Newark, NJ
Real Estate
Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete
Overhaul Of Newark's Iconic Hahne & Co. Complete A historic upscale department store that had been shuttered for years in Newark has been fully redeveloped. The Hahne & Co. building at 50 Halsey St., was recently transformed into a mixed-use complex complete with restaurants, retail and residential units.  The building recently signed  KBG Korean BBQ & Grill as its last tenant. The entire development includes 160 units (including 65 affordable housing), a Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods, eateries including Ani Ramen, an Urgent Care and more.  It's operated by Rutgers University-Newark, and was transformed…

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by Cecilia Levine
Chappaqua, NY
Lifestyle
Surviving Hate Is A Heroic Act: Westchester Author Shares Her Father’s Tale Surviving Hate Is A Heroic Act: Westchester Author Shares Her Father’s Tale
Surviving Hate Is A Heroic Act: Westchester Author Shares Her Father’s Tale “Survivor’s guilt” is part of our lexicon now. But did you know it was first identified in the 1960s as a condition suffered by Holocaust survivors? Can you imagine, feeling such guilt for having survived when no one else — not your parents, your siblings, your friends, people you used to pass in the street — made it out alive? Seeing it as a failure of character that you lived when it’s really a testament to strength? “… he could not sing because expressing joy wasn’t something he could do.” Chappaqua’s Ella Scheinwald, an executive and management consultant and principal at NYC Advisors…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble
Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble An arson suspect is wanted by police for questioning after a fire broke out at a Long Island Barnes & Noble location. Suffolk County Police Arson Squad detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who may have information about a fire in Bay Shore in December. Police said the man is wanted for questioning about a fire that was started in the restroom of Barnes & Noble on the Sunrise Service Road at approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Anyone with information regarding the incident or the suspect has been asked to contact Suffolk County Cr…

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by Zak Failla
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child
Prosecutor: Englewood Man, 63, Repeatedly Molested 10-Year-Old Child A 63-year-old unemployed Colombian national living in Englewood repeatedly molested a 10-year-old child, authorities charged. Luis G. Ocampo remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Special Victims Unit and Englewood police investigated a report that led to Ocampo’s arrest “regarding the sexual assault of a ten year-old juvenile on multiple occasions.” Ocampo will remain held until a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges of sexual assault and chil…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say
Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say A man caught secretly recording females in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton was carrying child porn videos, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 44, of Paterson, was being held Friday in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Wednesday. Mejia was arrested for secretly videotaping two separate females who were using the bathroom stalls, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione said Friday.He was charged with separate counts of child endangerment for the videos and could face additional counts as an inv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
PD: Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Not Same As Driver Who Exposed Himself Twice PD: Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Not Same As Driver Who Exposed Himself Twice
PD: Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Not Same As Driver Who Exposed Himself Twice A man reportedly caught secretly taking photos in a women's bathroom stall at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 isn't the same one who exposed himself last month to two different girls in Clifton -- and possibly elsewhere, authorities said Thursday.  The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was expected to release information about Wednesday's incident at the Clifton Commons shopping center. A customer said it began while she and her mother were looking for a book and her cellphone "started going off like crazy." It was her daughter texting her that someone in the bathroom stall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall
Renowned French Chef Opens Bar & Grill At Hackensack Mall French chef Laurent Tourondel will helm LT Bar & Grill, set to open next spring at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack. The restaurant will have a sushi bar as well as a curated menu including salads, steaks, burgers, classic cocktails and more. LT Bar & Grill’s new location spans 15,000 square feet on two floors, including a main dining room with seating for approximately 120 guests.  The second level, called "ABOVE,"  features an 8,000-square-foot private event space that accommodates up to 200 guests.  The restaurant will be located by the new mall grand entrance (where the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Woman Found Dead In Suitcase In Greenwich Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Woman Found Dead In Suitcase In Greenwich
Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Woman Found Dead In Suitcase In Greenwich The Connecticut state medical examiner released an official cause of death for a Westchester woman found dead in a red suitcase on the side of a road in Fairfield County in February. On Monday, May 6, the state medical examiner said the official cause of death for Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, was "homicidal asphyxia," and the manner of death was a homicide. Reyes was found dead, bound and stuffed inside a suitcase in a wooded area of Greenwich on Tuesday, Feb. 5 by Greenwich public works employees. A 2012 graduate of New Rochelle High School, Reyes worked at Barnes & Noble in Ea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Southport’s Peter Antonucci Pens Novel Showcasing Lifestyles Of The Rich And More Rich At Sea Southport’s Peter Antonucci Pens Novel Showcasing Lifestyles Of The Rich And More Rich At Sea
Southport’s Peter Antonucci Pens Novel Showcasing Lifestyles Of The Rich And More Rich At Sea There’s the one percent. And then there’s the one percent of the one percent. Southport resident Peter Antonucci–that is when he’s not at sea–taps into the zeitgeist of today’s uber-rich in his new novel, the first of a planned trilogy, Billionaire’s Paradise: Ecstasy at Sea. Writers are told to write about what they know. Antonucci, originally from New York City, happens to know about living on megayacht The World and calling the ocean his home, sailing around the world visiting 40 to 50 countries a year. “This is totally different from a celebrity cruise,” said Antonucci. “It’s totally a…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim From Westchester, Crime Scene Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim From Westchester, Crime Scene
Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim From Westchester, Crime Scene A Town of Greenwich employee who admitted to taking photos of murder victim Valerie Reyes of Westchester and of the crime scene has been demoted.  Reyes body was found stuffed inside a red suitcase around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in a wood area of Greenwich by Public Works employees.  The employee who took the photos and circulated them to some will be demoted from his position as foreman of the Department of Public Works for six months, suspended without pay for five days, and give up five vacation days, according to the Greenwich First Selectman's Office, which did not name th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
News
Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says
Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says Javier Da Silva was in the country illegally when he allegedly bound and stuffed the body of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester in a suitcase and dropped it in a wooded area of Greenwich,  according to officials with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York. Da Silva, a citizen of Portugal, was living in Flushing, Queens when he was nabbed on Monday, Feb. 11, by FBI and local law enforcement for the brutal murder. Da Silva entered the U.S. on May 8, 2017, through the Visa Waiver Program; however, he failed to leave within the required timeframe, said Rachael…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says
Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says Javier Da Silva was in the country illegally when he allegedly bound and stuffed the body of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester in a suitcase and dropped it in a wooded area of Greenwich,  according to officials with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York. Da Silva, a citizen of Portugal, was living in Flushing, Queens when he was nabbed on Monday, Feb. 11, by FBI and local law enforcement for the brutal murder. Da Silva entered the U.S. on May 8, 2017, through the Visa Waiver Program; however, he failed to leave within the required timeframe, said Rachael…

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by Kathy Reakes