9+ mon, 3+ day ago (421+ words) Gov. Hochul said Thursday that she appealed in vain to President Trump's instincts as a Jersey-skeptical New Yorker in hopes of winning him over to her side on congestion pricing. The Democratic chief executive recounted telling Trump that the Manhattan toll project was good for his hometown, even if Garden State drivers might not like forking out $9 to drive downtown. "I said, "Mr. President, we're both New Yorkers," she said on MSNBC's Morning Joe. "Why do we care what New Jersey thinks?' Hochul said she sought to leverage Trump's nostalgia about his deep roots in New York to win him over on congestion pricing. "I'm trying to find a common ground here," Hochul said. "I want him to understand that this is a city that he cares about, and he understands it more than any president since FDR." "So I…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's case was transferred to New Jersey on Wednesday by a federal judge in a compromise rejecting the pro-Palestinian activist's bid to keep it in Manhattan and the Justice Department's attempt to move it to Louisiana. "These conclusions flow from the undisputed fact that, at 4:40 a.m. on March 9, 2025, when Khalil's lawyer filed the Petition on his behalf, he was detained in New Jersey," Manhattan Federal Judge Jesse Furman wrote. The judge later added, "Khalil filed in the wrong district through no fault of his own; his lawyer reasonably relied on the information made available to her by the Government at the time of filing." Khalil was taken into custody by Homeland Security agents on March 8 after returning to his Columbia-owned apartment from dinner with his wife. Agents took him to lower Manhattan for processing and then…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago (217+ words) Rudy Giuliani appears to have been shopping for hair dye in a New Jersey Walmart. A photo shows the 80-year-old former mayor in a mobility scooter. Rudy Giuliani was reportedly caught on camera shopping for hair dye at a New Jersey Walmart. Known as "America's Mayor" due to his leadership after New York City was attacked by airborne terrorists in 2001, Giuliani suffered numerous humiliations in the years that followed " including during a sweaty Washington D.C. speech when what appeared to be hair dye trickled down his cheeks as he falsely contended the 2020 presidential election was rigged against his client, Donald Trump. The two-term mayor's failed attempts to advance that conspiracy theory led to him losing his license to practice law in New York and Washington D.C. He also landed in financial hardship when a court ordered him to pay $148 million to two…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago (565+ words) The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday that could cut down helicopter use in the city by putting harsher noise restrictions on nonessential flights. The bill, which passed by a 46-1 vote with one abstention, blocks helicopters that don't meet the most stringent Federal Aviation Administration noise standards from flying out of the [] The New York City Council passed a bill Thursday that could cut down helicopter use in the city by putting harsher noise restrictions on nonessential flights. The bill, which passed by a 46-1 vote with one abstention, blocks helicopters that don't meet the most stringent Federal Aviation Administration noise standards from flying out of the main Manhattan heliports in Midtown and near Wall St., beginning in 2029. This comes after the tourist helicopter crash in the Hudson earlier this month that killed a family of five and their…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago (329+ words) New Jersey's PBS station will be shut down next year following massive funding cuts from President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." WNET, its New York City-based parent company, said it would no longer operate NJ PBS when their agreement ends on June 30, 2026. When that time comes, New Jersey will be left without its own public television station unless it can secure a new nonprofit funding source. Employees were informed of the decision on Tuesday. WNET, which took over operations in 2011 after then-Gov. Chris Christie eliminated state funding, said that once the current contract comes to an end, it will continue to produce New Jersey's nightly newscast, "NJ Spotlight News." That will air on New York's PBS station, THIRTEEN, which is available in many New Jersey homes. "WNET is committed to supporting the state through this transition and looks forward to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (301+ words) With a blustering nor'easter bearing down on the tristate area, New York City residents are being warned to stay inside if they can, keep clear of flood-prone areas, and get ready to evacuate basement apartments while a state of emergency has already been declared in New Jersey. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning and a wind advisory for New York and New Jersey, warning of heavy rains from noon Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday. The storm could bring between one to two inches of rain and 50-mph winds. New Jersey is expected to get hit hard, with Gov. Murphy calling for a state of emergency as the Garden State braces for power outages, coastal flooding and beach erosion. New York City officials are warning people living in basement apartments in flood-prone areas to seek a higher floor, and…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) Residents across Hoboken and Jersey City were left grappling with consequences of a major water main break early Tuesday morning. Residents across Hoboken and Jersey City were left grappling with the consequences of a major water main break early Tuesday morning. Crews from Veolia Water were called on Monday to Eighteenth Street and Jersey Avenue in Jersey City, right along its border with Hoboken, according to a statement from the local utility company. When they arrived around 5 p.m., they discovered a major break to a 36-inch water main, sending workers on a race to repair the damage. "Customers in the vicinity my encounter low pressure and/or discolored water from naturally occurring sediments stirred up within the main," Veolia said. The company also recommended that residents "flush taps" amid the repair efforts, which essentially means running water for a few minutes…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with gunning down another man in Jersey City last month, authorities announced Monday. Shakeem Clarke, 26, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of Jamaal George, the Hudson County Prosecutor's office said. George, 27, and Clarke were both Jersey City residents. George was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body near Union Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive around 5 a.m. on Sept. 28, authorities said. The scene is about three miles west of the World Trade Center. First responders transported George to Jersey City Medical Center, but he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police did not publicly release other details of the shooting. Clarke was arrested on Friday at the Hudson County Prosecutor's office in Secaucus and transported to jail ahead of his first court appearance, the office said....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago (499+ words) The New Jersey doctor who left his job earlier this month after a colleague complained about his allegedly insensitive reaction to the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk says he was hardly "cheering" after the shooting occurred. In a statement sent to the Daily News on Tuesday, Dr. Matthew M. Jung says he may not have agreed with Kirk's politics, but he doesn't condone how the 31-year-old pundit was silenced. "As a surgeon, I have seen firsthand the devastation violence inflicts on families, and I do not wish that on anyone," Jung's statement reads. Nurse Lexi Kuenzle filed a legal complaint against the former Englewood Health physician after Kirk was murdered on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. She claimed Jung, while standing at a nurse's station, "publicly praised" news of the conservative star's death, which left her aghast. Englewood…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago (145+ words) Police are asking for the public's help in finding Keirsten Savage, a New Jersey woman who disappeared earlier this week. Savage, 40, of Franklin Township in Gloucester County, has been missing since Monday. "Savage was last seen at her residence on August 4th wearing dark colored clothing," the Franklin Township Police Department said in a statement. "She is 5'5, 140 lbs and has brown hair and eyes." Police said she is considered a missing and endangered person and was added to the FBI's National Crime Information Center database, which increases the urgency of the search. Savage was charged with shoplifting from a New Jersey Walmart in 2012. Anyone with information on her whereabouts are asked to contact Detective Dylan Colclough at 609-579-1168. Franklin Township was the site earlier this week of a double-murder suicide by a former state trooper....