“Somebody Needs To Do Something”: Shaquille O’Neal’s Mother Emotional Plea Prompted Investment Now Worth...
When the first tower opened in downtown Newark in 2019, the city’s mayor stood at the podium and described, in plain terms, what it had taken to get there. “Not so long ago,” Mayor Ras Baraka said, “Newark was a city where developers feared to come and invest, where the entire city had a heavy red line around it.” He was not speaking generally...
Marion Residents Talk Shooting, Public Safety Concerns at Community Meeting
At a Friday night community meeting, residents of the Marion neighborhood received an update on a recent shooting and discussed other public safety and quality-of-life concerns. By sharing your email address with us, you’ll be entitled to view two Jersey City Times articles each month. In addition, you’ll be signed...
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Photo courtesy of GoFundMe. Chiming in with news from West New York, Bayonne and more throughout the state, here’s what you’ve missed in this week’s news roundup. MetLife Stadium Has A New Name, But Only For The World Cup. New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will reportedly be changing...
Mamdani still plans to unravel the NYPD — and with it, public safety
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise to destroy the NYPD by eliminating the Strategic Response Group and scrubbing the gang database was back-burnered as he got his sea legs, but recent statements signal that he is still on track to neuter our Finest. As part of his effort to turn the NYPD into a passive “community safety” agency, Mamdani dispatched a fact-finding team...
Driver arrested following police chase of stolen Lamborghini in New Jersey
The driver was arrested and at least one other suspect evaded police custody following an intense car chase that began in Elmwood Park and ended in Irvington.
Rescue crews work together to free driver trapped in Bergenfield rollover crash
A rollover crash left a driver trapped inside an overturned vehicle Sunday afternoon, prompting a coordinated rescue response in Bergenfield. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of River Edge Road and Woods Avenue, where police found the driver unable to get out of the vehicle. Firefighters and rescue personnel...
New York Doctor Pleads Guilty in $24 Million COVID Test Fraud
A New York physician at the center of a massive COVID testing operation has admitted to turning the pandemic into a multimillion-dollar billing scam, pleading guilty on Friday to federal charges related to at least $24 million in bogus claims. Ali Rashan, the founder and CEO of ClearMD, pleaded a plea before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer and is expected to be...
Beloved 42-Year-Old BBQ Chain Is Closing Half of Its Locations
From its roots as a biker concession stand to a national BBQ powerhouse, this BBQ chain is facing a new reality as its footprint continues to shrink.
Paterson neighbors shaken after fatal shooting
PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — An investigation into a Paterson shooting that left one dead and three injured continued Sunday. Police said a 20-year-old from Oxford was the fatal victim. The sounds of gunfire and terror pierced through neighborhood gatherings Saturday night, including a birthday party and families enjoying the day outside. “I could have been […]
Red Cross: Bus carrying 20 students crashes in Lake George
The American Red Cross is assisting more than a dozen high school students after a bus crashed in Lake George on Sunday morning.
