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Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS
Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS Did you feel it North Jersey? A 1.7 magnitude earthquake in Astoria, NY was felt all the way up in North Jersey on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 2, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was felt in Pompton Plains, Parsippany, West Orange, Union, Holmdel, Fort Lee, Ridgewood and Paterson, the USGS map shows. According to NBC4, FDNY firefighters responded to reports of small booms called in by residents south of the Roosevelt Island Tramway sometime before 6 a.m. USGS reports a 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens. No reports of damage/injuries in NYC. https://t.c…

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by Sam Barron
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VIDEO: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After COVID-19 Shutdown VIDEO: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After COVID-19 Shutdown
Video: Hackensack Businessman Charged With Torching His NYC Lounge After Covid-19 Shutdown A Hackensack businessman was caught on video methodically torching his Queens hookah lounge amid the COVID-19 lockdown, authorities said. Asif Raja, 54, used a fire extinguisher to prop the swinging kitchen door open before pouring a flammable liquid on several tables at his Astoria lounge last August, the FDNY said surveillance video shows. The arsonist then ignites one of the tables, retrieves a fiery cloth and spreads the flames before closing the kitchen door and turning off the light. In the final shot, he's seen exiting from outside, opening an umbrella and leaving the establishment…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Man Visiting Bergen County Family Buys Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket Man Visiting Bergen County Family Buys Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket
Man Visiting Bergen County Family Buys Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket A Queens, N.Y. man visiting family in Bergen County purchased a winning  lottery ticket from a 7-Eleven in Bergenfield worth $1 million. Pardeep Kumar of Astoria purchased his Spectacular ticket from the Washington Avenue convenience store and immediately began scratching. He was overwhelmed with excitement when he realized it was a lucky day indeed – his ticket was the $1 million top prize winner. Pardeep tried to contain his enthusiasm in the store as he wasn’t ready for everyone around him to know he had just won the money. Shortly after, accompanied by his two brothers and with a big …

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by Cecilia Levine