Facebook Marketplace Armed Robbery: Man Pulls Knife On iPhone Seller In PalPark, Cops Say
On June 3, at approximately 10:09 p.m., Palisades Park police responded to Broad Avenue and East Brinkerhoff Avenue for a report of an armed robbery, according to Police Chief George Beck. The victim told police he was selling his iPhone 16 Max Pro through Facebook Marketplace and agreed to meet...
Eight dogs could be euthanized if not adopted by Sept. 9
The AHS shelter in Newark is well over capacity with 180 dogs.
Meet Frankie Focus, New York’s school cellphone ban mascot
As NYC public school students returned to class Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul had a surprise to help usher in the new statewide ban on cellphones.
Exclusive: Mother traumatized after baby thrown down garbage chute
Pierce now desperately wants to relocate, hoping a new place will put the trauma behind her.
If You Don’t Like Socialism or the Establishment, Curtis Sliwa Wants Your Vote
Curtis Sliwa became famous by stepping in where the government was falling short. As the New York mayoral candidate told Reason's Jesse Walker, the Guardian Angels—the anti-crime patrols that Sliwa launched in New York City in 1979—were born because "the government completely failed us….We filled the gap."
DuBose Says Letitia James’s Staff Drugged and Restrained Her Before Assault in Official Vehicle
For nearly 11 years, her account has drawn little traction. Angel S. DuBose, a former outreach coordinator in the New York City Public Advocate’s Office, alleges that then–Public Advocate Letitia James, her chief of staff, Ibrahim Khan, and others—including two male staffers who she says shoved her into James’s...
Harlem man learns his apartment was rent-stabilized after 20 years of paying market rate
Richard Carroll Jr. says he had no idea his Harlem apartment was rent stabilized when he moved in more than two decades ago. The ruling comes amid a fiery debate in the mayoral race about who has the right to a rent-stabilized apartment. [ more › ]
60-year-old cyclist slashed in face during East Harlem road rage attack
A cyclist riding in an East Harlem bike lane on Wednesday evening was slashed during a road rage dispute, police said. East 97th Street and First Avenue
N.J. security guards march for better pay for sometimes fatal work
Tyrone Johnson had never experienced a life-threatening situation in his five years as a security guard at a technology services building in Totowa. But he and 150 other union members at a rally in Newark on Wednesday all felt the death of their colleague Aland Etienne, a guard from Brooklyn who was among four...
Body cam footage sheds light on New Jersey mayor’s arrest at ICE detention center
Newly reviewed body cam footage suggests that Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest outside an ICE detention center in May may have been directed by one of the Justice Department’s highest-ranking officials. Knewz.com has learned that the footage, described in a court filing by Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ),...
