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NY state police to crack down on distracted driving: What drivers should know
For those who haven’t gotten the (text) message yet: It’s time to put down the phone while driving, because cops are keeping an eye out for it this month.
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Family demands answers after man killed by Jersey City police amid mental health crisis
The family of a man who was shot and killed by Jersey City police is demanding answers as to why their loved one had to die after they called for help while he was in the midst of a mental health crisis.
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Manhattan skyscrapers stable after fiery crane collapse hurts 12
A crane on top of a Manhattan skyscraper was burning and part of it collapsed as black smoke was billowing into the air stories above the ground, video showed.
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NJ to sue Federal Highway Administration over NYC congestion pricing plan, Murphy says
The plan for congestion pricing to arrive in NYC may be chugging along, but not if New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has anything to say about it — as he announced he plans to sue the Federal Highway Administration over the plan.
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Three teens hurt in Times Square shooting: Police
Three teens were injured when bullets flew in Times Square following an argument between a gunman and the young victims, according to police.
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Subway safety doors coming to platforms at some NYC stations: What to know
After years of pressure and sometimes-heavy resistance, the MTA says a trial program involving platform doors at three subway stations to keep people off the tracks is underway.
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Hoboken Terminal Project Underway After 17-Year Pause
A New Jersey project that has been stalled for 17 years is finally moving forward. The Hoboken Terminal will undergo a transformation now that there is cash in the budget to pay for it. After nearly two decades of delays, $167 million in state funding is making this overhaul possible – with Gov. Phil Murphy calling the project “transformative for…
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4 Dead, 8 Hurt in Shuttle Flip on Palisades Parkway; Desperate Families Seek Answers
Four people — three of them Party City employees — died and another eight were hurt, some of them severely, when a shuttle van with a dozen aboard flipped over in the center median of New Jersey’s Palisades Interstate Parkway early Friday, authorities and the company said. Highway police responding to a call about a southbound incident in Englewood Cliffs…
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New Yorkers React After NYC Hostess Was Attacked for Asking Tourists for Vax Proof
A hostess at a well-known New York City restaurant was attacked just for asking to see a group’s proof of COVID vaccination, a requirement to dine inside in the city.
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NJ Man Fatally Shot by Police at Bayonne Home
A man suffering from a reported mental health crisis was shot and killed by police in a New Jersey home early Monday morning. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said the shooting took place around 7 a.m. on First Street in Bayonne. Two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation say a woman at the residence called police for an...
