Staten Islander who was temporarily paralyzed after freak Polar Plunge accident graduates from law...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ever since his life changed dramatically following a freak accident that left him temporarily paralyzed 7 1/2 years ago, Michael Wright has been determined to turn something bad into good. The Mariners Harbor resident, who was injured while taking part in a Polar Plunge fundraising...
Upstate New York Cave Rescue Mirrors Terrifying 127 Hours Movie
A New York man found himself in a real-life horror script after slipping into an incredibly tight underground crevice.
12 Thrift Stores In Brooklyn, New York That Are Packed With Vintage Style
I have spent more money than I care to admit on things I absolutely did not need. A velvet blazer. A lamp shaped like a flamingo. Seventeen vintage band tees. No regrets. Brooklyn has a way of doing that to you, and its thrift scene is the main culprit. This...
Broken windows under Mamdani? Frustration mounts with mayor’s policing policies.
Mayor Mamdani is planning a summer surge of police officers. Voters and criminal justice reformers and advocates said Mamdani is continuing policies initiated by his predecessor. [ more › ]
New York Ranger Describes Harrowing 6-Hour Cave Rescue
(This content was created with the help of AI.) A hike in upstate New York turned into a six-hour-plus ordeal for a Brooklyn man who became wedged so tightly in a cave crevice that rescuers had to drill rock away inches from his body to free him, ABC News reports. The New York State Department of Environmental Conserva
Vacant N.J. ice cream factory site to become 92-unit luxury rental
Accordia Real Estate has secured a $30.7 million construction loan to finance a 92-unit luxury apartment building in Essex County. The four-story rental development in West Caldwell, known as The Vail, will include 19 affordable units, covered parking and amenities such as a fitness center, co-working areas, a dog park
CD-12 Flashpoint: Sue Altman Outside Delaney Hall: ‘This is Not What We Should be...
NEWARK - On Memorial Day, CD-12 candidate Sue Altman raised her voice with other New Jerseyans protesting the containment of individuals at Delaney Hall. "This is not who we are or should be as Americans," Altman told InsiderNJ. The candidate for Congress appeared here in support of the 300 detainees...
Queens missing boy’s family hasn’t lost hope 6 months after disappearance
Jafet Jemmott, 15, disappeared in the Rockaways the day after Thanksgiving. His family believes he's still alive.
N.J. ShopRite reopens after multi-million-dollar supermarket renovation
Village Super Market has completed a multi-million-dollar renovation of its ShopRite of Livingston. The event was marked by a May 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration, according to a statement from Wakefern Food Corporation. The renovation introduces a wide range of updates aimed at improving the shoppi
NJ Gov. Sherrill Signs World Cup Bar Hours Proclamation at Hoboken Pub
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed proclamation AN-2026-07 on Monday at Mulligan’s Pub, 159 1st Street in Hoboken, the city’s designated premier soccer destination. The order gives New Jersey municipalities the authority to adjust alcohol hours-of-sale ordinances for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which opens June 13
