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Sixth person to drown off NYC beaches this summer identified in Rockaways drowning
The number of people to drown at city beaches crept up to six over the past week as police confirmed a 24-year-old man pulled from the Rockaway surf two weeks ago has died, officials said Saturday. Kristoffer Williams was found floating in the water near Beach 95th St. about 5:10 p.m. on July 17. He was unconscious when EMS rushed him to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, where he died. While the ...
Hate your job? If it doesn’t fit, you may quit
When Michael Lauer, 44, started work as a senior vice president for an Upper East Side-based global communications agency two years ago, he quickly realized it wasn’t the right fit. “Within two months, I knew it was a mistake,” said the Howell, NJ, resident. The senior communications consultant periodically commuted two hours, arriving at 9 a.m. while local workers “would stroll in at their leisure.” He was thrown into the fire with little onboarding to lead a significant piece of business, something he called “one of the most stressful situations” of his career. The toxic culture and office politics propelled him to...
Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes Yankees debut, one day after being acquired from Marlins in trade
BOSTON (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was set to make his New York Yankees debut Sunday night against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, one day after he was acquired from the Miami Marlins for three minor leaguers. Chisholm arrived at the ballpark about 90 minutes before the...
NY Giants' bubble busters: These players have made strong roster pushes at start of camp
EAST RUTHERFORD - Brian Daboll was certainly ready to swat away any questions that may have veered toward the regular season and expectations for the New York Giants. Should Big Blue be expected to compete with the Eagles and the Cowboys, and dare we say the rest of the contenders in the NFC as Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen continue the quest to rebuild the franchise entering Year 3? ...
The Yankees’ batting order could be gearing up for a major change
If the Yankees were looking for aura and energy, they certainly got it with the acquisition of Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins. Seeking a player who can excel in both the outfield and infield, Chisholm brings a level of versatility that should significantly bolster the Yankees’ strategic approach.
Jazz Chisholm is incredibly pumped about getting traded to Yankees
After becoming the first team to reach 50 wins this season, the New York Yankees have been one of the worst teams in the majors since mid-June. From looking like a flawless roster from the get-go, they are now a team with numerous needs at the July 30 deadline. One...
West Orange’s Former Manor To Open as the Grand Chateau Banquet Hall
WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the recent town council meeting, the new owners of the former Manor spoke about the venue as they requested to transfer the Manor’s liquor license to them. They received the license transfer. Their attorney, Robert C. Williams, reported, “Both of my clients have extensive experience in catering. They currently operate the Royal Manor in Garfield and the Bethwood [now called The Grand] in Totowa.” He continued, “So we're looking forward to restructuring one of the finest facilities in the state of New Jersey into the Grand Chateau.” He mentioned that they hoped...
Photos that didn’t make the cut in a Staten Island restaurant roundup
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To illustrate the newest venues on Staten Island in a general roundup, we highlighted Patrizia’s Taverna, a new concept to The Boulevard in New Dorp. Frankly, it was tough to pick which Taverna photo to use in that overview because the food and restaurant were that beautiful.
Grief’s gallery: Art exhibit shows items dead NYers leave behind
The end was just the beginning for this Brooklyn art exhibit. The belongings of dozens of late New Yorkers — from the mundane to the incredibly moving — are on display at Green-Wood Cemetery’s Fort Hamilton Gatehouse as part of artist-in-residence Adam Tendler’s latest exhibit, “Exit Strategy.” Clothes, friendship bracelets, VHS tapes and even underwear are some of the items once left to surviving loved ones and donated for the project. The exhibit features the pieces of forgotten personal history strewn over a piano and accompanied by hand-written notes from loved ones on the wall describing them. Tendler, also a pianist and...
Bergen County Teen Bounces Back: Watch Hezly Rivera's Bars, Beam Routines At Paris Olympics
"Officially an Olympian!"That's what Bergen County native Hezly Rivera captioned an Instagram post showing stills from her beam and bars routine at the Paris Olympics Sunday, July 28.Rivera, 16, is the youngest American athlete competing in Paris, and got off to a rather wobbly start in the qualifi…
B.E.A.M. Academy Kids Visit WNY Town Hall
Youngsters in the federally funded B.E.A.M. program visited West New York Town Hall this week. The program is comprised of more than 100 kids whose native language is not English. The field trip helps the kids to learn more about their new community. All of the kids in the program...
Helicopter makes ‘emergency landing’ on Staten Island’s South Shore, police say
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A helicopter made an “emergency landing” in an empty parking lot on Staten Island on Saturday afternoon, according to preliminary information provided by police. A private charter helicopter with a pilot and two passengers landed around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in an empty...
Yankees announce a merciful end to The J.D. Davis Experiment
Much of the discussion yesterday in wake of the trade for Jazz Chisholm Jr. focused around the question of where he would fit in the Yankees’ starting lineup. Would he man center? Second base? Even the hot corner is under consideration, where he has never played before. Those specific...
Nets sign former draft bust with intriguing potential to Exhibit 10 deal
The Brooklyn Nets aren’t done tinkering with their roster with news coming out that they have signed point guard Killian Hayes, the seventh overall pick of the 2020 NBA draft. We already broke down a lot of what Hayes could bring to the table when the Nets attended his workout a couple of weeks ago, but now we’ll break down exactly how he fits and what it means for Brooklyn.
Rat-mitigation ambassadors wanted in New York City
NEW YORK -- If you're tired of seeing rats around the city, you can now help minimize the pesky population.On Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams' office announced its latest rat-mitigation program that lets New Yorkers of all ages volunteer.Rat burrows can keep out of Brooklyn, and all of the other boroughs in New York City, for that matter. That's the message behind the Rat Pack."You don't have to be Frank Sinatra and the crew. It's just a different type of leader to fight the rats, and we want you to join up and become a member of our Rat Pack," Adams...
Whole Foods to beef up NYC footprint with new outpost in East Village as Manhattan real estate remains in flux
Whole Foods signed a lease for a new store in the East Village in a space that has been empty since before the pandemic, Realty Check has learned. The Amazon-owned market will open at 409 E. 14th St., which went dark after an Associated supermarket closed in December 2019, as the company rolls out a line of smaller-format Whole Foods Market Daily Shops in the city. The first of those is slated to open later this year at 1175 Third Ave. at East 69th Street. However, it wasn’t known exactly what type the East 14th Street location will be. It has 10,000...
Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade details: Yankees make a splash with deal for Marlins slugger
The Yankees needed a jolt at the end of a rough July, and they got one Saturday. New York agreed to a deal to acquire Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Marlins, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Miami Herald's Craig Mish first reported that the Yankees and Marlins were in talks on a Chisholm trade.
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