Attacker who critically stabbed boy on NYC playground was just 12-years-old himself: cops
The attacker who stabbed a middle schooler at a Brooklyn playground and left him in critical condition was just 12-years-old, police said, as they charged the youngster Friday with attempted murder as a juvenile. The pre-teen suspect allegedly knifed fellow 12-year-old Khayell Dupree in the chest inside Betsy Head...
New 20mph speed limit law fully in force by end of 2025
A MAJOR American city is set to slow down significantly by year’s end. Thanks to a law passed in 2024, speed limits in the metropolitan area are set to be...
Apartments Beginning At $784/Month — NY’s First-Ever Hotel-To-Affordable Housing Conversion Is Now Complete In...
With New York City consistently topping the charts as one of the world’s most expensive places to live, the words “affordable housing” are absolute music to our ears. Lately, it feels like the city is finally turning up the volume. From the recent Rego Park lottery starting at $545/month to the Willets Point project...
Newark woman disappears in 2019 and no one files report for six years
Newark woman disappears without a trace after last contact in 2019 NEWARK, NJ — A Newark woman who hasn’t been heard from since August 30, 2019, has officially been reported…
Two children in police custody after 12-year-old boy stabbed at Brownsville playground
Officers responded to Thomas S Boyland Street and Dumont Avenue just before 3 p.m. Thursday.
Man Has Meltdown At Self Checkout: Montclair PD
A man is at large after an attempt to use self checkout at a supermarket in Montclair went horribly awry, authorities announced this week. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, a man was having difficulty using the self checkout at the Acme Supermarket at 510 Valley Rd., Montclair police said. The frustrated...
N.J. man was wanted for killing ex-girlfriend, other crimes before shootout with troopers
The man wounded in a shootout with state troopers in Essex County last month was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend in November 2023 in Bloomfield and has two other pending criminal cases for which he was wanted by authorities. Authorities, though, appear to have never located Mark A. Boyd Jr.,...
Girl, 14, Falls to Death from N.Y.C. Elite Private School
A teenage girl has died after falling from the Chapin School in New York City. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, police responded to a 911 call at the school, located at 100 East End Avenue, according to the New York Police Department. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 14-year-old female at the above location with injuries...
East Orange family asks public for help locating lost daughter
Marilyn Crocker says her 44-year-old daughter Asha left their building on Harrison Street to go to work on Nov. 20 around 9 a.m.
Federal judge lets Hasidic abuse whistleblower’s civil-rights lawsuit against NYC move to trial
(New York Jewish Week) — A federal judge in Brooklyn has denied a bid by New York City and the estate of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes to throw out a civil-rights lawsuit brought by Hasidic sex-abuse whistleblower Sam Kellner, clearing the way for a jury to hear claims that top prosecutors helped...

















