The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2018, the National Weather Service said. Source: New York Times
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NYC Forecast Warns of First Big Snow This Weekend as Advisories Are Issued
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2025
Up to five inches of snow is expected in the city, and as much as six inches on Long Island, from late Saturday into Sunday morning. Source: New York Times
Nursing Home Owners Pocketed Millions as Patients Suffered, Report Says
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2025
As the owners intentionally understaffed two New Jersey facilities and diverted Medicaid money for their own use, residents in the homes “suffered unnecessarily,” the state comptroller said. Source: New York Times
Kathryn Garcia Is Named New Head of the Port Authority
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2025
Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring. Source: New York Times
Mel Leipzig, Painter Called the ‘Chekhov of Trenton,’ Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2025
He put fellow New Jerseyans at the center of his work, and a critic praised the “mysterious emotional tensions” in his pictures of ordinary people. Source: New York Times
James Solomon Wins Jersey City Mayoral Runoff Election, Beating Jim McGreevey
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2025
Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey’s governor amid a sex scandal. Source: New York Times
Alina Habba, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Says
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
The judges wrote that the Trump administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices. Source: New York Times
Representative Jeff Van Drew’s Aide Faked Anti-Trump Slashing Attack, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2025
Natalie Greene, 26, who worked for Representative Jeff Van Drew, a Republican, falsely claimed she was attacked at a nature reserve, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2025
A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes. Source: New York Times
At This College, the English Dept. Is Out. ‘Human Narratives’ Is In.
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2025
At Montclair State University in New Jersey, a departmental restructuring plan is igniting concerns about the future of the humanities. Source: New York Times
Man Arrested After Appearing at Alina Habba’s Office With Bat, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Authorities said Keith Michael Lisa had a bat when he showed up at the office of the U.S. attorney for New Jersey on Wednesday. He was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility. Source: New York…
Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2025
Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry. Source: New York Times
Mafia Member Recruited Son’s Friends for Gambling Ring, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2025
Prosecutors say the New Jersey man farmed out his betting operations, and that some participants were college athletes. Gambling charges are on the rise throughout collegiate and professional sports in the United States. Source: New York Times
PATH Train Fare to Rise to $4 by 2029
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2025
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday announced the increase and a timetable for restoring daily service on all its lines for the first time in 25 years. Source: New York Times
Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey to Retire From Congress
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2025
Ms. Watson Coleman, 80, the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, said she would not run for a seventh term in the state’s 12th Congressional District, near Trenton. Source: New York Times