NJ school district shuts down offices and schools for winter storm
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – A New Jersey school district is shutting down its offices and schools on Monday, according to the superintendent. Passaic Public Schools will be closed on Monday due to an incoming winter storm. “Due to inclement weather and hazardous driving and walking conditions, Passaic Public Schools and...
NY crime family heir apparent promised to steer clear, but feds say he’s running...
He’s now the boss of the Colombo crime family, the feds say — and his decision to hold court at a family Christmas party in Brooklyn could land him back in the can. Theodore “Skinny Teddy” Persico Jr., the nephew of notorious Colombo boss Carmine “The Snake” Persico,” has officially taken the title once held by his...
Heavy snowfall expected to impact key Essex County routes
Fairfield officials say the township is expecting between 12 and 18 inches of light, fluffy snow, with less concern for ice or strong winds.
Snow Moves Into Northeast Tonight; Over A Foot Possible
Today is the last day to prepare across the Northeast as the snow will begin to move in from the southwest tonight. The heaviest snow will fall on Sunday, with snow changing over to a freezing rain and sleet mix along the I-95 corridor from Washington and Baltimore up to Philadelphia and even New York City. However,...
At least one dead and 14 injured as gas explosion rocks NYC apartment block...
AT least one person has been killed and 14 injured in a gas explosion at a New York City apartment block. The explosion triggered a four-alarm blaze at the top...
Two charged, 1 still at large in armed N.J. home invasion
Two people from Georgia were charged for their roles in an armed home invasion in Bergen County last year, Bergen County prosecutors said. Deterrieynn T. Lewis, 24, of Lithonia, Georgia, was charged with first-degree counts of home invasion and use of a juvenile to commit a crime, and second-degree weapons offenses...
Study makes grim discovery about New York City’s skyscrapers: ‘It is a deep concern’
Satellites were used to understand the impact of the city's structures. Study makes grim discovery about New York City's skyscrapers: 'It is a deep concern' first appeared on The Cool Down .
N.J. woman sentenced to federal prison for COVID scam
A Jersey City woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $184,000 in restitution after fraudulently obtaining business loans during the coronavirus pandemic. Kisha Sutton, 45, will also be subject to five years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
Man beaten and robbed by gang of more than a dozen young men in...
Police from the 109th Precinct are still looking for more than a dozen suspects who left a man beaten and robbed in College Point in late December. The 22-year-old victim was on a desolate stretch of College Point Boulevard near the intersection of 123rd Street, across from the NYPD Police Academy, on the night of...
Family Says 13-Year-Old Girl Who Jumped From NYC Bridge Died After Being “Taken From...
The family of 13-year-old Jade Smith says their daughter's death was not just a private tragedy but the end point of a system that pulled her away and never really brought her back. They argue that when she jumped from a New York City bridge, she did so after being taken from the people who ... Read more
