Three Days After Montclair Divests, Citizens Bank Ends Financing for ICE Jails
Three days after Montclair voted to pull its $91.1 million from Citizens Bank over the institution’s financing of private prison companies that run immigration detention centers, the bank announced that it will end its lending relationships with GEO Group and CoreCivic — a move the bank described as a “business decisio
Woman, 18, shot on platform in NYC subway station
An 18-year-old woman was shot Sunday night in the chest inside a Brooklyn subway station, the NYPD said.
Mars Wrigley leaving Newark for Chicago, dropping over 300 jobs
M&Ms, a Mars Wrigley staple. - courtesy jlmcanally - stock.adobe.com. Mars Wrigley, a division of Mars Incorporated, announced July 17 that it is leaving the Brick City for the Windy City and has dropped a state-mandated notice of plans to lay off over 300 employees. In a WARN filing released...
Mamdani’s Charter Panel Wants to Speed Up Bike and Bus Lanes by 33%
The city would accelerate street safety projects by “at least 33 percent” if voters pass a ballot proposal in November pushed by Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency, which officials shared exclusively with Streetsblog. Mamdani’s commission to review the City Charter plans to put questions to voters...
Mars leaving Newark after high-profile arrival in 2020, shifting U.S. headquarters to Chicago
Ironside Newark at 110 Edison Place in Newark — File photo / Courtesy: Edison Properties. Mars Snacking is closing its Newark office, the site of its U.S. headquarters for the last six years, following a lease that helped the city land one of its best-known corporate tenants in recent memory.
More severe storms bring tornado, flash flood threat to NYC area again Tuesday
More severe weather is expected across the tri-state Tuesday, days after a powerful storm system ravaged the region with flash floods and triggered tornado alerts. Like Saturday, all the threats -- flash flooding, isolated tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail -- are on the table. Damaging wind gusts are the primary...
Newark School Security Guard Charged in North Bergen Child-Luring Case
A security guard employed by the Newark Board of Education was arrested Thursday night after traveling to North Bergen to meet what he believed was a 13-year-old girl for a sexual encounter, police said. Key Takeaways. Jeffrey B. Sanders, 34, was arrested in North Bergen after allegedly traveling to meet...
Two New York suburbs rank among nation’s top three wealthiest
Two Lower Hudson Valley suburbs rank among the most affluent in the United States, according to a recent analysis. MoneyLion ranked the nation’s 50 most affluent suburbs by median household income using 2024 American Community Survey data . The ranking includes communities with at least 5,000 households that qualify as
Suspect in custody after explosion in trash can outside NYC federal building
NYPD sources said fireworks were found in a garbage can and a man was taken into custody outside the federal building in Lower Manhattan.
This Museum Is New Jersey’s Largest And Features A Tibetan Altar Blessed By The...
This place is not just New Jersey’s biggest museum, it is a global treasure chest. The crown jewel sits quietly in the Asian galleries, a breathtaking Tibetan Buddhist altar that carries a deeply sacred history. This is not a replica or a simple display, it is a functional space...
