Man riding illegally modified e-bike killed in NYC collision with pickup truck
A 50-year-old man riding an illegally modified e-bike died after failing to stop at a red light and crashing into a pickup truck at a Bronx intersection, police said Thursday. The victim was riding his e-bike on E. 145th St. when he entered the intersection at Brook Ave. in Mott Haven against a red light and slammed into the front driver’s side door of a Ford F-150 pickup truck heading south on Brook Ave. around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, cops said.
New Jersey Residents Protest $1.8B Data Center in Their Neighborhood
Residents of Kenilworth, NJ are taking to the streets to rally against the construction of a massive new data center.
This NJ superintendent wants kids learning from home on snow days
Bayonne's school superintendent is asking the governor to let districts go remote on snow days instead of closing completely. It's a shift that could change how Jersey handles winter weather.
Roselle Police Chief Fired Over Homophobic Slur After Judges Rule Punishment Was Too Light
A police chief in New Jersey was removed from duty Friday, Oct. 9, after a New Jersey appeals court upheld his firing over repeated use of a homophobic slur in the workplace, borough officials said. Roselle Police Chief Stacey Williams was removed the same morning a two-judge panel reversed a state …
White House blasts NYC’s ‘reckless’ sanctuary policies causing death of innocents
The White House on Saturday slammed New York City for being a sanctuary city for immigrants and for creating conditions that have led to violent crimes and other chaos. “Radical Democrat politicians must stop releasing criminal illegal aliens from jails into our communities,” fumed White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis. “These reckless policies have consequences and far too often they are the death of innocent Americans. Extreme Democrats must stop putting criminal illegal aliens above American cit
New Yorkers snap up discarded subway signs, seats at annual sale
New York's subway is known for being dirty, noisy and sometimes flooded, but that doesn't stop people from flocking to grab a seat, sign or other memorabilia at a unique annual auction. The iconic orange plastic seats from the New York subway go for around $900 each.
‘People are leaving’: New York City’s EMS workers are struggling to make ends meet
After 31 years in New York City's emergency medical services, Oren Barzilay has started giving young New Yorkers advice he never imagined giving when he began his EMS career. "Don't come here," he tells them. "You are only going to hurt yourself." It is a striking reversal for Barzilay, the...
Wrong-way crash on Staten Island expressway leaves 1 dead
A wrong-way crash on the West Shore Expressway on Staten Island left one person dead and injured four others, according to police.
Montclair Pride organizers hope third time’s the charm with Sunday’s twice-rescheduled festival
Montclair Mayor Dr. Renee Baskerbille remains optimistic Sunday's Pride festival will go on here at Lackawanna Station in downtown Montclair and for good reason.
Stolen vehicles from NJ being shipped to West Africa and Dominican Republic
More than 600 stolen vehicles worth millions were intercepted at the Port of Newark before they could be shipped overseas. Authorities say it's a record haul for any American port.
