'It's For My Daughter': Hackensack Man, 22, Charged With $1,150 Steak Knife Bank Robbery 'It's For My Daughter': Hackensack Man, 22, Charged With $1,150 Steak Knife Bank Robbery
'It's For My Daughter': Hackensack Man, 22, Charged With $1,150 Steak Knife Bank Robbery Thanks to a GPS tracking device hidden in a pack of cash, Hackensack police captured a 22-year-old city man moments after he robbed a TD Bank branch of $1,150 armed with a steak knife on Tuesday, authorities said. “Hey, gimme the money. Big bills only. It’s for my daughter,” police said Drew Hughes told a teller at the TD Bank on River Street at Atlantic Street just after noon. The teller then handed him $600, Capt. Peter Buscilgio said. Hughes "demanded more money, at which point the teller gave him an additional $468," Buscilgio said. "Hughes then turned his attention to t…
'It's For My Daughter': Hackensack PD Nabs Local Man In $1,150 Steak Knife Bank Robbery 'It's For My Daughter': Hackensack PD Nabs Local Man In $1,150 Steak Knife Bank Robbery
'It's For My Daughter': Hackensack PD Nabs Local Man In $1,150 Steak Knife Bank Robbery Thanks to a GPS tracking device hidden in a pack of cash, Hackensack police captured a 22-year-old city man moments after he robbed a TD Bank branch of $1,150 armed with a steak knife on Tuesday, authorities said. “Hey, gimme the money. Big bills only. It’s for my daughter,” police said Drew Hughes told a teller at the TD Bank on River Street at Atlantic Street just after noon. The teller then handed him $600, Capt. Peter Buscilgio said. Hughes "demanded more money, at which point the teller gave him an additional $468," Buscilgio said. "Hughes then turned his attention to t…
Brand New Apartments Coming To Hackensack After $7.45M Sale Of Warehouse Brand New Apartments Coming To Hackensack After $7.45M Sale Of Warehouse
Brand New Apartments Coming To Hackensack After $7.45M Sale Of Warehouse Two adjoining Hackensack properties will soon be redeveloped into an apartment building as the result of the $7.45 million sale negotiation. The two 372,000-square-foot properties at  437-439 and 445-451 Main Street -- most recently an office and warehouse for Holman Moving Systems -- will become a a four-story apartment building with 235 units. Alexander Anderson Real Estate Group negotiated the sale and represented both the seller, Holman Realty Associates and the buyer, Waypoint Residential. The transaction represents Waypoint’s first mid-rise, multifamily, residential development in N…
Hackensack's New QuickChek 'Made For Millennials' Giving Away Free Coffee Hackensack's New QuickChek 'Made For Millennials' Giving Away Free Coffee
Hackensack's New QuickChek 'Made For Millennials' Giving Away Free Coffee Need to charge your phone? Hop on a WiFi network? Relax outside with a cup of coffee? The QuickChek opening June 26 at 150 Hackensack Ave. will make all of that possible, as the new store was practically made for the millennial consumer, store officials said in a press release. The convenience store will be Hackensack's second QuickChek, but boasts a sleeker look than the one less than half-a-mile away on Main Street. Grand opening promotions include free large QuickChek hot coffee offered to all patrons from June 26 to July 8. As an added value, all 6-inch QuickChek subs are $3 for a li…
Hackensack Couple Killed By Train Identified Hackensack Couple Killed By Train Identified
Hackensack Couple Killed By Train Identified HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Each was on the opposite side of the tracks before Keith Daisley and Regina Eller met in the middle Wednesday afternoon -- and were struck and killed by a commuter train, witnesses told investigators. Eller, 48, "had just gotten off a bus on Main Street" around 1:10 p.m., a law enforcement official said. Daisley, 51, "was waiting for her on the other side of the tracks," he said, adding that they apparently hadn't seen one another in awhile. The couple -- who each lived at different Hackensack addresses -- "met in the middle of the tracks,"…
Hackensack Couple Meeting In Middle Of Tracks Struck, Killed By Train Hackensack Couple Meeting In Middle Of Tracks Struck, Killed By Train
Hackensack Couple Meeting In Middle Of Tracks Struck, Killed By Train HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Each was on the opposite side of the tracks before Keith Daisley and Regina Eller met in the middle Wednesday afternoon -- and were struck and killed by a commuter train, witnesses told investigators. Eller, 48, "had just gotten off a bus on Main Street" around 1:10 p.m., a law enforcement official said. Daisley, 51, "was waiting for her on the other side of the tracks," he said, adding that they apparently hadn't seen one another in awhile. The couple -- who each lived at different Hackensack addresses -- "met in the middle of the tracks,"…
Flash Flood Warning In Effect With Bergen County Road Closures Flash Flood Warning In Effect With Bergen County Road Closures
Flash Flood Warning In Effect With Bergen County Road Closures April showers are making their grand entrance, with a flash flood warning in effect across Bergen and Passaic counties. The warning is in effect until 2:15 p.m. Monday. Up to two inches of rain have already come down. Several streets in the area were closed or too flooded to drive in as of noon including: New Bridge Road, River Edge (roundabout) Hackensack Avenue into River Edge First Street, Hackensack by the high school Main/Essex, River/Kennedy/River/Court in Hackensack New Bridge Road at River Road, New Milford Check with your local police department/Nixle alerts for more closings. Em…
Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition
Hackensack Laborers Seek Home For Piano Saved From Demolition Construction officials are hoping to find a new home for a piano left in a Hackensack rubble pile. The piano appears to be in good shape and was salvaged from the Main Street buildings being demolished as part of the rehabilitation project. Officials are trying hard to give the piano away so they won't have to demolish it next week during cleanup. Stop by the State Street fence to give it a whirl. The piano is free, but the recipient will have to lug it home. BOB LEAFE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS STORY.
NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome' NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome'
NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome' HACKENSACK, N.J. — The City of Hackensack is receiving accolades in a recent New York Times article. "Immortalized in an unflattering Billy Joel lyric — 'Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?'" the article reads. "The Bergen County seat is an ethnically diverse city of 45,000, suburban in feel but with an urban center hugging the Hackensack River."  The Times quotes new neighbors, real-estate agents and city officials praising Hackensack for its affordable housing, close proximity to Jersey City, Hoboken and New York, its sprawling par…
Hackensack's Ice Cream By Mike Finds New Home In Ridgewood Hackensack's Ice Cream By Mike Finds New Home In Ridgewood
Hackensack's Ice Cream By Mike Finds New Home In Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Months after closing up shop in Hackensack, Ice Cream By Mike has found a new home in Ridgewood. The store's new location is 305 E. Ridgewood Ave., owner Mike Elias of Bogota said. He closed his Main Street store in Hackensack in October, saying: "Our tiny store was as a test for us, we were neither ice cream makers nor retailers," the post said. "We had a passion for ice cream and wanted to bring ours to market. Our ice cream was well received and recognized as one of the top ice creams in the state. We are so very proud of this recognition." The st…
Got Photos? Bergen County Digs Its Way Out Of Snow Got Photos? Bergen County Digs Its Way Out Of Snow
Got Photos? Bergen County Digs Its Way Out Of Snow HACKENSACK, N.J. — Short of a handful of shovelers, Main Street was nearly desolate Thursday evening in Hackensack. Business owners and DPW workers pooled their efforts to dig their way out of the nearly 8 inches that fell on the county. The above photos were taken by Daily Voice staffers... but we want to see your best shots. Send them to [email protected].