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Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
This summer camp offers refuge for NYC's record-high youth homeless population
Camp Homeward Bound, celebrating it's 40th anniversary, serves children who live in the city's homeless shelters. Camp Homeward Bound is in its 40th year of welcoming homeless and formerly homeless children for a two-week camp. [ more › ]
These 3 homeless shelters are now open on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A trio of long-planned Staten Island homeless shelters have opened, the Advance/SILive.com has learned. The three shelters at 1 Van Duzer St., Tompkinsville; 1055 Hylan Blvd., Grasmere; and 119 Tompkins Ave., Stapleton, had been planned for years, but have finally begun housing homeless New Yorkers.
NYC allows drone flights over people with FAA’s latest waiver
New Yorkers, get ready to see more drones buzzing around the Big Apple! Aerospect, a minority/veteran-owned drone service provider, has scored a major win with the FAA’s approval to fly commercial drones over people in New York City. And this isn’t just any drone; it’s the DJI M300 RTK...
This week will have New Jersey’s worst night of sleep, study says
You don’t need me to tell you it’s been quite a hot summer, but did you know that the heat could be leading to having a restless night?. Wanting to avoid the high energy cost of blasting air conditioning has resulted in many New Jerseyans not getting their desired amount of sleep.
East Village favorite International Bar reopens on Monday
After nearly a four-plus-month closure, the International Bar reopens Monday at 102 First Ave. near Sixth Street. The bar's Instagram account posted the reopening date yesterday (. ). Back in the spring, the iBar folks told us that paperwork snafu was behind the closure, which seemed to last longer than...
Staten Island entrepreneurs bring rare coffee to NYC: ‘Nothing like it in the market’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There’s a new coffee in town and it’s delicious. Livingston entrepreneurs Wyeth and Krizel Mendoza, married parents of three young children and active in the Philippine-American community, have combined their love of their native country with their passion for really great coffee to create Batangas Best, an authentic coffee experience made with 100% Liberica beans.
Death of developer sheds light on status of new office building on St. Mark's Place and 3rd Avenue; 'The project is entirely on spec'
The story of NYC developer Brandon Miller, who died after being found unconscious in the garage of his $8 million Water Mill home, has become tabloid fodder in recent weeks. Many of the stories focused on the lavish lifestyle that the 43-year-old Miller led with his wife, Candice Miller, a blogger and Instagram influencer, and two children who shuttled between their $50,000-per-month Upper East Side rental apartment and a Hamptons home in Water Mill with a collection of classic cars.
Students, parents can discover valuable resources at Staten Island’s first ever HBCU Family Day this weekend
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - This Saturday Staten Islanders have the opportunity for an enriching experience, with the chance to tap into valuable resources and connect with the community. The inaugural HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Family Day is coming to Staten Island, hosted by HBCU Night, Inc. and the...
North Central Bronx Hospital Unveils New Community Mural
The management and employees of NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) joined artist Sophia Victor for the unveiling of a brand new mural entitled Healing Waves, created by Victor and painted on one of the interior, corridor walls of the Norwood-based hospital on June 28. In reference to the...
Montclair BOE Appoints Damen Cooper Interim Superintendent
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Board of Education has voted to appoint Damen Cooper as the Interim Superintendent of Montclair Public Schools at its meeting on July 22. Cooper, who is currently the Director of Secondary Education, will assume his new role effective immediately, says school district officials. This change in leadership comes in the wake of the untimely death of Superintendent Jonathan Ponds, who served the district for four years and had been reappointed for another five years this past June.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER In his role as Director of Secondary Education,...
Someone wrapped this tree on 14th Street in lights — and no one knows who or why
Someone wrapped this tree outside The Beauty Bar on 14th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue with strands of lights — not to mention two wall-style switches. Beauty Bar bartender Brock Michael Napoli said the lighting happened sometime after his shift this past Sunday at 3 a.m. "Nobody...
Can you help identify this man in colorized video of 1920s Ireland?
Can you help identify this man? A colorized video of a County Clare man searching for his son in the United States in the 1920s has gone viral on Twitter. Posted by the "Old Ireland in Colour" Twitter account in Oct 2022, the 40-second video features a discussion between a local man from Ennistymon and interviewers from the United States.
Prepare for thunderstorms and heavy rain with showers in 4 N.J. counties until Monday night
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 2:45 p.m. on Monday for thunderstorms and heavy rain with showers until 10 p.m. for Sussex, Warren, Morris and Hunterdon counties. "Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms are expected to move northward this afternoon towards the Lehigh Valley, southern Poconos, and northern New...
Jersey City Repaints Progressive Pride Flag Crosswalk in Front of City Hall
JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Progressive Pride Flag at the crosswalk adjacent to Jersey City City Hall at the intersection of Grove Street and Mercer Street was repainted in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in Jersey City. Mayor Steven Fulop’s LGBTQ+ Task Force hosted the crosswalk repainting on Wednesday, July 17, ahead of the City’s Pride celebrations in August. While Pride Month is celebrated nationally in June, Jersey City hosts its celebrations later in the summer because that’s when the City began celebrating it before June was recognized as such.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET...
NYC parents charged after unlicensed teen son allegedly caused deadly crash
NEW YORK -- It's believed to be the first-of-its-kind prosecution in New York. Two parents have been charged after their son -- an unlicensed teen -- allegedly drove at a high rate of speed and crashed, killing his passenger.Sean Smith, 40, and Deo Ramnarine, 43, stood inside Queens Criminal Court on Monday with their 17-year-old son, whose name is not being released because of his age.The teen is charged with multiple offenses, including manslaughter, and now his parents have been charged and sentenced.Here's what the DA says happenedThen 16, the teen was behind the wheel of a BMW on May...
N.J. motorcyclist killed in Garden State Parkway crash
A 46-year-old motorcyclist was killed in crash on the southbound Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County on Sunday night, officials said. Jason Ball was riding south in Tinton Falls at about 9:35 p.m. when he lost control of the motorcycle while attempting to leave the Parkway at Exit 102, State Police said.
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