The 10 Best North Jersey Italian Restaurants
If there’s anything North Jersey takes more seriously than its bagel culture, it has to be the region’s near ludicrous pursuit of the perfect plate of pasta. From trendy, high-energy eateries slinging award-winning, wood-fired pizzas to elegant farm-to-table sanctuaries offering seasonal tasting menus, these are The 10
NYC refuses to remove massive hornets’ nest from Queens tree, tells terrified residents to...
Un-bee-lievable. The NYC Parks Department is giving a terrified Queens neighborhood a stinging response over a massive hornets’ nest — telling worried residents to pay out of their own pockets to humanely relocate it. Reps for Councilman Phil Wong’s office swarmed the agency with complaints this week after constituents
31 Years After Bed-Stuy Rooftop Rape, DNA Family Tree Leads NYPD to Suspect
A 55-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged with rape in connection with a 1995 attack on a Bedford-Stuyvesant rooftop, more than three decades after the crime went cold. Williams Stephens was taken into custody at his Brooklyn home after NYPD detectives used genetic genealogy to link him to DNA collected
Bergenfield High Schooler Dies, 15
A Bergen County high school is mourning the loss of one of its students. Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio announced the teen boy's loss on Friday, Sept. 18, saying he had spoken with the teen's father. The boy died the night before. “Our Bergenfield community continues to mourn the heartbreaking loss…
Truck plows into 2 teens riding bike in NYC, killing one of them: cops
Two teens riding on the same bike were struck by a truck in Manhattan Friday night — killing one and leaving the other hospitalized, cops said. The teens, aged 15 and 13, were heading west on East 14th Street when they were hit by the vehicle – an excavation truck – as it turned north onto First Avenue at about 9 p.m.,
Drenching Rain Approaches: These Areas Face Localized Flood Threat
A new storm will deliver an uneven soaking across the Northeast, with some communities facing heavier downpours and a greater chance of localized flooding. The National Weather Service expects widespread rain Sunday, Sept. 20, into Sunday night. Its Saturday, Sept. 19, update lowered the flood threa…
New York’s ‘Furniture Queen’ is Keeping Tons of Goods Out of Landfills—and Giving Them...
Drive past any landfill, and you’ll see tons of discarded waste from offices, businesses, and college dorms. However, one New York woman is taking matters into her own hands, rescuing appliances, televisions and chairs—often in excellent condition—and using her own money to rent a U-Haul to deliver them directly to pub
In New Jersey These 8 Roast Beef Joints Dish Out Sandwiches Locals Would Rather...
Roast beef sandwiches are a quiet obsession in New Jersey, and the best spots are the ones locals mention only after you promise not to make a fuss. Some pile the beef high with gravy, others swear by fresh mozzarella and crusty rolls, and a few have lines out the door on the right day of the week.
Thirty years in NJ prison for Newark Airport attacker who slashed tourist’s face with...
Xiong Jin attacked a traveler at Newark Liberty International Airport, cutting her face with a three-inch blade. Port Authority Police responded quickly.
Man sentenced to prison for raping a NYC woman 25 years ago
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the rape of a college student in her Bronx apartment nearly 25 years ago. Jancys Santiago’s arrest and conviction are the result of DNA technology, including investigative genetic genealogy.
