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Area Moving Companies Fined Following Operation by New Jersey Attorney General
TRENTON, NJ - Moving companies from Bayonne, Jersey City and Hoboken were among the 23 unlicensed movers issued Notices of Violation (“NOVs”) and assessed civil penalties totaling $125,000, as a result of Operation Safe Move, a State-led undercover operation targeting movers doing business without being licensed by the Division, as required by law, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERIn a statement, Platkin announced that the covert civil enforcement investigation was conducted over a three-day period in June. As part of the operation, Investigators with...
Manhattan bars to ramp up safety protocols to keep NYC patrons from being robbed
To curb crime creeping into the Manhattan cocktail scene, some bars are getting schooled. A local business group is trying to help Greenwich Village-area bars keep their patrons from being robbed with a new accreditation and training program, dubbed Village Safe Spot, tackling safety protocols. “People are coming out of establishments, and maybe they’ve been a little overserved and are … by themselves, and they’re getting pickpocketed,” Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce executive director Jesse Gericke told The Post. The program could take as little as a few hours to complete as the chamber of commerce reviews a bar’s existing policies relating...
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in Washington, D.C., after losing N.Y. law license
WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., according to an order filed Thursday by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Giuliani, previously a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, was suspended from the bar in...
Montclair Council Names Placek as Lackawanna Plaza Redeveloper, Approves Remediation of New Park
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Township Council passed numerous measures at its September 24 meeting, including various resolutions awarding contracts to various vendors, a resolution rejecting bid proposals received for removal and disposal of vegetative waste, and a resolution certifying the 2023 township audit, all within the consent agenda. But the measure many residents had been waiting for, was the resolution designating David Placek’s firm BDP Holdings, LLC as the redeveloper for Lackawanna Plaza and authorizing the execution of a redevelopment agreement. Opinions over naming Placek as the official redeveloper differed among the residents available for public...
Melissa Ramos named new NYC Schools chancellor after David Banks' retirement
The next New York City schools chancellor was officially announced as Melissa Ramos at a Bronx school on Wednesday afternoon.It comes after Chancellor David Banks announced on Tuesday he would retire at the end of the calendar year after nearly 40 years of public service to NYC schools.Ramos will take over the reins from Banks starting Jan. 1 -- and she is no stranger to the city or the Adams administration after climbing the ranks over the last 17 years.She is the highest-ranking Latina and Spanish-speaking leader in New York City Public Schools. Ramos has worked with the Department of...
‘I have to find a venue’: NJ brides left without wedding venue
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – Dozens of New Jersey couples are scrambling to find wedding venues after theirs abruptly closed down over the weekend. The Art Factory in Paterson sent a message to all parties with booked events Sunday night, stating that it will not host any further events. The business filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy […]
Early Addition: The Atlantic Terminal Chuck E. Cheese enters the six degrees of the Adams probe
Because the Banks brothers' half-brother may have once stabbed someone, here are your early links: Mondaire Jones sorry for saying NY needs a governor who's not "a little bitch," Project 2025 guy allegedly said he killed a neighbor's dog with a shovel, Moo Deng carved into a pumpkin and more. [ more › ]
Kill or keep the Centre Pompidou x Jersey City? 2025 mayoral candidates share their plans
Mayor Steve Fulop has a specific vision for Jersey City’s version of an iconic French museum of modern art. But that vision may not turn out as planned when a new mayor takes office Jan. 1, 2026. On Wednesday, the city council approved a controversial tax abatement deal on...
New Jersey has some of the worst sports trolls in the country
We all know that New Jerseyans are a passionate bunch. Whether it's about where to get the best pizza or who's the best singer or actor from Jersey, we're sure to have a strong opinion. Of course, this would carry over to the sports world. Three New Jersey cities made...
FDNY graduates fresh fleet of EMTs, some with proud first responder lineage: ‘It feels amazing’
Scores of first responders joined the FDNY’s ranks Tuesday as its academy graduated a fresh fleet of EMTs — including some who hail from long lines of proud civil servants. Javon Fabien, who walked in the morning ceremony at Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn alongside 86 other graduates, is one such generational member — his EMT mom, Diana Wilson, was pregnant with him while she was in the academy herself, she told The Post. “I actually found out that I was pregnant exiting the academy,” said Wilson, who is now an instructor. “And here we are, 20 years later, he’s getting...
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