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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Friday making cocktails to-go permanent.

The man who set himself on fire inside a Lower Manhattan office building has been arrested for arson, the NYPD said Saturday. John Butch, 63, allegedly lit himself on fire with the help of a “lighter accelerant” in the lobby of a building that houses Google on Hudson Street near Vandam Street around 3 p.m. Friday, cops

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a father and son were caught with a loaded gun in Stapleton after farebeating on an MTA bus. Cory Scott, 55, and his 20-year-old son, Qyron — both residents of the Stapleton Houses — were arrested after they entered an S84 bus without paying their fares on Aug. 19, accordin

Hoboken police are warning residents about a distraction theft scam and asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle and the people inside it. According to police, the incident happened on August 12, 2026, on the 100 block of Madison Street. A woman in the back seat of an SUV asked a victim for directions, and af

Newark sits at the intersection of all major roads and transportation hubs in the metro area, and has long been the economic engine of the region. So, it makes sense that the County of Essex chooses to place its courts, colleges, social service buildings and parks and park offices in Newark.

Two teenagers — ages 13 and 18 — were shot on a Queens street Friday evening, police said. Bullets started flying near 103rd Street and 39th Avenue in Corona at around 8:30 p.m., according to the NYPD. Two teenage boys were shot on a Queens street Friday evening, police said. Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock Coast Guard lieuten

CROWN HEIGHTS (PIX11) — A man is dead after an explosion and fire broke out at a NYCHA complex in Brooklyn on Friday night, according to police. The fire was reported on the 12th floor of 162 Troy Ave. at the Albany Houses near Prospect Place in Crown Heights just after 7 p.m., fire officials […]

After New York state regulators approved a proposed merger between Maimonides Medical Center and New York City’s public hospital system on Thursday, Orthodox Jewish leaders warned that the deal could cost the community control over a hospital that has accommodated Jewish religious needs for generations. A committee of

People were spotted climbing into a manhole in Wantagh. It comes after numerous similar incidents in New York City.

A male model from New Jersey charged with delivering a fatal blow to a Penn Station straphanger had his case dropped Thursday — after video surveillance backed his claim that he was acting in self defense, Manhattan prosecutors said. The footage showed that suspect Nassadir Tate, 22, only slugged Eweka Johnson, 55, whe