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Former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, sentenced to three to nine years for manslaughter, draws massive public support as his defense attorney seeks an appeal.

A 19-year-old New York man wanted on a second-degree homicide warrant was arrested in Waterville on Friday after officers searched a home on West River Road, capping what police described as a coordinated investigation into a suspect tied to multiple gang-related shootings in New York. Officers booked David McCadney on a fugitive-from-justice charge and said he is being...

Halley Tejada, one of two people police said were squatting in the unit, pleaded guilty in the 2024 killing of 52-year-old Nadia Vitels

A man was left in “critical but stable condition” Thursday after suffering multiple gunshot wounds near Journal Square. 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 up for the daily email “Jersey City Today, ” the weekly “This Weekend” events email, and our Sunday news roundup email.

The Jersey City Rent Protection Special Investigation Committee honed in on seeking answers on rent control enforcement, specially related to municipal code Chapter 260, at yesterday’s two-and-a-half hour meeting. “How is Chapter 260 being proactively enforced?” Ward D Councilman Jake Ephros asked. Housing Preservation Director Shyrone Richardson, who...

A crash investigation has shut down a major Queens highway ramp, triggering a large emergency response and heavy traffic delays on Tuesday, April 14. All lanes on the northbound Van Wyck Expressway ramp to the eastbound Long Island Expressway are currently blocked due to the ongoing collision investigation, officials said.

A man convicted of killing a woman in a New York City apartment and stuffing her body into a duffel bag was sentenced to 20 years to life on Tuesday.

Although DNA technology has improved by leaps and bounds over the last few decades, advancements also mean that killers can learn how to avoid detection.

A Long Island man who was shot and killed last week in Queens was attending a funeral for an accused drug kingpin who died at Rikers Island prison, according to information shared by the man's family. Richard Carter, a 49-year-old Valley Stream man, was attending the service for John Price...

What started as a fun summer morning at Jones Beach quickly turned into a harrowing experience. A 19-year-old woman was enjoying the Atlantic surf off Long Island’s south shore when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her left thigh. Authorities believe it was a shark bite—an unnerving possibility at one of New York’s most … The post A Day at the...