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One of the most famous Irish dancing shoemakers is based in this NYC suburb
Behind a nondescript storefront in Mount Vernon, New York, a flurry of whirring tools, hammering and stitching — as the cobblers are constantly crafting, supplying Irish dancers around the world with the famous custom footwear with that unique clickety-clack sound.
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Orthodox residents claim rabbi is running illegal yeshiva and boarding house in NY homes
Several members of the ultra-orthodox community have written letters to town building officials and the Rockland County Health Department complaining that Rabbi Nissan Arash Kakakian is operating an illegal yeshiva and rooming house in two homes zoned as single-family houses.
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Eight injured dogs rescued from suspected dog-fighting ring in NJ town
Police in New Jersey said an anonymous tip led them to an alleged dog-fighting ring, and rescuers were able to rescue half a dozen injured dogs from the “horrific” conditions they were being kept in.
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Maria's Story: Healing from trauma decades after Operation Pedro Pan
Eight Fernadez brothers and sisters were part of the clandestine exodus from communist Cuba in 1960 that became known as Operation Pedro Pan. One of the sisters, Maria, was originally placed in a reformatory on Staten Island with two of her brothers. Decades later, she said she was later abused in a foster home, an agonizing admission the siblings always suspected.
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Black NJ firefighter claims white coworker used noose to harass, intimidate him: Prosecutors
A racial controversy is rocking a New Jersey town after a white firefighter faces criminal charges for harassing and intimidating a black coworker with a rope noose, a lawsuit alleges.
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Operation Pedro Pan: One New Jersey family's journey
It is a story of triumph over tyranny: A clandestine mission in 1960 to airlift thousands of unaccompanied children from Communist Cuba to the United States. The program, which became known as Operation Pedro Pan, was orchestrated by Catholic Charities of Miami, sanctioned by the U.S. State Department. Among the 14,000-plus secreted children covertly moved in a two-year-period were eight…
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DJ Envy's indicted business partner goes on YouTube rant in 1st comments since arrest
The indicted business partner of radio host DJ Envy made his first public comments since being accused by federal agents, going on a minutes-long YouTube ramble and talked about DJ Envy — a move that has just sparked more controversy
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2 rabbis avoid jail time in plea deal for Spring Valley fire that killed firefighter
Two rabbis, a father and son, charged in a deadly fire at a suburban New York adult home will not face any jail time in a plea deal that has proven controversial.
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NYC Eases Right-to-Shelter Rules in Bid to House Migrants Amid Suburban Backlash
In anticipation of a new influx of migrants coming to the tri-state as COVID-era immigration restrictions known as “Title 42” are set to expire, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order loosening the city’s legal restrictions on right-to-shelter rules.
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NY Woman Claims Humane Society Wrongfully Took Her Dogs
A pet owner in New York was accused of animal cruelty, but four months later she still has not been charged or has any idea what she did wrong — and still isn’t allowed to see her beloved dogs.
