CNN anchor Erin Burnett flamed for saying NYC shooter Shane Tamura was ‘possibly white’
CNN’s Erin Burnett is being skewered for reporting that the gunman who opened fire in a Midtown skyscraper — killing an NYPD cop and three others — was “possibly white” after viewing the initial security footage released immediately after Shane Tamura’s deadly rampage. In the photos first shared online, Tamura, 27,...
Dog owner taught her pooches a new trick — to play the card game...
Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. A TikTokker claimed to have taught her pooches to play Uno — showing off their apparent skills in a new video that’s already viewed nearly 40 million times. In the clip, Haley Deecken plays the classic card game with her dogs, 10-year-old Dunkin, a Labrador retriever/pit...
Big-time CitiSquare project in Newark stalled three years after approval. What’s next?
Jeremiah Thomas was walking along Broad Street in Newark when he paused to look out at the 8-acre overgrown lot where Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium was demolished in 2019, and ambitious plans have raised then dashed hopes of redeveloping the site since then. “I’m surprised that they’ve had three...
Newark opens cooling centers, pulls outdoor activities amid extreme heat wave
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — Newark remains under a Code Red heat advisory through Wednesday, prompting cooling centers to open and summer camp activities to move indoors. The turf field at Newark’s Central High School remained empty Monday, too hot for campers to use. Newark athletic trainer Adam Carias decides if it’s...
Shootout in Newark as U.S. marshals try to arrest fugitive, officials say
A man wanted for attempted murder opened fire on U.S. marshals who tried to arrest him at a home in Newark, New Jersey, officials said.
Fulop: McGreevey is poised to be the next Jersey City mayor, others lack courage
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said this morning that former Gov. Jim McGreevey is poised to be his successor, claiming other candidates currently lack the vision and courage to defeat him in the non-partisan November 4th race. “This is smart. As things stand, McGreevey is on track to be the...
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Neptune Avenue Homicide: Prosecutor
On Friday, July 25, at 9 a.m., officers responded to Neptune and Garfield Avenues and found Joey Richburg unresponsive, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Suarez said. The cause of death was blunt force injury to the...
Traffic law crackdown branded a ‘war on people’ after 6,000 dragged into court while...
A TRAFFIC law crackdown has been branded a "war on people" after 6,000 drivers were dragged to court and more hit with fines. The NYPD's new policy to crack down on bike traffic laws in New York City has left many frustrated. In the first quarter of the year only...
Truck driver spent 21 years creating a massive model of New York City out...
Is this NYC’s next top model? Joe Macken has spent the past 21 years painstakingly erecting an intricate 3D replica of New York City by hand — using nothing but balsa wood, Elmer’s glue and a whole lot of ingenuity. The finished product, unveiled recently in a viral TikTok video , features nearly a million buildings...
Mosquitoes on Long Island test positive for West Nile virus
More than a dozen mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk County, New York, health officials say.