Newark NJ

Looking for something useful or fun without spending a dime? This week around New York City, neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items — from furniture and baby gear to books and even comedy show tickets.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island woman says the city acted “cruelly” when city Sanitation Department workers towed and scrapped a bright green custom truck — a memorial to her late husband — that had stood for years outside his Brooklyn auto shop. Maria...

Two people were critically injured in a reported shooting and stabbing at Grand Central, halting subway service as police investigate

The city of East Orange this week launched a new program aimed at protecting residents from unsafe apartments while helping landlords bring illegal units into compliance. Mayor Ted R. Green said the initiative, known as S.O.S., or Save Ourselves,, responds to the growing number of illegal basement apartments and recent regional tragedies involving fires and flooding in below‑grade dwellings.

The Bellevue Theatre in Montclair has made TimeOut's list of the world's top cinemas after a stylish renovation, offering a glimpse into the charm of movie-going history.

Newark has always had a way of producing legends who carry the city’s soul with them everywhere they go. R&B artist The Artist — born Erica — is one of those voices, and with her debut EP DND out now, she is making her most intimate case yet for why she belongs in that lineage. Before music became her full-time calling, she was pouring...

A morning report of a vehicle break-in on a residential

DENVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 19-year-old Newark man has been charged following a shoplifting incident involving more than $3,000 in stolen merchandise at a Denville CVS, police said. Officers responded April 5 at approximately 3:05 p.m. to the CVS located at 276 East Main St. for a...

A cop killer who fatally shot NYPD Housing officer Gerard Carter in 1998 has died behind bars while serving a max prison sentence , according to correction officials. Depraved shooter Shatiek Johnson, 45, died on Tuesday after serving more than 25 years at Attica Correctional Facility, according to the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Fallen Police Officer Gerard Carter NYPD/Facebook It’s unclear...

Marine stranding experts are working to remove a dead whale found floating in Newark Bay, and officials now say the animal is about 50 feet long and appears to be either a Fin or Sei whale. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said it received a report on April 9 of...