Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A 29-year-old Little Ferry man was arrested and charged on Monday after he was found with a knife and a BB gun outside a church in Palisades Park authorities said Minseuk Jung was arrested for having a BB gun and a knife officers responded to a report of a suspicious person at First Street and E Edsall Boulevard and located Minseuk Jung standing out the Presbyterian Church of New Jersey at 500 Broad Ave. Officers conducted a pat down of Jung and located a knife and an air-type BB gun Jung was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon A two-car collision occurred in Little Ferry on Tuesday morning that resulted in one person being hospitalized and another person arrested said Little Ferry Chief of Police Jim Walters police said a car drove through a stop sign at the intersection of Main Street and Bergen Turnpike and ended up "T-boning another car," said Walters The vehicle that was struck ended up on its side after the collision Only one person was in each of the vehicles involved in the crash A 67-year-old Little Ferry woman was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries was charged with driving while intoxicated She was also charged with driving with an expired license careless and reckless driving and failure to observe a traffic control device The Little Ferry police and fire department were at the scene after the collision has closed on a $75 million bridge loan with SCALE Lending that will support its delivery of nearly 300 new apartments in Little Ferry the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group said Capodagli will use the funds to retire the existing construction loan and to complete lease up and stabilize the project at 110 Bergen Turnpike The 18-month loan term is followed by two six-month extension options “We’re continuing to help sponsors meet the residential demand in underserved markets such as Little Ferry which has demonstrated a strong appetite for multifamily,” said Martin Nussbaum co-founder and principal of Slate Property Group “110 Bergen Turnpike is the only active development currently underway in Little Ferry and we are thrilled to provide repeat financing to such a high-caliber sponsor with the local market experience of Capodagli Property Company.” SCALE issued a $71 million construction loan for the project in November 2021 noting that local officials rezoned the site from commercial to residential prior to closing The development is now bringing new life to the site with 294 apartments across two buildings 294 parking spaces and 8,356 square feet of retail space the property has a 30-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement in place “SCALE’s formula has proven successful — work with sponsors with strong local expertise in high-demand locations on best-in-class multifamily projects,” said Daniel Ridloff “With many traditional lenders continuing to be inactive we’ve seized the opportunity to utilize our strong relationships to source and close deals developer and we are looking forward to yet another deal together.” will handle leasing and property management has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group All RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2023 Real Estate NJ 101 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland Our site uses cookies. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy A Little Ferry woman who allegedly threatened to harm a PNC Bank employee — and claimed she was “with a terrorist” — barricaded herself inside her home prompting a SWAT team response Thursday morning when PNC Bank corporate manager contacted police to report that Elizabeth Malangone had made the threat during a phone call with customer service according to a press release from the Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters Malangone allegedly told the representative that she was “going to harm employees at an unknown PNC Bank” and that she was “going to kill the representative with the terrorist she was with," Walters said John Andronaco and Officer Mark Passannante responded to Malangone’s residence at 10 Hester Street The screener determined that Malangone needed to be involuntarily evaluated at New Bridge Medical Center but when officers attempted to escort her out Due to the barricade and mental health crisis Bergen County SWAT and a negotiator were called in Officers set up a perimeter around the home while attempting to reach Malangone by phone and over a PA system Malangone’s mother opened the front door and was escorted to safety Police noted that Malangone had told them earlier that her mother was "upstairs sleeping." SWAT members entered the home and found Malangone lying on the couch covered in blankets She was safely removed and transported to New Bridge for further evaluation No charges had been filed as of press time Join the news democracyWhere your votes decide the Top 100 Reasons for you to sign up to our newsletter here When Tayeb Souami’s wife ordered him to return a carton of orange juice to their local shop he presumably found the whole thing a bit of a hassle Little did he, or she, know that the penny-pinching act would scoop them a staggering $315 million (around £236 million) jackpot Souami, a married father-of-two, based in New Jersey was he had just refinanced his home to cover the cost of his kids’ college tuition and so he and his wife were doing their best to keep spending to a minimum when he returned home with a $5 bottle of juice insisting that it was “too expensive” and that he could get it for half the price elsewhere He got back into his car and trudged from their home in Little Ferry to the ShopRite in nearby Hackensack But as he stood in line he spotted an advert for the latest Powerball jackpot When the shop assistant returned his money for the juice, he used it to buy two tickets for the lottery – ostensibly defeating the whole purpose of his return to the store Powerball Winner Has 315 Million Reasons To Smilewww.youtube.com he didn’t much fancy his chances of winning because he all but forgot about his gamble overnight It wasn’t until he took his car out to the local carwash the following day that he spotted a 7-Eleven store and remembered to check his tickets Scanning the papers on the shop’s lottery machines he learnt that his first round of numbers wasn’t a winner the screen flashed with a message which read: “Must be seen by the retailer” he took the ticket to the cashier and told her there seemed to be an issue with the machine So the staff member scanned the receipt on her own system And he soon discovered that he had scooped the nine-figure prize Speaking at a press conference after the extraordinary win the father-of-two confirmed that his priority was to use the money to support his son and daughter And whilst he didn’t voice any interest in splashing out on anything extravagant for his wife and himself he suggested he would be buying a lot more juice This article was originally published on 5 August 2024 Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings A homeowner’s frantic chase helped police in one Bergen County town track down three burglary suspects who allegedly broke into his house in broad daylight and made off with stolen property Little Ferry officers responded to 16 Washington Ave after receiving reports of a burglary in progress according to Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters Dispatch warned responding officers that three to five men had forced their way into the home Officer Montemurro arrived first and spotted a man casually walking away from the residence the homeowner came running down the street he learned that the other suspects had run out of the home and jumped into a black pickup truck with New Jersey plates (W30USH) before speeding east on Washington Avenue Hinchcliffe and Officer Deblasio quickly located the vehicle heading north on Werneking Place and conducted a stop on Poplar Avenue who allegedly told officers that he thought the items in his truck had been “left out for trash” on the victim’s curb was also taken into custody after officers discovered he had an active ATS warrant The homeowner was brought to the scene and immediately recognized his Apple iMac computer sitting in the truck bed He also identified both Smith and Bennett as the men he saw inside his home The victim told officers that he had been in the bathroom when he heard voices inside his house he saw two intruders rummaging through his belongings A further search of Smith allegedly turned up a set of keys taken from the victim’s home Officers arrested all three men and transported them to police headquarters for processing They were later remanded to the Bergen County Jail Deshawn Smith is charged with burglary for unlawfully entering the victim’s home with the intent to commit a crime inside Jeffrey Bennett and Raqeeb Stubbs are both charged with theft by unlawful taking after police found stolen property from the victim’s home inside their pickup truck A Lodi man was arrested Tuesday and accused of committing a hit-and-run in Little Ferry that left two people with serious injuries the Little Ferry Police Department responded to a "serious two-car motor vehicle accident on Route 46." An investigation later revealed that a 2019 Dodge pickup truck was traveling east on Route 46 when it crashed into the back of a 2022 Toyota sedan Two passengers of the sedan suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash later identified by the investigation as Delacruz Romero He was arrested Tuesday and charged with third degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury He was also issued summonses for related motor vehicle offenses Delacruz Romero was taken to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack pending a detention hearing A Bronx man was arrested in Bergen County after police responded to a domestic violence incident and found a loaded handgun and $22,000 in cash Police arrested 20-year-old Kcire Henderson at an apartment on Waterside Drive in Little Ferry on Thursday after responding to reports of a domestic violence incident according to the police report obtained by Daily Voice Officers arriving at the scene heard screaming and forced entry into the apartment a man later identified as Kcire Henderson ran from the apartment carrying a red bag but was detained by officers told officers that Henderson had a firearm in the back room The incident began when Henderson became angry after the victim refused to roll him a marijuana cigarette The victim sustained scratches and red marks on her arms A subsequent search of the apartment revealed a 9mm handgun loaded with a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point ammunition which investigators believe was connected to illegal activity as well as packaging materials commonly associated with narcotics distribution who is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a prior conviction was charged with aggravated assault during domestic violence and transporting property derived from criminal activity Henderson was processed at Little Ferry Police headquarters before being transported to the Bergen County Jail and authorities are determining if additional charges may be filed A Little Ferry man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and the sexual assault of a teenage girl at Willowbrook Mall earlier this month 16 after an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit He faces charges including first-degree kidnapping two counts of second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child Valdes and Wayne Deputy Police Chief Joseph Rooney Authorities said the alleged assault occurred on Jan The victim was a girl between 13 and 15 years old who reported the incident to law enforcement leading to an investigation that identified Ludisaca as the suspect He was arrested at the mall by members of the Prosecutor's Office and Wayne police Ludisaca would face significant prison time The first-degree kidnapping charge carries a sentence of 25 years to life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 25 years before parole if the victim is under 16 The second-degree sexual assault charges carry potential sentences of five to 10 years each with 85% of the term required to be served under the No Early Release Act The child endangerment charge could result in an additional three to five years in prison Ludisaca would also be required to register under Megan's Law and face lifetime parole supervision He is being held at the Bergen County jail Portelli ordered that he remain in custody pending trial Authorities are asking anyone with additional information about this case or other incidents involving Ludisaca to contact the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office at 877-370-PCPO The Little Ferry community is mourning the loss of Heather Schlemm, a 36-year-old attorney remembered for her strength, kindness, and love of life. Heather died Friday, March 28, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer, according to her obituary on the Vorhees-Ingwersen Funeral Home website A graduate of law and an attorney with Peter N using her sharp mind and compassionate heart to make the world a fairer place," her obituary reads "Heather was not content to merely exist-she lived savoring the knowledge and stories that connected her to people and places beyond her own Heather enjoyed scrapbooking and photography and she deeply cherished her family and friends Click here for Heather Schlemm's complete obituary complete with service details. A 33-year-old man was arrested and subsequently seized by immigration officials after police said he held his ex-girlfriend against her will for nearly two days and threatened to kill her during an incident that began on New Year’s Eve in Bergen County The victim told police she was invited to Michael Zapata Ospina’s home on Mehrhof Road in Little Ferry to celebrate the holiday the trouble began the morning of New Year’s Day calling her derogatory names and physically restraining her from leaving the house ‘You’re not leaving,’” police said in the report The victim also stated that Zapata Ospina took her cell phone and keys preventing her from contacting authorities The victim explained that she spent the night at the home and tried again to leave on Jan She claimed Zapata Ospina refused to let her go even escorting her to the bathroom and waiting outside while she showered The victim said that Zapata Ospina's mother asked what she was still doing there and she told her that her son wouldn't let her leave "Wait it out 'till he calms down," the woman allegedly told the victim the victim was able to speak with Zapata Ospina’s stepfather She told him she was being held against her will and that Zapata Ospina had threatened to kill her The stepfather then contacted a neighbor for help and together they restrained Zapata Ospina the victim reportedly went to Zapata Ospina’s workplace in Fort Lee to retrieve her belongings she received a WhatsApp voice recording in which Zapata Ospina allegedly threatened to kill her if they crossed paths again a warrant was issued for Zapata Ospina’s arrest was seized by immigration officials and is being held in an Elizabeth facility Zapata Ospina faces charges of criminal restraint and making terroristic threats out of Little Ferry A Bergen County resident is celebrating a life-changing windfall after claiming a $1 million prize from the New York Lottery sold over the summer taking home $651,000 after required withholdings Seo purchased the winning ticket from the Aug a BP gas station located at 741 Montauk Highway in Shirley The New York Lottery reported that Mega Millions generated $441,182,494 in sales during the 2023-2024 fiscal year with $13,724,997 in Lottery Aid to Education funds allocated to Suffolk County school districts during the same period Eight people were hospitalized including one with a serious head injury in a four-car crash on Route 46 in Bergen County Tuesday A grey Toyota Corolla that was turning left onto Liberty Street from Route 46 west in Little Ferry was struck by a white Ford van heading east on Route 46 just before 5 p.m. The vehicle spun out upon impact into two other vehicles that were stopped for the traffic light on Liberty Street northbound All four vehicles were towed from the scene Four victims were transported to Holy Name Hospital and four to Hackensack University Medical Center A 23-year-old Maryland man is facing charges in New Jersey after an eagle-eyed police officer stopping him for a traffic violation found him in possession of a gun and a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets Officer Gaetano Fernandes was patrolling near Liberty and Main streets in Little Ferry around 1:30 p.m when he noticed a Volkswagen Jetta with a tinted license plate cover The vehicle made a left turn onto Route 46 west without using a turn signal That's when Fernandes stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Khalil M While unable to tell the officer the name of the store he was coming from Brooks-Clarke said he was in town from Maryland and was staying at the Congress Inn with his brother Officers Serio and Licameli then arrived on scene for assistance and through an investigation found a hatchet in a black holster in the driver's side door panel Inside of the backpack officers found a black SAR 9 9mm handgun loaded with a high-capacity magazine containing 17 bullets Brooks-Clarke's brother tried to claim the firearm as his own but Brooks-Clarke would later admit that he bought the gun illegally in Delaware 7-inch frost cutlery flying falcon knife in a black holster in the same backpack as the firearm Both Brooks-Clarke and his brother were taken to police headquarters where Brooks-Clarke was processed and his brother released Brooks-Clarke was charged with illegal possession of ammunition magazine failure to possess driver's insurance card One person was seriously injured in an early morning hit-and-run on Route 46 in Little Ferry The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Little Ferry Police Department are investigating the crash at the intersection of Route 46 East and Bergen Turnpike Officials said one of the occupants in one of the cars "sustained serious bodily injuries" and was taken to the hospital Police say the other driver fled the scene and the incident is being investigated The Fire Island-themed experience will reopen The Duplex's upstairs cabaret space which has been closed due to fire damage since 2022 a new entertainment destination at The Duplex in the West Village has announced casting for its first attraction, Little House on the Ferry: The Musical Performances will run October 15-January 5 at the Fire Island-themed space with an official opening night set for October 30.  Little House on the Ferry features a book with direction by Victoria Rae Sook and choreography by Michael McCrary. The work follows a group of friends meeting up on Fire Island for a weekend with the marriage equality vote in the New York Senate looming.  The cast will include Charles Osborne (Worst Cooks in America) as Randall, Andrew Leggieri (Bandstand) as Timothy Troy Valjean Rucker (Romeo and Bernadette) as Jake Christopher Harrod (The Gilded Age) as Donnie and Kelsey Mourant (Shake & Bake) with Andre Jordan (Diana The Musical) Quenton Ellis serves as music director and Corey Kline is the music producer.  On each night of programming, Ferry's Landing NYC will also feature the Sultry Shores an after-hours dance party with a DJ and go-go dancers. The experience will reopen The Duplex's upstairs cabaret space which has been closed due to fire damage since 2022.  Ferry's Landing NYC is produced by Gould and Fever Labs with and Ripple Effect Artists. Anthony Francavilla of FORM Theatricals serves as general manager. The producing team also includes Benjamin Feldman (Pippin Visit FerrysLandingNYC.com Gail Kriegel's new play follows a family affected by mental illness The Tony-winning Best Musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre Noah Himmelstein will direct Matthew Puckett's original musical Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away one Tony winner is playing the trumpet while the other is channeling Madame Rose Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway Thank You!You have now been added to the list Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you A 33-year-old hit-and-run driver from Lodi surrendered to police following a weekend crash on Route 46 that left one person seriously injured Delacruz Romero has been charged in a Route 46 hit-and-run crash Delacruz Romero was behind the wheel of a 2019 Dodge pickup truck and was heading east when he rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Sedan at the Bergen Turnpike intersection Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said The occupant of the Toyota was hospitalized with serious injuries as Romero fled Romero surrendered to police in Little Ferry on Monday July 15 and was charged with third-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury and issued summonses for related motor vehicle offenses By: 7:00 am on August 13 has finalized a $75 million bridge loan to Capodagli Property Company a family-owned real estate development and management firm based in New Jersey a two-building development in Little Ferry The project was designed by CPA Architecture the mixed-use development will boast 294 residential units and 8,356 square feet of retail space The two buildings are expected to receive Temporary Certificates of Occupancy by the third quarter of 2024 will manage the leasing and property management for the residential units while Silber Realty & Management Company has been enlisted to market and lease the commercial spaces Capodagli Property Company plans to use the bridge loan to retire the existing construction loan and to bring the development to full completion with two additional six-month extension options available This loan follows a previous $71 million construction loan issued by SCALE Lending to Capodagli in November 2021 the 110 Bergen Turnpike site was rezoned from commercial to residential before the initial loan The project will also benefit from a PILOT agreement which fixes real estate taxes at 10–13 percent of the Effective Gross Income for 30 years post-completion “SCALE’s formula has proven successful – work with sponsors with strong and we are looking forward to yet another deal together.” Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews There are many developments like this in New Jersey It may surprise New Yorkers that these are wooden structures except for the ground level and stairwells NYC is probably the only place in the country that band 5 over 1s ga('send', 'event', 'beautyofblock', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Standard_336x280-100-2.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 'PCRichards Builders Division', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PCR_Beko_Compact_YIMB_336x280.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'yimby+', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image.png', { nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram var sb_instagram_js_options = {"font_method":"svg","placeholder":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/instagram-feed\/img\/placeholder.png","resized_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sb-instagram-feed-images\/","ajax_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY® LLC YIMBY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF NIKOLAI FEDAK / NEW YORK YIMBY LLC The Fire Island-themed experience re-opens The Duplex's upstairs cabaret space The Duplex's upstairs cabaret space officially re-opens with Little House on the Ferry: The Musical The Ferry's Landing NYC production began performances October 15 in the Fire Island-themed space The show features a book by Rob Gould and music and lyrics by Gould and Rob Arbelo with direction by Victoria Rae Sook and choreography by Michael McCrary The work follows a group of friends meeting up on Fire Island for a weekend with the marriage equality vote in the New York Senate looming The production marks the return of Duplex's upstairs cabaret space which has been closed since 2022 due to fire damage The cast includes Charles Osborne (Worst Cooks in America) as Randall, Andrew Leggieri (Bandstand) as Timothy Quenton Ellis serves as music director and Corey Kline is the music producer. The production features design by Shawn Lewis, costume design by Tyler Mark Holland, lighting design by Zach Pizza, sound design by Ryk Lewis, and props design by Mikaela Baca-Dorion. Emma Ramsay-Saxon and Megan Ciszek serve as production stage managers with Michele Corregio and Sydney Scott as assistant stage managers Ferry's Landing NYC is produced by Gould and Fever Labs with and Ripple Effect Artists. Anthony Francavilla of FORM Theatricals serves as general manager. The producing team also includes Benjamin Feldman (Pippin Gilberto Saenz and Christopher Harrod in Little House on the Ferry Felipe Galganni (Xana DuMe) in Little House on the Ferry Christopher Harrod in Little House on the Ferry Felipe Galganni (Xana DuMe) and Troy Valjean Rucker in Little House on the Ferry Gilberto Saenz and Charles Osborne in Little House on the Ferry and Gilberto Saenz in Little House on the Ferry Troy Valjean Rucker in Little House on the Ferry Christopher Harrod and Charles Osborne in Little House on the Ferry and Troy Valjean Rucker in Little House on the Ferry Christopher Harrod and Charles Osborne in Little House on the Ferry Charles Osborne and company of Little House on the Ferry and Manuela Agudelo in Little House on the Ferry Andrew Leggieri and Charles Osborne in Little House on the Ferry and Kelsey Rogers in Little House on the Ferry Gilberto Saenz and Felipe Galganni (Xana DuMe) in Little House on the Ferry Charles Osborne in Little House on the Ferry Robert Gould’s limp tuner reopens the cabaret space of the Duplex Zachary Stewart Oh, to return to the Obama era — a simpler, happier age for America, when righteous anger could still be channeled into effective political action. That’s the backdrop of Robert Gould’s new musical Little House on the Ferry now playing at the cabaret space upstairs at the Duplex which has been appropriately rechristened “Ferry’s Landing” (this is the first show in the space since a 2022 fire forced it to close) While not a disaster on par with the Titanic this is likely not the maiden voyage the venue’s owners were hoping for The ferry in question is the one that every summer spirits vacationers from Sayville to Fire Island that queer mecca floating on a sand bar off Long Island his attorney boyfriend Timothy (Andrew Leggieri) and new friend Antonio (Gilberto Saenz) are getting out of the city to spend the weekend at Little House on the Ferry the share house owned by Donnie (Christopher Harrod convincingly and sensitively portraying a gay man of a certain age) but Randall’s face in buried in his phone as he follows the latest developments on the gay marriage bill in Albany But the presence on Fire Island of handsome semi-famous gay blogger Jake Wallace (a charming Troy Valjean Rucker) leads Randall to suspect that a big change could be coming to marriage in New York Could it also portend a big change in Randall’s love life because the guy he’s with is the worst (Leggieri luxuriates Timothy’s awfulness with grinning relish) We know he’s a baddie because he’s a lawyer who dresses like a psychopath although no one is outfitted particularly well: The costumes (by Indigo) feature long pants and shiny loafers suggesting a designer who has never been to Fire Island (or any beach) before The predictable plot is conveyed through mostly forgettable songs (co-written by Gould and Rob Arbelo) that often feel like a musical intro to gay male life in the early 21st century with titles like “Vanity” and “Steroid Queen.” While competently performed by the cast they all have the musty aroma of karaoke about them as the actors sing along to tinny canned accompaniment (Corey Kline is the music producer) “We’re on Fire *clap clap* Island,” is the lyric you’re most likely to remember as it is repeated ad nauseam — but I’ll personally never forget Osborne crooning an aching “I want” song about “A decision today / On marriage that’s gay.” Osborne is one of the funniest actors in New York (and a delightful presence on Instagram) I have no doubt that he can play the big beating heart of a great romantic comedy — but Little House on the Ferry isn’t it Facing a dearth of emotional truth in the script Osborne reaches for (and easily plucks) the low-hanging fruit of cheap laughs It’s one of the few things that make this 90-minute musical (which feels much longer) bearable The rest of the cast is perfectly adequate with Xana DuMe playing a somewhat superfluous drag queen (and delivering an impressive tap-dance routine) who valiantly perseveres through the indignity of enacting a romantic B-plot opposite an inflatable muscle hunk (surely not what he was expecting when he graduated from Yale Drama) from caterwauling fish to screeching seagulls Victoria Rae Sook steadily directs the immersive production which has the cast performing Michael McCrary’s frenetic choreography in every available inch of empty space as the audience hugs the perimeter of the theater seated in very stingy patio furniture (scenic design by Shawn Lewis) It looks like a rainbow vomited all over the floor which might be a punkish comment on the centrality of drinking to the LGBT community and the bar remains open throughout the performance (try the Planter’s Punch if you want to experience the authentic taste of sugary regret) Little House on the Ferry harks back to a time when sitcoms like Will & Grace and Modern Family helped normalize the presence of gay people in American life — one of the many factors that paved the way for same-sex marriage (although not nearly as important as real gay people coming out to their friends and family) I fear I emerged from this musical slightly more homophobic and I’ve been married to a dude for 11 years It’s not quite a hate crime against musical theater The musical opens at the Imperial Theatre on April 10 Get the best deals and latest updates on theater and shows by signing up for TheaterMania's newsletter today An unlicensed Ecuadorian national whose friend was teaching to drive plunged an SUV into a Little Ferry lake The 35-year-old driver from New York and his passenger got out OK after the 2009 Mazda Tribute landed in Indian Lake shortly before 6 p.m Brookside Towing fished the vehicle out of Indian Lake Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said A dive team made sure no one else was in the vehicle The driver told police he was attempting to slow down on Bergen Turnpike in order to make a right onto Lakeview Avenue when he hit the gas instead of the brake for allowing an unlicensed driver behind the wheel of his vehicle Brookside Towing fished the vehicle out of the lake "Thank God there were no injuries," Walters said will now play its final performance in the Fire Island-themed space November 9 A 23-year-old Bergen County man has been accused of raping a teenage girl in a secluded part of a mall on a Saturday night this month two counts of second-degree sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced on Tuesday the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office received a report that a girl between the ages of 13 and 15 had been sexually assaulted in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne Ludisaca was identified by investigators with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit He was arrested by police at the same mall on Jan Superior Court Judge Joseph Portelli in Passaic County ordered that Ludisaca be held for the duration of his case Anyone with potential information about this incident or other incidents regarding this individual can contact the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office on its tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO Ludisaca would be subject to Megan’s Law registration requirements and parole supervision for life is punishable by 25 years to life in prison Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom Gallery Credit: Eric Scott Gallery Credit: Stephen Lenz Denys Ludisaca, of Little Ferry, has been accused of sexually assaulting a teen girl in a New Jersey mall on a recent Saturday night.\nRead More Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom With the looming Marriage Equality vote in the New York Senate 4 friends meet up on Fire Island for a weekend of passion Join them on a fantastical journey of queer love led by a wayward drag queen and her unusual Greek Chorus It’s time to #jumpthatfence in this new immersive nightclub musical Zachary Stewart the 109-year-old elementary school that closed five years ago due to its deteriorating condition will be demolished this summer to make way for a new school building Officials plan to ask voters in a referendum sometime next year to fund the construction of a new middle school at the Liberty Street site “You have to remember this building is over 100 years old,” said Superintendent Frank Scarafile who is leaving the district next month after 18 years “We’ve looked at every angle to preserve the building But we really need to look forward at what the community needs.” Washington School closed in June 2018 after the district spent more than $130,000 on emergency repairs when officials learned that it would take millions more to fix the aging building An architect and engineer were hired to inspect classrooms after part of a ceiling fell in a room the previous December each costing $12,000 to $15,000 to replace The school was severely damaged more than a decade ago during Superstorm Sandy five classrooms and a computer lab under 4 feet of water Nike funded the cost of a new waterproof gym floor and hundreds of thousands of dollars was spent on repairs to reopen the damaged classrooms But the building’s issues didn’t end there: The roof leaked the walls hid asbestos and the school did not meet accessibility standards a feasibility study put the cost to rehabilitate the building at more than $9 million The price would likely be much higher today The brick building’s 13 classrooms are outdated and are unable to meet the district's needs as it grows modern classrooms and a cafeteria with a working kitchen and it also wouldn’t give us what we need when the work is complete,” he said The district will award a bid early next month to a contractor to tear down the building and clear the site The work will take about four months to complete the district’s first and second graders have been learning in 16 modular classrooms near Memorial School The classes also house some of the district’s special education programs More: Bergen County 2023 primary election results Generations of borough children have passed through Washington School’s doors since it opened in 1914 Longtime residents have fond memories of their early years spent there: playing games on creaky wooden floors students would line up according to gender outside separate girls' and boys' entrances marked with embossed stone signs above the doors Officials say they want to honor that past while looking toward the future. Residents are invited to share photos and memories at lfboe.org/LittleFerryFuture The school’s cornerstone will be preserved and used in the construction of the new building Earlier plans to ask voters to fund a new K-6 school at the site and eventually turn Memorial School into a junior-senior high school were progressing “but then COVID hit and knocked everything off the rails,” Scarafile said Those plans changed again last year when Little Ferry was awarded a state grant for a free pre-K program about half of the borough’s pre-kindergarten-age population The district has five years to expand to meet the needs of 90% of eligible 3- and 4-year-olds Current plans call for a new middle school at the Washington School site and for Memorial School to serve students in pre-K through fifth grade “This will be an exciting journey for the entire community,” Bradley said A referendum will likely be put to voters next spring The Hackensack firm RSC Architects is working on the new building’s design Officials say it is too early to know how much the project will cost 83,000-square-foot building had a price tag of roughly $30 million with about a third of the cost covered by the state Little Ferry pays Ridgefield Park more than $17,000 annually for each of its 275 high school students to attend Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School Officials still hope eventually to bring borough high schoolers back to the district but are taking it one step at a time We need to take care of these buildings first and get the students out of the modulars,” Perrapato said “These conversations are happening simultaneously but right now we need to get the elementary and middle school students in their own buildings and then look at next steps.” A car driven by a teacher slammed into the side of a school for adults with developmental disabilities in Little Ferry on Tuesday The teacher was parking her 2017 Honda Civic outside of The New Jersey Expanding Capabilities Center on Chamberlain Road in Little Ferry when her brakes failed causing her to strike the building according to the Little Ferry Chief of Police James Walters There were students in the classroom at the time but they were away from the window and there were no injuries Some damage could be seen to the windows where the car struck the building Can the Hackensack River be cleaned up before the next big storm Brenda Flanagan, Senior Correspondent | July 7, 2022 | Hazard NJ, Energy & Environment ever want to go through that again — never.” Little Ferry resident Joann Libretto said she cringes whenever it rains Almost 10 years after Superstorm Sandy sent the Hackensack River on a rampage extreme flooding remains a serious threat in riverside towns like Little Ferry The mess caused by Sandy has been cleaned up and repairs have been made but efforts to install flood controls have been downsized due to cost One note of progress: The lower Hackensack River is now on a waiting list for EPA Superfund status because of the toxic contaminants in its sediments — muck that the raging river spread during Sandy’s storm surge but will it happen before climate change sends another storm surging up the Hackensack Senior Correspondent Brenda Flanagan joined NJ Spotlight News in 2013 The Emmy-award-winning reporter has also worked as an investigative/political correspondent for news departments at WWOR,WNYW and NJN SUBSCRIBE NJ Spotlight is part of The WNET Group and is operated by WNET a non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code A famed and beloved former North Jersey diner will soon find a new home on a quiet stretch of road in rural Missouri the iconic former Little Ferry landmark that gained national fame as the setting for a series of paper towel commercials in the 1970s and was later moved to Michigan has been sold to a Missouri couple who plan to restore the diner to its past glory chrome-plated eatery opened at the Route 46 Little Ferry traffic circle in 1945 It was a favorite for decades among truckers taking a break from their route and locals stopping in for breakfast or a cup of coffee it was featured in dozens of ads and films Procter & Gamble’s long-running commercials for Bounty When Rosie’s was sold to an artist and diner aficionado and moved to Michigan North Jersey news: 'The Giant,' a 50-foot moving statue is coming to American Dream. Here's a preview But what was once one of the most famous diners in the U.S. had in recent years become a dilapidated roadside eyesore. Vandals have broken the windows and stolen stools and the clock that once hung above the counter One person even tied a chain to the “Diner” sign that topped the restaurant and ripped it to the ground were looking to build a diner in their hometown when someone suggested they buy a “real diner we find out Rosie’s is for sale,” Chuck Perry said The couple plans to split the diner in two load it on a pair of flatbed trucks and haul it almost 600 miles to the small community just south of Interstate 70 sometime this spring “I deal in a lot of antique and vintage vehicles but this is the biggest piece of history I’ve ever played with,” said Chuck who recently retired from a career upholstering and restoring vintage cars and other antiques “I’ve got the background and ability to restore the diner it was almost to the point of not coming back.” It will likely take several years to restore the dilapidated diner The couple plan to fundraise through sales of “Save Rosie’s” shirts “It’s one of the coolest diners that was ever built It has a lot of beautiful details you don’t always see,” said Jerry Berta where it reopened as the centerpiece of Dinerland USA a roadside attraction with two other dining cars and a diner-themed miniature golf course for people to play while waiting for a table This really is a piece of history,” he said “I can’t wait to go down and have a burger in Missouri The Perrys bought Rosie’s and the other two dining cars on the property from Aaron Koehn the owner of a car dealership down the road They plan to sell one of the restaurants to a buyer in Michigan the other will be set up next to Rosie’s and used as an ice cream parlor When they visited Rosie’s a few months ago the couple put a tarp over the roof to keep rain out and trimmed back the tall bushes that had grown around the property to be able to access the diner Ralph "Tex" Corrado opened Rosie's as the Silver Dollar Diner in 1945 said the pictures of his family’s old diner decaying on the side of the road were upsetting took over the diner in 1961 and later called it Farmland Diner after Nancy Walker's waitress character in the Bounty ads just blocks from the diner where he did his homework after school who has worked in the restaurant business for 25 years will run the place – serving up classic diner food with some smoked ribs and chicken wings on the side the couple took a trip with their four children to New York City “We want to get a feel for where she came from,” she said To follow their journey to restore Rosie’s, visit the Perrys' Facebook page for updates An indoor family entertainment chain has leased nearly 32,000 square feet at a grocery-anchored shopping center in Little Ferry will occupy a former HMart location at 260 Bergen Turnpike under the deal with Bergen Ferry Associates LP is relocating to a different space within the 155,444-square-foot shopping center which is less than a half-mile north of Route 46 CBRE’s Marta Villa represented ownership in the 31,842-square-foot lease while Brian Wherty of Equity Retail Brokers represented the tenant “The retail space at 260 Bergen Turnpike was ideal for Launch,” Villa said “The entertainment company recognized the physical attributes of the space met the demands of the growing trampoline and family entertainment center.” CBRE noted that Launch has evolved from the concept of a trampoline park and small arcade to a family destination with a variety of attractions The brand currently has 28 locations across 14 states it joins a complex that’s also home to GolfZon Sign In Register Vancouver's oceanfront has always been essential to the city and one Christmas event is celebrating that heritage The Vancouver Maritime Museum is hosting Light Up the Harbour on Dec at Heritage Harbour (the docks near the museum in Kitsilano) The annual event features vintage boats done up with Christmas lights and decorations "Visitors will also be treated to one of False Creek Ferries’ notorious boat ballet dances that will bring festive magic to the waters by the harbour," share organizers in a media release The False Creek Ferries will also have extra trips running from Granville Island for the night "It is going to be a lovely evening of festive cheer and community spirit,” said the museum's managing director The museum (and a parking lot) is located near the park.  Where: Heritage Harbour at Hadden Park - 1905 Ogden Ave A Florida woman charged with murder in Little Ferry allegedly stole her boyfriend's car and guns before shooting and killing her younger sister over a disagreement and fleeing the scene Tuesday Authorities accuse her of shooting her younger sister inside a Sand Hill Court house and then fleeing the scene Police were called to the home on a report of a stabbing around 4 p.m but arrived to find the younger Dominguez dead of what appeared to be a gunshot wound the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said New Jersey State Police arrested the elder Dominguez on the New Jersey Turnpike near mile marker 31 in Cherry Hill The suspect was turned over to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office According to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by The Record and NorthJersey.com the victim's younger brother witnessed the incident and gave an account to police said he came home from school Tuesday afternoon and heard his sisters talking in the other room The talk then turned into a disagreement over money The brother told police he heard what he thought was a gunshot and walked into the living room who allegedly stared at him before leaving the house Police said multiple surveillance cameras captured the elder Dominguez leaving the house before police officers arrived the affidavit said the brother told police, "she's inside The affidavit also said that the day before the incident Angielly Dominguez's boyfriend told Jacksonville police that she had stolen his white Ford Mustang and all of his guns For subscribers: Hasbrouck Heights lieutenant's lawsuit is latest in series against Police Department The latest: Cases expected to rise as BA.2 variant is now dominant strain in NJ and NY The elder Dominguez is in custody at Bergen County Jail and was due to appear in court for a processing hearing Wednesday afternoon She is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose The younger Dominguez was a nursing student at William Paterson University where she also worked as an admissions assistant Little Ferry police Chief Jim Walters urged the community in a statement that the homicide was not a random attack "...We the [Little Ferry Police Department] will do everything in our power to protect and serve our residents and community," Walters said Before Tuesday, the last homicide in Little Ferry was in October 2021 when a man was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife inside his home Liam Quinn is a breaking news reporter for NorthJersey.com. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter Email: quinnl@northjersey.com Twitter: @Liam_D_Quinn as workers began demolishing the 110-year-old Washington Elementary School on Liberty Street they discovered a small metal box hidden inside the brick building’s cornerstone that they believed to be a time capsule There were rumors among longtime residents of a time capsule at the building and school officials had asked workers to go carefully near the cornerstone in case there was something to be found but no one knew if the rumors were true or what would be inside more than 200 people gathered in the Memorial School gymnasium to watch as officials opened the time capsule a former borough historical society president who was born in the borough 100 years ago and lived in Little Ferry almost all his life said he was not aware of the time capsule buried at Washington School when he was a young boy I can’t imagine what might be in there.” Zabransky attended Wilson School a now-shuttered elementary school built in 1875 on Main Street “We’re all very curious about what’s inside,” Mayor Mauro Raguseo said “It’s not very often people get to see a time capsule open It’s been pretty fun to hear everybody’s ideas.” Raguseo and Superintendent Matthew Perrapato donned gloves to handle the items placed inside more than a century ago It’s been sitting in my office," Perrapato said The box was stuffed with papers and photos officials carefully pulled out the items and placed them on the table in front of them: a yellowed photos of the fire company and members of the Police Department More: Pascack Pi-oneers team introduces 'Velociraptor' for 20th annual robotics competition A program from the laying of the school cornerstone on another Sunday afternoon many years ago elected officials who spoke and songs the children sang Some of those names are now memorialized on borough street signs and a dried stem left from a flower someone placed in the box There was a ticket for a “bread and cake sale” held by the Boy Scouts and a paper from a plumbing company owned by William Zabransky Jr. all parts of the community — everybody came together on this day,” Raguseo said “It’s my hope that our community will always unite borough voters will decide whether to approve a $38 million project to build a new middle school at the site in a special election Washington School closed in 2018 due to its deteriorating condition three-story building will be constructed at the site The planned school for students in grades six through eight would have classrooms designed for collaboration and hands-on learning The building would also feature two outdoor recreation spaces including a rooftop area that could be used for recess If the time capsule had been placed anywhere else it might have been lost during the demolition “It was very smart how they placed it inside the cornerstone,” said Victoria Bradley The placement showed that leaders back then recognized that the school would eventually have to taken down and be replaced by something new “By doing so they symbolically built a bridge to the future,” he said it has been bittersweet watching the old school come down whose family’s roots in Little Ferry stretch back generations but she remembers walking to Washington School for gym and visiting the school on Friday nights for dances Sometimes parents would hold “international dinners” at the school with each family bringing a dish from their culture Officials plan to preserve the cornerstone and incorporate it into the new middle school display some of the time capsule's artifacts and place their own time capsule inside the new building as it is constructed “There’s a lot of history in this town,” Perrapato said but you’ve also got to move toward the future.” By: 7:00 am on November 7 Capodagli Property Company recently secured $71 million in construction financing to complete a new residential property at 110 Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, New Jersey the property will comprise 294 apartments spread across two buildings Renderings of the property appear to reveal a ground-floor retail component with the residential volume positioned above The façade will comprise alternating white metal cladding and tan paneling The developer has not confirmed the property’s residential amenity package This loan marks the latest closing for SCALE Lending one of the most active lenders in the New York metropolitan market for construction financing with more than $1 billion lent over the last 18 months The transaction was arranged by Greystone Capital Advisors “Deals like 110 Bergen Turnpike demonstrate SCALE’s ability to adapt quickly to expanding markets as we continue our strong growth throughout the New York Metropolitan area,” said Martin Nussbaum “This deal is the latest in a series of promising opportunities as we build upon our presence in new and exciting markets We are proud of our relationships with prominent developers who are looking to expand their footprint and know SCALE is able to help them achieve their goals.” Hurricane Sandy caused a tidal surge of the Hackensack River in Bergen County which forced water rescues of residents in Little Ferry and Moonachie Andrew Schmertz, Correspondent | October 30, 2012 | Around NJ, Energy & Environment more than 1,000 people — along with their dogs and cats — had to be carried to dry land Many were taken to local shelters because of the flooding The water level easily reached the first floor of many homes after a tidal surge from the Hackensack River swamped barriers designed to keep the low level areas dry Even a national guard truck ran into trouble in the high waters Those rescued say it was one of the most terrifying nights and then mornings of their lives About 7 in the morning the fire department pounded on our doors Then they took us … by boat to Dunkin Donuts because it was too high to walk,” said Little Ferry resident Lori Wilkens “And now they’re escorting us out through these trucks right here They’re doing an amazing job.” Wilkens said it was up to the door handles of her car “Last night I went to sleep looking out and everything was flooded So this morning when we took a look outside again and our basement is completely flooded,” said Little Ferry resident Jennifer Dounis “I was trying to reassure the kids we would be OK and we saw everyone getting rescued.” Little Ferry resident Angela Lofaro said as long as the children are safe But she did say the damage was severe for her and her family “We lost everything,” she said “The water started coming up to the main floor of our house.” A 36-year-old man was stabbed to death in Little Ferry on Thursday morning and a suspect has been charged with his death It marks the third homicide investigation in Bergen County this week Police responded to Abend Street at 5:28 a.m where they found Yuryin Herrera suffering from multiple stab wounds who was nearby with blood on his hands and clothing Herrera was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez was charged with murder and weapons offenses after investigators concluded he stabbed Herrera with a kitchen knife The prosecutor's office said no other individuals are believed to be involved Little Ferry Mayor Mauro Raguseo said he was told the suspect had been attending a party at the Abend Street home and knew the victim "There was alcohol involved," the mayor said He said that "this is not something the community should be worried about." "These are not the sort of things that happen here This is the first homicide in Little Ferry since 2019, when a woman was charged with killing her newborn baby The investigation comes just one day after a woman was beaten to death with a hammer in Northvale a town that has seen very little violent crime over the past half-century.  A judge sentenced a Bergen County landlord to three years in prison on Friday saying his failure to maintain working smoke alarms and other fire code violations contributed to a horrific fire in Little Ferry that killed a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother Gary L’Heureux's "greedy" choice to not keep the home on Washington Avenue up to code led indirectly to the 2016 tragedy and the 61-year-old from Tenafly should be held accountable Superior Court Judge Christopher Kazlau said during a sharply worded sentencing in Hackensack Spare no expense when it comes to safety,” Kazlau said during the hearing at the county courthouse.  The fire that broke out at the three-family home spread rapidly leaving tenants no choice but to leap to safety in the chaos Authorities arrived to find Margaret Colon unconscious with her body hanging from the top-floor window Both died days later from severe burns and smoke inhalation Two other tenants broke bones jumping from the flames L’Heureux was responsible for the lack of a fire escape smoke alarms and self-closing doors that could have saved the victims' lives Prosecutors had characterized L’Heureux as a greedy landlord who for years skirted safety protocols to save money at his Little Ferry property Local: Paterson must reinstate health benefits for cops, firefighters after court ruling Courthouse: Murder retrial gets underway for 'baby-faced' shooter in Lyndhurst case L’Heureux bought the home in 1981 and along with failing to abide by safety codes illegally converted it into a three-family dwelling without registering with the state a longtime tenant who escaped by jumping from a second story window told the court on Friday that L’Heureux had an almost unspoken agreement with occupants not to report maintenance issues I don’t bother you,” Lucero remembered L’Heureux telling him An investigation traced the fire to an explosion in the garage space that L’Heureux rented out to store motorcycles An external battery charger connected to one motorcycle was the root cause The flames were exacerbated by gasoline and other chemicals stored in garage L’Heureux pleaded guilty to lesser counts of violating the New Jersey fire code and causing injuries to the surviving tenants. In exchange prosecutors dropped the more serious charges of causing the two deaths.  His attorneys on Friday pleaded for leniency and asked for a sentence of probation and go on with your life and carry the lighter burden that you’re carrying what kind of message does that send?” Kazlau said.  Tom Nobile covers Superior Court in Bergen County for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from criminal trials to local lawsuits and insightiful analysis, please subscribe or activate your digital account today Email: nobile@northjersey.com Twitter: @tomnobile  The Winant Avenue Bridge on Route 46 in Little Ferry was shut down for a few hours Monday after a dump truck had part of its load fall The debris spill from the truck shut down part of the highway in both directions leading to delays in the area Monday morning the New Jersey Department of Transportation said which crews had to clean up before reopening the road at around 1:30 p.m Construction vehicles could be seen Monday afternoon clearing the debris off of the roadway Four tenants have joined the roster at a new Bergen County shopping center in a series of newly announced deals by The Goldstein Group Wingstop and AFC Urgent Care have all signed leases at 269 Route 46 in Little Ferry The team of Executive Vice President Lew Finkelstein Vice President CJ Huter and Sales Associate Roy Paret represented the landlord in the assignment at the Little Ferry Shopping Center “There was tremendous interest in this new shopping center on Route 46 near Teterboro Airport,” said Chuck Lanyard tremendous traffic counts and strong population numbers which led to many restaurants and retailers seeking space.” Gary Krauss of Pierson Commercial represented Jersey Mike’s while David Townes and Alana Friedman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Phenix Salon Suites Ryan Feldman of Alliance Retail Development and Alicia Santella represented Wingstop and AFC Urgent Care The Goldstein Group did not detail the size of each lease The Little Ferry mother accused of killing her newborn with a kitchen knife last Thursday night tried to kill herself during an interview with investigators according to police records released Wednesday who called police to report that her husband was attempting to kill her with a knife, pleaded not guilty in Superior Court to charges in connection with her infant's death.  Bhavsar's suicide attempts occurred during an interview with investigators after the infant's body was discovered in the back bedroom of Bhavsar's apartment on Liberty Street in Little Ferry The investigators, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Little Ferry police, were able to stop her attempts to block her airway with wet paper towels and to cut her wrists by biting at them and clawing them with her fingernails Police took her to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for further evaluation and treatment COMMUNITY STUNNED: Infanticide stuns neighbors in Little Ferry community MORE: After Little Ferry baby was killed, renewed focus on postpartum depression staggered into the Hackensack courtroom wearing a green prison jumpsuit and a blank expression until a judge agreed to postpone her detention hearing which will determine whether she remains in custody during preparations for her trial until May 17 while the case is transferred from the public defender’s office to a private attorney.  "I certainly want Ms. Bhavsar to have the benefit of an attorney she wants," Judge Susan Steele said.  last Thursday and told the dispatcher she was having chest pains but then said her husband was trying to kill her with a knife Bhavsar remained calm with a dispatcher as she told him that her husband was in the living room armed with a knife She was asked about what prompted the fight she was reporting.  When prompted by the dispatcher to provide details she said something indistinguishable and asked for the police to come to the window instead of the front door Bhavsar stopped engaging with the dispatcher and shouting could be heard in the background as police arrived and the line went dead Family members protested when police arrived and handcuffed Jaymin Bhavsar after chasing him as he ran toward the bedroom That's when authorities say Bhavsar spoke up with chilling news: She had cut the throat of her own daughter I did it." Bhavsar allegedly told Little Ferry police.  with knife wounds to her throat and left arm A black-handled kitchen knife was lying next to the child Bhavsar allegedly said she "didn't want her baby" and that she had stabbed her once in the neck and once in the arm Jaymin Bhavsar told police that family members were at the apartment eating dinner in the living room when the baby began crying The mother then took the baby into a rear bedroom grabbed an item from the kitchen and locked the bedroom door No family members were present in the courtroom for Bhavsar's first appearance She spoke briefly when Steele asked if she understood her rights The judge inquired whether she was the guardian of any incapacitated adults or children She will continue to be held at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center an attorney with the public defender’s office said she had no knowledge of whether Bhavsar has a history of mental illness.