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‘Sing Sing’ Exclusive: Driector Greg Kwedar Explains Why It Was Challenging Finding The Film’s Cast
To tell the story of the formerly incarcerated men who used the arts to help them deal with their time behind bars and improve their lives, it made all the sense in the world to use the men directly involved in the powerful story. Sing Sing tells the story of a group of now-formerly incarcerated […]
Mainland Regional pitcher Finn Haines commits to pitch for Army
Mainland Regional rising senior Finn Haines will be continuing his baseball career at Army. Haines made the announcement in a social media post on Monday. Army's baseball team is a Division I program and member of the Patriot League and have made the NCAA Tournament six of the last seven years.
Trump tells New York appeals court to toss $454 million fraud judgment
Former President Donald Trump filed a brief on Monday calling on an appeals court to toss a judgment that forces him to pay roughly $454 million to the state of New York. Trump’s attorneys filed paperwork before New York’s Appellate Division on Monday, calling the judgment against him an “unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab” by state Attorney […]
Two Stabbed in Early Tuesday Morning Incident in Spring Valley; Police Seek Suspect
Early Tuesday morning, around 2:30 AM, Spring Valley police responded to an incident involving two stabbing victims at 29 South Main Street near Van Orden Avenue. Both victims were promptly transported by Spring Hill EMS to Nyack Hospital for treatment. The Spring Valley Police Department has launched an ongoing investigation...
Totowa Joins Legal Challenge Against New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Mandates
TOTOWA, NJ - The Mayor and Council of Totowa have decided to join a legal effort challenging New Jersey’s affordable housing rules. This initiative, led by the Borough of Montvale in Bergen County, aims to address the state-imposed requirements for municipal affordable housing. The resolution emphasizes that while affordable housing benefits all municipalities, the responsibility should be distributed fairly. Montvale is organizing the lawsuit and inviting other municipalities to join to make the legal challenge more effective and efficient.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER By participating, each municipality could benefit from favorable court decisions. The...
Community fights to save Scoops Ice Cream Parlor in Flatbush, Brooklyn
The missing ingredient in Tony Fongyit's battle with his landlord:"I really, really want to know why the landlord don't want to give me a lease," he said.He wants a straightforward answer as to why at the end of August the property owner will evict the 74-year-old and close down his beloved ice cream shop Scoops - a 4-decade community pillar on Flatbush Avenue."My livelihood. It means a lot. It means a lot to the community, it means a lot to my family," Fongyit said.Scoops Ice Cream Parlor serves more than just refreshing ice cream.Fongyit, who is from Trinidad,...
Gotham Restaurant owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Gotham Restaurants LLC, operator of Gotham Restaurant, better known by its former name of Gotham Bar and Grill, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday. In the filing, the company listed its largest creditor as the New York State Department of Taxation...
Clarapath hits $75M after closing latest Series B funding run
Clarapath closed a $36 million Series B-1 funding run led by Northwell Ventures, celebrating the addition of new investors CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, Mayo Clinic, and Ochsner Ventures, and bringing Clarapath's total funding to $75 million. White Plains, NY-based Clarapath will use the money to support commercialization of its pathology...
NYC Councilwoman Zhuang's exclusive interview after cop bite arrest: 'I see her as my grandmother'
BROOKLYN - FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en sat down exclusively with NYC Councilwoman Susan Zhuang, who was arrested last Wednesday after allegedly biting a police chief at a homeless shelter protest in her district of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. She claims she was protecting an elderly woman who fell amid the chaos....
Yankees Trade Proposal Lands $14 Million Starting Pitcher in 3-Player Swap
The New York Yankees are 60-43. They are just one and a half games back of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. A 10-21 stretch has set the team off course slightly, but they have a chance to add reinforcements at the deadline. The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner proposed a trade package that would bring Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers to New York.
‘When I realized this wasn’t actors or bad AI’: You haven’t been truly scarred until you’ve seen Donald Trump motorboat Rudy Giuliani ⏤ in drag
From Kamala Harris’ viral “coconut tree” meme to online renderings of Republicans as has-been musicians, social media is quickly becoming a valuable battleground for this year’s already chaotic presidential race. Most recently, social media platform TikTok has been responsible for resurfacing a video in which Rudy...
Knicks Draft Stash Agrees on Long-Term Deal With New Team
With no offer from the New York Knicks, Rokas Jokubaitis will return to the Euroleague to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Israeli ball club officially announced Jokubaitis’ signing on Wednesday, July 24, following the Lithuanian guard’s stint with the Knicks Summer League team. Jokubaitis’ new deal is...
Produce recall in New Jersey expands due to possible listeria contamination
🔴 Ohio-based produce farm expands recall due to possible listeria contamination. 🔴 The affected produce was shipped to several states, including New Jersey. Out of an abundance of caution, an Ohio-based produce farm has expanded its July 12 recall to include additional produce because it may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Drug and Food Administration has announced.
Motorcyclist fined $139 for how he displayed his license plate – ‘he thought it was cool’ but court said it was illegal
A MOTORCYCLIST has fought back after receiving a hundred-dollar fine for a signature modification. Despite the driver's year-long attempt to nix the fine, courts maintained that the road law is clear. New Jersey police stopped the motorcycle rider in 2019 after they caught him traveling with an upside-down license plate,...
Westchester real estate: Median home prices set record by topping $1M for the first time
Westchester single-family home prices hit a new high in June for the second straight month. In June, median sales price shot up by 12.7% to $1.03 million from June 2023, after it set a record of $980,000 in May, according to a report by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. ...
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