Couples say ‘I do’ as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani surprises the Marriage Bureau on...
Love was already in the air at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau when New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an unexpected appearance. Couples who showed up for routine civil ceremonies quickly realized their wedding day would include a surprise guest. The visit transformed a simple appointment into a Valentine’s Day...
Ex-NYPD official charged with taking bribes from company selling panic button to schools
NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking official in the New York Police Department has been charged with accepting $35,000 in cash, luxury travel perks and other bribes from a Florida businessman seeking to sell panic buttons to the city’s public schools and police. In an indictment Thursday,...
Teen Arrested in Connection With Two Shootings in Greenville
Authorities have arrested a teenager in connection with two shooting incidents late last year in Greenville, following a ballistics analysis. 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 up for the daily email “Jersey City...
Mother of mentally ill man shot by NYPD demands justice and dropped charges
NEW YORK CITY (PIX 11) — A Queens mother is demanding charges be dropped against her son, Jabez Chakraborty who suffers from mental illness, after the NYPD shot him during a confrontation inside their home. “Jabez was safe in our home until the NYPD arrived,” said Juli Chakraborty, mother of Jabez. “Now Jabez is...
3 people injured in fire at NYCHA development: FDNY
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Three people were injured in a fire at a NYCHA development in Manhattan, according to the FDNY. The first broke out just after 11 a.m. on First Avenue between 93rd and 94th Streets, fire officials said. The fire broke out on the eighth floor of a building in the Isaacs NYCHA property.
Hackensack board settles lawsuit brought by elementary school teacher
HACKENSACK — The city Board of Education has agreed to pay $49,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by an elementary school teacher who said she was subjected to discrimination because she was pregnant. Danielle Jackson, a teacher at Fairmount Elementary School, filed the lawsuit in April 2024 against the school board and...
Vanished on Valentine’s Weekend: 12-Year-Old Hempstead Girl Missing, Police Fear She May Be Headed...
The Missing Persons Squad reports the details of a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM in Hempstead and was reported to Nassau County Police on Sunday, February, 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM. According to detectives, Brittany Chavarria-Hernandez, 12, was last seen leaving her Hempstead...
Maniac who allegedly pushed woman onto NYC subway tracks, punched straphanger, also slugged teen...
A maniac who allegedly pushed a woman onto Brooklyn subway tracks and punched another straphanger in the face Saturday finished off his violent tirade by pummeling an innocent 17-year-old girl moments later, prosecutors revealed Sunday. Curtis Signal — who has a history of violence against women — slugged the teen...
Mom of 4 Found Dead in Trash Compactor Likely Fell Down Garbage Chute Trying...
Michelle Montgomery’s death was likely an accident, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny in a news conference on Friday, Feb. 13
Four teens nabbed in Brewster for Long Island auto theft
BREWSTER- A license plate reader alert in Brewster through the Westchester-Putnam Crime Center reporting a vehicle stolen from Nassau County led to the arrests of four juveniles from Brooklyn on a variety of charges. Sheriff Brian Hess reported on Valentine’s Day around 7:50 a.m. after a deputy’s LPR became...
















