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The Hidden Education Crisis Behind the City’s Record Homelessness Rate “It’s scary that we could be facing this again in two or three years,” said Latoya Iheanacho. She reflected on the time she spent in homeless shelters with her three … Continue reading →

Because he's passing on the mayoralty and its media scrutiny to someone else, here are your early links: Bill Ackman offering his help to Zohran Mamdani, Dick Cheney was bald, Swedish death cleaning and more. [ more › ]

North Carolina murder suspect Dominic Liam Connelly remains at large after allegedly burning grandmother's home and attacking officer. Armed and dangerous warning issued.

Police say a 41-year-old man was shot in East Flatbush. Officers were called to Linden Boulevard and East 51st Street just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. The man was shot three times: twice in the right arm and once in the buttocks, according to the NYPD. EMS took the 41-year-old to...

A federal investigation in Montclair drew a significant law enforcement response on Tuesday as officers blocked off streets and entered a home located off of Upper Mountain Avenue. Police activity just before 1 p.m. appeared centered on a home at the intersection of Valley Place and Upper Mountain Avenue. FBI...

Newark police are teaming up with e-commerce giant Amazon to fight back against package theft. The partners announced their collaboration in May. Under it, law enforcement in New Jersey’s largest c...

The streets and subways of New York City experienced a sharp decline in violent crime throughout the month of October, as recently released NYPD data indicates. The New York Post reports that shootings fell to an all-time low for the year up to October, with 744 persons shot in 596 incidents, bettering the previous...

RESIDENTS of a major American city are being forced to apply and pay for a permit just to park in front of their own driveways. Colloquially called the “driveway” law, the fine for not having the proper permit it provides for parking in the US city vastly outweighs the associated application fees.

A New Jersey resident has been charged with aggravated manslaughter after he allegedly stabbed a 41-year-old man to death in a domestic dispute Monday night in Bayonne, officials said. Andrew Fuentes, 28, of Bayonne, was also charged with weapons offenses, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday. Police...

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is now publicly backing Mayor Eric Adams' push to add 5,000 officers to the NYPD, and he's using the proposal to sharpen attacks on democratic socialist mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani whose long record of anti-police rhetoric is proving politically toxic. Cuomo, speaking about...