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A New Jersey community suffered a tragic loss when a 2-year-old fell to his death on November 15, 2025. The unidentified child reportedly dropped from a window on the 20th floor at the Elizabeth Towers in Newark. Residents are now calling for action to make the building safer and hopefully prevent this type of...

Soul food is more than a meal; it’s a tradition, a memory, and a comforting embrace served on a plate. I still remember my first bite at Vonda’s Kitchen in Newark—the aroma alone felt like a warm hug from a long-lost friend, gently pulling me in before I even reached the counter.

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — In the midst of hard times, it’s something not just to take home, but to uplift. “We really appreciate it,” said Mrs. White, a Newark resident. “I know I do.” Full Thanksgiving meals, enough to feed 6,000 families, went home to Newark residents at Monday’s annual Turkey Giveaway. Mrs. White...

A 31-year-old man was riddled with bullets in a deadly early Monday burst of violence inside an illegal Brooklyn nightclub, cops and sources said. Giovanni Rivera was fatally blasted multiple times in the torso and back around 5 a.m. in the shady storefront night spot on Third Avenue near 50th Street in Sunset Park,...

A former Essex County sheriff’s officer charged in a drunken, three-vehicle crash that left eight people hurt three years ago entered a plea agreement on Friday that will spare him jail time. Michael Johnson, 38, was off duty and behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee around 11:20 p.m....

Dumont's former mayor and Jersey City police sergeant, Andrew LaBruno, has been arrested for juvenile sex assault charges, authorities confirmed. LaBruno, who earlier this month lost his bid for state assembly, began chatting with the juvenile, a complete stranger, on a social media app and made arrangements to meet,...

Rebecca Bailin pays $32,000 a year for her five-month-old's all-day child care in New York City . That's higher than the national average, but not unusual. Many parents in the city and in other parts of the country can relate, as Care.com's 2025 Cost of Care Report found many parents spend 22% of their household...

Terrence told jail officials again and again that he’d been raped — five times, he said, over the course of multiple stints in city custody. He filed reports, flagged officers and in two instances, pointed to video that seemed to back him up, including one in which a fellow male detainee is seen leaving the […] The...

Exterior view of the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn. Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, pleaded guilty to soliciting hate crimes and transporting an explosive device. He faces up to 40 years in prison. [ more › ]

A woman at a New York City spa claims she saw a hidden camera in a locker room where she and other women were naked.