Brooklyn NY

An Essex County family is suing Mountainside Medical Center for $40 million, arguing medical negligence caused the death of a beloved East Orange civil servant. The case stems from the 2024 death of Phyllis L. Burrell, who died less than three hours after what was supposed to be a routine diagnostic procedure, according to a lawsuit filed in Essex County Superior Court.

The Harrison Police Department announced the promotion of seven officers to the rank of sergeant and the swearing-in of a new police chief. Promoted to sergeant were David Burke, Sean Castaneda, Freddy Lecca, James Nichirco, Iker Bermudez, Robert Archibald, and Omar Baldeon. “Congratulations to all the newly promoted Sergeants on...

NEWARK, NJ — Police are seeking the public’s help identifying three suspects involved in a robbery and shooting that left a victim injured Friday, March 13, 2026. Officers responded to reports of a victim suffering from a gunshot wound after he was robbed near South Orange Avenue and Littleton Avenue at approximately 10 p.m.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For decades, sewage has drained into a waterway at Clove Lakes Park, but city officials are now working towards a solution. Last month, a neon-green dye test confirmed the problem of a faulty septic connection at a Castleton Corners Parks Department garage, and on Thursday, a department spokesperson said the agency is working on a fix.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two men with gunshot wounds arrived at the emergency room of Northwell Staten Island University Hospital’s Ocean Breeze campus at around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, police said. One man was being treated for a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the office of...

A law that many small business owners weren’t aware of is forcing them to spend thousands on new gates before the July 1 deadline.

Bodycam footage reveals the chaotic moments after a tragic crash on Edison Bridge, where truck driver Jamal Ebron lost his life, leaving his family seeking justice and accountability.

When Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City in October 2012, floodwaters swallowed subway tunnels, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed 43 people across the city. More than a decade later, a peer-reviewed study published in Science Advances concludes that roughly half of New York City’s population, approximately 4.4 million people, now lives in areas […]

A busy Morningside Heights corner turned into a crime scene Friday evening after a man allegedly shot another person in the chest, prompting NYPD officers to open fire and hit the suspect, according to police. The exchange unfolded just before 6:30 p.m. around West 125th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, drawing a heavy response from patrol cars and detectives. Authorities had not immediately released...

New York Lottery officials announced in the recent weeks that there have been multiple top-prize winning tickets for recent TAKE 5 and Powerball drawings, sold in The Bronx. They said an April 20 Take 5 evening drawing winning ticket was sold at Alanis Deli Grocery Corp, located at 2563-65 Grand Concourse in the Fordham Manor section, which sold one prize-winning ticket...