5 People Shot At Jersey City Block Party: Authorities
At 1:50 a.m., Jersey City police responded to Ocean Avenue and Wegman Parkway for a report of a disorderly crowd and double parked cars and upon arrival, heard shots fired, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the Jersey City mayor's office said. Police rushed to Bidwell Avenue and Ocean Avenue where...
ICE jailbreak fugitive tried to surrender but New Jersey police let him go
BRIDGETON — One of the four escapees from Delaney Hall attempted to turn himself in to the New Jersey State Police last week but was turned away, according to federal authorities. On June 12, Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada and three others broke out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
MTA plans fare hike as MetroCard era comes to an end
Students now get free OMNY cards. But not all of them. The MTA has not yet set a date for the fare hike, but the agency’s annual budget anticipates it would take effect in August. [ more › ]
NYC among the worst-run cities in the country, study finds
While many regard New York City as the greatest city in the world, one new study found it to be among the worst-run in the country. WalletHub, an online financial advisory site, recently released a study of the Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America, with New York City ranking 145th out the county’s 148 largest cities,...
Severe Storm To Bring Damaging Winds, Drenching Downpours: Here’s Timing
Monday, June 30, will be hot and muggy, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, according to the National Weather Service. By evening, showers and scattered storms are likely to develop in much of the region. The main event arrives after the calendar flips to July when a...
Dead man found floating in Hudson River
A dead man was found floating in the Hudson River off Harlem on Sunday morning, police said. Cops were called to the scene near Dyckman Street around the Henry Hudson Parkway shortly after 9:30 a.m. and found the body in the water, an NYPD rep said. Cops from the 34th Precinct, as well as firefighters and the NYPD...
Fatal Team Activated In Cliffside Park Crash Involving Motorcycle, Prosecutor Says
The collision happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at the intersection of Edgewater Road and Anderson Avenue, according to Jeff Angermeyer, Deputy Chief of Detectives for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Responding officers from the Cliffside Park Police Department requested assistance from the Bergen County...
NYPD: Motorcyclist killed in collision with SUV on Pelham Parkway
Detectives say it happened shortly after 5 p.m. on Pelham Parkway and the Bruckner Expressway.
NYPD searching for missing boy, 13, on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old boy who went missing from his Graniteville home over the weekend. Jeremiah Allen was last seen leaving his residence on the 10th block of Vedder Avenue around 2:50 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
Brooklyn man shot and killed in early morning shooting
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A 34-year-old man is dead following an early morning shooting Sunday in Brownsville, according to the NYPD. At approximately 2:58 a.m., officers from the 73rd Precinct responded…
