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Man, 62, Dies as Fire Tears Through NYC Apartment

A 62-year-old man died in an apartment fire in Brooklyn Thursday morning, cops and FDNY officials said. The blaze erupted on the second floor of a two-story home on Belmont Ave. near Atkins Ave. in East New York at about 11:00 a.m., cops said. Roughly 80 firefighters responded to the...
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19-year-old brutally beaten on NYC subway train: NYPD

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 19-year-old was brutally attacked while riding a subway in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The incident happened on a northbound No. 5 train at around 4:30 p.m. Police say the attack happened as the train approached the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station. An unidentifi
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Newark Man Allegedly Stole a $500K Police BearCat and Discovered Armored Trucks Make Lousy...

A guy walked into a police Emergency Service Unit garage in Newark at three in the morning, popped a bay door, climbed into an eight-ton armored truck built to survive gunfire, and drove off with it. That alone would make a decent story. The fact that the vehicle in question was a Lenco BearCat worth roughly half a mil
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Jersey City Council questions new hires, including deputy mayors, at budget hearing

The Jersey City Council questioned new hires, including honing in on the deputy mayors, at a public hearing this morning for the Mayor’s Office as the governing body combs through the municipal spending plan. Jersey City Mayor James Solomon’s chief of staff, Laura Bustamante, led the mayoral office budget...
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The paths taken by 4 tornadoes across New Jersey on Tuesday

Four tornadoes confirmed across New Jersey on Tuesday, with one near Cape May Point briefly crossing Lincoln Avenue as a waterspout came ashore and entered Lake Lily before it dissipated.
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Queens High School Rocked as Probe Finds Teacher Preyed on Teen Student

Newly released findings from the Special Commissioner of Investigation show a former John Adams High School teacher in Ozone Park engaged in sexual contact with a student when she was 16 and 17, and maintained sexually explicit communication with her while she was still a minor. Investigators say the conduct was substa
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Montclair’s New Township Attorney a Veteran of Newark City Law Department

Following nearly five years of rotating interim township attorneys, Montclair will have a full-time, in-house township attorney after the municipal council’s approval last week of Chantal M. Borroum to the role. Borroum will start in Montclair on Aug. 11 for a one-year term at a salary of $189,000, according...
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NJ bans ‘surveillance pricing’ for grocery items

Surveillance pricing allows someone to use a shopper's personal data to charge them more for a specific item. Critics call it unfair.
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A Sweet Escape: Ironbound Confections Brings Authentic Amish Sweets to Newark, NJ

Known for its dynamic energy, rich cultural diversity, and booming culinary scene, the vibrant city of Newark, New Jersey, is welcoming a wonderfully unique new destination. Ironbound Confections, an authentic Amish chocolate and candy shop, has officially opened its doors, bringing time-honored confectionery tradition
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The best New York delis

The odds are pretty good that, if you haven’t been to New York City, you’ve never had great Jewish deli food. There are definitely pockets of it here and there, in Florida and California, sure. But the old world feel and the food that came from those traditions—the traditions themselves, some of them unbroken for over

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