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Able-bodied adults ages 18 to 64 who do not have a disability and do not live with children under 14 must now work at least 20 hours a week, or 80 hours a month, to continue to receive benefits.

A dozen people were injured in a late-night three-car crash at a Hackensack intersection, officials said. Engine 4, Rescue 1, and Deputy Chief Christensen from the Hackensack Fire Department’s 3rd Platoon responded to the intersection of Passaic Street and River Street at approximately 11:45 p.m. on…

Hundreds gathered near the United Nations and made their way west, ending up in Times Square, where they celebrated.

Eugene Thomas King Jr. -- the convicted bank robber who held a gun to Paula Deen's temple in 1987 -- has been found dead in New York City ... TMZ has learned.

Two Harrison police officers heroically saved the life of a child who had an obstructed airway earlier this week. According to Det. Lt. Matthew Murphy, of the Harrison Police Department:. On Feb. 23, 2026, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Harrison police officers were dispatched to a home on Washington Street following...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox. A group of Newark teens took turns scolding Superintendent Roger León and school board members on Thursday for rejecting policy proposals that would have given students more say in how...

Newark, N.J. – Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr.

A cyclist was struck by an SUV on Wednesday night in Maplewood, the South Essex Fire Department said this week. EMS was called out to the area of 221 Parker Avenue in the township at about 7:04 p.m. on Wednesday on a report of a pedestrian struck. Firefighters responded as well.

The Jersey City community is in shock after learning the emergency room at Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, is closing in two weeks.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed budget does not include expanded funding for Open Streets despite the mayor’s promise to grow the program, reports David Meyer in Streetsblog NYC. The program is allocated just $2 million, less than the $2.1 million budgeted by the Adams administration for...