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Cops Complete Uber Eats Delivery For Snooki's Husband After Driver's NJ Arrest: Report Cops Complete Uber Eats Delivery For Snooki's Husband After Driver's NJ Arrest: Report
Cops Complete Uber Eats Delivery For Snooki's Husband After Driver's NJ Arrest: Report Florham Park police officers completed an Uber Eats delivery last month after the driver was arrested on a warrant during a traffic stop. And according to 6abc, the Uber Eats customer was none other than Jionni Lavalle, the husband of MTV's "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Officer Mike Zvolensky was on routine patrol in the center of town when a random plate inquiry of a passing vehicle, later determined to be an Uber Eats driver, showed the registered owner had an outstanding warrant around 8:25 p.m. Jan. 21, police said in a news release. Zvolensky stopped the car on Felch Ro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Couple Who Bonded Over Love Of New England Seafood Opens Jersey Shore Restaurant Couple Who Bonded Over Love Of New England Seafood Opens Jersey Shore Restaurant
Couple Who Bonded Over Love Of New England Seafood Opens Jersey Shore Restaurant Clam chowdah, anyone? A husband and wife has brought a taste of New England to the Jersey Shore. Steve Marchel and Robin Kramer have recently opened Betty's Seafood Shack in Margate. The restaurant pays homage to Steve's beloved Portuguese Water Dog, Betty, who died in 2018. The fried shrimp, lobster rolls and scallops being served at Betty's conjure up fond memories for Steve and Robin, who bonded over their love for all-things New England — especially the seafood shacks —  both having graduated from college in New England. "Steve would often say 'Margate needs a joint like this, especi…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Exhausted Horse Collapses As Driver Slaps Him Leaving NYC Onlookers Horrified: Reports Exhausted Horse Collapses As Driver Slaps Him Leaving NYC Onlookers Horrified: Reports
Exhausted Horse Collapses As Driver Slaps Him Leaving NYC Onlookers Horrified: Reports A sick and exhausted carriage horse collapsed in the New York City heat Wednesday, Aug. 10 as his driver slapped him and ordered him to get up, leaving onlookers horrified, reports say. The horse named Ryder was captured laying on the hot asphalt at 45th Street and 9th Avenue around 5 p.m., according to a video posted by the Instagram account NYC Class. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stopping NYC Horse Abuse (@nyclass) The driver apparently ordered the horse several times to "Get up," slapping him and jerking the reins, the New…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Don't Be a Douchebag': Texts From North Jersey Restaurant To Customer Go Viral 'Don't Be a Douchebag': Texts From North Jersey Restaurant To Customer Go Viral
'Don't Be a Douchebag': Texts From North Jersey Restaurant To Customer Go Viral Antagonistic messages between a North Jersey restaurant and a customer checking the status of his food have gone viral. Montclair's Joe Stephen reached out to Get Stuffed in Union to see where his Uber Eats delivery was earlier this month, when the owner quickly became antagonistic, according to text messages and a report by NJ Advance Media. Stephen tells the restaurant it's been more than 45 minutes that he's been waiting. "Bumper to bumper everywhere and flooding everywhere," the restaurant says. "Getting driver info and it's not due yet — would you like us to ask somebody to jump into …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking
Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking Police captured a gun-toting Uber Eats deliveryman who carjacked a driver in Dumont and then crashed during Wednesday night's snowstorm, authorities said Thursday. The victim told police an SUV struck his orange Dodge Challenger from behind at the intersection of Washington and Madison avenues shortly after 11 p.m. The victim said he got out and was confronted by two men, one carrying a gun, Police Chief Thomas McKeary said. The gunman, identified as Abel Gomez-Pichardo of the Bronx, “snatched the keys from around the victim’s neck and fled with the victim’s vehicle," he said. Officer Ja…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
COVID-19: Starbucks Closing Up To 400 Stores In Shift To Takeout Strategy COVID-19: Starbucks Closing Up To 400 Stores In Shift To Takeout Strategy
Covid-19: Starbucks Closing Up To 400 Stores In Shift To Takeout Strategy Starbucks will close up to 400 of its traditional cafes due to fallout from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has put a stop to indoor dining in many areas. The company announced on Wednesday, June 10 that it will open dozens of pickup-only stores and renovate or move other existing stores in the United States and Canada in the next 18 months. “Starbucks stores have always been known as the ’third place,’ a welcoming place outside of our home and work where we connect over a cup of coffee,” said Kevin Johnson, the CEO of Starbucks. “As we navigate through the COVID-19 crisis,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Uber Driver Had 2.2 Pounds Of Heroin, $5,200 Cash Stashed In Caddy Near GWB Prosecutor: Uber Driver Had 2.2 Pounds Of Heroin, $5,200 Cash Stashed In Caddy Near GWB
Prosecutor: Uber Driver Had 2.2 Pounds Of Heroin, $5,200 Cash Stashed In Caddy Near GWB A day after Hackensack police said they busted an Uber Eats driver caught masturbating outside a customer’s home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of an Uber driver from the Bronx who he said was carrying more than two pounds of heroin and $5,200 in proceeds. Detectives from Musella’s office stopped 58-year-old Ramon Reyes in Fort Lee and found a hidden compartment in his 2009 Cadillac Escalade holding the drugs and money, the prosecutor said. A judge later released Reyes with conditions pending further court action on charges of possessing heroin for sale and mone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made
Hackensack Customer Records Her Uber Eats Driver Masturbating Outside, Arrest Made A Hackensack woman who'd just received food from an Uber Eats driver found him masturbating outside her house -- and took a cellphone video for police who tracked him down. The 23-year-old woman thought it was odd that the afternoon delivery bag was unstapled, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said, so she approached the 2016 black Ford Explorer parked out front. That's when "she observed him masturbating in the front seat," he said. City Detectives Robert Ghirardi and Michael Keonig investigated and identified the driver as Vinicius Porto, 23, of Newark, the captain said. They arrested Porto, charged …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Modern Caribbean Restaurant Replacing Hackensack's Black Rebel Burger Modern Caribbean Restaurant Replacing Hackensack's Black Rebel Burger
Modern Caribbean Restaurant Replacing Hackensack's Black Rebel Burger The long-vacant Hackensack storefront formerly home to Black Rebel Burger has a new tenant. JERK'D Modern Caribbean Kitchen will be moving into the Essex Street shop early this summer, according to a sign hanging in the window. Black Rebel Burger occupied the space from Spring 2016 to Winter 2017 and has been empty ever since. JERK'D will offer delivery and to-go options, as well as Uber Eats. No word yet on specifics or an opening date. JERK'D, 363 Essex St., Hackensack.

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by Cecilia Levine