6.5-Acre Fair Lawn Shopping Center Anchored By Vacant ShopRite Sells For $14M 6.5-Acre Fair Lawn Shopping Center Anchored By Vacant ShopRite Sells For $14M
6.5-Acre Fair Lawn Shopping Center Anchored By Vacant ShopRite Sells For $14M A large shopping center in Fair Lawn has been sold again, just under a year after it last changed hands, real estate officials said. The River Road Shopping Center, located at 17-17 to 17-70 River Road, was sold by TFE Properties, JLL Capital Markets announced Tuesday, July 15. The property sold for $14 million. The 6.45-acre property includes 92,523 square feet of retail space across three buildings. Tenants include Sherwin-Williams and Walgreens, as well as a vacant former ShopRite with covered parking, officials said. JLL said the site has redevelopment potential, calling it a “value-ad…
Flash Flood Warning Issued In Rockland, Westchester, As Heavy Rain Moves In: Here's How Long Flash Flood Warning Issued In Rockland, Westchester, As Heavy Rain Moves In: Here's How Long
Flash Flood Warning Issued In Rockland, Westchester, As Heavy Rain Moves In: Here's How Long The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Rockland and Westchester counties in New York and northeastern Bergen County in New Jersey as slow-moving thunderstorms bring torrential rain to the region on Monday afternoon, July 14. The warning, which was issued at 3:38 p.m., is in effect until 5:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.  When the warning was issued, radar indicated that between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain had already fallen, with an additional 1 to 2 inches possible over the next hour. Flash flooding is either ongoing or ex…
Hackensack Man Snags Car Keys Off Bar, Torches Stolen Ride: Prosecutor Hackensack Man Snags Car Keys Off Bar, Torches Stolen Ride: Prosecutor
Hackensack Man Snags Car Keys Off Bar, Torches Stolen Ride: Prosecutor A 60-year-old Hackensack man is facing a string of serious charges after police say he stole a car outside a bar in Garfield and intentionally set it on fire just a few blocks away. Troy R. Taylor was arrested on Friday, July 11, after police say he sparked a car fire in the early morning hours on Monroe Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a release Monday. At around 1:17 a.m., Garfield Police responded to a report of a stolen 2019 Honda Civic in the area. The owner told police they had placed their car keys on the bar inside a nearby tavern when they went missing, Musella…
$1.1 Million: Little Egg Harbor Lotto Player Splits Jackpot $1.1 Million: Little Egg Harbor Lotto Player Splits Jackpot
$1.1 Million: Little Egg Harbor Lotto Player Splits Jackpot It was a sensational Sunday for two lottery players in Bergen County and Ocean County, respectively. Their tickets, sold in Little Egg Harbor and River Vale, matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Sunday, July 13, splitting the $1.1 million jackpot. The tickets were sold at Acme Markets on Route 9 in Little Egg Harbor and The Country Store on Rivervale Road in River Vale. Each player will take home $571,000. The winning numbers were 04, 05, 06, 29 and 34. The XTRA was 03 and Bullseye was 04.
Deliveryman Caught Stealing His Own Drop-Off In Mahwah: Police Deliveryman Caught Stealing His Own Drop-Off In Mahwah: Police
Deliveryman Caught Stealing His Own Drop-Off In Mahwah: Police A delivery subcontractor is accused of swiping a package he had just dropped off at a Bergen County home, and snapping a photo for proof,  police said. The alleged theft happened Wednesday, July 9, on a property in Mahwah’s Rio Vista section, according to a press release from Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin. The homeowner had been notified that a package was delivered — but when they went outside to retrieve it, it was gone, Blondin said. Detective Christopher Fasulo reviewed surveillance footage and saw the deliveryman return to the home and take the package, the release says. P…
$10K From Closter Lululemon Snatched, 4 Nabbed At GWB After Wild Getaway: Police $10K From Closter Lululemon Snatched, 4 Nabbed At GWB After Wild Getaway: Police
$10K From Closter Lululemon Snatched, 4 Nabbed At GWB After Wild Getaway: Police Four suspects were arrested after more than $10,000 worth of merchandise was stolen in a grab-and-go shoplifting at a Lululemon store in Bergen County this weekend, police said. Officers responded to Closter Plaza at 79 Vervalen St. around 4:31 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, for a shoplifting in progress, according to Closter Police Chief James Buccola. While en route, patrol was told that two men, one wearing a white T-shirt and orange shorts, and another in dark clothing, were using ski masks and stuffing items into large laundry bags, according to the report. Before officers arrived, the sus…
Little Ferry Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene Little Ferry Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene
Little Ferry Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene Friends, family, and fans are mourning the sudden loss of Mossna M. Varasteh, a Bergen County native known worldwide as DJ Ammo, whose reach spanned from New York City to Asia. Varasteh, 42, died on Tuesday, July 8. He had gone to bed, gotten up around 5 a.m., gone back to sleep and was found unresponsive just hours later, his loved ones said. An exact cause has not yet been identified. Ammo had recently returned from performances in Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Aruba, and was still DJing major New York City events just weeks before his passing. He got his start in the summer after 8th g…
Feds Indict Franklin Lakes Real Estate Influencer In Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme Feds Indict Franklin Lakes Real Estate Influencer In Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Feds Indict Franklin Lakes Real Estate Influencer In Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme A real estate influencer from Bergen County known as “Flipping NJ” was indicted for running a multi-million-dollar Ponzi-like scheme, laundering drug money, and bribing a Paterson official, federal prosecutors said Thursday, July 10. Cesar Humberto Pina, 47, of Franklin Lakes, misused millions of dollars from investors across the U.S. and laundered drug proceeds while promoting himself through real estate seminars hosted with DJ Envy, a nationally known radio personality, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. “Cesar Pina is alleged to have misappropriated millions of dollars of peoples’ hard-earn…
Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say
Woman Found Critically Injured After Leonia Hit-Run, Authorities Say A woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Leonia early Thursday morning, July 10, authorities said. Police were called to Grand Avenue near Ames Avenue around 4:35 a.m. after a passerby spotted an unconscious woman lying along the side of the road, according to Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers from the Leonia Police Department arrived and found that the woman had injuries “consistent with being struck by a vehicle,”  The adult female victim was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center, whe…
Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor
Ex-Fair Lawn School Employee Masturbated In Building With Kids Present: Prosecutor A 33-year-old former school district employee has been charged in a lewdness investigation in Bergen County, authorities announced. John C. Stewart, a former substitute teacher in Fair Lawn, is accused of breaking into Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, and masturbating in the hallways, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. During one of the instances, children were present for a summer activity, Musella said on Wednesday, July 9. Charging documents indicate that Stewart, of Midland Park, also broke into the school on Tuesday, July 8.  Th…
$4.9M Cresskill Estate Sells In One Weekend After Sitting On Market For Years $4.9M Cresskill Estate Sells In One Weekend After Sitting On Market For Years
$4.9M Cresskill Estate Sells In One Weekend After Sitting On Market For Years A luxury estate in Cresskill that had sat on and off the market for years has finally sold—and all it took was one weekend, thanks to a bold reset by two local real estate agents. The property at 184 Vaccaro Dr. closed for $4,936,000 on May 19, after being listed at $4,998,000, according to Jaclyn Chakonis and Stacy Esser of the Stacy Esser Group, who represented the sale. The 7-bedroom, 11-bathroom home had previously been listed nine times by multiple agents between 2021 and 2024 but failed to move—until Chakonis and Esser took over in March 2025. “We knew we were getting the listing and…
Tropical Chantal Brings Heavy Rain, Stifling Heat To Bergen County: Here's Timing Tropical Chantal Brings Heavy Rain, Stifling Heat To Bergen County: Here's Timing
Tropical Chantal Brings Heavy Rain, Stifling Heat To Bergen County: Here's Timing New Jersey is bracing for multiple rounds of dangerous weather as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Chantal sweep through the region this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned Monday, July 7. A Flood Watch is in effect for much of the state from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. Forecasters say locally heavy rain from scattered storms could dump 2 to 5 inches in some areas, especially in central and southern New Jersey. At 3 p.m., the NWS Mount Holly said storms have already started to develop across the region. “Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing today will be capable of pro…