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Sophie Abromowitz

Life Lessons

Finding Friends, Legacy, And Leather Sluts At New Jersey’s Finest Holiday Inn

Lauren Theisen

view from my seat: Ishii and Boltin lock up

Pro Wrestling

New Japan Makes, The World Takes

Staff Writer
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Chris Thompson

Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement

Gambling

How Much Protection Do Online Sportsbooks Owe Their Patrons?

Kathryn Xu

Transit

A Tribute To PATCO, The Little Rail Line That Could

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Split image. Left side: A map of New Jersey rest stops and Hall of Fame locations, showing the Frank Sinatra Service Area and the Toni Morrison Service Area. At right: The Ocean View Service Area, with a Sunoco and an A-Plus mini mart, and the Tourism Welcome Center.

This Is So Stupid

The Toni Morrison Rest Stop That Never Was

A photo outside Hometown Deli, Italian Speciaities, in 2021.

Life's Rich Pageant

Man Admits Shocking Truth That Deli Worth $2B Was Part Of Fraud

Dave McKenna

Tommy DeVito Eats Crow, Dough To Quash Quarrel With New Jersey Pizzeria

David Roth

Tommy DeVito looking right, his mouth pretty wide open, after leading the Giants to a Monday Night Football win in New Jersey.

Never Count Out Touchdown Tommy

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets takes his turn during a warm up drill with a medicine ball as teammate Zach Wilson #2 looks on during an offseason workout session at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on May 23, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey.

RodgersWatch: Aaron Rodgers Is Just A Kid In The Body Of An Old Quarterback With A Tweaked Calf

Split image: Dan McQuade (left) wearing an American Dream EST. 2019 hoodie standing next to a cardboard cutout of Shrek at the DreamWorks Water Park inside a mall. David Roth (right) pointing up at the "WINNERS CIRCLE" entrance at the old Meadowlands Arena.

Dan And Dave Explore The American Dream (Mall)

A photo of a New Jersey rest stop. In the foreground is Ed Harris, the actor. He is in a suit. The quote below him is: "Acting is like scoring a touchdown."

The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop Is Playing Fast And Loose With Famous Quotes

Kelsey McKinney

Zillowing Out

A $700,000 Home We Can Spend The Rest Of Our Lives Updating

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Elouise McDaniel walking down a walkway in a New Jersey park. She is carrying a tote bag in one hand, a pile of documents in the other.

Politics

New Jersey Woman Sued By Her Township For Filing Too Many Public Records Request

A $1.6 Million House Made Of Headaches And Terror

A split image: A cheesesteak surrounded by fries on a table with a flower and a soda; and a t-shirt that says "HOMETOWN DELI: Eat So We Both Don't Starve"