Investigations

New Jersey’s largest school districts – including Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson – have often blamed systemic inequities for their decisions to remain all-remote or postpone hybrid learning. But when compared to Lakewood, which has had in-person learning since September, those differences don’t really exist.

Classrooms in Lakewood, NJ have been packed with students five days a week since September. Classrooms in Paterson, NJ have been shuttered the whole time. So what’s behind the drastic difference in how the two school systems approach education in a pandemic? Chris Glorioso reports.

A New Jersey man has been accused of attacking multiple officers in the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Jonathan Dienst reports.

An out-of-work electrician with a 2-month-old child has become the latest tri-state area arrest in connection to the deadly U.S. Capitol siege that took place Jan. 6, according to federal prosecutors.

The city is promising to hire hundreds of new correction officers after the I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reported on current officers regularly being required to work triple shifts, often 24 hours straight with few to no breaks and little to no access to food or drinks.

As the investigation into the Evergreen fire continues, an I-Team investigation found that another property owned by the same management company had a slew of violations against it, with residents complaining of the conditions inside. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Walgreens Pharmacy pinned the issue on a potential scheduling system problem, which has left some scrambling to find a second dose. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

A bombshell report alleges those well-connected to Gov. Cuomo got special treatment in the early days of the pandemic, even as the governor’s office denies there was any sort of VIP testing program. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

With so many hotels now underutilized, there is a push to purchase the struggling buildings and convert hotel rooms into hundreds — or even thousands — of affordable micro-apartments

NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst sits down with outgoing Chief of Department Terence Monahan.

Add an ethics complaint to the list of complaints swirling around Gov. Andrew Cuomo. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Officers on Rikers Island are lodging complaints after being made to work triple tours — 24 straight hours without a break — with no access to food or water. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

The governor tried to talk coronavirus and the state budget on Wednesday, in an effort to avoid answering questions regarding the sexual misconduct and nursing home death scandals surrounding him. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.