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You know that sound? The one where you bite into something and the crunch echoes across the table. That is the sound of happiness. I found it hidden away in a spot that looks humble from the outside but delivers pure magic on a plate. This chicken arrives golden and...

Woosmash's unique Korean-American smash burgers in Verona and Krug's Tavern's traditional offerings in Newark represent Jersey's burger scene in these rankings.

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — A former Newark city official was sentenced to jail for taking part in a bribery scheme along with two businessmen, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced Wednesday. Carmelo Garcia, 51, served as Deputy Mayor of Newark and pleaded guilty to receiving money and other benefits from businessmen in ex

He walked into the restaurant bathroom carrying a gym bag. The man found an empty stall, set the bag down on the floor and walked to the sink to wash his hands. A moment later, an envelope stuffed with $25,000 in cash was slipped inside. Carmelo Garcia dried his hands,...

A network of about 100 groups with $825 million in combined annual revenues allegedly coordinates Newark's Delaney Hall ICE protests using encrypted chats.

Bayonne Mayor-elect Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski has tapped Andrew Casais, a former chief of staff for Mayor Jimmy Davis, as the Peninsula City’s business administrator. “As we work to assemble the city’s new administration, our goal is to answer the overwhelming call for increased efficiency, fiscal responsibility, accountab

A veteran New Jersey teacher has lost all of her credentials after state officials found she and her husband fraudulently claimed thousands of dollars in Hurricane Sandy disaster relief money. In a decision issued in March, the New Jersey State Board of Examiners upheld an administrative law judge’s findings and...

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, a key holdover for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is now at the center of a federal lawsuit that could hit City Hall where it hurts: the NYPD’s inner workings and its pension rules. Tisch is named in a Manhattan federal complaint filed May 26, 2026, that...

Typically, when dozens of mysterious people are pouring out of a sewer, they’re either running from or hunting for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Given that today’s story is set in New York City, the comparison feels unavoidable. According to reports from NBC News, police are investigating events captured on securit

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, John Bolden of Valley Stream, 47, was sentenced by United States District Judge Diane Gujarati to 48 months in prison for wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). At the time of his criminal conduct, Bolden was a det