Social media stars roll in Times Square after skateboarding across US

Two exhausted skateboarders rolled into Times Square on Saturday — ending an arduous 76-day journey across the US. An ecstatic crowd greeted Jay VanPorppal and Orio Ramirez in the tourist hotspot to celebrate the incredible feat, which the pair dedicated to charity. “Thank you, God!” VanPorppal shouted as supporters swarmed the pair. Jay VanPorppal and Orio Ramirez rolled into Times …

Read More »

Drone should be shot down, examined by feds, said reps

A New Jersey lawmaker want a drone — and he wants one now. Republic Congressman Chris Smith is demanding The Pentagon shoot down one of the nearly 1,000 drones that have been spotted above the Garden State since Nov. 19, so answers can be had. “Why can’t we bag at least one drone and get to the bottom of this?” …

Read More »

Trump to sit for in-person deposition in defamation suit against ABC, George Stephanopoulos

President-elect Trump and George Stephanopoulos must sit for hours-long depositions just days before Christmas as part of the incoming president’s defamation suit against ABC News and its star anchor, a federal judge said.  Miami Magistrate Judge Lisette Reid ordered Trump to appear in-person next week to give the deposition, which will be capped at four hours. The proceeding must take …

Read More »

NYC Mayor Eric Adams facing key decision on public matching funds

Eric Adams’ reelection bid is facing a watershed moment Monday when the city Campaign Finance Board is expected to decide whether to grant the indicted mayor millions in public matching funds. Adams, who is expected to stand trial in April to fight federal corruption charges that include alleged campaign fraud, would face a steep uphill battle in a packed June …

Read More »

Man killed after raging fire breaks out at NYC senior center: FDNY

One man was killed early Saturday when a fire broke out in a 10th floor apartment of an Upper West Side building that provides subsidized housing for the elderly.  The victim was not immediately publicly identified and no one else was hurt, according to the FDNY, which said 20 units and 78 fire and EMY personnel responded to the 7:30 …

Read More »

NJ county sheriff sends own drone up to follow mystery flying objects

A fed-up New Jersey sheriff said he tried to track the mystery drones swarming the skies above his county — but they “easily” evaded the effort. The Ocean County Sheriff’s office sent its own “industrial grade” drone into the air Thursday in a bid to follow one of 50 unmanned aerial vehicles a local cop saw “coming off the ocean,” …

Read More »

NJ deli crafts fried ravioli Christmas trees that are fry-ing off the shelf

They’re having themselves a cheesy little Christmas. A New Jersey deli is crafting 2-foot-tall ravioli Christmas trees — and they’re fry-ing off the shelf. Taliercio’s in Middletown, NJ, shared their festive Italian creation, trimmed with kale, cherry tomatoes and around 50 fried ravioli, two weeks ago on TikTok and Instagram. They were soon inundated with over 100 orders — and people …

Read More »

NYPD drones could face drones flying over NJ and NY

The NYPD has a fleet of at least 109 drones that could be called into service in the face of recent incursions in the skies over New York and New Jersey. The sightings are being investigated by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, an NYPD official said. “We have NYPD detectives as well as FBI agents and state officials and they’re …

Read More »

Jill Biden schooled by children at White House toy drive event in priceless moment

The kids are all right.  First Lady Jill Biden wished youngsters “Happy Holidays” at a Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign Friday – but several children quickly corrected her, shouting “Happy Christmas” in a caught-on-camera interaction that sparked a social media frenzy. “Hello! How are you? Hi! Happy Holidays,” the 73-year-old first lady told children attending the annual Marine …

Read More »