Jersey City NJ

Landscape designers around the world speak about this place with real reverence. Most New Yorkers have never heard its name. That contrast alone should make you curious. The garden wraps around a glacial lake in the Hudson Valley, and every view feels deliberately composed. Its designer spent decades borrowing ideas...

With smoke traveling in from wildfires burning in Minnesota and Ontario, New York is due for a week of hazy skies and possibly poorer air quality. When smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfed the city in June 2023, the boroughs turned suddenly orange, with air quality indices reaching 484 — the highest ever recorded. It

Charlie Kirk is survived by his wife, Erika, and his two children — source: Getty Images Word on the street is that a Charlie Kirk statue is set to be unveiled in Times Square, and some fans are not impressed. @Breaking911 announced on X that the Turning Point USA founder, who was murdered during an event at Utah Valle

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD is searching for a suspect after a 47-year-old man was injured inside a subway station in the Bronx on June 27. The incident happened at the Fordham Road/Grand Concourse station at around 2:20 p.m. Police say the victim was on the southbound D platform when an unidentified man shoved […]

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a sharper housing-policy test after new rental data showed market rents hitting record highs in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Rutgers University is investigating a dean at its Newark campus for allegedly making thousands of dollars by doing business with the university through a company she co-owns with her s

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with an acid attack on six women in Jersey City, New Jersey, last month, public safety officials said. The women were splashed with sulfuric acid on June 15 when people on a moped targeted them in their car as they drove by, officials said.

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — A man is accused of punching and robbing a nun, then raping and robbing another woman minutes apart, police said. The attacks happened in broad daylight on Saturday in Newark, officials said. Police said Faheem Green, 25, struck a nun with a closed fist, causing her to fall to the ground, […]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 3: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at City Hall on July 3, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Anna Connors - Pool/Getty Images) An investigation has been launched after the debacle that occurred at Jay-Z’s extra

A 58-year-old former  Hudson County Superintendent of Weights and Measures stole $250,000 for his own personal gain, authorities announced Tuesday, July 14. Frank Alonso, a Union City resident, is charged with three counts of official misconduct and multiple theft offenses, Hudson County Prosec…