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Newark's citywide LED streetlight upgrade lowered nighttime violent crime by about 46 percent in the months after installation, according to Rutgers-Newark. The drop did not last. Researchers say the city will need community programs alongside lighting to hold the gains. Alejandro Gimenez-Santana, head of the Newark Pu

The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) is now formally seeking proposals for the Powerhouse building, soon to be vacated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). For the moment, the city and advocates who hope to save the historic Powerhouse site are on friendly footing, and the RFP specifically

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Essex County, here's what sold for $350,000 or under during the week of Sept. 14 to 20. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top five properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the desired price range and the most spacious living

(This content was created with the help of AI.) Cornell's handling of an alleged 2024 fraternity gang rape is under renewed scrutiny, and a newly obtained police transcript is at the center of it. CBS News New York investigative journalist Mahsa Saeidi reports that she secured the campus police interview transcript of

A developer has proposed building 16 affordable for-sale condominiums on Bayonne’s Broadway corridor, aimed at helping local working families buy homes. Cara Squared LLC announced plans for the development at 793-795 Broadway. The one- and two-bedroom units would be priced between $57,000 and $241,000 and reserved for

About 400 people graduated from the New Jersey Reentry Corporation’s 2026 Summer Training Institute in a ceremony held in Kearny, marking another year for a program that trains court-involved individuals for the workforce. The ceremony took place at the Governor’s Reentry Training and Employment Center in Kearny. The i

Emanuel Rodrigues is at the bottom of the narrow wooden staircase in his apartment building in Newark. His wheelchair and his wife, Anna, and I are at his side as he struggles to pull himself up the first step. Beads of sweat are streaming down his face as he grips...

NEW YORK — Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the No. 8 seed New York Liberty beat the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series Tuesday night and advanced to the semifinal round. Breanna Stewart added 21 points and Sabrina Ionescu...

Fair warning: after you eat at Old Homestead Steakhouse in New York City, every other steak you eat for the rest of your life will be measured against it, and most of them will come up short. That’s not a threat, it’s just an honest description of what happens when...

A 41-year-old Long Island man died after he was struck by a bicyclist while walking to work in Central Park, according to police. Richard O’Brien, of Port Jefferson Station, was walking in the park when he was hit by a 32-year-old cyclist riding a pedal bike at East Drive and East 84th Street shortly after 6:30 a.m. la