Newark NJ

Along the Hudson River waterfront in Hoboken, New Jersey, sits a mysterious stone archway that marks one of the strangest chapters in American history. Sybil’s Cave isn’t really a natural cave at all, but rather an excavated grotto built in the 1830s by the wealthy Stevens family to capitalize on a natural spring...

An aide to Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being slammed by online critics as a champagne socialist after resurfaced social media posts show him whining about being denied airport lounge access and fancy airline perks. Mathis E. Roy Vigne, an advance man to the Big Apple democratic socialist, raged in a flurry of years-old X...

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit against her suburban hometown north of New York City and a power utility after claiming she tripped and fell while out walking. Pirro said she tripped over a large wooden block protruding from a...

When Andy Chiang lost his wife on a trip to Hawaii, he says it was a pain like no other. But the thought of not continuing the legacy of her passion was one reality he would not be able to handle. “The unspeakable thing happened to my wife when visiting...

Newark police arrested 20 people with outstanding warrants in a January fugitive roundup. Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr., says those now in custody had outstanding warrants for violent offenses. Newark Public Safety Director Comments. Miranda said in a social media post, "This operation is useful...

An elementary school in Essex County will be closed Thursday and transition to remote learning on Friday following a water main break. Oak View School on Garrabrant Avenue in Bloomfield “experienced water damage due to a water main break in the building,” Principal Michelle Fanning wrote in a letter to parents on...

A 23-year-old man is facing 30 years to life in prison after being convicted of fatally shooting a man in East Orange that he wrongly thought belonged to a rival gang. David Parker, 23, of Irvington, was convicted in a jury trial of first-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy to commit murder, unlawful possession...

AT least three US cities are offering residents a chance at free monthly checks worth as much as $1,200 this year. The money comes as part of guaranteed income programs, which provide low-income Americans a chance to improve their financial situations. Eligible participants have an easier time paying for expenses...

The former head of the NYPD school safety bureau was charged Thursday with taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a self-described “sugar daddy” seeking a lucrative city contract for his school shooting response app. Kevin Taylor, 52, ensured that Florida-based company SafeWatch got a $19,830 contract —...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to restore intercity passenger rail service between Scranton and New York Penn Station, marking a significant milestone for one of just five rail corridor projects nationwide to reach this stage of federal approval. PennDOT will host a virtual...