These humble butchers are luring in rich meat-lovers
Barely four months after its debut on a commercial strip in the heart of Jersey City, the traditional Argentine butcher Pampita has seemingly done the impossible: Convinced moguls, billionaires and...
View ArticleJersey City mayor roasts Christie’s beach day in campaign ad
Gov. Chris Christie is getting burned – again – over his infamous day at the beach. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop mocked the Republican’s family seaside outing in a new campaign commercial released...
View ArticleJason Day makes early statement after 2015 Cup flop
Jason Day has a score to settle. For two years, his performance in the 2015 Presidents Cup has gnawed at his soul. The International Team lost to the U.S. 15 ½ to 14 ½ in South Korea. It was the ninth...
View ArticleJersey City health food café opens second location
Whealth, the healthy eating café founded by David Trotta, has opened a second spot at Journal Squared, a mixed-use complex in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. The 1,000-square-foot café sits...
View Article8-year-old jump roper seen on ‘Tonight Show’ killed by car
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Police say an 8-year-old New Jersey boy whose jump rope abilities were featured on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” was struck and killed by a car while walking home....
View ArticleCops indicted for kicking, dragging innocent crash victim
Four New Jersey cops have been indicted over a botched pursuit that ended with an innocent bystander being kicked and dragged by officers as he was engulfed in flames, officials announced Thursday. The...
View ArticleCops: Farebeater said giant Bowie knife was for ‘pigs like you’
Port Authority cops caught this cheerful-looking farebeater at a train station in Jersey City — and then discovered that he was carrying a massive Bowie knife inside his backpack, which he claimed to...
View ArticleCops charged with attempted murder in crash victim beat-down
Four New Jersey police officers involved in a fiery crash that left an innocent man critically injured were indicted Thursday on charges that included attempted murder. The cops were charged for the...
View ArticleThese New Yorkers bought a house and went homeless to pay for it
Jennifer Liepen and Sandy Patch own a $345,000 house in Jersey City that they’ve never lived in — which might not be so unusual, except for the fact that they don’t have any other home. “We’re nomads,”...
View ArticleBike thief busted while asking cops about his lost phone
A bumbling bike thief made easy work for cops early Tuesday, when he walked into their station 20 minutes after the theft asking if anyone had seen his lost cell phone. Port Authority police in Jersey...
View ArticlePolice arrest 2 wanted fugitives
Four men — including two wanted fugitives — were arrested on after police pulled them over in Jersey City for neglecting to wear seat belts and discovered drugs and a gun in the car, a Port Authority...
View ArticleRuth’s Jersey City grill coming soon
Ruth’s Chris Steak House is opening a Jersey City outpost at 499 Washington Blvd. The 11,750-square-foot space, slated to open this summer, will seat 420 — including 70 seats outside. It will feature a...
View ArticleWhen gentrification winds up meaning confiscation
Congratulations! The house you bought in Jersey City in the mid-’80s has increased sevenfold in value. Condolences: The city is hiking your taxes so much you’ll have to take out a new mortgage. Jersey...
View ArticleMiddle school teacher arrested for inappropriately touching student
A New Jersey middle school teacher faces several sex crimes charges after being accused of touching a student’s private parts over the child’s clothes in the classroom, according to reports. Sean Lora,...
View ArticleNew rooftop bar with city views coming to Jersey City
A new rooftop cocktail bar overlooking the Manhattan skyline is coming to Jersey City this month. The Rooftop at Exchange Place will sit on top of Hyatt House, with a design that includes...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg’s Fourth of July performance enrages NJ parents
Snoop Dogg's headlining performance at the Jersey City Fourth of July Experience went into D-O-double-overtime, annoying parents whose small children just wanted to see the fireworks.
View ArticleTronc plans party for Daily News interns amid bloodbath
One thing that Tronc executives did not cancel on bloody Monday, apparently, was a party for the Daily News summer interns. About 10 interns were told to drive to a plant in Jersey City for a mandatory...
View ArticleTeacher facing death penalty in Egypt granted asylum
A New Jersey teacher who was sentenced to death in Egypt for his pro-democracy activism was given a new lease on life this week. Ahmed Abdelbasit was finally granted asylum in the US on Tuesday more...
View ArticleToddler and 20-year-old woman shot in Jersey City apartment
A 2-year-old boy was among two people shot in a Jersey City apartment building early Sunday morning, a city official told The Post. The toddler was in an apartment on Myrtle Avenue near Martin Luther...
View ArticleEx-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey claims mayor got him fired from nonprofit
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey was fired as the head of Jersey City’s job-training center in what he claims is a political hit by Mayor Steve Fulop. The nine-member board of the Jersey City...
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