“Somebody Needs To Do Something”: Shaquille O’Neal’s Mother Emotional Plea Prompted Investment Now Worth...
When the first tower opened in downtown Newark in 2019, the city’s mayor stood at the podium and described, in plain terms, what it had taken to get there. “Not so long ago,” Mayor Ras Baraka said, “Newark was a city where developers feared to come and invest, where the entire city had a heavy red line around it.” He was not speaking generally...
Marion Residents Talk Shooting, Public Safety Concerns at Community Meeting
At a Friday night community meeting, residents of the Marion neighborhood received an update on a recent shooting and discussed other public safety and quality-of-life concerns. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month. In addition, you’ll be signed...
Mamdani still plans to unravel the NYPD — and with it, public safety
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise to destroy the NYPD by eliminating the Strategic Response Group and scrubbing the gang database was back-burnered as he got his sea legs, but recent statements signal that he is still on track to neuter our Finest. As part of his effort to turn the NYPD into a passive “community safety” agency, Mamdani dispatched a fact-finding team...
Driver arrested following police chase of stolen Lamborghini in New Jersey
The driver was arrested and at least one other suspect evaded police custody following an intense car chase that began in Elmwood Park and ended in Irvington.
Mikie Sherrill Cancels Massive World Cup Watch Party at Liberty State Park; Allocates $5...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New Jersey officials canceled the planned
New video shows moments leading up to violent wrongful arrest in Brooklyn
New video shows the moments leading up to the violent and wrongful arrest of a Brooklyn man during an NYPD drug sweep last week.
New York Doctor Pleads Guilty in $24 Million COVID Test Fraud
A New York physician at the center of a massive COVID testing operation has admitted to turning the pandemic into a multimillion-dollar billing scam, pleading guilty on Friday to federal charges related to at least $24 million in bogus claims. Ali Rashan, the founder and CEO of ClearMD, pleaded a plea before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer and is expected to be...
Beloved 42-Year-Old BBQ Chain Is Closing Half of Its Locations
From its roots as a biker concession stand to a national BBQ powerhouse, this BBQ chain is facing a new reality as its footprint continues to shrink.
Beloved Bloomfield restaurant ‘The Brookdale’ closes after 6 years serving the community
The family-owned restaurant first opened during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly became a staple in the community.
Driver In Stolen Pickup Arrested At Bergen County Red Light: Police
The arrest happened on Saturday, April 18 at approximately 12:23 p.m., when a fixed automated license plate reader alerted officers to a stolen 2007 Toyota Tundra traveling south on Stuyvesant Avenue from Rutherford Avenue in Lyndhurst, Lyndhurst PD Deputy Chief Paul Haggerty said. Officer Salvatore Wartel responded to the area...
