Newark NJ

New York happens to be one of the oldest settled places in the United States. Before it was settled by the Dutch it was home to many Native tribes who had their own stories and folklore. Many of those stories focused on beings or entities that roamed the land freely.

In the early part of the 20th century, Misha Weinberg fled the pogroms in Belarus and came to New York where he worked as a subway motorman while going to medical school. When Weinberg moved to Newark in 1920 and set up an office as a general practitioner, he didn’t know it at the time...

They’re braking cycles! Hundreds of needy Big Apple kids got free bikes at an event hosted by city Correction officers and the NYPD on Friday — as parents from hardscrabble areas gushed that the giveaway helped youngsters feel less fearful of figures in uniform. Roughly 400 kids and teens got brand-new bicycles,...

A six-month investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies revealed Anthony Rogers sold nearly two dozen illegal firearms, including three assault weapons and one machine gun, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Rogers was arrested Tuesday, July 22, during...

Edward M. O’Hagan, 51, received a 194-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material. Passaic County, NJ - Edward M. O’Hagan, 51, of Hawthorne, was sentenced to 194 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Alina...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law this week that requires New Jersey public schools to provide parents of students with disabilities with more information about a child’s annual special...

Nearly two months after a fatal shooting rocked one of Hell’s Kitchen’s busiest blocks, police have arrested a suspect in the killing of 30-year-old Marco Reyes. Jamel Williams, a 21-year-old from Johnstown, NY, was taken into custody Thursday evening during a routine traffic stop by the Fulton County Sheriff’s...

The program says it helps 100,000 young people a year with financial literacy, but this year the ATM card the teens use to withdraw weekly pay is at the center of an NYPD investigation.

Hackensack police have released details in a Friday morning, July 25 stabbing at Chit Chat Diner. Agustin Fuentes-Sanchez, 55, of Rochelle Park, was exiting onto Essex Street when he nearly hit a 49-year-old pedestrian trying to cross Porter Avenue, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said. Funet…

The incident happened around 12:46 a.m. near 206 New York Avenue, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said in a press release. Gerardine Paolello, 57, of Belleville; Tamir McFadden-Jordan, 33, of East Orange; and Nylah Walker, 24, of Newark were caught entering a parked vehicle in the area, the deputy chief...