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Memphis Grizzlies trade Ziaire Williams, future NBA draft pick to Brooklyn Nets
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading forward Ziaire Williams to the Brooklyn Nets the team announced on Friday afternoon. Memphis is also sending a future second-round pick in the deal while acquiring forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic. Williams, a first-round pick in 2021, started 50 games and made...
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
La Flor on Classon is instantly one of Brooklyn’s best pizzerias
Giancarlo Villa, owner of the spanking new La Flor on Classon near the Brooklyn Museum, has spent a lot of years working in a lot of different pizza places around the city. When Villa was 18 he helped open Pronto Pizza in the Bronx, and then went on to pound the dough in spots you’ve heard of (Roberta’s, Upside) and spots you probably haven’t (Stan’s, Baker’s).
NYC medical examiners stop autopsies for some suspected overdoses, describe staffing 'crisis'
Members of the NYC Medical Examiners Office in 2020, as workers build a makeshift morgue outside of Bellevue Hospital to handle an expected surge in Coronavirus victims. Doctors warn of even further cutbacks to autopsies as they push for higher pay and better benefits. [ more › ]
David Banda, Son of Madonna, Jokes That He's Been 'Scavenging' for Food After Moving Out: 'It's Fun to Be Young'
Banda, the oldest adopted son of Madonna, has relocated to New York City with his girlfriend, model Maria Atuesta. After traveling with his mother, Madonna, on The Celebration Tour, 18-year-old David Banda has admittedly faced some struggles as a New York City transplant. According to People, the native Malawian held...
Arena Football League Hosting Championship Game Inside a Mall Looked So Bizarre
You've never seen a football game like this one. The Arena Football League held its championship game on Friday, though the stage for Arena Bowl XXXIII was anything but ordinary. The 33rd Arena Bowl had a rather unorthodox setting, as the game was bizarrely held in a shopping mall in...
Return of the King: NYC's once-quelled Papaya Wars rage anew
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2024. Donate today. After being closed for a year, Papaya King, the Upper East Side institution that specializes in hot dogs and tropical drinks, reopened this month. While that may be a cause of celebration for some, the return of the...
Urban Square Obtains Construction Debt for Jersey City Multifamily
JLL Capital Markets secured $13.1 million in construction financing for the development of Vroom Street Apartments, a 42-unit mid-rise luxury apartment building to be located at 72-76 Vroom St. in the Journal Square submarket of Jersey City. A JLL team led by director Max Custer and associate Salvatore Buzzerio represented the borrower, Urban Square Properties, to secure the two-year loan through First Bank.
Crash on I-195 East in Upper Freehold Township
4:11 p.m. update the traffic delay has resolved and no delays reported in the area. UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Around 2:55 p.m. on July 19, 2024 Hope Fire Company – Upper Freehold Firefighters, EMS and NJ State Police responded to I-195 east bound near mile post 9.6 for a motor vehicle crash. It was reported that a vehicle left the roadway overturned with entrapment. Firefighters and EMS removed the victim and transported the patient to a local hospital.
Annual ‘Smooth Sounds by the Sea’ R&B and jazz concert set for Sunday on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The 13th Annual “Smooth Sounds by the Sea,” a relaxing afternoon of soulful R&B and Jazz is set for Sunday, July 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the historic Alice Austen House in Rosebank. The rain date is Sunday, July 28. “Smooth...
Erykah Badu to headline Afropunk Festival at Prospect Park
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — It’s that time of year again. Afropunk is set to return next month at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park with a massive headliner. The two-day festival, dubbed AFROPUNK BLKTOPIA Brooklyn, will take place from Aug. 24 through Aug. 25. Erykah Badu, a neo-soul trailblazer, is set to headline the […]
Get Your Tickets for Wine on the Waterfront 2024 at Washington Crossing Historic Park
The Seventh Annual Wine on the Waterfront is coming back to Washington Crossing Historic Park on July 27th. The 7th Annual Wine on the Waterfront is coming back to Washington Crossing Historic Park on July 27, writes Jeff Werner for the Patch. The tasting event, which will last from 3...
Four women on one in phone robbery
A group of young women delivered a beatdown on a fellow female and stole her phone on the subway system July 7, according to police who want your help in identifying them. The four mean girls approached their 23-year-old victim at about 2:15 a.m. that Sunday inside the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City, the NYPD said. They punched and kicked her multiple times, took her phone and fled on foot to parts unknown. The victim was transported by EMS to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan in stable condition.
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