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NYC expands debit card program for migrant families to buy food, baby essentials
NEW YORK CITY - NYC is expanding a program providing migrant families with debit cards to buy food and baby essentials. Around three months ago, the Adams administration started testing out the program with a small group of families with children staying at city-run shelters. It started at three hotels. About 3,000 people received the cards. Now 7,300 pre-paid cards will be distributed.
NYC Subway Station Honors LGBTQ+ History With Name Change To Christopher Street-Stonewall Station
On June 28, one of New York City’s historic subway stations in Lower Manhattan got a new name. The Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station on New York City’s 1 subway line was officially renamed the Christopher Street-Stonewall station, in honor of the riots at the nearby Stonewall Inn in 1969. The uprising is widely considered the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. As Gothamist reported, the official renaming of the station was made possible after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and state Assemblymember Deborah Glick, who both represent Manhattan. On June...
Financially strapped co-op escapes Mitchell-Lama with first-ever conversion
Cadman Towers was in a bind. The 421-unit Brooklyn Heights co-op needed $62 million in repairs but already had five mortgages and couldn’t borrow what it needed because it’s a Mitchell-Lama. The state program’s strict affordability rules give owners virtually no equity. So the building, 10 Clinton...
Bryant Park Picnic Performances host 25 free shows
Recording artist and multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato is no stranger to Bryant Park. He performed at the park last summer and is returning with his trio on July 19 as part of Bryant Park Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America. What You Need To Know. Bryant Park Picnic Performances, presented...
Police respond to barricaded person inside home in Clark, New Jersey
Police in New Jersey responded to the scene of a barricaded person in Clark on Wednesday morning.Responding officers were attempting to talk the suspect out of the home on Stanton Street just off Madison Hill Road.The police response began sometime before 6 a.m.Officers made phone calls and alerted area residents about the police activity in the neighborhood.Clark Township Police along with the Union County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene.ALSO READ | Person of interest in custody in Central Park sex assault: sourcesKemberly Richardson has more on the person of interest in the recent sexual assault of a woman in Central Park.----------* Get Eyewitness News Delivered* More New Jersey news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
NYPD touts recovery of ghost gun on North Shore of Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD seized a ghost gun from an individual in Stapleton, according to a post on social media. The 120th Precinct Special Operations Team was patrolling the neighborhood when they recovered the weapon and made an arrest. A gun, a magazine and bullets are seen...
CAL TECH Senior Comes Home To Mentor JMSA Students In Astrophysics
Ramzi Saber graduated from Union City’s Jose Marti STEM Academy in 2021. Now a senior at CAL TECH in Pasadena, the astrophysics major has returned home this summer to mentor students at his former high school. Ramzi was born in Morocco and came to the United States at the...
Kenilworth's Kids 4 Rec and the David Brearley Class of 2026 to Host Clothing Drive
KENILWORTH, NJ - Kids 4 Rec and the David Brearley Class of 2026 are teaming up for a clothing drive. Drop off times are from 3:30-6:30 pm every Friday in July at the Kenilworth Recreation Center located at 575 Boulevard. Please see the above flyer for all items that will be accepted and further information. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER TAPintoKenilworth.net is Kenilworth’s only free daily local news source. Sign up for our free daily eNewsletter and “Like” us on Facebook. Know a story we should share with readers? Email tcuppari@tapinto.net and tell us about it. TAPintoKenilworth is funded entirely by business advertising.DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Thank you for reading TAPinto Kenilworth. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Houses to be built on Hurricane Sandy-ravaged lots will be affordable for ‘firefighters, EMTs, nurses’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — City officials visited Staten Island Tuesday to discuss a project set to transform lots ravaged by Hurricane Sandy into 23 new housing units. Those units will be spread across Midland Beach and South Beach in seven single-family and eight two-family homes, which will be sold to buyers at 80%-100% of the area median income or those who make about $111,000 to $150,000 annually, Stephen Erdman, the executive director of home ownership and shared equity at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).
Two-alarm fire damages Burger King restaurant in Morris County
MADISON BOROUGH, NJ (Morris County) – A two-alarm fire damaged a Burger King restaurant in Morris County on Tuesday evening. The fire erupted at around 5:15 p.m., at the Burger King, located at 317 Main Street, in Madison Borough. An employee called 9-1-1 to report a fire in the...
Jersey Central Power & Light upgrading Morristown substation to reduce power outages
MORRISTOWN, NJ (Morris County) – FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is upgrading a transmission substation in Morristown to help prevent or minimize the impact of power outages caused by flooding, particularly during hurricane season. The $78 million project will raise equipment within the facility to...
Was that bang a gunshot or a firework? How New Yorkers can tell the difference.
Illegal fireworks exploding in Harlem in 2020. While both acts are generally illegal in New York, distinguishing between them may determine whether you run for cover and call 911 or complain about the noise and call 311. [ more › ]
Transforming Tompkinsville Park: Culturally vibrant events bring community to site working to shed negative image
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - In an effort to return Tompkinsville Park to the community, the Staten Island Urban Center is hosting art and cultural events at the site throughout the year. The park, situated at the heart of the Tompkinsville neighborhood, has a lot of potential despite it’s difficult history:...
See homes sold in the Elizabeth area, June 24 to June 30
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Elizabeth area reported from June 24 to June 30. There were 3 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,034-square-foot home on Spencer Street in Elizabeth that sold for $540,000.
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