Amtrak to add second Pittsburgh-NYC train
Pittsburgh is getting more passenger train service to New York City and points in between, Amtrak officials confirmed in a board meeting last week. Why it matters: Amtrak saw a record 34.5 million riders last year and wants to capitalize on that growth. The latest: A second train on the...
Driver claimed he was rushing to a Miami fire, but deputies say he was...
A Florida traffic stop involving a speeding SUV with flashing red and blue lights quickly turned into a much larger investigation after deputies said the driver’s story about responding to a fire in Miami began falling apart almost immediately.
This 1939 New Jersey Ice Cream Shop Filmed The Final Scene Of ‘The Sopranos’...
Holsten’s in Bloomfield, New Jersey, is the real Sopranos finale restaurant location, the actual ice cream shop and luncheonette where the show filmed its famous final scene in 2007. Anyone who has wondered where The Sopranos’ last scene was filmed can still sit in the same booth, order the same onion rings Tony Sopran
Edwin Raymond Sworn-in as NYC’s First Haitian-American Sheriff
NEW YORK, New York – Edwin Raymond has been officially sworn-in as New York City’s first Haitian-American sheriff during a ceremony at Brooklyn College, where New York State Attorney General Letitia James administered the oath of office. New York City Department of Finance (DOF) said Sheriff Raymond assumed...
N.J. bridge outage will have a major impact on Amtrak and NJ Transit riders
The second part of construction work necessary to open the new Portal North Bridge in Kearny to NJ Transit and Amtrak trains will start on Oct. 9 and last for five weeks, according to Amtrak. The work is expected to reduce service by 62% during the five-week outage, which is...
Body Camera Footage Shows Cop Handling Photographer’s ‘Stolen’ Camera Bag at Delaney Hall Protest
Officials have released body camera footage that may show a police officer handling a photographer’s “stolen” bag, after pressure from a lawsuit seeking the publication of the recording. On May 30, photojournalist Angelina Katsanis was covering the protests outside Delaney Hall, Newark, where immigrants are being held.
Montclair Deputy Township Manager, Handful of Staffers Cut Amid Finance Crunch
Montclair’s township manager confirmed Monday that his deputy manager is no longer working for the township and said the post would not be filled soon amid cost-cutting efforts. The town cut six positions overall, according to Township Manager Stephen D. Marks. “Brian Scantlebury no longer works for the Township...
‘Dark’: Shock as right-wing paper scrambling to defend manufactured Mamdani hoax
The New York Post has been accused of publishing a hoax story about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, then retroactively trying to make the story seem real when they got caught. According to Judd Legum of Popular Information, last week the Post "published a fake cover story claiming 'thousands' of 9/11 families were
Inmate at Delaney Hall dies during medical episode
The family of 39-year-old Edwin Jovanny wants to know if their son was being properly cared for after complaining of numbness on the right side of his face and right arm on Friday. He was found unresponsive Saturday by fellow inmates.
Mom ‘heartbroken’ over death of son detained at migrant jail Delaney Hall
Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, who has been detained at Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall since June 18, died in custody on Saturday, his mother said.
