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Hackensack, NJ
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'Tariffs Hurting The Small Guys': Simon CEO Talks Retail Stress For Malls In 2026 'Tariffs Hurting The Small Guys': Simon CEO Talks Retail Stress For Malls In 2026 'Tariffs Hurting The Small Guys': Simon CEO Talks Retail Stress For Malls In 2026
'Tariffs Hurting The Small Guys': Simon CEO Talks Retail Stress For Malls In 2026 The CEO of a luxury shopping empire says tariffs are squeezing retailers, warning the biggest pain for smaller stores could still to come. During a Monday, Feb. 2 earnings call, Simon Property Group CEO David Simon said tariffs are increasing pressure on retailers and are expected to “end up hurting the small guys,” according to a transcript published by The Motley Fool. “It’s not the big guys,” Simon said. “You put Costco and Walmart and, of course, Amazon aside. And then you have the rest of us.” Simon Property Group operates some of the nation’s most prominent malls, outlets, and shoppi…

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by Cecilia Levine
New City, NY
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New City Predator Who Contacted Agent Posing As Teen Boy On Grindr In NJ Sting Convicted: AG New City Predator Who Contacted Agent Posing As Teen Boy On Grindr In NJ Sting Convicted: AG New City Predator Who Contacted Agent Posing As Teen Boy On Grindr In NJ Sting Convicted: AG
New City Predator Who Contacted Agent Posing As Teen Boy On Grindr In NJ Sting Convicted: AG A Rockland County man who was among 16 suspects arrested in a major Bergen County child predator sting has been convicted of attempting to lure and sexually assault a minor, state officials said. Shaheen Lariff, 56, of New City, New York, was found guilty by a jury on all counts in the indictment against him following a trial in Bergen County Superior Court, according to Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice. According to the criminal complaint and evidence presented at trial, the investigation began on April 11, 2019, when Lariff contacted an under…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Pair Assault Gas Station Worker, Crash While Fleeing Paramus Police Along Route 17: Cops Pair Assault Gas Station Worker, Crash While Fleeing Paramus Police Along Route 17: Cops Pair Assault Gas Station Worker, Crash While Fleeing Paramus Police Along Route 17: Cops
Pair Assault Gas Station Worker, Crash While Fleeing Paramus Police Along Route 17: Cops A late-night police chase along Route 4 and Route 17 ended in a crash and arrests of two Pennsylvania men who authorities said robbed and assaulted a gas station employee. Ramsey Police officers responded to the BP Gas Station on Route 17 south in for a report of a theft and physical assault that had just occurred, Ramsey Police Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said. Officers located the victim, an employee of the gas station, who reported that two men — later identified as Kevin Gineste, 30, and Drake C. Kuehl, 20, both of Dunmore, PA — pulled up to a gas pump in a white Toyota RAV4 and ent…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 4 In Paramus Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 4 In Paramus Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 4 In Paramus
Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 4 In Paramus An overturned vehicle shut down two lanes of Route 4 westbound in Paramus late Wednesday morning, Feb. 4. Two of three westbound lanes near Paramus Road in Paramus were closed as of noon, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation website. Drivers were urged to expect delays and use alternate routes if possible.

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Jets Star Sauce Gardner Built NJ Dream Home — Then Sold It Months Later For $3M After Trade Jets Star Sauce Gardner Built NJ Dream Home — Then Sold It Months Later For $3M After Trade Jets Star Sauce Gardner Built NJ Dream Home — Then Sold It Months Later For $3M After Trade
Jets Star Sauce Gardner Built NJ Dream Home — Then Sold It Months Later For $3M After Trade Sauce Gardner got to enjoy his North Jersey dream home for about six months — then it was time to move on. The 25-year-old New York Jets cornerback sold his custom-built, Hamptons-style home at 2 Patrick Ct. in Montville for $3 million last month, after being traded to the Indianapolis Colts in November 2025. Kevin Marquez of The Abbattista and Marquez Team at Keller Williams Prosperity confirmed the off-market sale to Daily Voice. View this post on Instagram Still, Gardner isn’t exactly hurting. He became the highest-paid cornerback in N…

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by Cecilia Levine
Butler-Bloomingdale, NJ
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CT Trio In Stolen Car Found With Drugs, Weapon In Route 287 Bloomingdale Stop: Cops CT Trio In Stolen Car Found With Drugs, Weapon In Route 287 Bloomingdale Stop: Cops CT Trio In Stolen Car Found With Drugs, Weapon In Route 287 Bloomingdale Stop: Cops
CT Trio In Stolen Car Found With Drugs, Weapon In Route 287 Bloomingdale Stop: Cops Three people from Connecticut were arrested after police stopped a stolen vehicle during a traffic enforcement detail on Interstate Route 287 and found drugs and a weapon in New Jersey, authorities said. Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan and Patrolman Zach Borell were conducting directed traffic enforcement on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, when an Automated License Plate Reader alerted officers that a Honda Civic traveling through the area had been reported stolen out of Connecticut, police said. Officers maintained visual surveillance of the vehicle and coordinated a motor vehicle stop with as…

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by Cecilia Levine
Williamstown-Monroe, NJ
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Monroe Man Facing 27 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Child Exploitation: Prosecutor Monroe Man Facing 27 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Child Exploitation: Prosecutor Monroe Man Facing 27 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Child Exploitation: Prosecutor
Monroe Man Facing 27 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Child Exploitation: Prosecutor A South Jersey man has been charged with 27 criminal counts, including sexual assault, child exploitation, and drug offenses, following an investigation that began with a report from a minor, prosecutors said Tuesday, Feb. 3. William I. McCray, 25, of Monroe Township (whose mugshot was shared by RecentlyBooked.com), was charged Monday with multiple offenses after a minor reported to police in October 2025 that McCray had sexually assaulted them, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Following the report, police obtained and executed a search warrant at McCray’s h…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Gunman Who Stalked, Robbed NY Jets Player In Morristown Arrested Year Later, Prosecutor Says Gunman Who Stalked, Robbed NY Jets Player In Morristown Arrested Year Later, Prosecutor Says Gunman Who Stalked, Robbed NY Jets Player In Morristown Arrested Year Later, Prosecutor Says
Gunman Who Stalked, Robbed NY Jets Player In Morristown Arrested Year Later, Prosecutor Says A Paterson man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery of a New York Jets player in Morristown, Morris County prosecutors announced nearly one year later. The unnamed athlete was confronted by four masked men after returning from New York City early on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said Tuesday, Feb. 3. The masked and armed men exited a Volkswagen Taos with fictitious license plates, then pointed the weapons at the victim, taking his watch and wallet and stealing cash from the driver before fleeing t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ringwood-Wanaque, NJ
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NJ Baker Gives NY Train Station New Life As Espresso Café NJ Baker Gives NY Train Station New Life As Espresso Café NJ Baker Gives NY Train Station New Life As Espresso Café
NJ Baker Gives NY Train Station New Life As Espresso Café More than a century after trains first pulled into Tuxedo Park, the village’s historic station is welcoming a new kind of traffic: coffee lovers. The Station: An Espresso Café by Tin Can is opening inside the village’s restored historic train station thanks to Ramsey resident and longtime baker Christie Ross. Ross, the founder of Tin Can Confections + Cocktails, is planning a grand opening at the Route 17 landmark on Feb. 22. Ross said the café is the result of years of collaboration and support from those closest to her. “My vision for this is a place where the community can connect,” Ros…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Trump Administration Sued After Killing Funds For $16B NY/NJ Tunnel Project Trump Administration Sued After Killing Funds For $16B NY/NJ Tunnel Project Trump Administration Sued After Killing Funds For $16B NY/NJ Tunnel Project
Trump Administration Sued After Killing Funds For $16B NY/NJ Tunnel Project The Gateway Development Commission sued the Trump Administration on Monday, Feb. 2, accusing the federal government of unlawfully freezing funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project — a move officials say could halt construction and cost nearly 1,000 jobs within days. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and seeks the release of contractually obligated grant and loan funds for the project, which includes building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York and rehabilitating the aging North River Tunnel, according to the commission. Last October,…

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