NJ TRANSIT Adding Longer Cars To Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Starting Thursday, with Hudson River fireworks viewing in mind, NJ TRANSIT will be adding cars that are 37 feet longer to some trains.
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Starting Thursday, with Hudson River fireworks viewing in mind, NJ TRANSIT will be adding cars that are 37 feet longer to some trains.
A fire department spokeswoman said a man was working on a refrigeration unit at the corner liquor store. As the man was loading a tank possibly containing propane into his car, the tank suddenly blew, sending the worker flying.
"There's a stereotype that there's Manhattan and soon as you go over the river, you're somewhere in the Midwest," said George Vallone, president of the Hoboken Brownstone Company.
For Salvador it was a case of deja vu. In 2012 he was arrested for the same robbery and spent a night in jail. Following that mix-up he was given a piece of paper to show police in case he was stopped again.
Round two of wet weather settled over parts of the Tri-State Area on Thursday evening, pushing monthly rainfall totals within reach of the history books.
Four Jersey City police officials were set to retire Wednesday with big payouts for unused time off, including a deputy chief who put in for the equivalent of several years' worth.
Michah Onditi, 16, received a slew of racist text messages warning him to drop out of the race for student council president at St. Peter's Preparatory School because he is black, police said.
Shawn Harris, 33, of Irvington is charged with felony murder in the death of Gywan Levine, Jr.
Mayor-elect Steven Fulop is criticizing the timing of Comey's departure and the post-election retirement of dozens of officers.
Janice Everett is charged with felony murder and two counts of armed robbery in the death of Gywan Levine, Jr. who was gunned down last Friday on Rutgers Avenue while playing basketball with his dad, prosecutors said.
A warehouse worker in Jersey City was hospitalized Wednesday after 1,500 pounds of pineapples came crashing down on top of him, according to a published report.
Jersey City Police Capt. Edgar Martinez said it took 90 minutes for emergency services to corral the goat as it ran along the four-lane bridge between Jersey City and Kearny Point Tuesday.
A 12-year-old boy is dead after being shot while playing basketball with his father in Jersey City, according to a published report.
Jersey City will have a new mayor, as challenger Steven Fulop defeated incumbent Mayor Jerramiah Healy Tuesday night.
A woman was recovering Sunday after being shot outside a Jersey City bar where Mayor Jerramiah Healy was attending a political event at the time.
Four people shot in a Jersey City public housing development were expected to recover from their wounds, authorities said Sautrday.
Parents at a day care center in Jersey City were furious Wednesday night, after a teacher's aide was charged with hitting and throwing the toddlers who attended.
Ada Lopez, 70, survived a drive-by shooting that left her with three bullet wounds.
The 70-year-old victim was outside on Griffith Street near Sherman Avenue when police said four suspects in a car suddenly drove by and opened fire.
The new protocols call for any vacant or abandoned building that is unoccupied for six months or longer to adhere to new board up guidelines put forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Folk music legend and Brooklyn native Richie Havens died Monday at the age of 72.
The winner of Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be played at MetLife Stadium in 2014, will come from Jersey City, at least temporarily.
It's perfectly legal, but to some, big pension payouts to public employees are outrageous and unaffordable, and they're only growing.
A block was left in darkness and devastation on Wednesday night after a fire tore through a row of homes earlier in the day, displacing 10 families.
Authorities said a Brooklyn couple set out to open a babysitting business where they would drug and molest the children in their care.
