New Jersey

Kinder Egg-Style Chocolate Now Legal in the U.S.

Kinder Surprise Eggs, the Italian-made, toy-filled chocolate Easter candy that was banned in the United States since it was first produced in the 1970s, has suddenly been legalized -- or, at least, an American version has. ABC News reports that New Jersey sweets entrepreneur Kevin Glass received FDA ... More >>

New Jersey's Death With Dignity Act: Yay Or Nay?

So, you've been given six months to live but you don't want to wait. Should you really be forced to suffer through your final months when all you want to do is cash in the chips?According to a New Jersey lawmaker, no, you shouldn't -- which is why he's introduced a bill into the New Jersey state Leg ... More >>

New Jersey Bans Smiling in License Photos; Only One Person Notices

Since January, smiling in your driver's license photo has been banned in New Jersey -- and nobody seemed to notice (or care) until now.In New Jersey, there's not a whole lot to smile about -- the brown water, the West Nile, Snooki. All of these things can lead to a perpetual frown. Regardless, a Sic ... More >>

New Jersey: Go For The Brown Water, Stay For The West Nile

New Jersey is having a tough week on the PR front; in addition to the brown water coming out of the taps at Newark International Airport, there are now seven new cases of West Nile Virus, authorities confirmed today.The new reports puts the total number of cases of the virus in New Jersey at 22 in 1 ... More >>

New Jersey Town Has A Bit Of A Swastika Problem

A New Jersey town currently has a problem that isn't directly related to it's simply being located in New Jersey: swastikas.Last week, residents of Manalapan woke up to find at least a dozen swastikas and other hateful symbols scribbled on the sides of residential fences and buildings on one of the ... More >>

Attention, New Jersey: Water Is Supposed To Be Clear

When you travel overseas, it's often advised that you only drink bottled water, don't get ice in your drinks and avoid drinking water while brushing your teeth or showering because foreign water -- in many cases -- is disgusting. It's become painfully clear that the same warning should apply to anyo ... More >>

New Jersey Shooting Update: Suspect An Ex-Marine; Killed Two Before Turning Gun On Self

The suspect in this morning's mass-shooting at a New Jersey grocery store has been identified as an ex-Marine who's worked at the store for the last two weeks. Additionally, authorities say he shot two people before turning the gun on himself.Authorities say the suspect entered the Pathmark store in ... More >>

Medical Marijuana: New Jersey's Prescription Pot Moves Ahead Slowly

So we have been following developments in New Jersey's prescription pot program, and it seems like a common motif is slowness. Yes, the state recently started registering patients, but prescription pot has been legal there since 2010! Today brings us news that some patients are now officially elig ... More >>

Medical Marijuana: Delays Cause Confusion in New Jersey

Though the feds have come down on California dispensaries, including Oakland's Harborside Health Center, other states are pushing ahead with prescription pot initiatives. New Jersey, in fact, is so down with medical marijuana that one lawmaker has criticized state bureaucracy for taking too long to ... More >>

"Pedo Heaven" Kiddie-Porn Founder Maksym Shynkarenko Busted In "Most Successful" Child Smut Investigation In U.S. History

One of the world's prominent peddlers of child smut was extradited to New Jersey over the weekend where he currently faces multiple counts of kiddie-porn-related crimes following what authorities are calling "the most successful child pornography investigation in the nation's history."The New Jersey ... More >>

New Jersey Taking Steps To Decriminalize Weed

Next week, for the first time ever, the New Jersey Legislature will hold a hearing about a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. In New York, marijuana possession was decriminalized in the 1970sNew Jersey Assembly Bill 1465 would make possession of up to a half ... More >>

"Tanorexia" Not Just a Jersey Problem -- New York's Melanoma Rate Climbs 72-Percent In 10 Years

As "tanning mom" Patricia Krentcil's 15 minutes appear to be winding down, the fact that the New Jersey mom allegedly took her 5-year-old daughter tanning continues to impact public policy.On Monday, dubbed "Melanoma Monday" in New Jersey by the American Cancer Society, public health advocates lobbi ... More >>

Leading New York's Local TV News Today: A Bear Falling Out Of A Tree

Never mind the fact that a cop's gonna skate after shooting a mentally ill, unarmed immigrant. Or the fact that terrorists have figured out a way to make "Fruit of the Boom 2.0" that might not be detectable by run-of-the-mill airport security equipment. Those sort of things are trivial on a day like ... More >>

"Tanning Mom" Is Hilarious, And All, But Skin Cancer In New Jersey Has Increased 43-Percent In 10 Years

Happy "Melanoma Monday" -- as we all continue to laugh and laugh (and then cry) at "Tanning Mom," the latest leathery boob to humiliate New Jersey, skin cancer has increased 43-percent in the Garden State, and the American Cancer Society credits the increase to the rise in indoor tanning.If you're u ... More >>

New Jersey Kiddie-Porn Roundup Nets 27 Arrests, Two Mustaches

Sex-offender fashion trends appear to be changing -- of the 27 alleged pederasts arrested during "Operation Watchdog," a multi-agency pervert roundup conducted by several New Jersey law enforcement agencies, only two of them have mustaches.What's slightly less amusing than the stereotypical facial-h ... More >>

Bloomberg and Diaz Jr. Write Op-Ed In Favor of Fresh Direct's Move To The Bronx

​Mayor Bloomberg and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. weighed in on the Fresh Direct controversy stewing in the Bronx in a New York Daily News op-ed Sunday. Writing in favor of Fresh Direct's move to the South Bronx the two politicians tried to assuage critics' fears over the damage the ... More >>

Finally, It Is 'Seasonably Chilly' (And It Might Snow)

​WTF, weather? For days we've been sashaying about complaining and/or rejoicing (whether we're feeling glass-half-empty or glass-half-full) about the bizarre temperate weather. Our actual winter coat has only been worn, like, twice! But today, in weird conjunction with the MTA's announcement t ... More >>

R.I.P., New Jersey Bears

Baby bears = considerably less threatening.​Yesterday marked the first day of New Jersey's infamous bear hunt, which annually disturbs both people and bears. Jersey wildlife officials have announced that 257 black bears have been killed already. The first was a 166-pound female shot by a man f ... More >>

The Vendys to Honor Food Trucks from Jersey

Snooki would approve.​New York's Vendy Awards is adding a new category this year: New Jersey food trucks. Three competitors from the Garden State have been entered, including Taco Truck and the vegan Cinnamon Snail, from Hoboken; and Jersey City's Two Pitas in a Pod.

Introducing New Jersey Terroir in a Cone

kthread/flickrNew Jersey, in a cup.​There's no shortage of artisanal ice cream in New York. But New Jersey has its share to brag about, too. Like, The Bent Spoon, a FitR fave that specializes in good things from the Garden State, in creamy, frozen form. Food Curated takes a tender, at times ou ... More >>

Sunday Signs

Sandy Hook, New Jersey​ Here are a few of Fork in the Road's favorite signs of the last few weeks. Who knows what they really mean?

First Blueberries of the Season Appear in Abingdon Square Farmers' Market

​Sweet, sweeet blueberries, at $5 per pint. The first farmers' market blueberries appeared today at the Kernan Farms stall in the Abingdon Square farmers' market. How did they do it, a full month before the fruit usually appears?

The Week in Food Blogs: Monster Mac 'N' Cheese, The Great Bacon Heist

This week in food blogs... Eater rounded up 12 monster mac and cheese dishes. Grub Street found out that Wyatt Cenac doesn't like to eat his vegetables. Serious Eats bid goodbye to its longtime pizza blogger, Adam Kuban, who will still be popping up regularly on the site after his departure. The ... More >>

New Jersey Considers Ban on Photos of Kids

​In an attempt to keep pervs from photographing and videotaping kids, New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a third-degree crime -- with a maximum of three to five years in prison -- to take a picture of or videotape children when "a reasonable parent or guardian would ... More >>

New York Serial Killer Probably Didn't Hit New Jersey

​Police said on Wednesday that the bodies of four prostitutes found around Atlantic City, New Jersey back in 2006 do not seem to have anything to do with the eight bodies (and maybe ninth and tenth sets of remains) found on Long Island, near Gilgo and Jones Beach, since late 2010. Thought to b ... More >>

Crying New Jersey Governor Kid Gets What He Wanted

​Jesse Koczon, the New Jersey kid who cried all over YouTube because he was "too small" to be the governor of New Jersey, is now going to be the governor of New Jersey. Chris Christie, the actual governor, signed a "proclamation" on Wednesday morning that named Small Jesse "honorary governor" ... More >>

New Jersey Cops Need to Cool It With the Steroids

​Who polices the police? In New Jersey, it's lawmakers who are moving to "crack down" on steroid use among police and firefighters, who are more obsessed with staying fit than everyone else in New Jersey. The measure, introduced as a state assembly bill on Monday, would make it so "uniformed p ... More >>

Today Is a Very Sad Day for New Jersey Bears

​Today not only brought snow flurries and a seasonal chill to the air, it also brought the kickoff to bear hunting season in New Jersey, a manly bloodletting event that's been reinstated after five years despite a round of protests and lawsuits from people who feel, for better or worse, that b ... More >>

It's Official: New Jersey No Longer "Retarded"

​New Jersey gets a bad rap as the "armpit of America," which goes without mentioning all the wonderful reference-points pop culture's recently yielded to represent The Garden State, like Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Oxygen's Jersey Couture, and of course, MTV's ratings record-bre ... More >>

Snooki Basically Charged as Existential Demon by N.J. Prosecutors

​And you thought Rod Blagojevich got off easy: Snooki has now been booked by Seaside Heights for that time she got arrested on the beach a few weeks ago. The charge?

Gay-Marriage Rights Are Dealt Setback by Jersey High Court

Marriage-equality advocates have been dealt another blow, and this one came Monday in neighboring New Jersey, where the state's Supreme Court declined to hear an equal-protection case involving six gay couples.

The Jersey Shore May be Getting More Naked

via Gadling.com​Whether you're the type of woman who hates tan lines or the type of dude who likes to ogle at people's chests, here's something to consider when you're planning your next beach vacation: a topless beach in New Jersey.

Everyone Hates New Jersey, Whether It Stinks or Not

​Preconceived notions are hard things to break, especially when they originate with those who know how it really is. Then it's just called the truth. Just ask New Jersey, arguably the state most often derided by outsiders, but also a state in which 75% of residents say they're "dissatisfied" w ... More >>

Chipotle Expands Into Europe; Jet Dustin Keller Names Katz's City's Best Dog

​The Indian yogi who claims to have not eaten a thing in 70 years baffled scientists who studied him for 15 days. The hope was that information gleaned could help soldiers survive without food and drink or save people trapped in natural disasters. [FOXNews] Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened i ... More >>

Do the New York Jets Hate Their Fans More Than Any Other NFL Franchise (Especially the Giants)?

​A few days ago, sports blog Deadspin ran a piece by Katie Baker entitled "Tell Me How My Class Tastes: Scenes From The Worst NFL Draft Party Ever" that's ostensibly about one generations-long New York Jets fan's trip to a draft party he was invited to out in the Meadowlands. Naturally, this d ... More >>

Gay Marriage in New Jersey: Still on Hold

Will these morons get gay marriage before we do?​Marriage equality activists in New Jersey are hoping to get hundreds of protesters to rally in Trenton today, even though it is 20 degrees out and the first work day after the holidays. Regardless, their hopes for getting a marriage equality bil ... More >>

What's The Worst Kind of Bad Breath?

​It's a common fallacy to think that all bad breaths are equally hateful. In reality, there are different types of bad breath, and some are way more putrid than others. Jizz breath isn't all that bad, truth be told. It's kind of risky smelling, yet somehow piquant and appealing. Or is it just ... More >>

"Spitzer" Joins "Paterson" on SNL

Are we awful for enjoying the Saturday Night Live Paterson gags? They're certainly dopey, focusing as they do on Paterson's blindness, drug and sex history, and epochal unpopularity. And New Jersey! But we like dopey sketches, and are pleased that Fred Armisen has found a political character that ... More >>

The Wrens

Smaller Cars Offered Smaller Parking Fees

If you drive one of those annoying little Smart Fortwo cars, good news: Central Parking System, which operates 350 garages throughout the city and in New Jersey, now offers you half-price parking rates for your half-size car. No offer yet of discounts for Mini-Coopers, Tata Nanos, Carvers, Audi Kid ... More >>

Hot Pix of Madonna in New Book

Saturday 05/03

Dosas at Flushing's Ganesha Temple

Feed your soul: Hindu canteens welcome everyone to the table

A Neo-Nazi Field Trip to the Met

White supremacists from across the country gather in New Jersey and New York for barbecue and culture.

Cheap Choice: Daffy's Beetlejuice Shoes!

Mixed Marriage Ruling in New Jersey

'Freedomland'

Whomped by Wampum

Black Theaters Cope With Cash Crunch

School Daze