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I’ve been very lucky. I never had it happen to me. I’ve never had a break-in and been burglarized. Want to know your lifetime odds of it happening to you? I’ll tell you at the end of this article. Now obviously it can happen to anyone, and...

A man was detained on Thursday, July 16 after entering the studio in New York City.

A 58-year-old Mount Vernon man killed his niece in NYC’s Bronx on July 13, 2026. Identified as Michael Foster, he shot his 39-year-old niece, identified as Julia Anderson, multiple times near her vehicle at Murdock and Nereid avenues. She was leaving her workplace at that time when her uncle approached her as she reach

People walk in downtown Toronto, as smoke from forest fires in Northern Ontario causes poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 2026 AFP via Getty Images Heavy, pungent smoke from Canadian wildfires has significantly darkened skies across the Great Lakes and parts of the East Coast in the

A former New York City correction officer was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in federal prison after admitting he falsely claimed that he suffered injuries on the job to collect more than $370,000 in workers' compensation benefits, federal and city officials announced. Todd Faustin pleaded guilty in March to making...

Fifteen dining gems in the NYC area just joined New York's elite. The Michelin Guide just announced exciting new additions to its New York selection, highlighting three spots in Brooklyn, three in Queens, and nine in Manhattan. Rather than waiting for the annual fall gala, these establishments immediately join the guid

Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), and NJ Transit are announcing a Bayonne development near the 34th Street Hudson-Bergen Light Rail station. “From Day One, I have been relentlessly focused on making New Jersey more affordable for working people. New Jersey has not built eno

Weird NJ founder Mark Sceurman stops by to talk all things weird in the garden state, not to mention the story of a Montclair poet obsessed with writing letters to the police, and three decades of chasing New Jersey’s strangest stories — plus a visit from local zine 86’d. We track down who actually owns the giant Bloom

Get ready to roll, New York. SUSHI-CON 2026 is officially making its massive return for a third consecutive year . Known as the largest consumer sushi festival in the United States , this year’s event promises to be its most exciting one yet. Over 3,000 attendees are expected to gather and celebrate Japanese cuisine an

In an open letter to the Jersey City Board of Education sent Wednesday morning, Mayor James Solomon implored the board not to extend or renew Jersey City Public Schools Superintendent Norma Fernandez’s contract. Get the the news you won’t find anywhere else! Enter your email below for two free...