A Rare Tidal Phenomenon Makes The Frozen Hudson River Reverse Direction Every Six Hours
A lot of New Yorkers treat the Hudson River like background scenery at best and a giant puddle to avoid at worst. But beneath that murky surface, the river is doing something wildly unusual: it changes direction about every six hours, flowing north and south in a daily tidal tug-of-war. Instead of flowing only toward...
NY police officer convicted of manslaughter after throwing cooler at man on scooter
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was convicted Friday of second-degree manslaughter after he tossed a picnic cooler filled with drinks at a fleeing suspect, causing the man to fatally crash his motorized scooter. Judge Guy Mitchell handed down the guilty verdict Friday in Bronx...
In dangerous cold, nearly 80 Staten Island firefighters battle apartment blaze: 1 injured
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY fought fire amidst dangerously cold temperatures Sunday, with one firefighter injured at a Graniteville apartment building blaze. A call about a fire on the first floor of a two-story apartment building at 1300 Richmond Ave. came in around 6:40 a.m., according to a spokesperson from the...
4-Alarm Fire Draws Massive Response In Palisades Park During Freezing Overnight Temps
The fire broke out around 2:15 a.m. at 337 Broad Ave., Palisades Park, officials said. The address is listed as a Korean restaurant on Google Maps and is located next to a pharmacy and a home health aide business. Fire crews remained on the scene for more than four hours as they battled the blaze in frigid...
Carjacking horror outside NJ fast-food spot sends man to hospital
A man who was carjacked outside a Sonic restaurant in Elizabeth was sent to a hospital after the suspect ran him over with the car, police said.
Why is Raising Cane’s so popular?
You've driven through Fairfield, and you've seen the lines . If you have kids, you've heard the begging; the incessant nag that they must go — or else they'll risk social banishment. Should you reside at the border of Morris, Essex and Passaic County, you're more than ready for the traffic patterns to return to...
Newark Airport flight delays, cancellations pile up as winds blast NJ
Flight delays and cancellations piled up at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, Feb. 7, with a wind advisory that could bring gusts of up to 55 mph in effect until midnight. The airport was the third worst in the nation for disrupted flights as of 5:30 p.m., according to the Misery Map maintained by...
A NYPD sergeant threw a full cooler at a suspect riding a scooter. Now...
New York — An NYPD sergeant who killed a fleeing suspect by hurling a cooler that struck the man as he rode past on a scooter was convicted of manslaughter on Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced. Bronx Justice Guy Mitchell found Sgt. Erik Duran guilty at...
Newark extends its Cold Blue as dangerously low temps move in this weekend
Temperatures are expected to be in the single digits over the next few days. A Code Blue is already in effect for the city.
NYC snow plow driver slammed into at least 5 parked cars — and fled...
Send in the cold case squad! City snow plow drivers slammed into at least five parked cars after the big snow storm recently — and then left the scene, according to police sources and car owners. The offending plow driver reads like a rap sheet: A woman who lives at Netherland Avenue and West 236th Street in The...
