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NEW YORK — A Federal Railroad Administration study says capacity at New York’s Penn Station could be increased by up to eight trains per hour in each direction through a mix of improvements to the existing facilities and limited commuter-rail through running. The Service Optimization Study released this week is the fir

A Cranford man was arrested at Tuesday's township meeting after playing music through a speaker past his allotted time and ignoring three warnings from the mayor — and that was just one of several disruptions that night.

A rookie police officer’s brother was fatally shot in the eye in Manhattan early Saturday morning, an NYPD spokesman said. Police are looking into whether his rookie brother accidentally shot him, cops said. Detectives union puts names and photos of ‘anti-cop activists’ on blast outside NYC agency The 24-year-old man w

Proper fish and chips should crackle when your fork touches it. If yours bends sadly instead, you have been settling. New Jersey can fix this problem faster than a flight to London. One town here was once nicknamed Little Scotland, and its beloved spot still serves haggis beside the cod....

Eric Soria, riding an electric skateboard, faces charges in New Jersey after allegedly slapping the butts of four women in Fairview and Cliffside Park, sparking an ongoing investigation.

New York City dished out welfare checks to nearly 865,000 people over the past year — a historic handout that has sent public assistance spending skyrocketing to a record-breaking $2.7 billion, The Post can reveal. The city’s Department of Social Services served a staggering 864,999 welfare recipients for the 12-month

NEW YORK - Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain could hit the NYC area Saturday, bringing the risk of flash flooding, damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. The National Weather Service says multiple rounds of heavy downpours and thunderstorms are expected late Saturday morning into Saturday evening across the New

A Newark man who told investigators he works as an elementary school security guard has been arrested following an investigation into the attempted luring of a person he believed to be a 13-year-old child for sexual activity, North Bergen Police Chief Robert J. Farley Jr. announced. On Thursday, July 16,...

NEWARK, N.J. – Mars Wrigley will permanently close its U.S. headquarters and Newark market hub, eliminating 307 positions as the company consolidates corporate operations at its expanded campus in Chicago. The job cuts will begin on October 16, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed w

STAFFORD, VA — Jing Sheng Dong, a Staten Island bus driver charged in a deadly May 29 crash on Interstate 95 near Marine Corps Base Quantico, has been moved from the hospital to jail. Authorities said Dong was released from medical care Monday night and taken to the Rappahannock...