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New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants
Diners are showing more interest in adults-only and dog-friendly restaurants, according to a new study.
Younger consumers are also driving demand for protein-packed menus, health-focused ingredients, and family-style meals, Lightspeed Commerce said in its State of Hospitality 2026 report. The survey included people in the US, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Three in four consumers said restaurants should offer some form of adults-only dining, including 79% of parents. Half of respondents said restrictions on children should depend on…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors.
Smith was arrested by L…
Suspect In Stabbing Death Of Elderly Man In Capital Region Admits To Crime: Authorities
A Capital Region woman has admitted to stabbing an elderly man to death two days before Christmas in 2023, authorities said.
Vanesia Brundage, 42, of Albany, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 7 to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Charles Gaddy Jr., the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. She faces 20 years in prison and five years on probation, prosecutors said.
Gaddy, 74, was stabbed to death on North Lake Avenue on Dec. 23, 2023, around 12:30 p.m., police said. When first responders arrived, Gaddy was treated on scene but pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Cops quic…
75-Year-Old Man Arrested For Stabbing In Capital Region On July 4, Police Say
A 75-year-old Albany man has been arrested for stabbing another man on the Fourth of July, police said.
Antoine Henderson was arraigned Friday, Aug. 7 for second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and third-degree weapons possession, the Albany County District Attorney's office said.
Henderson was held without bail and is due back in court Thursday, Aug. 27, according to online court records.
Police did not share additional details, but a 71-year-old man was stabbed in the chest inside an Albany apartment complex around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, July 4, according to authorities. The …
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said.
Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Rest Stop Rampage: Three Teens, Two Men Beat, Slashed Worker On NY Thruway, Police Say
A group of teenagers and young adults from the Capital Region beat and slashed a young man outside a New York State Thruway rest stop, police said.
The five suspects, all from Schenectady, traveled to Pattersonville Service Area east of Amsterdam on I-90 on Wednesday, Aug. 5 and found two employees outside on break, one of whom they knew, New York State Police said.
Sincere T. Germain, 21, and Jermaine B. Alterma, Jr., 19, a 17-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old boy approached the two people and started striking them, investigators said. The 16-year-old suspect cut one victi…
