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A 29-year-old NYPD sergeant pretended to be an ICE agent as part of a twisted revenge plot against a woman who rebuffed him, according to law-enforcement sources Tuesday. Sgt. Atickul Islam, who lives at home with his father and brother, met the woman online and made romantic overtures before she rejected him,...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka used blunt talk and kindness to help heal his city after a mass shooting killed a 10-year-old boy.

A New Jersey community suffered a tragic loss when a 2-year-old fell to his death on November 15, 2025. The unidentified child reportedly dropped from a window on the 20th floor at the Elizabeth Towers in Newark. Residents are now calling for action to make the building safer and hopefully prevent this type of...

Soul food is more than a meal; it’s a tradition, a memory, and a comforting embrace served on a plate. I still remember my first bite at Vonda’s Kitchen in Newark—the aroma alone felt like a warm hug from a long-lost friend, gently pulling me in before I even reached the counter.

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — In the midst of hard times, it’s something not just to take home, but to uplift. “We really appreciate it,” said Mrs. White, a Newark resident. “I know I do.” Full Thanksgiving meals, enough to feed 6,000 families, went home to Newark residents at Monday’s annual Turkey Giveaway. Mrs. White...

A 31-year-old man was riddled with bullets in a deadly early Monday burst of violence inside an illegal Brooklyn nightclub, cops and sources said. Giovanni Rivera was fatally blasted multiple times in the torso and back around 5 a.m. in the shady storefront night spot on Third Avenue near 50th Street in Sunset Park,...

A former Essex County sheriff’s officer charged in a drunken, three-vehicle crash that left eight people hurt three years ago entered a plea agreement on Friday that will spare him jail time. Michael Johnson, 38, was off duty and behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee around 11:20 p.m....

Dumont's former mayor and Jersey City police sergeant, Andrew LaBruno, has been arrested for juvenile sex assault charges, authorities confirmed. LaBruno, who earlier this month lost his bid for state assembly, began chatting with the juvenile, a complete stranger, on a social media app and made arrangements to meet,...

Rebecca Bailin pays $32,000 a year for her five-month-old's all-day child care in New York City . That's higher than the national average, but not unusual. Many parents in the city and in other parts of the country can relate, as Care.com's 2025 Cost of Care Report found many parents spend 22% of their household...

Terrence told jail officials again and again that he’d been raped — five times, he said, over the course of multiple stints in city custody. He filed reports, flagged officers and in two instances, pointed to video that seemed to back him up, including one in which a fellow male detainee is seen leaving the […] The...