Newark’s Own Michael B. Jordan Wins Oscar For ‘Sinners’
Newark’s own Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar on Sunday night for his performance as twins Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore in Sinners. During his acceptance speech for best actor, an emotional Jordan, 39, thanked his mother Donna, who sat beside him at the awards show and fiercely supported him as a...
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...
New York Lawyer Busted In Alleged $500K ‘Enforcer’ Extortion Plot
Handcuff (File) A Brooklyn federal court unsealed a complaint Friday charging Joshua Nass, a licensed...
NJ firefighters rescue woman through top floor window of high-rise in dramatic video
Dramatic footage shows the moment New Jersey firefighters rush through a third-story window to rescue a woman inside as an inferno ripped through the building Saturday. The blaze raged in the downtown of South Orange and stretched to at least a pair of mixed-use buildings as a plume of smoke streamed from the...
Newark Police Seek Woman Wanted for Questioning in Early Morning Shooting
Authorities are asking for the public’s help locating a woman
Staten Island Rookie Puts NYPD Dream On Hold To Save His Dad
Before he ever put on an NYPD uniform, a Staten Island recruit made a very different kind of life-or-death call. Anthony Cantore, 26, hit pause on his police career so he could donate a kidney to his father, then stepped onto the big stage at Madison Square Garden on Monday as one of the department’s newest officers....
The Night the City Went Dark: New York City’s 1977 Blackout
On the night of July 13, 1977, New York City felt like a place stretched to its breaking point. The heat had settled over the boroughs in a heavy, unmoving blanket, the kind that made the air feel thick even after the sun went down. The city was already carrying the weight of a difficult decade. Crime rates had...
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...
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
Fried chicken franchisee closes 20 fast-food locations
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Troubling news for chicken enthusiasts: More Louisiana Kitchens are closing. A Popeyes franchisee, Sailormen Inc., shuttered 20 of their Popeyes across Florida and Georgia after it plead its case for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2025. The latest three closures were announced in mid-March,...
