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Jersey City Cop Allegedly Traveled to Atlantic City to Sexually Assault Girls As Young As 8
A Jersey City police officer was arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a pair of underage girls after traveling over 100 miles to pick them up, state prosectors say. Stephen Wilson, 34 and an officer of the Jersey City Police Department, was arrested Friday after driving to Atlantic City with the intention to pay other adults to gain access…
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Jersey City's Historic Loew's Theatre to Undergo $72M Restoration
Jersey City officials announced a new partnership to move forward a $72 million restoration plan for the city’s historic Loew’s Theatre. The revitalization aims to transform the century-old theatre into a state-of-the-art 3,300-seat venue with hopes of attracting top-tier artists — all while serving as economic development for the city and a cultural hub for the local Journal Square community….
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Weather Kids Visits Empowerment Academy Charter School
Storm Team 4 Meteorologist, Matt Brickman, virtually met with over 100 first graders at Empowerment Academy Charter School in Jersey City, NJ.
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11-Year-Old Girl Tries to Save Baby Brother From New Jersey House Fire, Both Die
Two children were killed in a house fire that broke out late Wednesday night in New Jersey, including an 11-year-old girl who apparently tried to save her 8-month-old brother, who had been sleeping upstairs. The mother of the children who died escaped with her other son, a 6-year-old boy. The fire broke out on the first floor of the two-story…
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2 Children Die in Jersey City Fire
Two children were killed in a house fire that broke out late Wednesday night in New Jersey, including an 11-year-old girl who apparently tried to save her 8-month-old brother, who had been sleeping upstairs, prosecutors said Thursday. News 4’s Brian Thompson reports.
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House Fire in Jersey City Kills 2 Children
Two children were killed in a house fire that broke out late Wednesday night in New Jersey, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Family Files $10M Against NJ Transit After Pedestrian Struck, Killed on Christmas Eve 2019
The transit agency said at the time that the woman was trespassing at Exchange place when she was hit and killed, but her family disagrees, saying the driver, rail-line and NJ Transit are to blame
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Jersey City Makes History With New Choice to Lead Police
In what may be a first in the United States, a civilian police director is now taking over the role of police chief in Jersey City. And with the appointment of a Black woman to lead the department, many officials believe it was a move that was long overdue. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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They've Been Gone For 30 Years, But Now Automats Are Back With a High-Tech Twist
They had been around since the 19th century, and disappeared 20 years ago. Now automats are coming back, with some 21st century improvements.
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Automat Makes Return in Jersey City With Modern Twist
A brand new version of the old school automat service started Wednesday in Jersey City. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Jersey City Girl Scout Troop Boycotts Cookie Sale Over Child Labor
NBC New York’s Phil Lipoff reports.
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NJ Girl, 13, Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of 35-Year-Old Man
A New Jersey teen was arrested on Christmas Eve and charged with the murder of a 35-year-old man two weeks after the fatal shooting, prosecutors said Friday.
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2 Dead, 4 Hurt as SUV Driver Flips and Hits 4 Cars on Garden State Parkway
Two people died and four others were hurt, one of them seriously, in a five-vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway Wednesday, officials say. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of a GMC Suburban lost control of the vehicle in the southbound lanes in Clifton, ran off the left side of the road, struck a concrete barrier and flipped…
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On Anniversary of Jersey City Shootout, Man Shot and Killed 2 Blocks From Site
Exactly one year after four people were killed in a shootout at a kosher grocery in Jersey City, gunfire rang out less than two blocks from that tragic scene, leaving one man dead and another hurt.
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Two Shot Blocks Away From Site of Last Year's Jersey City Shootout
Jersey City paused Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of a bias attack that killed a police officer and three people in a Jewish grocery store, and shone a light on tensions between city residents and a burgeoning Orthodox community. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Jersey City Marks 1 Year Since Domestic Terror Attack
It’s been one year since four people were killed in a shooting in Jersey City. Pat Battle reports.
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Synagogue to Hold Memorial One Year After Hate-Fueled Attack at NJ Kosher Market
Thursday marks exactly one year since the kosher market massacre in New Jersey where four people were shot and killed by two suspects. A Jersey City synagogue is expected to hold a memorial ceremony to honor the lives of Det. Joseph Seals, Mindy Ferencz, Moshe Deutsch and Miguel Rodriguez. Since the shooting, the congregation’s rabbi has made it her...
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Synagogue to Hold Memorial One Year After Hate-Fueled Attack at NJ Kosher Market
Thursday marks exactly one year since the Kosher market massacre in New Jersey where four people were shot and killed by two suspects.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Slams New York Young Republican Club for Hosting Large, Maskless Gala in Jersey City Amid Covid Surge
The New York Young Republican Club hosted a large indoor gala with little-to-no mask-wearing or social distancing in Jersey City Thursday night, drawing fierce criticism from New Jersey officials Friday.
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Jersey City Announces Plan for COVID-19 Memorial Park at Former Superfund Site
New Jerseyeans will soon have a physical space where they can mourned those who died from COVID-19. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop on Thursday announced the name of a new waterfront park that will also serve as a memorial for hundreds of residents who were infected with the virus and later died: Skyway Park. Fulop says 503 trees will be…