10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (357+ words) Sep 12, 2026, 10:52 PM Officials are pushing a bill aimed at reducing flooding across New Jersey after a summer marked by several intense storms and widespread flooding, Local officials are renewing calls for passage of the "Make Polluters Pay" act. The proposal…...

16+ hour, 37+ min ago   (103+ words) Sep 12, 2026, 5:07 PM A semi-truck burst into flames beneath the Gowanus Expressway in Bay Ridge on Saturday afternoon, according to the FDNY. Officials say 79 fire and EMS personnel were called to 6502 6th Ave. just before 3 p.m. Citizen app footage taken near the chaotic…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (222+ words) Sep 9, 2026, 8:48 PM A 28-year-old man was killed, and two other people were injured after a three-alarm fire spread between two Yonkers homes Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 6 a.m. at 13 Cedar St., a three-story wood home, according to fire officials....

3+ day, 45+ min ago   (92+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 6:04 AM A Poughkeepsie man is facing felony drug charges after authorities say he sold cocaine from an apartment in the city. The Dutchess County District Attorney's Office said Phillip Farrar operated a drug-dealing operation out of an apartment on…...

3+ day, 13+ min ago   (206+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 12:45 PM A lifesaving flotation device delivered from the air. That's the latest tool Nassau County police unveiled as part of their Drone as First Responder program. While summer may be winding down, Nassau County police say they're continuing efforts…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (194+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 6:23 AM A child is in critical condition after a car unexpectedly accelerated, hitting three people at a park in Mercer County. Hamilton police responded to Veterans Park on Klockner Road on Monday at about 4:35 p.m. after reports of people being…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (206+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 6:42 AM Three men have been charged in a 43-count indictment for an alleged scheme to traffic illegal firearms into The Bronx. The Bronx District Attorney’s Office says Jose Tejeda Jr. and Nazaya Gonzalez purchased guns in Virginia with the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (73+ words) Sep 9, 2026, 12:37 PM Newark’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant is expected to open this fall and plans to hire 60 to 80 workers, the company said Wednesday. The Chick-fil-A Lower Broadway restaurant will be located at 2 Clay St. and is hiring for full- and part-time…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (136+ words) Sep 10, 2026, 8:07 AM The Hofstra chapter of university professors have voted to ratify their new contract with the administration. The union told News 12 it agreed on wage increased between 3% and 3 1/2 % for the next four years. The union previously threatened to strike…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (220+ words) Sep 9, 2026, 5:33 PM New information is emerging about the nearly seven-hour outage that disrupted service at a Bronx 911 call center last month, affecting hundreds of callers and leaving some unable to reach emergency dispatchers. The outage occurred at the center on…...