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What makes a restaurant a "hidden gem"? For me, it's one of those restaurants that quietly goes about its business, but everyone in town knows it's a great place to eat. Hidden gems, aka hole-in-the-wall places, also find ways to differentiate themselves from other eateries. They have a unique menu, good pricing,...

NEWARK, N.J. — A quiet stretch of Avon Avenue was shattered Tuesday afternoon on June 2nd when three suspects in a blue Infiniti targeted a pedestrian in a daylight shooting…

Now that’s amore. Frank Pepe’s iconic, coal-fired pizza joint — a favorite of celebs and locals alike in New Haven, Connecticut — is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. Opened on June 16, 1925, by Italian immigrant Pepe and his wife Filomena, the no-frills “apizza” spot helped define the city’s signature...

New York streets seem to be buckling under the intense heat smothering the city with dramatic photos showing a bus broken through a Long Island parking garage — and a firetruck sinking into a Manhattan street as record-setting tempts broil the Big Apple . The first incident happened in North New Hyde Park Tuesday...

Zohran Mamdani’s big win in the Democratic primary of the New York City mayor’s race was not taken particularly well by CNBC’s Jim Cramer. During Wednesday morning’s edition of Squawk on the Street, the CNBC analyst imagined what life would be like in Mamdani’s New York. Cramer was joined in the criticism of Mamdani...

Because it's unclear if he was being polite or playing 4D chess, here are your early links: Zohran Mamdani won Hudson Yards, Al Sharpton is a "yes" on the Times Square casino, Guinness and tonic and more. [ more › ]

Every day, millions of New Yorkers hit the road expecting a safe trip. But when routine traffic stops turn into high-speed police pursuits, the consequences can be deadly... for drivers, passengers, officers, and innocent bystanders. Now, a new report from the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) is...

The Olympic-sized Astoria pool closed for cleaning shortly after it reopened last summer after someone evacuated their bowels into its chlorinated depths. Even though it’s against the rules, people fouled NYC’s pools with feces more than 200 times last summer. Our map shows exactly where. [ more › ]

N.J. Hopeful Ciattarelli Invites New Yorkers to Escape Mamdani

New York happens to be one of the oldest settled places in the United States. Before it was settled by the Dutch it was home to many Native tribes who had their own stories and folklore. Many of those stories focused on beings or entities that roamed the land freely.