NYC homeless up nearly 30% with shelters having most people in history: study
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Nearly 195,000 people slept in the New York City shelter system in 2025, marking a grim milestone in the system’s history, according to an annual report from the Coalition for the Homeless. The yearly State of the Homeless report, this year titled “A Crisis Inherited, A Choice Ahead,” reveals th
Jersey City supt. asks public not to speculate about 12-year-old student suicide
A 12-year-old student in the Jersey City school district took her own life over the weekend, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Norma Fernandez, and she asked the public not to speculate about the circumstances as some parents allege it was due to bullying. The revelation came at last night’s...
NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade 2026: Street closures, parade route and honorees
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade will return to New York City this weekend, bringing millions of spectators, music, culture and Puerto Rican pride to Fifth Avenue. Now in its 69th year, the parade is themed "We Are More Than 100x35" ("Somos Más Que 100x35"), highlighting the strength and diversity of Puerto Rican c
Penn Station Stabbing Victim Blasts City Leaders After Random Knife Attack Shakes New York...
Henry Obadiah thought he was simply leaving Penn Station after a trip back from the...
Popular ’80s musician, jazz pioneer dies at 86
James Blood Ulmer, the guitarist and vocalist known best for his genre-bending blend of jazz, blues and funk, has died. He was 86. Ulmer died June 3 at the Upper Eastside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York City, his family announced Tuesday. The fearless electric guitarist and vocalist made...
Three men sentenced in kidnapping, killing of man found along I-80 in Warren County
ALLAMUCHY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Warren County) — Three Newark men have been sentenced after pleading guilty in the kidnapping and killing of a Newark man whose remains were discovered along Interstate 80 in Warren County, authorities said. The case stems from the death of Quadree Burch, 27, of Newark, whose...
One argument turned deadly for victim in Elizabeth — now a repeat offender heads...
Michael Bates has been sentenced to 15 years for the fatal beating of Sharieff Franklin in Elizabeth, following a violent altercation.
Protests at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall draws parallels to Minnesota’s ICE clashes
ListenMinnesota Now - Protests at New Jersey's Delaney Hall draws parallels to Minnesota's ICE clashes. A situation unfolding at an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey has some drawing parallels to events that unfolded in Minnesota over the winter as federal immigration agents surged into the state. On May
Man caught with large quantities of fentanyl he planned to sell sentenced to prison
A 35-year-old Bronx man will spend nearly six years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced Tuesday. Juan Jose Patino Parra received a 70-month prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Jamel K. Semper in Newark federal court. The judge also ordered three years of
Woman and 2 kids struck by tractor-trailer in Jersey City
Several people were struck by a vehicle in Jersey City Wednesday morning. It happened at around 8:50 a.m. at Wilkinson and Ocean Avenues.
