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Keith Kirkpatrick, the Manhattan skyline behind him, participates in a recent URBANSWIM event, a nearly 29-mile swim around the island of Manhattan. Improving water quality has more swimmers looking to take the plunge. [ more › ]

Hannah Jane Santero, 33, is charged with making a terroristic threat and making a threat of mass harm following the incident on Wednesday, Sept. 16

NYC car auctions unlock cheap seized vehicle sales across the five boroughs, offering bargain hunters an alternative to traditional dealerships. The city coordinates periodic public sales throughout September in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx under strict operational regulations. Interested participants must pay immedi

An uptick in rodent activity across Montclair has prompted the township to deploy garbage inspectors and encourage residents to report rodents via an online tool. Health Department Director Amy Monaco told the Township Council on Monday garbage left outside of bins, poorly maintained dumpsters, construction and standin

Powdered jelly doughnuts are a Jersey weekend tradition, the kind of treat people buy by the dozen and finish before they get home. Some of the best come from small shops that fry their doughnuts fresh, dust them in sugar, and fill them until they nearly burst. This list rounds...

Downtown Newark, New Jersey and Passaic River. Work to remove the toxic sediment from what has been called "America's biggest crime scene" has been delayed for over 40 years, but it is still unclear who will pay for the river’s full remediation. [ more › ]

West Orange-based Kool Kids Foundation, founded in 2011 by the late Sakinah Deborah Bell—whose husband, Robert “Kool” Bell, fronted the Grammy-winning music group Kool & the Gang—aimed to create opportunities for young people to have access to music education by providing instruments, uniforms and financial support for

After decades without one, Newark's getting its first Chick-fil-A this fall at 2 Clay Street, bringing around 60 to 80 new jobs to the city.

The white and orange striped facade has been attached to the storefront at Tommy’s Italian Sausage & Hot Dogs in Elizabeth for decades. A painting of the shop’s revered potatoes in a cup has been there for years as well, along with a neon sign proclaiming the stand serves the “world’s greatest chili hot dogs.”

You knew her, you loathed her, you wrote her off. Yep, she’s the Financial District, and she’s back to make you all eat your words. Time Out has revealed its 2026 ranking of the coolest neighborhoods in cities around the world, and FiDi is representing New York at No. 28. Our editors all over the world came together fo