Here's Every Pizzeria Headed To Dave Portnoy's 'One Bite' Pizza Fest This Weekend
Just One Bite? This weekend, it's all you can eat.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is turning New York City into the pizza capital of the world this Saturday, Sept. 13, when his One Bite Pizza Festival takes over Randall’s Island Park.
With more than 40 of Portnoy’s highest-rated pizzerias dishing out slices from noon until night, expect New York–style, Neapolitan, Sicilian, tomato pies, grandma slices, and bar pies, all in one place.
Here’s the full lineup of pizza royalty coming to NYC, organized by state:
NEW YORK
Di Fara Pizza – Brooklyn (9.4)
John’s of Bleecker St. – Manhattan…
Waterbury Woman ‘Thunder’ Led Stolen Check Scheme Targeting Local Businesses: Feds
A Waterbury woman known as “Thunder” is accused of leading a stolen check and bank fraud scheme that targeted small businesses across Connecticut, federal officials said.
Michelle Freeman, 37, of Waterbury, along with Leshanda Long, 43, of Hamden, and Omar Eaddy, 40, of Bridgeport, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Each faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
According to prosecutors, Freeman, Long, and Eaddy carried out a scheme that involved stealing checks from mailboxes, altering them, and using “check runners” to cash them at banks and check-cashing…
Officer Hurt, Mother, Son Arrested In Wild West Haven Street Takeover With ATVs: Police
A wild scene erupted in West Haven over the weekend when a swarm of ATVs and dirt bikes tore through traffic, turning a quiet evening into chaos and violence, police said.
The group was “riding wheelies, speeding, and driving in the wrong lane” on Captain Thomas Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, creating a danger to other drivers on the road.
Among the swarm, officers spotted a dirt bike flying down the street, with what appeared to be a young child clinging to the back. When police tried to stop it, the rider refused, speeding off and ignoring commands.
But officers c…
Motel Den Drug Bust: Fentanyl, Crack, Guns Seized From Trio In West Haven, Cops Say
A Connecticut motel room loaded with crack cocaine, fentanyl, stolen goods, and even candy, was busted Tuesday in a sweeping operation that netted three arrests, multiple weapons, and more than $22,000 in drugs, police said.
Alexander Vargas was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 13, after members of the West Haven Street Crime Unit and Uniformed Patrol Division stopped his vehicle around 2 p.m., police said.
Investigators had been tracking Vargas since April, after learning he was allegedly dealing crack cocaine and fentanyl out of a room at the Econo Lodge Motel in West Haven, according t…
Woman Found Dismembered In 14 Bags In West Haven ID'd, Son Charged With Attempted Arson: Cops
Police have identified human remains discovered in 14 plastic bags inside a Connecticut home as belonging to a 70-year-old woman, authorities announced Friday, April 18.
Tina Hart — also known as Tina Lloyd — was found dead on Sunday, March 24, at a residence on Nashawena Avenue in West Haven, police said. Her 27-year-old son, Theodore Lloyd, has been arrested and charged with attempted arson, although he has not been charged in connection with his mother's death, authorities said.
Police responded to the home to conduct a welfare check requested by one of Hart's sons, who told officers tha…
West Haven Mom, 2-Year-Old Stabbed To Death ID'd, Father Charged In Brutal Slaying
Days after a 19-year-old mom and a 2-year-old boy were found brutally slain inside their Connecticut home, the child's father was arrested and charged with their murders, police said.
Jevon Tyrese Fletcher, 26, of New Haven, was charged with two counts of murder, two counts of murder with exceptional circumstances, and risk of injury, West Haven police said Tuesday, Feb. 18. He was being held on a $3 million bond.
Original Report: Teen, 2-Year-Old Stabbed To Death In West Haven Apartment
Investigators identified the victims as Fletcher's 19-year-old girlfriend, Hailey Miller, and t…
Hamden Driver Who Sped Away From Troopers Forgot Key Detail That Led To Bust: Police
A routine traffic stop turned into a dangerous pursuit when a driver was caught speeding at 70 mph on side streets and running a red light, authorities said.
Eman Elsayed Aglan, 24, of Hamden, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, interfering with an officer, and engaging police in pursuit, according to Connecticut State Police.
The incident began just before 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day when a trooper saw Aglan’s 2022 BMW X3M run a red light in West Haven, authorities said. Police initiated a traffic stop, but as Aglan slowed down and began pulling over on Campbell Street, she sudden…
1 Dead, West Haven Police Officer Seriously Hurt In High-Speed Crash
A high-speed crash at a Connecticut gas station left one person dead and sent two others, including a police officer, to the hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.
West Haven officers were called to the Citgo gas station on Derby Avenue at 2:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, after a speeding Hyundai Elantra careened into a parked police cruiser in the station’s lot, authorities said.
Both the driver and passenger of the Hyundai were seriously injured in the crash, police reported. The officer, who was inside the cruiser at the time, also suffered a serious head injury.
Emergency…
