Bayonne

Last rites were held for the nurse who was killed in a chaotic mugging in Times Square last week. Gaby Acevedo reports.

There was an outpouring of grief at a service held for a cancer nurse who was knocked down to the ground by a suspected thief in Times Square. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Hundreds were expected to gather Monday at a memorial mass to honor a 25-year New Jersey oncology nurse who died over the weekend after a fleeing phone thief near Times Square allegedly knocked her to the ground, landing her on life support.

Maria Ambrocio worked as an oncology nurse in Bayonne, New Jersey for 25 years, her employer confirmed. The alleged phone thief who knocked her to the ground now faces upgraded charges of 2nd-degree murder.

A New Jersey nurse has died in a New York City hospital following a violent run-in with a thief who knocked her to the ground on Friday. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

A New Jersey woman has died following serious injuries sustained when she was knocked down by a robber near Times Square. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

A New Jersey nurse has died in a New York City hospital following a violent run-in with a thief who knocked her to the ground on Friday. Police say 58-year-old Maria Ambrocio suffered serious head trauma after a robbery suspect pushed her over near Times Square. Ambrocio, who lives and works in Bayonne, had been in Bellevue Hospital since Friday…

Four Jersey City men, ages 19 to 26, were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Bayonne girl who they met after she ran away from home earlier this month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Tuesday. Nasire Williams, 26, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree,…

The sound of explosions could be heard Sunday morning throughout parts of NJ and NYC when crews brought down to former military buildings in Bayonne.

Tons of dynamite and careful planning successfully brought down two large World War II-era buildings on Sunday to make way for a brand new distribution center in Bayonne. The buildings sat on the former Military Ocean Terminal and were once used to launch troops and goods during World War II. Explosions and smoke from the morning’s implosion filled the...

An arrest has been made in Bayonne in connection to a hostage situation in Secaucus, New Jersey. Anjali Hemphill reports.

A police shooting in Bayonne on Monday morning is under investigation by New Jersey officials. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan has the latest.

A body found in a tarp in a wooded area of New Jersey late last month has been identified as a missing 41-year-old New York City man, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jose Rivera was the person found dead in a tarp off Route 440 in Bayonne around 4:30 p.m. on April 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. His family has…

A new UPS distribution center is planned on the former Military Ocean Terminal site in Bayonne, which city officials say they expect to create 1,000 new jobs. The Jersey Journal reports that company hopes to build an 880,000-square-foot warehouse and additional parking if the project is approved on the peninsula in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Company…

NJ Police Arrest Woman Seen Hurling Racial Slurs at Black Woman

The 60-year-old woman at the center of an alleged racist tirade against another New Jersey woman whom she allegedly turned on for intervening while she was berating a mailman has been arrested, police in Bayonne said Wednesday. Claudia Emanuele is charged with bias intimidation and harassment stemming from the incident reported by the 40-year-old victim, who identified herself to News…

NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A suspect is in custody after officers say he stole a marked car in New Jersey and led police on a chase to Brooklyn. In the span of roughly half an hour, officers pursued a stolen vehicle out of Bayonne and chased the suspect until he crashed around 1 a.m. after leading police through at least two boroughs of New…

A suspect is in police custody after officers say he stole a police car in New Jersey and led officers on a chase to Brooklyn. Myles Miller reports.

One week after A New Jersey woman was found dead in her apartment, detectives have identified the fugitive who they said killed her, as her family demands justice. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.