‘Sympathy is no longer enough.’ United Bodegas of America demands change after recent shootings
The organization released a statement listing the need for panic buttons connected to law enforcement, mandatory prison sentences for offenders illegally carrying guns, as well as the legal right and training for workers to defend themselves.
Thieves break into several Brooklyn restaurants overnight
At 3:30 a.m. on Friday, surveillance cameras show a hooded figure breaking into a closed restaurant in Bay Ridge, looking around with a flashlight and rooting around the basement.
24 Hours of Peace Returns to Downtown Newark
Mayor Ras J. Baraka will host the annual 24 Hours of Peace event, starting Friday, August 28, at 6 p.m., and continuing to Saturday, August 29, at 6 p.m., on Halsey and Market Streets in downtown Newark. The free event is sponsored by the Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma...
Family of Coney Island mass shooting victims says promises of support from the city...
It's been 55 days since gunfire erupted in a Coney Island courtyard, where family members had gathered for a Fourth of July barbecue.
Warrant issued in Craven fraud case; suspect tied to crimes from Florida to Pennsylvania
The Craven County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in a fraud investigation after previously asking for the public’s help. Deputies said they asked for assistance Aug. 12 in identifying a man wanted for questioning in a fraud case. At the time, the sheriff’s office said the man was operating a black Cadillac E
Zohran Mamdani Targets NYC Rental Car Companies in Crackdown on ‘Hidden Fees’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting rental car companies on notice after a citywide crackdown uncovered widespread violations involving prices, refund policies and other required consumer disclosures. Mamdani, 34, highlighted the results in an X post on Wednesday, August 26, noting that the city’s Department
‘Mamas Family’ fraudster hits Pennsylvania bank before hitting Owasso, Skiatook
ERIE, Penn. — Before she hit several Oklahoma banks, the woman dressed as an old lady was doing the same thing in other states. Erie Pennsylvania Police said that on Aug. 11, the woman defrauded a bank, wearing a bad gray wig, large glasses, and a blue dress, while using a cane.
A Beloved Candy Company Is Cutting 307 Jobs and Shutting Down Its New Jersey...
Mars Wrigley is eliminating 307 jobs in Newark as it closes its New Jersey headquarters and consolidates corporate operations in Chicago. State filings show layoffs can begin on October 16, 2026, while the company says its Hackettstown operations will remain in place.
Man sets himself on fire inside NYC Google office building as horrified staff rush...
The 63-year-old self-immolated at 315 Hudson Street around 2.58pm on Friday, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told the Daily Mail.
NYPD seizes $10M worth of cocaine, biggest bust in 10 years
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The NYPD made its biggest cocaine bust in over 10 years, Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Friday. Over months, the NYPD and New Jersey DEA seized more than 580 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $10 million from a multistate drug operation, she said. The investigation concluded in the conf
