Jersey City NJ

Some places make you work for the view, and others hand it over after a ten-minute walk. This spot in northern New Jersey belongs firmly in the second group, where a short trail leads to a waterfall that tumbles over rocks tucked inside a wooded reservation. Families arrive with young...

“Real Housewives” stars and other Bravo personalities packed a new Bergen County restaurant as Teresa Giudice and daughter Gia celebrated its grand opening with friends and family. The private celebration was held at Il Vero on Center Avenue in Westwood on Saturday, Sept. 19. Il Vero is reportedly s…

Going in for “just one thing” is a bold strategy at a good food shop. In New Jersey, it is also one you may want to abandon immediately. Across the state, food shops tempt shoppers with overflowing shelves, specialty treats, fresh-baked goodies, local favorites, and the kind of delicious finds that somehow were never o

Somewhere in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, a ghost town is hiding in plain sight, and it’s been waiting patiently for you to notice it. The Deserted Village at Watchung Reservation is exactly the kind of place that makes you stop, look around, and quietly wonder if you’ve just wandered into the opening scene of a horro

Sitting along the majestic Hudson River—just north of the river’s deepest point known as “World’s End”—this picturesque town of roughly 2,000 residents offers sweeping water views and dramatic fall colors. Known for its remarkably well-preserved 19th-century architecture , Cold Spring caters to all things hiking, shopp

NEW YORK — A sweeping New York City investigation into police pensions has uncovered years of inconsistent procedures, poor communication and pension calculations that investigators say gave some current and former NYPD officials benefits higher than they were entitled to receive under the law. The New York City Depart

Someone climbed to the rooftop landing of a building on Dumont Avenue in Brownsville, fired a gun multiple times, and then ran off on foot without being caught. No one was hurt, but the NYPD says the unidentified shooter remains wanted for reckless endangerment as of Saturday, more than three days after the gunfire sen

Police say the attacker approached the 43-year-old from behind demanded money and tried to take...

A 26-year-old straphanger was stabbed in the face at a Brooklyn subway station Sunday evening, with police still looking for the thug who carried out the assault. Cops responded to a 911 call at the Fulton Street and Rockaway Avenue station at 5:55 p.m., after the victim was attacked while hopping on a southbound C tr

A 27-year-old bartender lost his leg in a serious Route 80 crash on the way home from work, according to his employer, as his community rallies around him for a long recovery. Jonathan Vinanzaca-Quizhpi, of Kearny, was driving a Lexus west on Route 80 in Montville Township when he ran off the left s…