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,...
Fact Check: Rumor has it NYPD officers coordinated mass resignation after Mamdani’s win. That’s...
A number of factors have contributed to low morale and a dipping workforce among New York City's police.
New Jersey Mother Learns Missing Son Was Dead and Buried Without Her Knowledge
Irvington, N.J. – A mother found out her beloved missing son was dead and buried without her knowledge, according to News 12 New Jersey. Omaira Merced, 53, spent a year searching for her son, Joel Ortiz, before learning the devastating truth. Ortiz, 28, was discovered on a Newark street...
Mamdani’s team received almost 50,000 resumes, transition says
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's team is taking shape and about 50,000 people applied for jobs in the new administration, a top transition official says.
Why New York City Has 50,000 ‘Ghost Apartments’
Not long after Covid ended, a tenant in one of my Manhattan buildings died. He was an elderly Italian immigrant who lived alone in a small studio near Gramercy for decades. These things happen in the normal course of life, and there’s always a story: Sometimes people die, get married or divorced, or decide that the...
Bearded cane-toting man shoots guy on NYC street after striking up conversation
A cane-toting man sparked up a conversation with a guy on the street in The Bronx on Saturday — and shot him before disappearing into the night, police said. The incident unfolded around 8:45 p.m., when the shooter walked up to his 38-year-old victim in front of 1550 University Ave. in Morris Heights and struck up a...
