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New Jersey Gambling Tax Bill Delayed Until 2025
New Jersey Senator John McKeon proposed a bill in March 2024 that would include a tax hike on New Jersey online casinos and sportsbooks to 30%. However, it won’t be part of the 2024 fiscal year budget proposal. Online casinos in New Jersey are currently taxed 15%, while sportsbooks...
Middlesex County to Get a New NJ Hall of Fame Honoree
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame recently announced it will induct 18 more notable New Jerseryans in 2024, including Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, Jersey Mike's founder Peter Cancro, former Giants quarterback Phil Simms, and singer-songwriter Lesley Gore. Among its 2024 honorees is North Brunswick-born Tim Howard, former U.S. Men's National Soccer Team’s standout goalkeeper. Howard, 45, will be Middlesex County’s 14th notable inducted into the state's Hall of Fame at American Dream in East Rutherford. Howard was also inducted this year into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP...
Fulton Bank closing at least 9 branches in Southern New Jersey
Published reports say Fulton Bank will be closing at least nine branches across South Jersey over the coming weeks but customers likely won't have to travel too far for access to their money. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the closures come after Fulton took over Republic Bank, which failed...
Hard Rock Launches First Joint Omnichannel Slot Game in New Jersey
Hard Rock debuted its exclusive Rakin’ Bacon Sahara slot game by AGS at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City in New Jersey and online at Hard Rock Bet. This launch marked the company’s first joint omnichannel slot game release, providing exclusive access to Rakin’ Bacon Sahara.
Cheer For These 23 New Jersey Athletes Representing Team USA At Paris Olympics
A total of 23 athletes from New Jersey have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Bam Adebayo, of Newark, and 2020 Olympian: Basketball. Jack Alexy, of Morristown: Swimming. Jackie Dubrovich, of Riverdale, a 2020 Olympian:...
New Jersey National Guard Member Sentenced to 30 Months for Assaulting Police During Capitol Riot
A New Jersey man, Gregory C. Yetman, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for assaulting law enforcement during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The 47-year-old from Helmetta pleaded guilty to charges including a felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. Chief Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court also ordered Yetman to 18 months of supervised release following his incarceration and to make restitution of $2,000, according to a Department of Justice report.
Cartoonist Roz Chast to be honored at the Brooklyn Book Festival, which runs from Sept. 22-30
NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among hundreds of writers attending this September's Brooklyn Book Festival, for years one of the literary world's most anticipated gatherings. Others expected range from poets Jenny Xie and Terrance Hayes to detective novelist George Pelecanos and...
Editorial | Latest Rikers Island demands investigation, and possibly more accountability
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The inmates on Rikers Island are people. That may sound like a bleeding heart statement, but it is also a fact. The individuals locked up on Rikers have either been convicted...
Domestic machete assault leads to discovery of 'potentially viable explosive device' in car outside East Harlem NYPD precinct
The NYPD Bomb Squad responded to the department’s 25th Precinct in East Harlem on Wednesday after a domestic assault involving a machete led to the discovery of a “potentially viable improvised explosive device” in a car outside the station house.
Worker slashed in Manhattan smoke shop: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A worker was slashed with a knife in a Manhattan smoke shop early Wednesday, police said. The suspect pulled a knife and threatened two workers behind the counter at the East Smoke & Convenience on First Avenue near Seventh Street in the East Village at around 5 a.m., according to the […]
Queens ranked fifth-most popular area in the country for renters through first half of 2024: report
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Queens had the fifth-highest amount of rental activity across the United States through the first half of 2024, according to a report by the real estate searching site RentCafe. Year-over-year, Queens...
Summit NJ Man & Woman Accused of Stealing $10K in Garden Supplies
SUMMIT, NJ -- A local man and woman are facing felony charges after being accused of stealing $10,000 worth of supplies from a gardening store in Westchester County, NY on Sunday, July 7. Summit residents James Kralovich, age 39, and Olivia Barbarito, age 29, were arrested on Friday, July 19 in connection with a burglary at Mangone's Garden Center in Mamaroneck, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department announced on Sunday, July 21. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER On early Sunday morning, July 7, video surveillance showed a man and a woman stealing $10,000 worth...
Whitestone’s first licensed cannabis retailer preparing to open for business
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Whitestone’s first licensed cannabis dispensary will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony in early August to commemorate its grand opening. Long-time local business owner Jose Verdaguer will open Ignyte — located at...
Le Petit Parisien Closing After Short Run
Sacre bleu! After just over a year on Amsterdam Avenue and West 68th Street, French bakery Le Petit Parisien is closing due to a whopping rent hike, according to an employee. “The main reason is they doubled the rent,” said bakery employee Joel Sacramento. “We’re looking for another place now.” It’s unclear what the terms of the original lease were, but we’ve attempted to reach the owner for clarification.
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