Americans spared immediate fines as city delays mandatory ‘hot trash’ law
HOMEOWNERS are avoiding fines as one city decided to delay fines for a new trash can rule. Officials are hoping that the trash can rule will help ongoing sanitation issues and keep rats at bay. On Wednesday, the New York City Department of Sanitation announced it was delaying fines for...
1 dead another critical after subway surfing on J train
The two fell from the J train as it crossed from the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan just before 6 p.m.
MTA piloting fare check program on moving buses
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The MTA is piloting and expanding its “European-style” bus fare payment check program across the five boroughs, officials said at a board meeting on Thursday. As part of the pilot, the transit system is deploying more civilian EAGLE teams in small groups...
Staten Island shipyard explosion, fire leaves 16 hurt, including multiple firefighters
Sixteen people have been hurt in an explosion and fire on a barge at a Staten Island shipyard Friday.
Three arrested after fight between families at Gateway Community College graduation in Bridgeport
A spokesperson for the New Haven school said none of the people involved in the fight were graduates, faculty or staff at Gateway.
NYC Correction Officer Charged for Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata announced Thursday, May 20, that a NYC Department of Correction Officer was charged for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in exchange for delivering documents that he believed were soaked with narcoti
At least 1 killed, 34 firefighters and EMS workers injured in ‘major’ Staten Island...
An explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard left at least one person dead and at least 34 people injured, including multiple firefighters, after workers were reported trapped in the building.
Landlord Blamed Tenants For “Non-Flushable Baby Wipes” And A $2,000 Plumbing Bill Because They...
A couple renting an apartment in Jersey City is facing a $2,000 plumbing bill that their landlords are blaming on them due to the presence of their 10-month-old baby. The landlords claim that non-flushable baby wipes that they say were used by the tenants caused a significant clog in the sewer ejector pump. The tenants
Why This Women-Owned Cafe Has Become One of New Jersey’s Most Beloved Neighborhood Spots
There is something very Jersey City about finding one of the area’s most talked-about brunch plates inside a revived old luncheonette on Montgomery Street. Cafe Alyce does not sit on a glossy waterfront strip or wave people in with a giant neon brunch gimmick. It lives at 641 Montgomery...
Parent of Special Ed Student Arrested After Refusing to Leave School Board Meeting
The mother of a student with disabilities was arrested and charged with trespassing Thursday night, after she shouted during a Jersey City Board of Education meeting and then refused to leave. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month....
