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Service resumes after person struck by train in the Bronx: MTA
FORDHAM HEIGHTS, The Bronx (PIX11) — Subway service has returned on the B line after a person was struck by a subway train in the Bronx Thursday morning, according to the MTA. The incident occurred around 8:52 a.m. near Fordham Road, according to the NYPD. Police say a male was located with head trauma and […]
Founder of Rescue Right and kennel owner arrested for animal cruelty
BRIARCLIFF MANOR – The Humane Law Enforcement Unit of SPCA Westchester has arrested the founder of Rescue Right and owner of Northwind Kennels in Bedford for animal cruelty. SPCA officials were alerted on October 3, 2023 to four sick Bernese Mountain dog puppies that were being denied proper medical care at Rescue Right in Northwind Kennels.
NJ extremist’s terror plot to cripple power grid in heat wave, prosecutors say
💥Plan was revealed to undercover agent, prosecutors say. An East Brunswick man whose online posts on extremist social media platforms encouraged violence against Jews and Blacks was arrested just before he could fly to Ukraine, federal officials say. Andrew Takhistov, 18, took to fringe social media sites to praise...
Punish parents for raising rampaging teens, NJ lawmakers say
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP — State lawmakers want to put laws on the books to prosecute teens who bring violence to family events and to hold their parents accountable for raising a bad egg. Assemblyman Dan Hutchison, D-Camden, says his peers were inspired to crack down on rowdy teens after a...
Funeral held for NYPD recruit Edgar Ordonez who died during training
Loved ones gathered Thursday morning for a final goodbye for the NYPD recruit who was just days away from his graduation when he died last week.Probationary Office Edgar Ordonez, 33, collapsed after suffering a medical condition at a shooting range.His funeral was attended by Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and hundreds of officers at St. Anselm's in the Bronx.Adams told Ordonez's family that their son represented the greatness of their home country of Honduras and also the diverse community he was passionate to serve. He loved his job as a father and a new officer -- but the...
Republicans present united front while Democrats remain deeply divided
Sen. JD Vance is being viewed as the future of the MAGA movement in the Republican Party, which is presenting a united front at its convention while more Democrats call for President Biden to drop out. NBC News' Kristen Welker also reports that Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey has told allies he will resign from Congress after being convicted on federal corruption charges, according to two people directly familiar with the conversations.
Big Lots With NJ & PA Locations Closing Stores & May Go Bankrupt
Bad news for another major retail chain. It may be going under. The New York Post is reporting that Big Lots is in financial trouble. News like this is becoming all too common these days with other chains like Walgreens and Red Lobster struggling as well. If you're not familiar...
Another New York Child Left In 100-Degree Parked Car
A disturbing trend is continuing in the Hudson Valley after yet another child was found locked inside a hot car during this heat wave. On Tuesday around 2:15 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department received a call stating that a young child had been locked in a vehicle at Costco in Nanuet.
YouTuber known for speeding videos charged in string of NJ burglaries
A YouTube daredevil known for posting videos of him speeding around New York City was charged in connection with a string of burglaries in New Jersey, according to police, months after he was arrested for Queens assault. Antonio Ginestri, otherwise known online as "Squeeze.benz" to his million followers on Instagram...
New Jersey, NY and PA Will Be Affected By the Latest Change from the USPS
Do you remember when there wasn't online bill pay through your bank?. If not, let me tell you a story. Not so long ago, after you received a bill in the mail, you would pay it with a check. You would then put the return portion of that bill with...
Vertical Progress Imminent For Two-Tower Complex At 80 Clarkson And 570 Washington Street in West Village, Manhattan
Construction is about to go vertical at 80 Clarkson Street and 570 Washington Street, the site of a two-tower residential project along the Hudson River waterfront in Manhattan’s West Village. Designed by COOKFOX Architects with SLCE Architects as the architect of record and developed by Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group, the $1.25 billion complex will consist of 29- and 36-story towers rising 400 and 450 feet, and will yield 271 condominium units, 169 affordable senior living homes, and commercial space on the lower levels. ACI VI Clarkson LLC is the owner of the 1.3-acre property bound by Clarkson Street to the north, West Houston Street to the south, Washington Street to the east, and West Street to the west.
Boy, 5, found dead in Bronx home had methadone in his system: NYPD
BELMONT, the Bronx (PIX11) – A 5-year-old boy who suddenly died in a Bronx home on Sunday possibly had methadone in his system, according to the NYPD. Deneil Timberlake was found unconscious inside a home on Bassford Avenue in Belmont. The boy’s father called 911 and Timberlake was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital before his […]
Photographer trains her lens on NYCHA residents in new exhibit
Raven Cruz is an educator who grew up in a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn. On the walls of a gallery at the Bronx Council on the Arts' headquarters is a photo of Cruz as a young girl, and then as a woman along the waterfront in Brooklyn. That photo is the work of photographer Latricia Morgan, who was also raised in public housing.
Feds need to investigate ASAP whether toxic Jersey Shore site could be spreading, congressman says
If newly-discovered pieces of lead at the Jersey Shore indeed stem from a nearby Superfund site, federal officials need to act as soon as possible, a New Jersey congressman said Wednesday morning. The call to action came just hours after NJ Advance Media first reported that the NY/NJ Baykeeper found...
Permits Filed for 383 Morris Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx
Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building at 383 Morris Avenue in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Located between East 142nd Street and East 143rd Street, the lot is near the 149th Street-Grand Concourse subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Kevin Yaghoubi is listed as the owner behind the applications.
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