The City Where Traffic Fatalities Vanished
A U.S. city of 60,000 people would typically see around six to eight traffic fatalities every year. But Hoboken, New Jersey? They haven’t had a single fatal crash for nine years — since January 17, 2017, to be exact. Campaigns for seatbelts, lower speed limits and sober driving have brought national death tolls from...
Solomon to Take $1 Salary as Jersey City Confronts $250M Budget Deficit
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Mayor James Solomon announced Thursday that he will take a $1 salary for 2026, a symbolic move he says reflects the severity of Jersey City’s newly revealed $250 million budget deficit. The announcement came just one day after his administration released a comprehensive fiscal report outlining what...
NJ Woman Found Dead After Being Reported Missing From Work
Shanks was last seen at her place of employment, Marion P. Thomas School. https://tomsriver.org/police-seek-help-locating-missing-newark-woman/. Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr., reports a correction to the previous update regarding the location of Sandra Shanks, 60, of Newark, who was reported...
Gilmore seeking to form Jersey City Rent Protection Special Investigation Committee
Jersey City Ward F Councilman Frank “Educational” Gilmore is sponsoring a resolution to form a Rent Protection Special Investigation Committee. “This resolution is about accountability and enforcement,” Gilmore said in a statement. “The City Council passes laws to protect renters, but when residents repeatedly...
Suspects remain at large in Throggs Neck robbery attempt turned deadly
News 12 attended the victim's funeral in November, where his family continued their pleas for justice.
Mamdani’s Islam expansionist remarks very dangerous, ISGAP fellow says
Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy’s Dalia Ziada joins “On Balance” to discuss New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s comments about how expansionist Islam works.
New York Medicaid transport plagued by fraud, with drivers scamming up to $196M
New York drivers are accused of bilking up to $196 million from a badly managed Medicaid transportation program. A federal audit by the Department of Health and Human Services found the shocking amount had been paid to transport companies enrolled in the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program, but rides...
Massive 4-alarm fire engulfs three buildings in Queens and injures 9, 1 critically
At least one person is critically injured after a 4-alarm fire erupted at a house in Queens, quickly spreading to two other buildings. It has so far injured nine individuals, incluidng two firefighters and the critical civilian
New York Preschool Under Fire After Video Of Child ICE Protest
A New York preschool is under intense national scrutiny after a video showed young children participating in an anti ICE protest inside their classroom.
Jersey City Road Rage Shooter With High-Capacity Mag Followed Family Across Town Lines: Cops
Aaron M. Nundra got into an altercation in Jersey City with another motorist on Jan. 28, before he fired them into Kearny and fired at the vehicle, carrying a woman and children, on Route 1&9, police said. While no occupants were injured, “one projectile pierced the rear door and struck a bag belonging to one of the...
