Hoboken Asks Residents For Help Closing $17M Budget Gap
Hoboken officials are seeking public input as work begins on the city’s 2026 municipal budget. An online survey now available to residents asks for feedback on spending priorities, possible cost reductions, and ways the city might generate revenue. The effort comes as the city works to address a projected...
Struggling N.J. hospital operator faces lawsuit over 2025 layoffs
A labor union representing former employees of Heights University Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the city hospital and its owner Hudson Regional Health, saying the company violated worker protection laws when mass layoffs occurred in the fall of 2025, documents show. In the suit, labor union District II99J...
Brooklyn B61 Beatdown: 78-Year-Old Rider Attacked on Midday Carroll Gardens Run
A routine midday ride on a northbound B61 in Carroll Gardens turned violent when a 78-year-old passenger was beaten on board, and police say they are still hunting for the attacker. Detectives on Tuesday released photos of a man they believe carried out the Feb. 21 assault near Court Street and West Ninth Street at...
Brutal rape, murder on Long Island solved after 52 years, police say
A chilling cold case that goes back 52 years has been solved on Long Island, police say. DNA technology linked a former Oceanside sanitation worker to Barbara Waldman's 1974 murder.
Food Bazaar lays down $100M to buy its LIC location
Lease or own? For one New York City supermarket, the decision came down to a nine-figure sum. Bogopa, the parent company of the Food Bazaar grocery chain, paid $101.1 million to buy the site of its store at 42-02 Northern Boulevard in Queens’ Long Island City neighborhood, Crain’s reported. The deal for the...
Fatal crash involving FDNY truck leaves 1 dead, 10 injured
GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Investigators are searching for answers in a fatal multi-vehicle crash involving an FDNY fire truck. Authorities say a 78-year-old man was killed, and several more people were injured, including firefighters. A crucial question for investigators was whether the fire truck’s lights and...
Bodycam video reveals tragic last minutes of hero NYPD cop Jonathan Diller’s life
Heart-wrenching police bodycam footage captured the tragic final moments for hero NYPD cop Jonathan Diller, as his partner fought in vain to save the young dad. “I’m shot, I’m shot,” Diller, 31, screams after being hit in the stomach during a confrontation in Far Rockaway with accused cop killer Guy Rivera on March...
Gunman busted after driver found shot dead, slumped over wheel of SUV in NYC:...
A Georgia man was found shot dead behind the wheel of an SUV in Brooklyn this week, and his alleged killer – a local to the area – was arrested several hours later, cops said Wednesday. Ronald Williams, 38, of Atlanta, was discovered around 1:35 a.m. Tuesday slumped over inside the parked black Chevy Equinox – with...
Husband, 75, busted after dismembered remains of his much-younger wife found scattered in NYC:...
A 75-year-old Queens man was busted Wednesday in the murder of his much-younger wife – whose dismembered remains were found scattered across the borough several months apart, cops and sources said. Rupchand Simboo, 75, was arrested for murder around 10:25 a.m. inside the South Ozone Park home where he lived with...
Teachers Reportedly Forced to Use ‘Disgusting’ Bathroom at New York High School: ‘Absolute Disgrace!’
A video showing a bathroom that teachers and staff at a New York high school are reportedly expected to use has sparked public outrage over its reportedly “disgusting” condition. The footage was shared by @mseliaschicgeek on TikTok, and she claims that a staff member from the school had sent it to her.
