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The Legendary Breakfast At This New York Restaurant Is So Good It Deserves Its...

New York City has roughly eight million opinions about where to eat breakfast, and somehow the Westway Diner on Ninth Avenue keeps rising to the top of the pile. This is the kind of place that makes you want to call your friends, drag them out of bed, and say, “Trust me on this one.”
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Housing group calls on Jersey City to fund MLK project over 128 Glenwood Ave.

Friends of Affordable Housing (FOAH) is calling on Jersey City to have a more “transparent, consistent, and accountable” process for allocating community development block grants (CDBG), asking the city to fund 439 Martin Luther King Drive over 128 Glenwood Ave. “Federal housing and community development funds are limi
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Man fatally stabbed on J train, person of interest in custody, police say

NEW YORK - Police say that a person was fatally stabbed on the J train earlier today, Sept. 30. NYPD says that a 911 call was made at 5:20 p.m. regarding a person stabbed on the J train. The 59-year-old victim was found unconscious and with multiple stab wounds to...
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Newly Retired NYC Firefighters Average Over $177k In Pensions, and Have QUADRUPLED Since 1990

New York City firefighters and fire officers retiring last year after full careers were entitled to average annual pension benefits of $177,016, according to new data added to SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. Among the 499 new retirees with at least 20 years of service, 150 were...
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Should You Keep Mowing Your New York Lawn In October? Here’s When To Stop

There’s wood smoke in the air, cider on the counter, and a suspicious pile of damp leaves taking over the curb. Meanwhile, your mower is sitting in the garage giving you the side eye, silently asking if its shift is finally over. Some folks retire it way too early....
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NYPD Detective From Yorktown Dies At 44

A longtime Westchester County resident who served as a detective with the New York City Police Department has died at age 44. Samuel M. Gonzalez, Esq., of Yorktown Heights, died on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to his obituary. No details about the circumstances of his death were provided. Born…
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A man who died on Rikers treated as ‘less than a human’ as family...

John Price died while in the care of the DOC custody. A DOC report reveals that John Price waited over three hours for medical treatment before he later died. [ more › ]
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Belleville Has Them. Montclair Is Next: Parking Ticket Cameras Expand in N.J.

Four camera poles keep watch near the intersection of Union Avenue and Greylock Parkway in Belleville, ready to trigger a ticket in the mail for any driver who parks illegally. Belleville is among a growing number of New Jersey towns to deploy the parking enforcement method, and soon Montclair will...
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‘Let’s show him love’: Supporters embrace Dale Caldwell after resignation

That was the call Sunday as former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell entered the sanctuary of BET HaSHEM YHWH Worldwide Ministries in East Orange with his daughter, Ashley. The band that had accompanied singers before his arrival shifted into a funkier rhythm, punctuated by a rapper’s refrain of “Who dat? Who dat?” Cal
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Welcome to Roselle. Please excuse the spelling

A sign thanking visitors for stopping by is getting plenty of attention in Roselle — but not for the reason borough officials likely intended. The sign, posted on the bridge between Locust Street and West First Avenue, reads, “Thanks for visivting.”. Below that, in larger type, is the...

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