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Planting seeds of love: Staten Island Pride Center hosts Coming Out Day event
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- For members of the LGBTQ+ community, coming out to family and friends is rarely an easy task. But it’s often the start of new beginnings. And whether it’s done as a tween, 20-something or in someone’s sixth decade of life, coming out is all about sharing who you are with the special people in your life.
One of NJ’s richest towns is once again denied its request to delay building affordable housing
Millburn officials have opposed plans to build a 75-unit, all-affordable-housing complex in the heart of their downtown. New Jersey’s state courts have shot down an effort from Millburn Township to delay the start of construction of what’s become a contentious affordable housing development in its downtown. [ more › ]
Shocking Home Invasion: Assemblyman’s Family Targeted In Hazlet
❗ Terrifying home invasion while Assemblyman's family slept. A terrifying home invasion has shattered any sense of safety for the family of a New Jersey Assemblyman. Paul Kanitra has released surveillance video from a home security system of the night thugs broke into the Hazlet home where his family was sleeping.
Eric Adams has no clue who Sabrina Carpenter is after she brags: ‘I got the mayor indicted’
Get him an espresso! Mayor Eric Adams claimed Wednesday he has no clue who pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter is after she bragged about “getting him indicted.” “I don’t know her, I don’t even know what that is about,” Adams said on 94.7’s “Jonesy In The Morning,” about Carpenter, whose chart-topping tune “Espresso” has been dubbed the song of the summer. Here’s what Hizzoner supposedly doesn’t know — Carpenter’s racy music video filmed in a Brooklyn church likely brought a flamboyant Catholic priest and his friend Frank Carone, Adams’ ex-chief of staff, under federal scrutiny for their business dealings. Manhattan DA opens probe into Adams admin’s...
New report lists best school districts in U.S.: Where does Staten Island rank?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Niche, a platform that connects students with colleges and schools, recently published its new 2025 Best School Districts in America. The service, which is dedicated to ranking and reviewing schools across the country, also recently released its list of the best public high schools for 2025. This included nationwide rankings, as well as state and local rankings. The rankings include updated data for more than 93,000 public schools, 30,000 private schools and over 11,000 school districts nationwide. Staten Island Technical High School was ranked as the third best public high school in the New York City and New York state.
Heartless vandals tear up Middletown, NJ soccer field
MIDDLETOWN — All soccer and football practices at a Monmouth County sports field are canceled for the rest of the season, according to a published report. Someone did donuts in the grass at Lincroft Acres soccer field in Middletown last week. The township said on Facebook that the fields...
First of its Kind Christmas Mega Stores are Coming to New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
Christmas shopping is an exciting activity that many people look forward to as the holiday season approaches. Whether sprucing up your home for guests or simply getting into the holiday spirit, choosing the right decorations can set the perfect mood for the season. It seems like the decorations are going...
New ER coming to North Jersey as hospitals deal with population boom
Walk into Palisades Medical Center's emergency room along the Hudson River on a given afternoon and you'll likely see families cramped in a tiny waiting room, a few patients on hospital beds lining the hallways and doctors and nurses buzzing around trying to attend to the overflow. The emergency room in this Hackensack...
New York City to close migrant shelter on Randall's Island in early 2025, Adams says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced the city is closing the migrant shelter on Randall's Island early next year.The city plans to shut down the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center by the end of February. The reason is that the influx of asylum seekers into the city has dramatically dropped."We're not out of the woods yet, but make no mistake, thanks in large part to our smart management strategies and successful advocacy, we have turned the corner on this crisis," said Adams in a statement. "We're not scrambling every day to open new shelters - we're...
2 NJ police officers hospitalized by drunk driver, cops say
SADDLE RIVER — A man from New York City was drunk and speeding when he crashed into two police vehicles involved in a traffic stop, according to prosecutors. Joseph Ford, 18, was one of four people hospitalized by the four-car chain-reaction crash in Saddle River late Saturday night. He's...
Boy, 5, was home during armed robbery in Harlem: NYPD
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A 5-year-old boy and a 56-year-old woman were home during an armed robbery in Harlem Wednesday morning, according to the NYPD. Two males knocked on the door of a home near Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 117th Street around 1 a.m. Wednesday, police said. They forced their way inside and flashed […]
Staten Islander, a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams, is charged with destroying evidence
NEW YORK — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment. The arrest came amid yet more high-profile departures from Adams’ administration as federal prosecutors delve deeper into allegations that the mayor was involved in a coverup.
Piscataway Wawa's Grand Opening To Feature Hoagie Competition, T-Shirt Giveaway
A Wawa is opening in Middlesex County and the convenience store chain will celebrate its 60th anniversary along with the new location, officials said.The new Wawa will be open at 451 Stelton Road in Piscataway on Thursday, Oct. 10, the company said in a news release.A countdown celebration wil…
NJ mom faces criminal prosecution for standing up for autistic son (Opinion)
Only in Jersey. Good grief. Just when you thought the nonsense of COVID and the deadly, dangerous, unnecessary government overreach was finally behind us, one mom is under attack. Again. Gwyneth Murray is a New Jersey attorney and a mom of a son with autism and special needs. Through the...
Early Addition: They're coming for Giuliani's Yankees World Series rings
Because the former mayor gave them to his son Andrew, who may have to cough them up to cover his dad's defamation judgment, here are your early links: The congestion pricing pause is bad for ambulances getting anywhere fast, job openings at City Hall, ello duck and more. [ more › ]
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