Mayor-elect addresses dire NYPD officer shortage
The NYPD's current headcount is 33,745 officers. This is a stark contrast to the year 2000, when the force employed 40,285 officers.
Interrupted SNAP benefits force Chinese New Yorker to use food pantry for first time
As the government shutdown continues to interrupt funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the 1.8 million New Yorkers who depend on the program are worried they will not be able to feed their families. More than 300 people recently showed up at a pop-up Lower East Side food...
Documentarian Ken Burns Was ‘Embarrassed’ as a Kid Because He Read Encyclopedias While His...
Burns was honored with the Critics Choice Impact Award at the 10th annual ceremony on Nov. 9
Police seek help locating missing teen in Newark
NEWARK, NJ — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Brianna James, of Newark, was reported missing on Friday, according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. She was last seen in the area of Maple Avenue near Grumman Avenue. James...
Route 495 reopens in New Jersey after man hit, killed by car: officials
UNION CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – The westbound lanes of Route 495 in New Jersey reopened on Wednesday after being shut down for hours, according to Port Authority. The closure came after a man was seen walking along the westbound side of Route 495 and was struck by a driver around 5:45 a.m., a representative for […]
N.J. teen has been missing since Halloween
Newark police are asking for the public’s help as they try to find a 15-year-old girl who went missing on Halloween. Brianna James was last seen on Oct. 31 in the area of Maple Avenue near Grumman Avenue, police said. While Brianna ran away twice previously, neither incident was...
De Blasio’s South Tucson mayor gal pal ‘stalking’ him, friends worry he’s having an...
Trouble in paradise already? Bill de Blasio’s new flame apparently can’t get enough of the former New York City mayor — to the point where his friends fear she’s “stalking” him, a source tells The Post. South Tucson Mayor Roxanna Valenzuela was recently outed as de Blasio’s latest fling, which allegedly blew up his...
Police seek suspect after woman groped at Harlem bus stop
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A woman waiting for a city bus in Harlem was reportedly groped by an unidentified man who fled after boarding an M116 bus late last month.…
Fatal pedestrian crash snarls traffic near the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey
The crash happened early Wednesday morning on the westbound side at Kennedy Boulevard in Union City.
Jersey City Hospital Faces Closure, Major Layoffs Amid Real Estate Plans
Hudson Regional Hospital’s Jersey City facility is facing a potential shutdown and mass layoffs as a financial collapse threatens the operator’s newly acquired Hudson County network. Residents, staff, and officials warn that the closure of Heights University Hospital would devastate access to essential medical...
