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Squadron of squatters ‘terrorized’ NYC neighborhood after taking control of $4M brownstone
Almost two dozen disheveled squatters tormented and terrorized the residents and businesses surrounding a vacant $4 million Brooklyn brownstone they commandeered. The young miscreants stole packages off neighbor’s porches, threatened passersby, damaged private property, got high on the stoop, and set off fireworks in the early morning hours, neighbors told The Post. The three-story building at 60 S. Fourth St. in South Williamsburg was finally emptied this week, after police forced the squatters back out onto the sidewalk. They also arrested one of them: Ryan Grewal, 26, who was charged with felony criminal mischief for damaging a motorcycle outside nearby JANE Motorcycles,...
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 ...
Teacher’s raging husband brings knife to NJ school, officials say
PATERSON — A school teacher was punched in the face and threatened by his colleague's husband, according to officials. It happened last Thursday afternoon at School 18 in Paterson, the district said. The husband, who has not been named publicly, checked in with school security at the entrance with...
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,"...
29-Year-Old Mother Stabbed To Death Inside Bronx Deli: ‘She Didn’t Deserve That’
A 29-year-old mother, Gwendolyn Guyton, was tragically stabbed to death during a violent altercation inside a Bronx deli on Thursday afternoon. The fatal attack occurred around 3:15 p.m. at Jose Mini Market Inc. on Southern Boulevard and East 149th Street, leaving the community shaken. According to police and witnesses, the...
Overnight crash involving tractor-trailer leaves 2 dead, 1 injured in Linden, NJ
Two men were killed in motor vehicle crash in Linden, NJ overnight.It happened on Route 1 just before 3 a.m. Officers say they responded to a crash at the intersection of South Stiles Street and Route 1.A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Infiniti car was traveling in the northbound lanes when it struck a tractor-trailer.The truck was apparently making a left turn onto South Stiles Street when the crash happened.One of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver and another passenger were taken to Newark University Hospital with serious injuries.The second passenger later died.The truck...
Mom stabbed to death in NYC was ‘sweetest person you’d want to meet,’ friend says
LONGWOOD, the Bronx (PIX11) – A mother who was stabbed to death at a Bronx bodega Thursday was the “sweetest person you’d want to meet,” a close friend said. Gwendolyn Guyton, 29, of the Bronx, was fatally stabbed by another woman inside a bodega at 549 Southern Blvd. in Longwood around 3:15 p.m., according to […]
A senseless killing in the Bronx claims her second son, and the mother blames herself
Three years after her son was fatally shot in the head by a jealous romantic rival, Evelin Vargas blames herself for a senseless clash with a stranger that led last week to the Bronx shooting death of her stepson. “My heart is broken. My two sons are dead,” Vargas told the Daily News in an exclusive interview. “I think I’m cursed. I have bad luck. I don’t know if destiny is punishing me.” On ...
The 8 Most Infamous Crime Families in New York
HBO just released The Penguin, which follows the character from the Batman franchise, who is striving to be a mob boss in Gotham City. The first two episodes have been really good. Collin Farrell, who plays the villainous Oswald 'Oz' Cobb, is unrecognizable. He fully embodies the character. While Oz is a fictional mob boss-in-the-making of a fictional crime family. New York has had its fair share of real crime bosses of real crime families over the years. Not to be outdone by Chicago, there are some certified gangsters that operated their criminal enterprises in New York. Here are the 8 most dangerous and infamous.
YETI is opening its first ever N.J. store in this Bergen County mall
Specialty drinkware and cooler brand YETI is making its debut in the Garden State in fall 2024. YETI will open its first New Jersey store in Paramus at the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall at One Garden State Plaza Pkwy. on Thursday, Nov. 14. The new store will be located...
Legally Haunted: Manhattan's Enigmatic Ackley House
The Ackley House in Nyack, New York, is famous for being deemed the country's "legally haunted house" by the Supreme Court. Helen Ackley and her family lived in the waterfront Victorian home for 20 years. She wrote about their ghostly encounters in an article for Reader's Digest in 1977. The house is said to be haunted by a Revolutionary spirit, with reported paranormal activities like swaying light fixtures and opening doors.
NJ Dad Spends Months Setting Up Next-Level Halloween Display
Halloween 2016 was a disappointing one for the Maltin family.The family had just moved into their beautiful new home at 249 West End Ave., in Ridgewood, and barely had any trick-or-treaters.In an effort to "drum up some spirit," the family's patriarch Peter Maltin decided to get creative.He started…
NYC cop claims bosses retaliated after he reported liquor found in captain’s car
It was a booze cruiser. An NYPD sergeant in Internal Affairs claims he found a half-empty bottle of liquor in his captain’s car, but that when he reported it to his bosses it became last call for his cop career. Michelangelo Hidalgo, 42, alleges in a new lawsuit that in July 2023, his boss, Capt. Genienne King, asked him to take her unmarked department vehicle to the car wash. While he and another sergeant drove there, they heard clinking coming from the back seat and looked to find “bottles hitting each other” and “rolling around,” according to the suit. On the floor...
10 most expensive homes sold in the Jersey City area, Sept. 23-29
A house in Jersey City that sold for $2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Jersey City area in the past week. In total, 19 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $915,105. The average price per square foot ended up at $655.
Siblings and cousin found after going missing from Brooklyn playground: NYPD
Update: The children were found but it was not made immediately known where they were located. Original story: EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Police say they’re looking for four children last seen at a Brooklyn playground on Friday evening. Officials are looking for a 9-year-old boy, two 11-year-old girls, and a 13-year-old boy who […]
Power Abuse: Unveiling Harassment by NJ Police & Wealthy Elites
Unjust Power Play: How the Police and Wealthy Individuals Use Their Connections to Harass and Blackball. Living in a world where power and connections often reign supreme, individuals like myself sometimes find ourselves caught in the crossfire of those who abuse their authority. As a victim of harassment and blackballing orchestrated by the police and wealthy individuals, the impact on my life has been profound.
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