Former Midtown hotel to become 579 affordable apartments
Photos courtesy of Slate Property Group unless otherwise noted. A former Midtown hotel is slated to become a permanently affordable housing building with nearly 600 units. On Monday, Slate Property Group and Breaking Ground announced the acquisition of the Stewart Hotel at 371 Seventh Avenue, which will be converted...
ICE detainee Jean Wilson Brutus dies at Newark’s Delaney Hall
Just 24 hours after his detention, tragedy struck, raising questions about the conditions behind closed doors at Delaney Hall.
Top baby names in NYC change for first time in nearly a decade
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — While Dasher, Prancer, Vixen and Blitzen weren’t popular baby names in New York City last year, the list changed quite a bit for the first time in nearly a decade. As 2026 approaches, the New York City Health Department released the top baby names of 2024 on Monday. Names that […]
Naim Andrews Charged In Deadly Recording Studio Shooting
Naim Andrews is charged with murder in the first degree in the fatal shooting of Namir Bynum, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said. Surveillance video shows Andrews and Osayuwamen Iyamu, a 20-year-old Newark resident, attacking Bynum at the recording...
N.J. man charged with murder after fatal shootout in recording studio
An Essex County man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man inside a Newark recording studio on Dec. 10. Naim Andrews, 20, of Newark, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Namir Bynum, of Newark, at Platinum Sound studios on Clinton Avenue.
Five arrested in Kearny stabbing, one suspect sought
KEARNY, NJ — Five people have been arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred during a large fight at a Wawa convenience store in early September, and police are searching for a sixth suspect. The Kearny Police Department Detective Bureau charged six individuals following the incident at the...
NYC’s OMNY Card Is Here, And I Am Full Of Regret
This morning, The New York Times provocatively declared “good riddance?” to the MetroCard, New York City’s transit pass that has been in use since 1994. The MTA, NYC’s transit authority, has been rolling out a new system, OMNY, which you can pay with your phone or by tapping a card rather than swiping. No one would...
Elderly man punched in unprovoked Brooklyn attack as police search for suspect
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A 68-year-old man was punched in the face during an unprovoked attack in Brooklyn earlier this month, police said. The assault happened around 11 a.m. on Sunday,…
6 charged in stabbing of 18-year-old man at N.J. Wawa
Six people have been charged in connection with the September stabbing of an 18-year-old man during an altercation at a Kearny Wawa, police said. Five Newark residents, including Lucca Melo, 18; Exequiel Aguilar-Argueta, 19; Junior Urquilla, 18; Marvin Martinez, 18 and Orlando Santana, 18, were arrested and charged...
Search for 3 suspects after police chase in Hillside, New Jersey
A car was traveling eastbound on Route 22, being chased by police from several townships.

















