NYC’s smoke-filled hellscape forecast: Good news and bad news
Smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouds the view of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City at sunset on July 15, 2026, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. Conditions depend on whether the jet stream will continue to funnel smoke from Ontario down through New York and neighboring states, the National
NJ Woman Charged After Investigators Say Meth Was Found in Hotel Room
Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey woman was distributing meth from a hotel room. The charge she faces could send her to prison for life.
Essex County Proposes Naming Riverfront Park Soccer Field After Newark Soccer Pioneer
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup having brought international attention to soccer in the region, Essex County is looking to honor one of Newark’s longtime champions of the sport. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced Thursday that he is recommending the soccer field at Essex County Riverfront...
Bags of cash and fake consulting firm at center of Hudson County parks fraud...
Russell Fallacara, the former Hudson County parks director, pleaded guilty to bribery charges tied to a six-year scheme involving over 1.5 million dollars in cash and kickbacks.
Jersey City Blocks Demolition of Bergen Avenue Home Amid Renewed Preservation Push
The historic home at 273 Bergen Avenue in Jersey City may not be an opulent Queen Anne home or a place where an admired historical figure lived, but the Historic Preservation Commission believed it was worthy of saving from demolition. The vote, denying the homeowner the ability to tear down the home, could signal an e
Summertime burglaries go through the roof in these two NJ towns
I’ve been very lucky. I never had it happen to me. I’ve never had a break-in and been burglarized. Want to know your lifetime odds of it happening to you? I’ll tell you at the end of this article. Now obviously it can happen to anyone, and...
Intruder Arrested After Breaking Into ‘Today’ Studio
A man was detained on Thursday, July 16 after entering the studio in New York City.
NYC Woman Fatally Shot by Uncle After Leaving Work—Family Property Dispute Allegedly Could Be...
A 58-year-old Mount Vernon man killed his niece in NYC’s Bronx on July 13, 2026. Identified as Michael Foster, he shot his 39-year-old niece, identified as Julia Anderson, multiple times near her vehicle at Murdock and Nereid avenues. She was leaving her workplace at that time when her uncle approached her as she reach
US residents warned to stay indoors as wildfire smoke turns air hazardous
People walk in downtown Toronto, as smoke from forest fires in Northern Ontario causes poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 2026 AFP via Getty Images Heavy, pungent smoke from Canadian wildfires has significantly darkened skies across the Great Lakes and parts of the East Coast in the
Rikers officer who took $370K in phony workers’ comp claims is sentenced
A former New York City correction officer was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in federal prison after admitting he falsely claimed that he suffered injuries on the job to collect more than $370,000 in workers' compensation benefits, federal and city officials announced. Todd Faustin pleaded guilty in March to making...

















