Newark NJ

A person died in a fire Tuesday night in Jersey City, officials said. The fire happened in an apartment in the College Towers area of the city shortly before 9 p.m., according to Kim Wallace Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Public Safety. Firefighters arrived and found...

What a snow job. Jersey City’s lefty new mayor is being dragged by residents over the city’s snowplowing debacle that forced its public schools to remain closed Tuesday — but he’s shoveling the blame on his predecessor. Mayor James Solomon was getting roasted two days after Winter Storm Fern with a revamped version...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to give the historic mayor's residence in NYC a major modern upgrade with bathroom fixtures that are gaining popularity in the U.S.

The Big Apple is about to become Tent City, and never mind the icy temps that apparently left 10 people dead outdoors. Or perhaps we’ll start calling it Lepto Town — once leptospirosis, the bacterial disease rampant in homeless encampments , takes hold. That’s because New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has barred...

New York’s new tipping regime for app-based deliveries is no longer theoretical. As of today, food and grocery platforms must present customers with a clear option to tip before checkout, reshaping the split-second moment when New Yorkers decide how much a courier’s work is worth. I see this as a test of whether the...

A Lorraine Avenue resident was startled awake early Jan. 24 after her home alarm sounded and she discovered two unknown men standing in the foyer, police said. According to police, the resident went downstairs to investigate and saw the suspects inside the home. She screamed and the men fled. Officers said the...

Several children and adults were evaluated at a hospital after a laptop’s battery overheated and began emitting smoke inside a Newark school on Tuesday afternoon, according to city officials. Firefighters responded to Greater Oaks Legacy Downtown Elementary School around 2:20 p.m. after a laptop’s ion battery failed,...

Authorities do not suspect foul play in the death of a 30-year-old man found unresponsive his apartment on Montclair’s Mission Street Tuesday morning, police said. Officers responding to a second-floor apartment at 7:46 a.m. found the man dead in his bedroom, according to police Lt. Terence Turner. The Essex...

Mayor Ras J. Baraka and the Newark Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs have officially unveiled a breathtaking new mural titled “The Elders Spoke and We Bloomed.” Located at Catholic Charities (321 Central Avenue), this nearly 250-foot site-specific installation is the work of acclaimed Arts High School alumna and...

NEWARK, NJ — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a male suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred on Saturday. At approximately 10:11 a.m., police responded to Hawthorne Avenue near Elizabeth Avenue on a call of shots fired. Responding officers did not locate any...