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BRIDGETON — One of the four escapees from Delaney Hall attempted to turn himself in to the New Jersey State Police last week but was turned away, according to federal authorities. On June 12, Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada and three others broke out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Students now get free OMNY cards. But not all of them. The MTA has not yet set a date for the fare hike, but the agency’s annual budget anticipates it would take effect in August. [ more › ]

While many regard New York City as the greatest city in the world, one new study found it to be among the worst-run in the country. WalletHub, an online financial advisory site, recently released a study of the Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America, with New York City ranking 145th out the county’s 148 largest cities,...

Martinez-Estrella was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy, and second-degree gang assault.

Monday, June 30, will be hot and muggy, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, according to the National Weather Service. By evening, showers and scattered storms are likely to develop in much of the region. The main event arrives after the calendar flips to July when a...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — She’s hand-fed carrots and receives affectionate rubs multiple times daily. It’s quite apparent Lucy Gannone is in hog heaven. And while she may be none the wiser, the 15-year-old Pygmy pig is at the center of a rallying cry which has garnered the support of local elected officials and mayoral...

LL Cool J is on a mission to ensure the world never forgets the impact of hip-hop. The word “legendary” doesn’t feel like it could describe, let alone quantify, his legacy. In 1984, the man born James Todd Smith was the first artist signed to Def Jam at the age of 17. As a hip-hop pioneer, he was the first rapper to...

According to police, a 69-year-old driver of a Honda Pilot collided with the boy who was crossing the intersection of Albany Avenue and Eastern Parkway.

A Pennsylvania driver was charged after a crash that killed an electric scooter operator in Newark, New Jersey, Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Paulo Gomes Jr., 36, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, according to a statement from the Essex County prosecutor’s...

City dogs continue to be mauled by other pooches without consequence because a state bill prompted by the horrific Penny the Chihuahua attack has stalled, animal activists say. Upper West Side resident Jennifer Busse told The Post a pit bull who was illegally off his leash mauled her tiny 13-year-old shih...