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Editor axed over political aspirations accepts job with top Democrat
Two days after getting booted as editorial page editor of The [Bergen] Record and Herald News for reportedly soliciting a job with a top state Democratic politician, Alfred Doblin said...
Editor sacked after Bridgegate witness reveals his political ambitions
More upheaval at the North Jersey Media Group, which on Wednesday bounced the editorial page editor of The (Bergen) Record and Herald News. Alfred Doblin had spent 18 years at...
Bridgegate mastermind dodges prison
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s former “fixer” at the Port Authority will avoid prison despite masterminding the notorious Bridgegate fiasco. Newark federal Judge Susan Wigenton on Wednesday ordered David Wildstein...
Bridgegate ringleader could dodge jail time
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s “fixer” at the Port Authority could get a get-out-of-jail-free card for his role masterminding the notorious Bridgegate scandal. Newark prosecutors have asked federal judge Susan...
City's most expensive townhouse just sold for $79.5M
An Upper East Side mansion has just sold for a record setting $79.5 million, according to city property records. The 41-foot-wide limestone townhouse at 19 East 64th Street served as...
Judge skewers billionaire for alleged real-estate fraud
A Manhattan judge skewered a billionaire music mogul in court Wednesday, calling the “extraordinarily sophisticated” businessman’s claim that he was defrauded in a $79 million town house deal “unbelievable” as...
Jared Kushner thought Bridgegate villain was ‘kind of bada−−’
A day after a Port Authority executive resigned amid the growing Bridgegate scandal, Donald Trump’s son-in-law sent him a note wishing him the best, according to a new report. Jared...
Ex-aide's lawyer calls Chris Christie a coward
A lawyer for a former Chris Christie aide called the New Jersey governor a “coward” and a liar during his closing arguments at the Bridgegate trial Monday. “Chris Christie, where...
Bridgegate mastermind 'angry' after Christie shifted blame
The mastermind of the George Washington Bridge lane closings “was angry” that NJ Gov. Chris Christie left him holding the bag, a confidant of the governor testified in the Bridgegate...
Christie ordered ex-Port Authority exec to curse out critic
Chris Christie once ordered ex-Port Authority executive Bill Baroni to curse out one of his critics — or risk losing his job, it was revealed Tuesday at the Bridgegate trial....
What Christie laughed about during 9/11 memorial
Chris Christie is at least guilty of one thing — poking fun at Gov. Cuomo, a Bridgegate crony testified Monday.
Ex-Port Authority exec blames Bridgegate on feds' witness
Former Port Authority exec Bill Baroni took the stand in his own defense Monday and pinned the blame for Bridgegate on ex-pal David Wildstein, insisting he knew nothing about the...
Bridgegate snitch testifies about bromantic photo with Christie
Hey, somebody get these Jersey boys a room! Bridgegate canary David Wildstein testified Friday that he took a lot of ribbing from cronies about a photo that shows him and...
Trump's son-in-law heaps praise on 'badass' Bridgegate mastermind
Donald Trump’s son-in-law hailed Bridgegate mastermind David Wildstein as a “badass” — citing “the move you pulled” — one day after Wildstein quit the Port Authority amid the firestorm over...
Christie gave 'Pulp Fiction' nickname to Bridgegate 'fixer'
We knew he loved Springsteen and traffic jams — but apparently, Chris Christie is a big fan of Quentin Tarantino, too. The New Jersey governor was so pleased with the...
Ex-aide testifies Christie laughed as Bridgegate was happening
One of Chris Christie’s closest pals revealed Tuesday that not only did the New Jersey governor know his lackies were snarling traffic around the George Washington Bridge to get back...
Former Christie cronies to appear in court in Bridgegate scandal
Two of Gov. Chris Christie's former cronies are expected to appear Monday in federal court on charges that they conspired to shut down lanes to the George Washington Bridge in...
Former crony willing to testify Christie lied about Bridgegate
A former crony of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pleaded guilty Friday in the “Bridgegate” scandal — and is willing to testify that the fading GOP star knew about crippling lane...
Christie was unaware of traffic scheme: spokesman
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie's longtime press secretary told New Jersey lawmakers Tuesday that he is confident that his boss and other senior advisers had no advance knowledge of...
Bridgegate cronies mocked rabbi in texts
The Christie appointees who orchestrated the George Washington Bridge traffic mess also mocked a prominent New Jersey rabbi — and joked about how they could make his life miserable, new...