Santillo’s pizzeria owner asks for support following medical emergency
For two years, community members have rallied around Al Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza in Elizabeth after a fire destroyed the shop. Now, the pizzeria is asking for support for a different reason. Beloved shop owner Al Santillo was hospitalized recently after suffering a medical emergency. In a post on Santillo's Facebook page, Santillo's daughter-in-law, Jenni Santillo, said her father-in-law was...
Woman gives birth on flight from Jamaica to New York, airline says
A woman gave birth on a Caribbean Airlines flight out of Kingston, Jamaica, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens over the weekend, the airline said in a statement. It happened Saturday, aboard flight BW005. The airline said the flight was on its final approach just before noon when...
This New York Eatery Became A Tourist Magnet After Appearing On TV
You know that moment when a place already feels familiar before you ever see it in person? That is Katz’s Delicatessen in New York, and it hits you the second the neon pops into view on Houston Street. The smell of pastrami and rye hits first, a warm, savory...
Mamdani signs ‘emergency’ order to block concerts, food festivals at NYC parks during FIFA...
Soccer mega-fan Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an emergency order that will block events including some concerts and food festivals from city parkland during the FIFA World Cup. The city Parks Department adopted the rule at the request of the NYPD , denying new permits for special events on park property during the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani made...
N.J. police chase ends with a crash and 2 in handcuffs
Two people were arrested after a police chase in Elizabeth on Saturday, authorities said. Police officers received an alert of a “felony vehicle” driving near Grove and South Broad streets on Saturday afternoon, Elizabeth City spokeswoman Ruby Contreras said in an email. When officers found the car, they...
Layoff warnings sent to Bayonne hospital workers but company rules out June cuts
Hudson Regional Health issued the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) last week to 967 employees at Bayonne University Hospital, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor.
Man hit and killed waiting at Staten Island Mall bus stop: NYPD
Posts STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — An SUV hit and killed a man waiting at a bus stop near the Staten Island Mall early Monday morning, police said. The 40-year-old man was struck across from the Lidl grocery store near 112 Richmond Hill Rd. at around 12:33 a.m., according to the NYPD. Police said the […]
Parking garage door blocks men from stealing multiple luxury cars in NYC
The NYPD is searching for a group of men who tried to steal four luxury cars from Hell's Kitchen, only to be stopped by the parking garage door closing on them.
Rush-Hour Subway Creep Hunted After Woman Groped on 2 Train Near 14th Street
Police are searching for a man they say groped a 34-year-old woman on a southbound 2 train during the Thursday morning commute, not exactly the kind of contact anyone expects on the way to work. The incident unfolded as the train approached the West 14 Street / 7th Avenue station, according to investigators. The woman stepped off the train while the suspect stayed on board, and...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns of business ‘exodus’ from NYC as Mamdani, lefty...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a thinly veiled warning to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday, saying crushing taxes and red tape are already sparking a “large exodus” of businesses out of the Big Apple. In his annual letter to shareholders , the 70-year-old Queens native stressed the Big Apple faces stiff competition from other financial centers both in the US...
