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Car spotted driving backward on busy New York City highway
This is the bizarre moment a vehicle was seen driving backward on a busy highway. Video captured on July 10 shows the red car shooting past vehicles on the FDR highway in New York City. Victoria Metzger, 29, an emergency medical technician, was her on way to a call when...
NJ Transit wants to consolidate stations on this rail line
NJ Transit officials plan to close the Kingsland rail station in downtown Lyndhurst and consolidate it with a new station to be built near the existing Lyndhurst Rail station. The Kingsland station was built in 1918 by the Erie Railroad and is located on Ridge Road, in the township’s business district. The Lyndhurst station is located nearby between Court and Stuyvesant avenues.
BMCC, UCC sign agreement for ‘knowledge exchange, cultural enhancement’
Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The Jamaican-American President of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) Dr. Anthony E. Munroe says that a shared interest agreement with the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in Jamaica would create “a platform for knowledge exchange, cultural enrichment, and academic growth and development.”
Local girl makes her dreams reality and wins big in NYC
With big dreams and a bright future, local girl Charlee Kidd sees her name in lights, and takes her talents and her ambition to the Big Apple for the MAAI, or Modeling Association of America International, Child Model of the Year competition. Kidd has commanded a stage since she was...
WNY To Remove Name of Convicted Senator From School Building
Convicted United States Senator Robert Menendez’s name will be removed from West New York’s former, School Number 3 before students return to the classroom in September.. The news, first reported by New Jersey Globe, has been confirmed by Mayor Albio Sires. The West New York Board of Education...
JDS’ 111 West 57th lands Manhattan’s top contract
JDS Development and Property Markets Group’s 111 West 57th Street capped off a busy July for Manhattan’s luxury market. A duplex at the Billionaires’ Row supertall, asking $27 million, was the priciest home in the borough to land a signed contract last week, according to Olshan Realty’s weekly report. In total, buyers inked deals for 23 Manhattan properties asking $4 million or more, up from 20 in the previous period.
Mother murdered on Upper East Side remembered as a loving parent as family raises funds
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The Upper East Side mother who was killed in a murder-suicide at the hands of her former mother-in-law last week, according to police, is being remembered as a devoted parent as friends and family raise money to help her children.
Immigrant Housing Finds New Purpose in Formerly Subsidized Housing Projects in New York City
New Yorkers report that subsidized housing buildings in New York City, originally intended for low-income local families, are now exclusively housing foreigners. This legislative adjustment has provoked heated debate among local people and advocacy organizations. The decision to repurpose these housing units stemmed from an upsurge in immigrant arrivals, which...
Core Development Group Named a 2024 Top Commercial Solar Contractor by Solar Power World
Core Development Group of Mahwah, New Jersey, is honored to be recognized on the 2024 Top Solar Contractors List by Solar Power World, the leading solar energy industry magazine. MAHWAH, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / July 29, 2024 / The Top Solar Contractors List is the most recognized annual listing that...
Adams blocks New York City’s new solitary confinement law
(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is suspending sections of a controversial new law banning solitary confinement in city jails, citing safety concerns for inmates and staff members. On Saturday, Adams signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency that blocks a portion of the law that sets a four-hour time limit for prisoners in so-called "de-escalation confinement" and restricts the use of restraints when prisoners are being transported to court hearings. ...
Who should be NYC’s next Honorary Dog Mayor? Voting open now
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The field is wide open for New York City’s next honorary dog mayor now that Sally the Basset Hound is out of the race. Voting for the position started last week, and the competition is stiff. The 16 candidates hail from all five boroughs and once a new mayor is […]
US cities sharpen focus on building performance standards to meet net-zero goals
State and local governments are turning to building performance standards, or BPS, as a key measure to cut emissions and meet climate targets, according to a July report from JLL. Thirteen U.S. cities have a BPS in place, accounting for about 25% of all U.S. buildings as of early 2024,...
Mayor Stack Faces Harassment and Death Threats: Is Sacco and Fulop Behind It?
Union City, NJ — Union City Mayor Brian P. Stack has publicly disclosed a troubling series of harassment and intimidation incidents, suggesting potential involvement from two significant political figures. Stack’s letter to the community outlines severe attacks he has faced and raises questions about whether Nicholas Sacco, the North Bergen political boss, and Steven Fulop, the Jersey City mayor with gubernatorial ambitions, might be behind these efforts.
Science Research Firm to Relocate from Brooklyn to Jersey City in 29,000 Square Foot Office Deal
A nonprofit research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for HIV, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases will be relocating to the Hudson County waterfront as IAVI is the latest business coming to Jersey City. IAVI, formerly known as the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, will be setting up shop in 29,782...
State police: Driver fails to move over, strikes parked cruiser on I-95 in Westport
WESTPORT, CT (WFSB) - A driver struck a parked state police cruiser on Interstate 95 in Westport over the weekend, troopers said. Sonny Abdul-Hardy, 47, of New York City, was issued an infraction for failing to drive a reasonable distance apart and failure to move over for emergency vehicles. The...
#NYCtech Week in Review: 7/21/24 – 7/27/24
With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 7/27 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Intelligems, Voom Medical Devices, POSH, and much, much more.
AHLA responds to hearing delay on NYC hotel licensing bill
American Hotel & Lodging Association Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey released the following statement after the New York City Council postponed a planned July 30 hearing on a bill that would "gravely harm the city’s nearly 700 hotels and their roughly 265,000 employees," according to the AHLA. “Over...
Ashkenazy Acquisition refinances NYC's Arthouse Hotel
Ben Ashkenazy, founder and CEO of Ashkenazy Acquisition, has secured an $85 million refinancing deal for the Arthouse Hotel New York City, located on the Upper West Side. Citi Real Estate Funding provided the five-year loan to refinance the 16-story, 300-suite boutique hotel. The Arthouse Hotel, originally built in 1919...
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