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While NYC descends into chaos, Philadelphia is a model of urban order
I took a stroll through the center of town the other day. To my delighted disbelief, there were no steel-and-wood “sidewalk bridges” plunging whole blocks into shadow. There were no bike lanes to create traffic chaos. No peddlers of junk merchandise crowding every corner. Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — because the city I visited was Philadelphia. Yup, Philly — a mere 95 miles from Gotham or nearer than East Hampton. More of my fellow New Yorkers should make the trip. Here’s how to get tickets for all 2024 Philadelphia Eagles...
Livingston Library Invites Community to Celebrate Pride Month with Educational and Fun Activities
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Eric Adams’ zoning confusion and more: Letters to the Editor — May 26, 2024
Adams zones out The author states that “without competent enforcement of existing laws and rules, different uses don’t so much mix as clash,” in regard to rezoning the city so neighborhoods and buildings can be completely changed (“City of . . . Oops,” Nicole Gelinas, May 20). This is such a bad idea. One hardly knows where to begin. The lovely residential streets of our city would be subject to stores on their corners. As if we don’t have enough grocery stores, restaurants and whatever else already. Adding more would ruin the quiet of these blocks. Buildings being used as farms and...
Executive VP of Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Tells the Town Council About Its Mission
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Stanlee Stahl, the Executive Vice President of Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) spoke at the May 21 town council meeting. Mayor Susan McCartney introduced her. “Stanlee showed up in my office and gave me this beautiful book about individuals that risked their own lives to help people during the Holocaust over 80 years ago.” She continued, “This foundation has been remembering and supporting those Christians and Muslims and every nationality that helped other individuals. I thought that was just a glorious story.” McCartney mentioned that May is National Jewish American Month, so...
Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel ‘The Alienist,’ dies at 68
NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat, Masha, has died at 68. Carr died of cancer Thursday, according to an...
Belleville Awarded a $78,312.59 Clean Communities Grant from the DEP to Fight Local Litter
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville will be receiving a $78,312.59 Clean Communities grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division. The annual Clean Communities grants help municipalities and counties across New Jersey promote volunteer and paid clean-up events, purchase equipment, support enforcement activities and educational opportunities. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We are always looking for ways to push Belleville toward a cleaner, greener future,” said Mayor Michael Melham, a regular panelist at the annual NJCCC seminar in Atlantic City. “Our Department of Public Works conducts numerous programs...
Parsippany Memorial Day Parade Alert: Road Closures and Parade Route
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Police have issued important information regarding traffic flow and the parade route in regards to Monday's Memorial Day Parade. See below: On Monday, May 27th, at 12 PM the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills will be holding their Memorial Day Parade on North Beverwyck Road. At approximately 10:30 AM, numerous roads will be blocked off to maintain a safe and secure parade route. Those roadways will be reopened at approximately 3:00 PM. Please see the attached diagram of the Parade route, road closures, and limited access areas.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE...
Newark Shelter Residents Take Concerns to City Council, Claim Retaliation
NEWARK — Residents at a homeless shelter on Clinton Avenue and people advocating for them turned out at council meetings this week to voice concern about retaliation for speaking out about conditions there. One resident said he was thrown out of the Hotel Riviera shelter and another said she was arrested on false charges after speaking out against violence, bedbugs and rodents — claims that the shelter operator on Friday denied after the council president demanded an explanation.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “People who are running the shelter, people who are doing that,...
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