Category: West New York News

Residents of West New York and Union City looked to the sky on Sunday, Aug. 2 as a helicopter swooped low overhead, raining small objects on the rooftops. Some locals were concerned and called the police, who quickly responded to 52nd Street just west of Bergenline Avenue, only to discover the small object were flower …

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With a plethora of work in their back catalogue in Phoenix, Ariz., a number of exhibitions in New York City over the years, and auctioning off work to a curator in China, it was easy for the Fortoul brothers to decide where they would do their next large-scale project: home. Gabriel and Isaac Fortoul, who …

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West New York Mayor Felix E. Roque and council gathered outside Town Hall on July 24 to raise the Peruvian Flag before a crowd of more than a dozen community members present at the 5 p.m. event. Along with master of ceremonies and Chief of Staff Luis Baez, attendees were invited to sing the national …

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North Bergen resident Edgar Gonzalez’s unique guitar sounds filled an intimate space during a free concert at the William V. Musto Cultural Center in Union City recently. Whether he played solo or with accompanist Premik Russell Tubbs on wind instruments, he took audiences for a tour around the world with his “Together Alone” performance on …

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A half hour before the festivities of this year’s “Night Out Against Crime” in West New York began on Aug. 4, kids and parents gathered at the gate to Miller Stadium. This was the 32nd year of an event celebrated nationwide, sponsored locally by the city of West New York and the West New York …

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