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NEW YORK (PIX11) — A man who was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Delaney Hall in Newark died after being released from their custody, according to New Jersey Congressman Robert Menendez. Jose Chajon-Raxon, a migrant from Guatemala, died after experiencing a medical incident at Delaney Hall

First lawsuit by a union under New Jersey's "up-the-chain" wage theft law aims to hold contractors and developers accountable for unpaid construction workers. The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) today announced the filing of a landmark lawsuit seeking more than $2 million in unpaid wages and liqu

An affordable housing lottery for 14 studio apartments in an under-construction affordable building on East New York’s Pitkin Avenue is closing next week. Developed by nonprofit Housing Works, the eight-story building will have 39 units and a rooftop garden protected by a solar canopy. The 14 studio apartments in...

A drunk driver who plowed through a Long Island nail salon at 78 mph, killing an off-duty NYPD cop and three others people was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison on Wednesday. Steven Schwally , 66, was found guilty last month of four counts of second-degree murder and a slew of other charges after the deadly carna

A growing number of retired educators earned at least a half-million dollars in retirement benefits. One teacher earns over a million.

A person of interest has been identified, with the public’s help being requested to make an arrest for a fatal Jersey City shooting that occurred last night, authorities said. Shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of an injured man inside an apartment at...

The New York City civil service exam schedule is open for August, and some jobs pay more than others. The application period for exams opened Aug. 1. Exam applications currently open include: assistant civil engineer; automotive service worker; caseworker; caseworker (NYC H+H); contract specialist; electrician’s helper

A Manhattan man was sentenced to 26 years to life behind bars on Wednesday for chopping up his ex-girlfriend with a meat cleaver and living with her dismembered corpse in her Brooklyn apartment for a month. Justin Williams, 27, learned his fate in Brooklyn Supreme Court for hacking his 22-year-old ex, D’Asia Johnson, t

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Steven Schwally, 66, of Deer Park, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for crashing his vehicle into a nail salon while intoxicated and speeding, killing four people and injuring several others in June 2024. The defendant was found guilty

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Essex County, here's what sold for $350,000 or under during the week of July 27 to Aug. 2. Below, we provide an overview of the top five properties in each area, chosen for their proximity to the desired price range and the largest living spaces.