The ‘Blue Wall’ won’t protect NYPD officer on trial for chokehold, prosecutor says
NYPD Officer Omar Habib, second from right, leaves a Bronx courtroom. Omar Habib is the first NYPD officer to be prosecuted under a 2020 New York City law banning chokeholds. [ more › ]
Bayonne mourns death of Police Officer Joseph Giordano, ‘who left us unexpectedly’
The City of Bayonne is mourning the death of Police Officer Joseph Giordano, who the police department said late this afternoon “left us unexpectedly.”. “Today, our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of our brother, Officer Giordano, who left us unexpectedly. There are no words to truly express the sadness we feel.
Warning stickers will be put on cars not moved for street cleaning in NYC
Neon green stickers will be placed on cars that ignore alternate-side parking in an effort to make it easier for sanitation workers to clean the New York City streets.
Investor buys 16-unit Jersey City apartment building in estate sale, ICON says
61 Concord St. in Jersey City — Courtesy: ICON Real Estate Advisors. An apartment building in Jersey City Heights has changed hands for the first time in more than 35 years, fetching nearly $1.8 million in a deal arranged by ICON Real Estate Advisors. According to a news release,...
Jersey City Mayor Solomon participates in Arts & Culture Town Hall at Pet Shop
Jersey City Mayor James Solomon participated in an Arts and Culture Town Hall at the Pet Shop bar on the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, discussing community spaces, noise ordinances, potential income and vacancy taxes, and much more. Arts event promoters Leslie Ogoe and Sasha Sano, of Dine and Vibe, hosted...
Hundreds of curbside electric vehicle charging stations are coming to NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Yorkers who drive electric cars may have more places to charge their vehicles soon. Plans are underway to add hundreds of curbside electric vehicle charging stations across the city, and the New York City Department of Transportation wants your input. The city currently has 88 Level 2 charging p
Alleged MS-13 gang members charged with murder
Two alleged MS-13 gang members are facing murder charges, accused of killing two people. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports from Long Island.
Police Official Fired After Arrest in Alleged Gang Shooting Getaway
A New York deputy police commissioner has been fired after prosecutors accused her of helping her son flee the scene of an alleged gang-related shooting in New York City. Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner…
The Old-School New York Diner That Serves The Best Comfort Food Around
If New York City ever decided to build a monument to the art of feeding people well, it should probably just point everyone toward the Bel Aire Diner in Astoria, Queens, and call it a day. This is old-school comfort food done right, and it’s been doing it right for...
Death investigator shares ‘worst’ way to go
Being in the end of life industry, the professional has been on scene for a number of different types of deaths
