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Hospital Patient In Gown Assaults Woman, Jumps Into Hudson River, Police Say Hospital Patient In Gown Assaults Woman, Jumps Into Hudson River, Police Say
Hospital Patient In Gown Assaults Woman, Jumps Into Hudson River, Police Say A hospital patient still in his gown tried robbing a 73-year-old woman before jumping into the Hudson River in an effort to flee from police, authorities said. Jason Barone, 38, of Carlstadt, walked out of Jersey City Medical Center and tried hitting the woman with a wooden plank and grab her cell phone Saturday morning, City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Barone jumped into the river when police arrived, and swam to a barge where he was taken into custody, officials said. He was charged with robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon, before being taken to the Jersey City M…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise
Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Parkway PD: Boy, 1, Abducted From NJ Lookout Found Safe In NY Palisades Parkway PD: Boy, 1, Abducted From NJ Lookout Found Safe In NY
Palisades Parkway PD: Boy, 1, Abducted From NJ Lookout Found Safe In NY Palisades Interstate Parkway police found a 1-year-old boy safe and sound in Orange County, NY after his mother's boyfriend abducted him from a Hudson River lookout in New Jersey late Monday afternoon, authorities said. The boy’s mother, 24, called PIP police after her boyfriend took her son and drove off, leaving her at the Rockefeller Lookout rest area on the northbound parkway shortly after 4:30 p.m., Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. Parkway police issued an alert for a KIA Sorrento with a temporary New Jersey license plate. The search ended shortly after, Walter said. “Police wer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair Of F-18s To Fly Over Hudson River Toward Verrazano Bridge Friday Morning Pair Of F-18s To Fly Over Hudson River Toward Verrazano Bridge Friday Morning
Pair Of F-18s To Fly Over Hudson River Toward Verrazano Bridge Friday Morning A pair of fighter jets will fly over the Hudson River toward the Verrazano Bridge Friday. The F-18s will be flying 2,500 feet over the river toward the bridge at 11 a.m., the NYC Officer of Emergency Management said. The reason for the flyover was not announced, and was no cause for alarm, officials said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Public Awaits ID Of Drowning Victim Pulled From Hudson Public Awaits ID Of Drowning Victim Pulled From Hudson
Public Awaits ID Of Drowning Victim Pulled From Hudson A man whose body was found floating in the Hudson River off lower Manhattan had yet to be publicly identified on Tuesday. The NYPD Harbor Unit pulled his body from the drink near North Moore Street in Tribeca, across from Jersey City's Harborside section, shortly before 10:30 a.m. Monday. Suspicions followed -- but had yet to be confirmed -- that he was a 68-year-old man who jumped from Pier 45 near Christopher Street during a public dance event and vanished into the river last Tuesday.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Fell Into Hudson River During Hoboken Paddle Boating Date Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Fell Into Hudson River During Hoboken Paddle Boating Date
Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Fell Into Hudson River During Hoboken Paddle Boating Date Did you think you were having a bad day? Firefighters rescued a woman who fell into the Hudson River while on a paddle boating date with her boyfriend Thursday afternoon. The couple's boat flipped over and, while the male was able to swim to shore, the female was in distress, Hoboken Police Chief Ken Ferrante said. The incident occurred around 4:10 p.m., reports say. An FDNY Boat brought the woman back to Hoboken’s shoreline.  No injuries were reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver
Ice Cream Truck Tumbles Down Palisades, Good Samaritans Help Rescue Driver HEROES: A group of good Samaritans rushed to a driver's aid Thursday after his ice cream truck tumbled partly down the Palisades above the Hudson River in Fort Lee. Chris Fuschini said he was enjoying a day at Ross Dock just north of the George Washington Bridge when the Jersey Shore-based "Lexylicious" ice cream sandwich truck tipped off Henry Hudson Drive shortly after 4 p.m. The 2014 Ford truck had fallen about 20 feet into the trees before landing on its left side, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Fuschini said he was joined by Hackensack Sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DEP: Here's Why Thousands Of Fish Are Dying In NJ Rivers DEP: Here's Why Thousands Of Fish Are Dying In NJ Rivers
DEP: Here's Why Thousands Of Fish Are Dying In NJ Rivers Countless instances of dead fish found floating in New Jersey waterways since last year has called for a statewide investigation. Last July, hundreds of dead menhaden -- an extremely abundant fish found in coastal areas, also known as bunker fish -- were seen floating in the Hudson River, causing shock and concern among many residents. Recent reports of menhaden mortalities in the Raritan Bay and Navesink River of Monmouth County prompted the investigation by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife, department spokesman Larry Hajna said. While…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PHOTOS: Sight-Seeing Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Edgewater PHOTOS: Sight-Seeing Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Edgewater
Photos: Sight-Seeing Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Edgewater It wasn't exactly a "Sully" moment, but it turned out OK, just the same, when a sight-seeing helicopter made a safe emergency landing Friday afternoon in Edgewater. The HeliNY pilot "found a safe spot to land" after an emergency light went on during the area's high winds shortly before 2 p.m., police said. He brought the 13-year-old Rotorcraft down softly behind the Mitsuwa Marketplace on River Road, one responder said, adding: "Now we just have to figure how to get it out of there." The chopper touched down on a clear, flat spot of land on one of the largest vacant pieces of property a s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Seeking Best Possible Photo Of NYC Skyline Falls Into Deep Hole In Hudson River Woman Seeking Best Possible Photo Of NYC Skyline Falls Into Deep Hole In Hudson River
Woman Seeking Best Possible Photo Of NYC Skyline Falls Into Deep Hole In Hudson River A 23-year-old woman trying to capture a moment in Hoboken got one she'll never forget, thanks to half-a-dozen police officers who dove into the Hudson River to rescue her. The Berkley Heights woman  was trying to get a better view of New York City while out with her friends and brother near Pier 13, when she climbed a railing and fell over around 3:30 a.m., Feb. 6, Hoboken police said. Because of the snow on the ground, she did not see the gaps between the pier and the dock, authorities said. That particular area of the pier was closed off to the public. The woman's brother attempted …

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: Humpback Whale Spotted In Hudson River Near Statue Of Liberty VIDEO: Humpback Whale Spotted In Hudson River Near Statue Of Liberty
Video: Humpback Whale Spotted In Hudson River Near Statue Of Liberty Some New Yorkers had their “Call me Ishmael” moment when a Humpback whale was spotted in the Hudson River near the Statue of Liberty earlier this week. A photo of the whale captured Dec. 8 by photographer Bjoern Kils -- who runs the New York Media Boat that tours around New York City -- has been going viral on social media. The whale was also spotted near One World Trade Center and other spots on the water around New York before leaving the area. Kils was the photographer who captured the last image of a humpback whale in the area that surfaced in 2016. "It was neat. It definitely brought…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Workers: Ferry Company Dumped Raw Sewage, More Into Hudson, Manhattan Waterways Ex-Workers: Ferry Company Dumped Raw Sewage, More Into Hudson, Manhattan Waterways
Ex-Workers: Ferry Company Dumped Raw Sewage, More Into Hudson, Manhattan Waterways Two former employees have accused New York Waterway of dumping raw sewage, oil, fuel, batteries and other waste into the Hudson River, Raritan Bay and other waterways surrounding Manhattan “for years.” After issuing dumping complaints to the company, EPA investigators returned weeks later to find ferry bathrooms that were under investigation “either locked or removed entirely,” a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former NY Waterway fuelers and overnight mechanics Rafi Khatchikian and Ivan Torres alleges. “NY Waterway cynically put out-of-order signs on bathrooms and even removed toile…

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by Jerry DeMarco