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Voting rights for incarcerated people likely to fall short in NY this year
In New York, people convicted of a felony who are actively serving a sentence in prison are not eligible to vote. The proposal would make New York the third state to grant voting rights to all incarcerated people. [ more › ]
Hackensack Acting Like it Wants to Become a Filming Destination in NJ
HACKENSACK, NJ - The city has passed an ordinance that sets the stage for it to become a filming destination. On May 21, the city passed a filming ordinance which requires any entity from a non-profit to a major motion picture studio to acquire a permit at least three days before filming needs to occur.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The fees range from $25 per day for a non-profit to $1,000 per day for a motion picture studio. Those wishing to use public property for filming also need to carry the proper amount of liability insurance. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
NYC grocers gripe over fruit vendors so close to their stores: ‘Pick off our customers’
City grocery-store owners are blasting Big Apple officials for allowing licensed fruit and vegetable vendors on the same block as their shops — in some cases fewer than 30 feet away — eating into their profits. In Forest Hills, Queens, a fruit and vegetable stand is located just 25 feet from a Key Food supermarket on the northern side of Queens Boulevard between 71st Avenue and 71st Road. “They know they can pick off our customers,” fumed Nelson Eusebio, political director of the National Supermarket Association, which reps 600 Key Food, C-Town, Associated, Bravo and other grocers in the city. The window alongside...
Manhattanhenge 2024: When and where to see the sunset in NYC
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Manhattanhenge, the two-night celestial event when the sunset aligns perfectly with New York City’s street grid, will take place on the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The popular spectacle will appear on back-to-back nights. On Tuesday, May 28, the half-sun Manhattanhenge will appear on the grid at 8:13 p.m. […]
New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle
For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services.The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian seaside retreat at the Jersey Shore in 1869, said it had closed its beaches on Sunday mornings during religious services in Ocean Grove for more than a century and a half before the state Department of Environmental Protection accused the group of violating state beach access...
‘Landmark’ NYC ice cream parlor faces eviction as locals say it’s a sign neighborhood just isn’t the same
An iconic, decades-old Brooklyn ice cream shop is set to be evicted this summer – leaving neighbors and longtime customers distraught over the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. “We have been here since May 1984 – 40 years,” said Anthony “Tony” Fongyit, 74, the owner of Scoops Ice Cream Parlor on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. “A lot of people have been upset. It’s heartbreaking right now to see what’s going on with this lease situation,” he told The Post. Fongyit was ordered to vacate the storefront within four months when his landlord brought him to civil court earlier in May, following about five...
Would You Travel To New York City For America’s Best Mexican?
If you want the best Mexican in New York State, are you willing to travel to New York City? It's only like 4 hours from Central New York right?. Finding the best of the best in New York when it comes to who serves the top Mexican food would seem like an impossible task, but 24/7 Wall St. did just that. They compiled a list of the "Best Mexican Restaurant in Each State", and we think it's one list that needs to be made. Why? Because Mexican food is delicious. Move over Taco Bell.
Memorial Day parades march through NYC and surrounding area
NEW YORK -- New York City is marking this Memorial Day with several parades and events to honor those who served and kick off the unofficial start of summer.Memorial Day is observed every year on the last Monday in May, paying tribute to those who died in the line of duty.It also coincides with Fleet Week in New York City, where thousands of servicemembers are taking in the sights and taking part in demonstrations.Check out this list of several ways to participate around the city, as well as Westchester County and Long Island. List of Memorial Day Parades around NYC areaMemorial Day...
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