Connecticut driver strikes New York police cruiser, injures trooper, police say
A New York State Police trooper was treated for minor injuries at a medical center and later released.
Record numbers of people are converting to Catholicism, N.J. diocese says
The Archdiocese of Newark has seen record numbers of people converting to Catholicism in 2026, a statistic that the Rev. Armand Mantia said is happening around the world. A total of 1,701 parishioners will be added to the church before Easter. Of the large group, 645 of are catechumens, individuals who will be...
Newark Police Seek Woman Wanted for Questioning in Early Morning Shooting
Authorities are asking for the public’s help locating a woman
Eliot Spitzer’s Fifth Ave Condo Dream Stalled by 89-Year-Old Holdout
An 89-year-old rent-stabilized tenant at 985 Fifth Avenue is at the center of a showdown over Eliot Spitzer’s plan to knock down the 46-unit rental tower and replace it with luxury condos. Her lawyers say she was given a valid lease renewal, then pushed to give it back, and they are now asking state housing...
Maniac customer shoots two, including bartender, after being kicked out of bar
A crazed customer who was kicked out of a Brooklyn restaurant came back and shot two people, including the female bartender who booted him, cops and law-enforcement sources said Sunday. The gunfire ripped through El Cerrito del Carmen Restaurant at 2024 McDonald Ave. in Gravesend around 9:41 p.m. Saturday, police...
Pre-Dawn Bronx McDonald’s Stabbing Leaves Man, 46, Hospitalized
A quiet early Sunday morning at a Hunts Point McDonald's turned violent when a 46-year-old man was stabbed outside the fast-food spot, police said. Officers responding just before 5 a.m. found the man with stab wounds to his shoulder and right leg. Emergency crews took him to a nearby hospital, where authorities say...
Man seriously injured in stabbing in N.J. town
A 60-year-old man was seriously injured after he was stabbed in Fairview early Saturday, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The man was suffering wounds to his face, hands and legs when borough police responded to Grant Street about 1:25 a.m., said Jeff Angermeyer, chief of detectives for the...
Body of Missing St. James Teen Recovered in Brooklyn Waters, Investigation Finds No Foul...
Authorities say the body of 15-year-old Thomas Medlin was recovered
New York Mother Names Newborn After Police Officer Who Helped Deliver Baby During Unexpected...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — What began as a stressful rush to the hospital turned into a life-changing moment when a group of New York police officers stepped in to help deliver a baby on the way to medical care. Days later, the grateful mother honored one of the officers in a deeply personal way — by giving her newborn the...
New York woman accused of allegedly smuggling over 8 kilos of cocaine from Dominican...
BOSTON – A New York woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggling more than eight kilograms of cocaine in duty-free alcohol boxes via a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport. According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of...
