NJ Fire Chief Fined After Trying to Start Business with His Firefighters
A fire chief in Essex County has been fined $2,500 after state officials determined his involvement in a business venture with firefighters he supervised was a conflict of interest. Andre Williams, chief of the East Orange Fire Department, is fighting the ruling and fine brought by the Local Finance Board,...
2-year-old falls from 20th floor of Newark apartment building
A 2-year-old New Jersey boy is dead after what authorities suspect was a fatal fall from a 20th floor apartment window. Newark cops received a call about an injured toddler just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, according to an Essex County Prosecutor’s Office source. The police arrived at the Elizabeth Towers high-rise...
Suspect Accused Of Vandalizing US Attorney’s Office Arrested After Manhunt
He reportedly destroyed property in the U.S. Attorney's office where Habba works.
Family and community members attend funeral for fallen FDNY firefighter Patrick Brady
Family, friends and members of the FDNY gathered to attend the funeral for beloved firefighter Patrick Brady on Saturday morning.
Rare brown pelican sightings in NYC could mean they’re here to stay
A surge of rare pelican sightings in New York City raises the possibility the southern birds may start calling the area home.
Zohran Mamdani Calls for Starbucks Boycott
Mamdani Aligns Himself With Labor New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is calling on the public to avoid Starbucks as thousands of the company’s baristas launch an open-ended strike. His stance offers an early look at how he may use the visibility of the mayor’s office to champion organized labor. Baristas Walk...
Video of NYC garbage truck nicking pedestrian was worth whopping $50M verdict to Bronx...
A Bronx man who was clipped by a city garbage truck while crossing Bruckner Boulevard has won a whopping $50.7 million verdict from a jury. Video of the September 2021 incident shows construction foreman Darcy Bottex, in a white hat and bright orange shirt, walking back to his work site after a quick stop at a deli...
Hated NYC street prankster goes viral after getting ‘well-deserved’ stomp-kick from victim
A New York City street prankster who likes to jump out of a traffic drum and scare unsuspecting Big Apple pedestrians got his just desserts in a video that went viral this week. The clip, which garnered over 1 million likes on Instagram, showed the man know only as “ Coneman ” getting served some karma when the...
FDNY Firefighter Patrick Brady’s funeral held in Queens
The veteran NYC firefighter died in the line of duty after officials said he went into cardiac arrest on the roof of a burning building in Brooklyn.
Adopted! Smiling 1-year-old is welcomed into her forever family at N.J. celebration.
Shehila Stephens and Juanita Morse held their smiling 1-year-old daughter’s hand as they exited a Union County courtroom Thursday, moments after a judge finalized the toddler’s adoption. The Elizabeth couple, who fostered 14 children over the past three years, was one of three families completing an adoption during...
