N.J. man charged with attempted murder after shooting a woman, officials say
An Englewood man was charged with first-degree attempted murder after a shooting in an Englewood residence early Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Monday. A woman in the residence was hit by gunfire, resulting in injuries to her arm and shoulder, Musella said in a statement. The victim, whose...
The Shrimp And Grits At This No-Frills Restaurant In New Jersey Have Fans Driving...
On West Kinney Street in Newark, New Jersey, a cozy Southern eatery has built a cult following among food lovers craving authentic comfort food with a creative twist. Vonda’s Kitchen skips the flashy marketing and fancy decor, yet fans drive in from neighboring towns and even across state lines just to dig into the...
13-Year-Old Girl Jumped Off Brooklyn Bridge After Years of Child Welfare Failures, Lawsuit Claims
A 13-year-old girl's fatal leap from the Brooklyn Bridge has become the center of a sweeping lawsuit that accuses New York City's child welfare system of ignoring years of warning signs. Her family argues that the agencies tasked with protecting her instead removed her from her home, failed to treat her mental...
Frieda Vizel, Former Kiryas Joel Resident, Fires Back at Viral YouTube Video Portraying Hasidic...
In this video, Frieda Vizel reacts to a YouTube video titled “Inside the New York Town Invaded by Welfare-Addicted Jews…” by Tyler Oliviera. As a native of Kiryas Joel, she offers a nuanced perspective on the community, aiming to counter the stereotypes and misrepresentations presented in Oliviera’s video.
NYC woman, 50, found dead in apartment building, leaving neighbors shaken: cops
A 50-year-old woman was found dead in her Morris Heights apartment building with trauma to her head and body, cops said. Police responded to a 911 call and found Susan Longton, 50, unconscious and unresponsive in her third-floor apartment with “signs of trauma” on her body and head on Saturday around 9:39 a.m.,...
New York’s Tax Enforcers Snare Fleeing Millionaires in Florida Traps
New York’s tax authorities are intensifying their pursuit of wealthy residents attempting to flee high taxes by relocating to Florida, employing rigorous audits and domicile scrutiny that experts describe as relentless. As incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani advances plans for a 2% city income tax increase on...
Inside Kiryas Joel: A Hasidic Enclave Built on Community and Self-Reliance
Kiryas Joel, NY (January 18, 2026) As online critics and viral videos take aim at Orthodox Jewish communities, residents and advocates of Kiryas Joel point to a very different reality on the ground in this fast-growing Satmar Hasidic village in Orange County. “AP” shared the following message:. “Let me...
N.J. weather: Early town-by-town snow reports reach 2 inches with heaviest still snowfall ahead
Snow continues to fall across New Jersey on Sunday afternoon with some towns already reporting 2 inches of snowfall with more on the way. The highest snowfall totals as of around 1:30 p.m. were reported in Franklin Lakes in Bergen County and Metuchen in Middlesex County, according to the National Weather Service.
Newark man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 crowd shooting
A 46-year-old Newark man has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 60 years, for his role in a deadly crowd shooting in 2023, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
Whoopi Goldberg channels Mona Lisa for Newark Airport photo exhibit launch
The large portrait of Whoopi Goldberg now hanging in Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal A shows her posed as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, a concept crafted by photographer Timothy White. In the photo — part of a new airport installation titled “What Exit? The New Jersey Spirit,”...

















