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More West Nile-positive mosquitos pop up in NJ
Two positive mosquitoes found this week in Atlantic County. Stock up on the mosquito repellant. Two mosquitos tested positive for West Nile virus this week. The Office of Mosquito Control found these insects in Absecon and Hammonton. This comes just a week after tests came back positive for mosquitos from...
Armed ‘squatter’: Police say NJ man lied about owning homes, changed locks
FREEHOLD – A 39-year-old man was facing over a dozen charges for lying about being the owner of two different, vacant homes he was found living in, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Thursday. Markies L. Wells, who also goes by the alias Messiah Law-Elbey, had a last legitimate...
New Jersey simplifies working paper application for teens
⚫Teens under the age of 18 need working papers in New Jersey. ⚫ The state has made the application easier and online. Teens under the age of 18 who are looking for a job in New Jersey are being reminded that they need working papers before they can start. But...
New findings: Would these changes improve traffic stops in NJ?
A just-completed study in New Jersey gave a makeover to the routine traffic stop, and researchers suggest the new approach goes a long way in improving the relationship between law enforcement and the public. Prompted by strained policy-community relations in the wake of high-profile violent incidents, the study changed the...
Worker files police report against NJ official’s throat-cutting comment
🐶 MCSPCA director Ross Licitra used harsh language to discipline employees. 🐶 One of the workers told police he felt threatened. 🐶 The MCSPCA said the tone was "unacceptable" but accepted Licitra's apology. A former employee of the Monmouth County SPCA has filed a police complaint because...
How Dallas became a financial services hub
Data: Labor Department; Chart: Axios VisualsDallas-Fort Worth is growing into a major financial hub, rivaling New York City — and catching the attention of the Wall Street Journal.Why it matters: Texas has steadily been adding finance and insurance jobs since 1990, surpassing the number of employees in the industries in New York, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.The Texas Stock Exchange is launching in Dallas, and thousands of locals already work for Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.State of play: Goldman Sachs is building a massive office complex near downtown as part of its expansion...
Man critically injured in shooting, woman closing smoke shop grazed by bullet in the Bronx
A woman closing up a smoke shop was one of two people struck by bullets that flew outside a Bronx bodega.The 37-year-old woman was closing the store on West Fordham Road in University Heights when shots were fired outside the bodega at around 1:10 a.m. Friday.A 43-year-old man was shot once in the back and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical but stable condition.The woman, who did not want to be identified, heard the commotion and only realized minutes later that she had also been struck in the gunfire."I had already left the store, and I was walking down,...
A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say
NEW YORK (AP) — A float in Sunday’s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim. The Indian American Muslim Council and other faith-based groups have called on parade organizers to remove a float featuring the Ram Mandir, saying the temple is considered a symbol glorifying the destruction of mosques and violence against Muslims in the South Asian nation. Hindus make up about 80% of India’s population, but the country is also home to about 200 million Muslims who have frequently come under attack by Hindu nationalists. “This float presence represents these groups’ desire to conflate Hindu nationalist ideology with Indian identity,” the organization and others wrote in a letter earlier this month addressed to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “This is not merely a cultural display, but a vulgar celebration of anti-Muslim heat, bigotry, and religious supremacy.”
Man pulled from Hudson River near Pier 76 in Manhattan: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man was pulled from the waters of the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, according to police. Police responded to a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. near 12th Avenue and 34th Street by Pier 76. A bystander saw a man jump in the water, police said. A group stood and watched […]
Peruvian gang leader arrested in Endicott, wanted for 23 killings in home country
NEW YORK (AP) — A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country was arrested Wednesday in New York by U.S. immigration authorities. Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers” who is wanted for 23 killings in Peru, was arrested in Endicott, New York, about 145 miles (233 kilometers) northwest […]
"Decolonizing science" with Drs. Fowler and Vandebroek
On this week’s 51%, our associate producer Jody Cowan speaks with ethnobotanist Dr. Ina Vandebroek and anthropologist Dr. Cynthia Fowler about efforts in the science community to address racism and decolonize the way we study and name native plants around the world. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons also stops by a community center in New York that’s using cooking classes to promote kids’ interest in the STEAM fields.
NYC Mayor Adams received federal subpoenas last month, NY Times reports
(Reuters) -New York Mayor Eric Adams received a fresh round of federal grand jury subpoenas in July as part of a long-running corruption probe, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing four unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.
Tragedy Strikes Maxwell Place: Hoboken’s Beloved Park Scene of Investigation
Maxwell Place Park, a popular spot along Hoboken’s Hudson River waterfront, is now the focus of a police investigation following the discovery of a man’s body early Thursday morning. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hoboken Police Department are currently investigating the incident. On the morning...
750 union jobs are one step closer to coming to Staten Island thanks to NYC Council project approval
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s official: Arthur Kill Terminal has passed through the City Council, bringing the project one step closer to being ready for its anticipated fall construction date. “Thanks to Council Member [Joe] Borelli [R-South Shore] and the other members of the City Council, Staten Island...
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