after iconic NYC hawk’s death:...
It’s a real Lenox Hill love nest. Pale Male’s winged widow is shacking up with a boy toy years after the death of her beloved red-tailed-hawk mate — and the new Upper East Side lovebirds apparently already have a little one. Octavia moved her feathered fresh squeeze Henry into the Fifth Avenue nest once ruled by Pale M
