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Dad hires bodyguard for NYU freshman daughter as crime surges on campus: ‘It can get scary’
College kids in New York City don’t just need beer money — they need bodyguards! A protective Maryland father concerned about crime in the Big Apple hired what he called a “security consultant” to keep a watchful eye on his 19-year-old daughter — a freshman at New York University in Greenwich Village, where crime on or near campus has surged in the last three years. “I was very apprehensive of New York, and I am worried about her,” confided the the 52-year-old real estate investor, who spoke on condition of anonymity. NYU was her “first and only” choice when it came to...
Early morning Bronx fire leaves woman in critical condition, 7 other building tenants injured
One person was in critical condition and seven others were injured early Saturday morning in a fire at the Bronx apartment building. Firefighters responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. to a reported fire on the second floor of the six-story building with street-level stores on Washington Ave. near E. 185th St. in the Belmont neighborhood. They managed to bring the fire and smoke under control in ...
Queens woman arrested for posing as DEA agent to scam victim out of $46,000
A New York woman has been arrested and extradited to Massachusetts for allegedly scamming a Cape Cod victim out of $46,000, officials said Friday. Yuxin Fu, 24, of Flushing, Queens, was arrested last week after fleeing the country for her alleged involvement in a scam targeting a resident of Marston Mills, a village in the town of Barnstable, Mass. Fu was being investigated for an incident ...
21 NJ Shoprite’s Will Be Getting A New Robot Assistant In The Aisles
Living in the 21st Century has its perks; for example, we have cars that can parallel park themselves, we have all of the information on the planet available to us basically 24/7, and we have so many flavors of ice cream it can almost be overwhelming. But sometimes I feel...
The Editorial Staff at Mashed.com Select New Jersey’s Best Diner
So I do have to go on record saying we have more than just one diner that is among the best in the nation. Many of our great diners can hold their own to any in America. According to Google AI Overview, "New Jersey is known as the diner capital of the world and has more diners than any other state in the United States." It's estimated that New Jersey has over 500 diners around the state.
New Supermarket Replaces Shuttered Carlstadt Stop & Shop
Food Bazaar is now open at the Carlstadt Commons on Paterson Avenue in Carlstadt. The Carlstadt Stop & Shop was one of 32 underperforming stores in New Jersey set to close by year's end. Food Bazaar markets itself as "one of the leading, privately owned, ethnic supermarkets in the northeast,"...
Wyckoff Man Tricked 8 Victims Into Investing In Property For 'Redevelopment,' Prosecutor Says
An investigation was launched into Jason S. McNeill, 48, of Wyckoff, last April, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musell said. McNeill allegedly presented the eight victims with forged documents and solicited approximately $420,000 in total from them. McNeill told the victims that the money would go toward the purchase of investment properties, namely vacant lots for development in Newark, "which was false," Musella said.
NJ high school football player recovering after collapsing during game
ELIZABETH — An Edison New Jersey high school football player who collapsed on the field during a game Friday night in Elizabeth has returned home from the hospital after tests came back normal. According to the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Facebook page, one of its players, Chase Young,...
An exciting adventure for kids now open in NJ at American Dream
EAST RUTHERFORD — If you or someone you know has little kids who are fans of “PAW Patrol,” then you’ll love this announcement. The PAW Patrol Hero Academy has opened at American Dream in East Rutherford. What is PAW Patrol?. The show centers around six rescue...
Lottery for free swimming lessons in NYC closing soon
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Summer may be over but NYC Parks is already helping New Yorkers get ready for the water next year. Registration for the “Learn to Swim” program with NYC Parks closes Monday, Oct. 7. Lessons are free as long as you’re a member of a recreation center. Classes are open to people […]
Dumping, rats becoming big problem behind shuttered Staten Island restaurant
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Following the unceremonious national closure of Boston Market, including two Island locations, residents surrounding the former Port Richmond location are complaining about a festering dumping problem going on behind the property which is feeding into a larger rat problem and overall gradual degradation of the area.
Popular U.S. eatery opens its first location in NJ
We have so much great food in New Jersey. It’s almost hard to believe that anybody would bring in anything new and have it be appreciated by the likes of us culinary experts here in New Jersey, but there’s always room for another great food option. This one’s...
‘Date a Dem’ speed dating event in NYC sabotaged by ‘unhinged’ Trump supporter
A Trump supporter sabotaged a Manhattan dating event for Democrats by buying a bunch of tickets, then no-showing — leaving love-seeking lefties out of luck. The facilitator of Date a Dem Speed Dating got a phone call from a blocked number shortly before the event — held at The Rose on West 25th Street in Chelsea on Sept. 18, the same day as Trump’s rally on Long Island — was set to begin. “The gist of what was said by this individual was ‘F your snowflake event, we’re not coming, we’re all at the Trump rally,'” organizer Amber Soletti of Single...
Governor Phil Murphy and State Officials Tour Toni’s Kitchen
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