Popular Coffee Chain Opens First Long Island Location Popular Coffee Chain Opens First Long Island Location
Popular Coffee Chain Opens First Long Island Location A popular Manhattan-based coffee chain has opened up its first location on Long Island, with another to follow. Gregorys Coffee, which has become a fixture in New York City for those looking to get their caffeine fix, has taken over the former Starbucks on Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park, with a cafe in Melville scheduled to open in the coming weeks. The Deer Park location is now open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1932 Deer Park Ave. An exact opening date for the Melville location has not been announced. CEO and founder Gregory Zamfotis said that the company looked across Long Island before…
Armed Robbery At Holyoke Mall - Police Seek To ID Suspect In Photos Armed Robbery At Holyoke Mall - Police Seek To ID Suspect In Photos
Armed Robbery At Holyoke Mall - Police Seek To ID Suspect In Photos An armed robbery at the Holyoke Mall is under investigation. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, around 12:30 p.m. Holyoke Police were alerted to an armed robbery at the Sunglass Hut, a small shop located outside of Target and across from Starbucks. The store employee told police that a white woman with blond hair and wearing a gray hoodie brandished a knife and demanded money from the cash register, police said. The employee complied and the woman ran off. No one was injured in the incident, police said. The suspect was caught on surveillance video. Holyoke Police are seeking the public’s help in i…
COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio
COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio A celebrated startup business advisor with an escalating history of violence smashed an Englewood police officer in the face with his own radio after causing a commotion at a local Starbucks when he refused to wear a COVID mask, authorities said. Frank Denbow, 35, eventually was subdued with help from a good Samaritan, police said. The attack, captured on video, came just weeks after authorities said Denbow kicked a police officer in Wyoming in the chest and sprayed him with a carbonated energy drink. An Englewood native, Denbow has been featured on various online business shows and tech …
Bogota PD: Burglar Found In Homeowner's Living Room Attacks Officer Bogota PD: Burglar Found In Homeowner's Living Room Attacks Officer
Bogota PD: Burglar Found In Homeowner's Living Room Attacks Officer A homeless burglar attacked a police officer after a startled Bogota resident found him in his living room early Monday, authorities said. The resident told police he heard a banging at his door, then went downstairs and found Abraham Reyes-Castro, 28, in his living room, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Reyes-Castro, a Mexican national whose most recent address was in Elmwood Park, tried locking himself in a room when the resident called police, Cole said. Reyes-Castro refused to comply with their orders, then attacked one of the officers, the sergeant said. Police took Reyes-Castro into cu…
'Reilly's Rib Cage' Reopening This Week In Shuttered Hillsdale Starbucks 'Reilly's Rib Cage' Reopening This Week In Shuttered Hillsdale Starbucks
'Reilly's Rib Cage' Reopening This Week In Shuttered Hillsdale Starbucks A popular BBQ joint that closed its Bergenfield location in 2018 is reopening a new store in Hillsdale. Reilly's Rib Cage will be holding a gran opening on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 126 Broadway -- formerly home to Starbucks. Owner Daniel Reilly started smoking meats in his dad Jimmy Reilly's driveway in 2010. Daniell's son Aiden loved to taste his dad's creations. In January 2017, Dan and Jimmy opened their Bergenfield business. Reilly's Rib Cage announced it is closing.Reilly's Rib Cage "The trend in America was backwards," their website says."Cheap quality ingredients to make the most …
Revamped Morristown Office Building Sells For $50M Revamped Morristown Office Building Sells For $50M
Revamped Morristown Office Building Sells For $50M A Morristown office building sold for $50 million after undergoing several major improvements. Real estate investment, development and management firm Marcus Partners purchased 44 Whippany in 2017 and fully revamped the building with a $7 million capital improvement program, which was used for a new lobby, a new Starbucks cafe and a 95-seat conference center. Additional aesthetic improvements to the 232,000-square-foot office space include floor-to-ceiling glass installations, an upgraded fitness center, third floor roof terraces, exterior patio installations, new signs and a repaved parkin…
Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two
Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two UPDATE: A driver was charged with two counts of assault by auto after she rear-ended a car on Route 17 in Ridgewood with a stolen sedan, authorities said. Mille Sauvan, 44, remained at Hackensack University Medical Center in police custody on Monday after responders said they found a crack pipe in the stolen Lexus following Saturday morning’s crash on the southbound highway. Sauvan, currently of Norwood, was speeding when the Lexus, reported stolen out of Warwick, slammed into the rear of a MINI Cooper in front of the Starbucks between Linwood Avenue and Paramus Road shortly after 8:30 a.m.…
40 Years After Coming To Town, Wyckoff McDonald's Closes 40 Years After Coming To Town, Wyckoff McDonald's Closes
40 Years After Coming To Town, Wyckoff McDonald's Closes Not everyone welcomed McDonald’s when it sought a Wyckoff address 40 years ago. Bringing the hamburger chain to their affluent Bergen County suburb would create a domino effect that would “cheapen” its character, some contended.  Look no further than some foreign cities, said one resident, pointing to golden arches and trash along the Champs de Elysees. More fast-food joints wouldn't be far behind, he said. The opposition was strong, but it was nowhere near as intense as when Dairy Queen rolled up five years earlier. Township planners eventually OK’d the new burger joint in the Boulder R…
Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup
Two Seriously Injured In Route 17 Pileup Three people were injured, two seriously, in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route 17. Detectives were investigating the possibility that one of the drivers may have been under the influence of drugs after they found a crack pipe in her car. Firefighters had to extricate victims shortly after 8:30 a.m. crash on the highway’s southbound side in front of Starbucks in Ridgewood. At least four vehicles were involved in the crash on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE The wreckage and large debris field left only one lane passable. All lanes were reopen…
Starbucks Closes In Downtown New Haven Starbucks Closes In Downtown New Haven
Starbucks Closes In Downtown New Haven One out of four New Haven Starbucks has closed. The downtown New Haven Starbucks on Church Street is just one of many storefronts shuttered by the chain since they announced, in June, the intent to close 400 stores.  The closure came as a surprise even to the location's management and employees, according to the New Haven Independent. Customers were notified of the closure via a sign on the cafe's door reading: "as of Sept. 13 this location has now been closed." The sign also noted that any mobile orders made to that store will be transferred to the Chapel Street location. …
Police: Bergen Worker Caught Spitting In Officers’ Coffee Police: Bergen Worker Caught Spitting In Officers’ Coffee
Police: Bergen Worker Caught Spitting In Officers’ Coffee An employee at a Park Ridge Starbucks was caught spitting into police officers’ orders, authorities said. Kevin Trejo, 21, of Westwood was arrested Monday and charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer with bodily fluid, tampering and creating a hazardous condition, Police Chief Joseph Madden said. Authorities “received information that an employee of a local coffee shop was spitting in the drinks of law enforcement that patronized the establishment,” Madden said. Police quickly arrested Trejo, who the chief said bragged about what he'd done. Trejo also was fired from his job at th…
Starbucks Makes Masks Mandatory Starbucks Makes Masks Mandatory
Starbucks Makes Masks Mandatory Starbucks is requiring customers wear masks inside all stores in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 effective Wednesday. Store employees are continuing to keep up with increased sanitation procedures, frequent hand washing and the check-in process with a temperature check. Customers are also required to stay six feet apart. “Wearing facial coverings in public spaces is one of the simplest and most effective things we can do to take care of one another,” Starbucks officials said in a release. “We appreciate your partnership and look forward to seeing you soon.”