Democratic socialists’ plan to curb Jersey City police funding falls flat in budget crisis
Jersey City Police gather at the scene of an incident in December 2019. Instead, the public safety department is slated to get an additional $7 million. [ more › ]
East New York Residents Try Buying Back Their Neighborhood, One Lot At a Time
Debra Ack beamed with pride as she looked at the two-story brown brick warehouse on Jamaica Avenue in East New York. To anyone passing by, the vacant 9,500-square-foot building looks like any other lot in a neighborhood known for its mix of industrial sites and residential homes. The building itself has been home to an
They Paved a Historic NYC Black Burial Ground. Now It’s a Lot for Abandoned...
The ragged gravel parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, looked like so many others scattered across the city — a squalid plot of open space cluttered with dozens of busted-up, broken-down cars and trucks. Some had been deposited there as part of the NYPD’s efforts to remove abandoned vehicles from city streets. But just bel
‘Riding so we never forget’: America’s 9/11 riders swarm lower Manhattan
LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — It may just be the largest police escorted motorcycle ride ever to remember the victims of 9/11. The riders started three days ago in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, then traveled to the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, with one thought in mind: “We must never forget!” More than 600 moto
Brooklyn New York Gambler Wins $171,536 Slot Jackpot at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Gambling911.com) - A lucky Brooklyn gambler placed a $20 bet on a spin that ended up hitting a 171,536 jackpot at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City this past Thursday, the casino revealed Monday morning. The win market the second major jackpot hit at the...
Toll of Commuting: Jersey City steps up traffic enforcement
“We needed to change some of the behavior," said Jersey City Police Chief Bobby Kearns. "Everybody’s in a rush in the morning.”
Delivery worker killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run as cyclist deaths surge across NYC
Mamadou Diallo’s death comes amid a deadly week for cyclists across New York City.
Man dies after being stabbed multiple times in Queens: NYPD
LAURELTON, Queens (PIX11) — A 33-year-old man has died after being stabbed multiple times on Sunday evening in Laurelton, according to the NYPD. The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. in front of 220-20 Merrick Boulevard. Officers responding to a report of an assault located Jose Scott, of Queens, with multiple stab wo
9/11 terror attack victim identified using DNA genealogy in New York City after 25...
Genetic genealogy has helped identify the 1,651st World Trade Center victim, with 47 additional DNA profiles now under review.
New video shows trio of headlamp-wearing ‘mole people’ emerge from NYC manhole near Penn...
A trio of headlamp-wearing “mole people” was filmed popping up out of a manhole near Manhattan’s bustling Penn Station in the early morning, according to a new clip of the head-scratching trend. A video posted on TikTok captured three men clad in headlamps and overalls hurriedly pulling themselves out of the steamy dep
