News across New York City

Review: Taylor Swift doesn’t know when the show is over
When Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl” on her now-husband Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast last year, she described a project that was strictly focused on “quality” and “everything fitting together like a perfect puzzle.” Back then, the…

Funding for suicide prevention hotlines has grown by 500%, NYU researchers find
Researchers at NYU’s School of Global Public Health found that state funding for suicide prevention has increased by more than 500% over the past several years. The study, published Sept. 11 in the online medical journal JAMA Network, calculated that funding for suicide…

10 Things That Separate the Best Home Equity Loan Lenders From the Rest
Home equity loans have become one of the most actively used financial tools for homeowners who have built significant equity over years of mortgage payments and property appreciation. The ability to borrow against that equity at rates that are typically lower than personal loans…

UPDATE: Sussex County YMCA to reopen Monday after storm damages roof
HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Sussex County) — The Sussex County YMCA will reopen Monday with normal hours after being forced to close because of significant roof damage sustained during Friday night’s …

Mental health, affordability, stock trades. Here’s what you missed in Sunday’s NJ debate.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. and Rebecca Bennett Republican Tom Kean, Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett squared off for the first and likely only time before the midterms. [ more › ]

Pay the Bills | Until I’m the Machine
If you do what makes you happy and get nothing in return Is it a simple lesson in life not to seek it out?

Greater Morristown weather: Nor’easter brings rain, wind and scattered outages
Showers should relent on Monday afternoon, followed by a mostly sunny week to dry things out.

The NY Liberty head back to the playoffs today. Catch up on what you missed.
New York Liberty player Breanna Stewart hi-fives fans as she celebrates her team's WNBA Championship during the parade down the Canyon of Heroes on October 24, 2024. It's only been two years since the Liberty walked down the Canyon of Heroes. Are they headed back? [ more › ]

Victoria’s Secrets | A powerful week of people
The Jewish New Year ended with Yom Kippur 10 days after Rosh Hashanah and it’s considered the Day of Atonement. It’s the day I pray hard to be put into the Book of Life for the upcoming year, asking for forgiveness and reflecting on my past year. It’s a solemn day of fasting and…

Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast, leaves over 100,000 without power as high tides threaten coast
A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the Northeast on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

Op-Ed: Why Halloween never gets old
Back in the day, Halloween in Queens was a grand production on a shoestring budget. We never bought costumes; instead, we raided our homes for whatever we could scavenge. A cardboard box transformed into a robot, and a bedsheet with cut-out eyeholes turned you into a ghost. These…

Can Brits Still Get a UK Mortgage While Living in the US?
Yes, you can. If you’re a British citizen living in the US and you want to buy property back home, UK lenders will absolutely consider your application. Lenders have been doing this for years, and most of them already have processes built around applicants who earn in dollars and…