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An Ecuadorian citizen being held in Essex County faces two aggravated assault charges involving a law enforcement officer and is the subject of a federal immigration detainer, jail records show. Newark, NJ – An Ecuadorian national being held in the Essex County Correctional Facility is facing two charges alleging aggra

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that SAUL ARISMENDY DE LA CRUZ, a/k/a “Nene,” a/k/a “Venom,” a former member of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Román to 75 months in prison for accepting bribes to

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. On Monday, thousands of New Yorkers received notices that their monthly food benefits might end due to new work requirements that kicked in this March. It’s the latest in a

Medical residents at Jersey City Medical Center say they’re living paycheck-to-paycheck while their hospital operator, the state’s largest private employer, offers contracts that pay far less than doctors earn at sister facilities just miles away. (Jackie Roman / For NJ Advance Media) Doctors are protesting and a local

Hudson County Schools of Technology Community Resource Center (HCST CRC) employees told the county commissioners they they’re losing their jobs based on “incomplete information” and “incorrect audit findings.”. This followed an intense discussion at the May 27 caucus meeting, where HCST officials squared off with the..

An NYPD bigwig who’s in hot water after his gun discharged during a rowdy off-duty scuffle in Rockland County broke his silence Monday — asking the public not to rush to judgment. NYPD Assistant Chief Benjamin Gurley said the wild May 24 incident in the town of Haverstraw erupted over his daughter being repeatedly hara

HOBOKEN (N.J.) — Midtown Direct service on NJ Transit continues to be diverted to Hoboken following Friday’s fire on the tracks just outside the Hudson River Tunnels. There were also up to 30-minute delays on Monday evening. NJ Transit told PIX 11 News that Amtrak needs to finish its repairs to the infrastructure and o

They climbed down like the Ninja Turtles, but a trio caught on video better resembles the Mario Bros. New video shows a group wearing hip waiters and carrying flash lights as they pry open a manhole cover on May 5th just before 2 a.m. in Astoria. "I was looking at...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill blames out-of-state agitators for Newark's Delaney Hall unrest, but critics point to a lack of police presence before clashes.

A Union City man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a Hoboken pedestrian in Jersey City last year, prosecutors said. Wilson Sanchez, 36, was arrested Friday at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus, according to officials. He is charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a