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State bailout brings $120 million to Jersey City as property taxes jump 15%

Jersey City homeowners are looking at property tax bills jumping by roughly $630 this year. The city approved a 15.15 percent increase to cover a $255 million budget gap, more than seven times the state's two percent cap.
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Major traffic changes coming to East Tremont Avenue with launch of Bronx’s first busway

The Tremont Avenue Busway is scheduled to launch Sept. 19. The city says the project is designed to improve bus speeds and reliability for more than 39,000 daily Bx36 riders.
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Mexican Day Parade called off in Passaic amid spike in immigration enforcement

Organizers in Passaic, New Jersey have canceled this year’s Mexican Day Parade, citing fears over recent ICE arrests and concerns about public safety. Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said he is disappointed the event will not go forward, calling it a loss for the community. “Look, we understand there has...
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Man Throws Knife At Victim In American Dream Fight: NJSP

A 36-year-old New Jersey man was arrested after throwing a pocketknife at another person during an altercation at American Dream, authorities said. Troopers responded to the East Rutherford mall on Friday, Sept. 4, at about 9:11 p.m. on a report of an assault, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Le…
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Captain, 3 officers wounded during attack on Rikers Island

A captain and three officers were wounded after a person assaulted multiple uniformed staff members Saturday on Rikers Island, according to the New York City Department of Corrections. Officials say it happened at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center just before 12:30 p.m. The captain and officers were injured while att
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Multiple officers assaulted at Rikers Island: FDNY

QUEENS (PIX11) — Multiple officers were assaulted at Rikers Island on Saturday, according to the FDNY. EMS were called to 1600 Hazen St. at Rikers Island just after 12:45 p.m. for a report of four members of the service who were injured, a spokesperson for the FDNY said. The four officers were taken to a […]
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Manchester Trucker, 42, Killed in Overnight I-84 Crash at NY-CT Line

A 42-year-old truck driver from Manchester, New Hampshire, was killed early Wednesday when his 18-wheeler slammed into another tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 84, right at the New York-Connecticut state line. The crash near an off-ramp just east of the Putnam County border snarled traffic
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Mamdani hands symbolic 9/11 pen to lawyer who once represented al-Qaeda terrorist

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order recognizing 9/11 Friday — and then gave the symbolic pen to his controversial aide who once represented an al-Qaeda terrorist with links to the attack on the Pentagon. Administration officials were gathered at City Hall for a pair of executive orders — ahead of the 25th an
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Brooklyn Patients Wait Up to 27 Hours for Hospital Beds

Patients at several New York City public hospitals are waiting far longer than federal standards to move from emergency departments into inpatient beds, with Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn reporting some of the longest delays, according to The City Reporter. From January through May 2026, patients at Kings Co
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Police Seek Driver Accused of Intentional Crash in Newark That Flipped a Car Onto...

NEWARK, NJ — Police in Newark are asking for help identifying a man accused of intentionally crashing into another driver early Friday, leaving her vehicle overturned on a nearby lawn. Investigators say the woman was followed on Eastern Parkway by a man she knows before the collision. The crash...

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