NYC-Newark-Jersey City Commuters Face $10,000 Annual Cost, Longest Round Trip in the Nation
According to a ConsumerAffairs study reported by SILive.com, workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area spend an estimated $10,026 per year on commuting, placing the region fourth among the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. For Hudson County residents who cross into Manhattan or travel within the metro da
Man struck and killed by B44 MTA bus in Flatbush hit-and-run
A 58-year-old man was fatally struck by a B44 MTA bus during a hit-and-run in Flatbush on Saturday evening, police say. It happened in front of 1754 Nostrand Ave., steps from a B44 bus stop. According to the NYPD, emergency personnel responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive man...
NJIT Enrolls Record Number of First-Year Students for Fall 2026
Newark's New Jersey Institute of Technology opened the fall 2026 semester with its largest first-year class ever, according to NJIT News. More than 1,900 incoming students joined the university, surpassing all previous first-year enrollment figures in the institution's history. The milestone comes as NJIT holds a total
Major crash closes both sides of Cross Island Expressway; 6 hospitalized
QUEENS - A major crash has closed a portion of the Cross Island Parkway in Queens this Labor Day Weekend. The FDNY said it first received reports of the crash around 10:15 p.m. on the Cross Island Parkway near 154th Street. First responders transported six people to the hospital, including...
Brooklyn man charged after 2 Palisades Park officers injured during arrest
Police say the 34-year-old resisted arrest during a suspected drunken-driving stop on Route 46.
After Being Buried Alive in World Trade Center’s Wreckage, Firefighter Had 4 Words for...
Port Authority Police Officer Will Jimeno was pulled from the rubble in Manhattan after being trapped for 13 hours
Man slashed in the face and torso in Times Square, police say
MANHATTAN (PIX11) — A 23‑year‑old man was slashed in the face and torso Saturday night near an office building on Seventh Avenue, according to police. He was taken to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition and expected to recover, authorities said. Police said the suspect is on the run and was last […]
Rap and hip-hop pioneer dead at 64: ‘RIP my brother’
Keith Caesar, best known as Keith Keith of the Funky 4+1, died recently. News 12 The Bronx reported his death and called him a Bronx hip-hop trailblazer. Caesar and the Funky 4+1 were the first hip-hop group to perform on Saturday Night Live. The group performed on the Valentine’s Day show in 1981, where they were intr
New York Man Accused of Throwing Crib Filled With Trash at 90-Year-Old
In a bizarre alleged attack, an unidentified man reportedly flung a crib containing trash at an elderly woman, knocking her to the ground. She was simply walking down a street, The frightening, unprovoked incident was captured on video by News 12. Per the New York Post, the 90-year-old woman was out and about "on busy
Acclaimed NJ distillery is leaving for NY, as the Garden State industry pleads for...
Gil Spaier, founder of All Points Distillery in Newark, says New Jersey's restrictions on the industry is forcing his business to move to New York. All Points West Distillery in Newark says a planned move to the Hudson Valley is unavoidable due to regulations strangling the industry. [ more › ]

















