NJ Man Heading To State Prison
JERSEY CITY, NJ.- Last Thursday, a 33-year-old Bayonne, New Jersey, Man learned he will be nearly seventy years old when he gets out of prison after being sentenced in connection with a shooting that occurred in Jersey City in 2022. According to Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello, on Thursday,...
Huge Coney Island complex opens lottery for 150 middle-income apartments, from $2,449/month
All renderings courtesy of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. A three-tower luxury development in Coney Island opened a lottery last week for 150 middle-income apartments. Less than half a mile from the Riegelmann Boardwalk and beach, the sprawling development at 532 Neptune Avenue includes 499...
N.J. man in stable condition after he’s shot in the face
A Newark man was in stable condition Wednesday after suffering a gunshot wound to the face, police said. The incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Park Avenue in East Orange, according to police. Arriving officers found the wounded man, along with a 9mm handgun...
Prosecutor: North Bergen woman, 50, is 15th person arrested for role in drug ring
A 50-year-old North Bergen woman is the 15th person arrested for her role in a North Hudson drug ring, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. Melissa Brown, 50, of North Bergen, is charged with conspiracy to distribute (cocaine), a second-degree crime, and conspiracy to possess (cocaine), a...
Pit Bull Shot Dead After Attacking Elizabeth Cop: Authorities
At 11:40 a.m., emergency services units were at the 1000 block of Olive Street in search of a robbery suspect, a spokesperson for the City of Elizabeth said. An officer went to the backyard of a residence in case the suspect appeared, authorities said. As the officer was in the...
NYC HOME INVASION: Resident is beaten, pinned to chair with towel over face as...
Two robbers pried open the door to a Bronx man’s apartment, then beat him, secured him to a chair and put a towel over his face as they ransacked the home, police said Thursday.
Gang member arrested in 2017 killing of Bronx mom
WEST FARMS, the Bronx (PIX11) — An incarcerated gang member is accused of killing a Bronx mom who was shot by a stray bullet eight years ago while getting food for her four kids, authorities said. Jonathan Odenthal, 31, a member of the 800 YGz gang, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in the […]
The Who farewell tour hits Newark: Pete Townshend shares Bruce Springsteen memory
The song is almost over for the Who, but the memories will certainly linger. Guitarist Pete Townshend reminisced fondly about the Who’s history in Jersey during the band’s Song is Over tour show Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Prudential Center in Newark. “It’s sad that this will be our last time through,” Townshend said....
NYPD welcomes nearly 1,100 recruits to academy — largest class in almost a decade
The NYPD welcomed nearly 1,100 new recruits to its police academy on Wednesday — the largest Finest-in-training contingent sworn in by the department in nearly a decade. The 1,093-strong class is the biggest group to enter the academy since 2016, and breaks the record for the largest band of NYPD recruits hired...
Man who tried to kill 2 NJ cops gets 20 years in prison
Kendall Howard of East Orange received 20 years for shooting two Newark police officers during a parking lot encounter.
