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This Is The Most Charming Restaurant In New Jersey
There are two things that New Jersey has that work well together. When you add up our charm and great food, it equals a great dining experience. Experts say this is the most charming restaurant in New Jersey. When you think of charm, you can't help but imagine that amazing...
Memorial Day 2024: What’s open, closed in NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A day of remembrance to honor U.S. veterans who gave their lives for the nation, Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Many also consider it to be the unofficial start of the summer season. Government offices and financial institutions...
Things Are Heating Up; Another New Jersey Shore Town Announces Beach Bonfires
What's better the smell of a campfire on a cool summer night, watching the flames dance around the wood?. Not much, except maybe enjoying a fire while also hearing the ocean crashing in the background, and the faint smells of boardwalk fries and pizza surrounding you. And this year, enjoying...
Red Bank NJ Memorial Day Ceremony: Honoring Fallen Heroes
Red Bank, NJ: This morning, Monday, May 27, the borough invites the community to participate and/or place a wreath at the Veterans' Monument, 51 Monmouth Street. The ceremony is approximately one hour long and starts at 11:00am.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Red Bank comes together every year on Memorial Day to commemorate those fallen heroes. The borough will honor those who sacrificed so that we may live free. In the event of rain, the service will move indoors to the Red Bank ELKS Lodge #233, 40 W. Front Street. “Freedom is never more than one generation...
Explosion and fire at NJ utility site knocks out power in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE — An explosion at a JCP&L substation knocked out power to over 3,000 homes and businesses late Friday morning in an outage that could last into Saturday morning. JCP&L spokesman Chris Hoenig told New Jersey 101.5 that a worker with a contracted company was burned in the explosion and fire at the facility near Main Street and Sayreville Boulevard around 11:45 a.m.
City Hall sees new bill to mandate radiator inspections four months after Brooklyn tot was fatally burned by steam from faulty heater
Building owners will be required to conduct annual inspections of steam radiators in apartments where small children live, under a new bill introduced this week. NYC Councilwoman Farah Louis’ (D-Brooklyn) legislation comes four months after a Brooklyn baby was fatally burned by scorching steam from a faulty heater. Binyomin Kuravsky was just shy of turning one on Jan. 19 when a malfunctioning radiator poured steam into his bedroom in a Midwood apartment, tragically killing him. Single mom who went viral sobbing while baking her own birthday cake has dark past exposed by ex “A negligent landlord should not be the reason he didn’t get...
Staten Island Memorial Day Parade 2024: Be aware of these street closures
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- One of Staten Island’s longest traditions continues on Monday. The 105th annual Staten Island Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 27, from noon to 3 p.m., along Forest Avenue, from Hart Boulevard to Decker Avenue. If you purchase a product or register...
Family of Michelle Go pushes to reform US mental health system: ‘Michelle might still be alive’
NEW YORK (PIX11) — PIX11 News spoke exclusively with the family of Michelle Go as they work to reform the nation’s mental health system by nearly doubling the amount of Medicaid-funded psychiatric beds. The Go family is working with U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, a Democrat representing Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn in Congress, along with a […]
WARNING: You Can’t Dig Large Holes in This Jersey Shore Town This Summer
As we head into the busy summer months at the Jersey shores, you should be aware that one favorite activity is now banned in this Jersey Shore town. The town of Sea Girt, New Jersey has passed a new ordinance in effect this summer that strictly prohibits digging large holes in the sand. So if you bring your shovel, also be sure to bring some measuring tape!
Thunderstorms rolling into New York City could bring ‘penny-size’ hail, high winds
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thunderstorms with the potential for hail, downpours and fierce winds battered Staten Island and the rest of New York City on Thursday. Heavy rain fell and attendees huddled under umbrellas during the graduation ceremony held outdoors at the College of Staten Island (CSI). Rain started...
Socialist pol running for State Assembly lives in posh NYC condo built with property tax exemption he opposes
A Socialist candidate for State Assembly in Brooklyn, who regularly rails against real estate subsidies, is himself living in a posh Brooklyn condo built with the help of a controversial property tax exemption he’s opposed. Eon Huntley, 39, is looking to unseat Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman in a hotly-contested June 25 Democratic primary for the state’s 56th district — an area covering portions of Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. Huntley is being supported by the Democratic Socialists of America, who are looking to further consolidate power in Brooklyn. Huntley, however, is registered to vote in the 57th district at an address inside...
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