NYC pair found dead in Alantic City Borgata hotel room
A man and woman from New York City have been found dead in an Atlantic City hotel room, authorities said. The discovery was made at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa shortly before 5 p.m. Nov. 23, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. An autopsy determined the woman, 36-year-old Baoyi Bowie Zheng of...
Community comes together to remember Newark shooting victims
Wiping away tears, family members held photos of 19-year-old Masi Rogers as the Newark community rallied around them.
Tourist Wins $82M After Losing Limbs In NYC Subway Accident
Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva, a Brazilian student, won an $82 million verdict after losing limbs in a 2016 NYC subway accident. The jury found the MTA negligent for not installing platform barriers. The MTA plans to appeal, citing technical challenges.
Mom of New York Man Who Gunned Down Whole Family Once Warned ‘He’s Going...
The mother of a man who killed three of his family members worried that he might turn violent someday.
Op-Ed: A mother of 3 calling for a better quality of life in the...
In an editorial, Jersey City Ward D council candidate Catherine Healy explains her plans for cleaner streets and an overall better quality of life if elected. Life in the Heights has always been defined by its energy, its diversity, and its sense of community. It is a place where families put down roots and where...
Al Sharpton Joins Jim McGreevey at Jersey City Church
On Monday morning, mayoral candidate Jim McGreevey gathered roughly 50 residents on the top floor of St. Michael’s Methodist Church in Jersey City for a breakfast meeting hosted by his campaign. Staff served food as McGreevey spoke with attendees about his vision for a more unified city, noting that while some...
10 U.S. cities where homelessness remains high
Across America’s most iconic cities, a quiet emergency is escalating as homelessness surges despite booming economies and glittering skylines. The struggle for stable housing is a tale as old as time, yet its urgency feels particularly sharp in modern America. Many cities, once beacons of opportunity, are grappling...
Washington Square Park’s turn from homely to hostile
Chalk graffiti scattered across Washington Square posed this haunting question. Just days after a drug raid led to 19 arrests on the park’s west side, the city deployed nearly 70 new police officers to the area. With the local unhoused community now almost entirely displaced, a once vibrant park is now characterized...
Mamdani’s Plan For Universal Child Care In NYC
Mamdani's free child-care pledge could reshape family life in a city that has become far from affordable for many Americans.
SI woman, 82, targeted in ‘mechanic’ scam by suspects in minivan with PA plates
Police released a photo Tuesday of a minivan after an 82-year-old woman was targeted in a “mechanic’ scam by suspects outside the Staten Island Mall last week.
