Newark NJ

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday rolled out City Hall's first-ever governmentwide racial equity blueprint alongside an inaugural "True Cost of Living" measure, and the early numbers land like an alarm bell: affordability is a citywide emergency. The two documents bundle agency targets, metrics and cost estimates that are meant to steer policy and budgeting in the mayor's early months. Officials say the rollout...

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the state’s Department of Health says it’s safe to eat some fish from the lower Hudson River. How about the Genesee River?

A crazed man was shot by police after wielding a 13-inch kitchen knife outside a grocery store, the New York Police Department said. “Once again, we are reminded of the dangers that our officers confront every time they put on their uniform. And this morning was no different,” Inspector Andrew Natiw, the executive officer of the Patrol Bureau of Manhattan North, said in a...

A father of three lost his life during a carjacking turned crash, according to police who are seeking a Newark suspect.

A Freeze Watch is posted for South Jersey along with parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The watch goes into effect Tuesday night for forecasted low temperatures in the mid-20s to low-30s Wednesday morning. Temperatures through much of the tri-state Area will be below freezing Wednesday morning, so you may...

Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Bryashia Atchison-Henderson avoided a dunk driving conviction and the possible loss of her job on April 2 after pleading guilty to reckless driving and paying a $340 fine. Atchison-Henderson was arrested for driving drunk on Saturday, March 8, after Edgewater police found her passed out in...

Daniel Van Voorhis of Fishkill, Dutchess County, claimed the $2 million second prize on the New York Lottery’s Mega Millions game, according to officials. Van Voorhis matched the first five numbers drawn on Jan. 23. The winning numbers were: 30, 42, 49, 53, 66 and Mega Ball 04. Van...

At 5:13 p.m., officers responded to McCarter Highway near Exit 4 after a driver stopped suddenly on the northbound side of the highway, causing the driver behind that vehicle to stop short, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The second vehicle was then struck from behind, Miranda said. This...

Essex County prosecutors are fighting the exoneration plea of a man whose life sentence ex-Gov. Phil Murphy commuted in January.

For two years, community members have rallied around Al Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza in Elizabeth after a fire destroyed the shop. Now, the pizzeria is asking for support for a different reason. Beloved shop owner Al Santillo was hospitalized recently after suffering a medical emergency. In a post on Santillo's Facebook page, Santillo's daughter-in-law, Jenni Santillo, said her father-in-law was...