Jersey City NJ

What was supposed to be a straight shot to a first paycheck for thousands of New York City teens has turned into a sprawling ATM scandal, with the South Bronx squarely in the spotlight. New documents and media reports have renewed scrutiny of the city's Summer Youth Employment Program after a July 2025 fraud drained...

My stomach was growling loud enough to embarrass me on a crowded street, and all I had was a vague tip from a friend who simply said, “Go left.”. What followed was honestly one of those meals that ruins every other burger for you, in the best possible way.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Mexican national attempted to assist an Irishman, a woman from the United Kingdom, and their baby in crossing the Niagara River into New York using a rubber boat, federal officials said. The incident happened on Sunday, March 15. Officials say federal agents responded to...

A still shot from a video taken of the April 24 incident in Crown Heights. The argument came in response to a claim filed by Amanda Luci, who alleged NYPD officers failed to protect her from a mob of young men and boys who attacked her in Crown Heights in 2025. [ more › ]

The Jersey City Times is calling for the city council to immediately form a special committee with subpoena power to investigate the causes of Jersey City’s $250 million budget deficit. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month....

NEW YORK CITY, NY (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Campbell Countian and commercial airline pilot Noah Smith was not far removed from Sunday night’s fatal airplane crash at New York City. The accident occurred when a fire engine was given permission to cross the tarmac and then collided with Air Canada Express CRJ-900. He shares...

Outdated, printed snow removal maps and routes from the 1990s were among the reasons why Jersey City streets were snarled for days after a fast-moving snowstorm in January, according to a city report. Jersey City will be eliminating paper-based systems and developing up-to-date digital maps and routes that can be...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appealed a court ruling that requires the city to expand the hugely popular — but massively expensive — city-funded housing voucher program called CityFHEPS. As a mayoral candidate, Mamdani had promised to implement the expanded voucher program in line with laws the City Council passed...

Yesterday, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a complaint was unsealed charging Joshua Nass, an attorney licensed to practice in New York, with attempted Hobbs Act extortion for enlisting an individual to threaten and force a former client and his son into paying Nass $500,000. Nass was arrested yesterday and...

New York is already famous for having some of the best tap water in the country, but scientists just confirmed a massive new source in the most unlikely place imaginable. While we usually look toward the Catskills for our water , a groundbreaking new study has revealed a giant reservoir of “freshened” water sitting...