NYC Mayor Removes Mental Health Call Response from FDNY
The Adams administration is planning to resign the city’s non-police mental health response team program, or B-HEARD, shifting it from the purview of the FDNY, City Hall announced Friday. Under the changes announced by City Hall, NYC Health + Hospitals, which currently operates the program with FDNY, would entirely...
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
When masked federal officers showed up on a street corner in Corona, Queens, earlier this month and started arresting Latino men, seemingly stopped at random, volunteers alerted through Signal chats and direct messages rushed to the scene. The feds were gone, along with the men they’d detained, and the volunteers...
New Yorkers Mobilize Against ICE Raids Using Whistles and Mutual Aid
New York City, New York — Community groups across New York City are rapidly expanding a grassroots whistle-alert system as sightings of federal immigration officers increase in several neighborhoods. The tactic, adapted from Chicago activists, has become a low-tech way for residents to warn one another when they spot...
NYC students in juvenile detention often denied the education support they need, report finds
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. New York City students in juvenile detention often show up with deep learning challenges and frequently don’t get the support they need to catch up, according to a new analysis of city...
Local News: NYPD Officer Accused of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in the Bronx
A disturbing incident has emerged involving a member of the NYPD, as 27-year-old officer Ndegnior Kpan is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in the Bronx. Kpan was arrested around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday after police responded to a 911 call reporting an assault. During their investigation, officers uncovered that...
Neighbor dispute leaves 2 dead, NYPD officer shot in Brownsville
Officer Sharjeel Worris, 25, was shot with birdshot pellets from a shotgun. Officers returned fire, striking the suspect.
Passenger killed when vehicle hits concrete barrier while exiting I-78
A passenger was killed early Sunday when a vehicle struck a concrete barrier on an exit ramp from Interstate 78 in Newark, police said. A 26-year-old Elizabeth man was driving eastbound around 2:15 a.m. when he took the Exit 57 ramp, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The...
Tub with 7 dead dogs left on NJ street was never investigated — and...
Animal advocates in New Jersey want to know why the discovery in late June of seven dead pit bulls inside a green plastic storage container near an area known for illegal dog fighting was never investigated by local police. “It is very concerning to the Irvington community that someone among them could commit such an...
Longtime Jersey City hospital shuts doors amid financial peril
The hospital under its previous name, Christ Hospital. Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, had served Jersey City for over 150 years. [ more › ]
Islamic group wants to transform 10 acres of wooded N.J. land into a ‘social...
An Islamic nonprofit group has submitted a plan to build a mosque on a 10-acre wooded tract on Colfax Road in Wayne. The organization is seeking several variances to construct the house of worship next to a church and in the middle of a residential zone. The nonprofit, IPRAY House,...
