Closter
Closter, NJ · LATEST NEWS
Main Street Dollars
Lite 96.9 WFPG
This Is Really Upsetting: A City In NJ Ranks Among The Worst Cities For Veterans
Veterans deserve more than a thank-you. A new national ranking puts Newark near the bottom of the list for veterans, and it's especially disappointing for those of us with a personal connection to military families.
hoodline.com
Mott Haven Man Who Stepped Into Street Fight Still Critical Weeks Later
A 38-year-old man remains in critical but stable condition at Lincoln Hospital more than three weeks after he was stabbed in the back while trying to break up a street fight in Mott Haven, and the person responsible is still at large. A Fight He Tried To Stop Turned On...
njtoday.news
NJ.com
N.J. boys soccer team snaps top seed’s 20-game win streak, hopes to end its own 38-year drought
Ben Chun has seen Thomas Dahiya make dazzling saves a million times in practice. Still, Dahiya might have outdone himself. A rare gap in coverage across the middle gave Lakeland a golden scoring chance with momentum hanging in the balance. Dahiya, in desperation, dove to his left to turn away...
hoodline.com
Melrose Bodega Hit Twice in Two Days, Same Group Suspected Both Times
A bodega on Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose was broken into two mornings in a row, with a group smashing a window, slipping inside and making off with vapes, watches and bags of marijuana before fleeing on foot both times. The NYPD has now released images from the scene and is asking the public to help identify the people responsible.
News 12
hoodline.com
Gunpoint Robbery Near Riverdale Leaves Man Robbed of $400, NYPD Seeks Trio
Bailey Ave. & W. 233rd St. — Approximate Site of Reported Robbery. A 35-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint near Bailey Avenue and West 233rd Street on the morning of October 24, and nearly two weeks later, investigators still don't know who did it. Two people approached him around 9:10 a.m., one of them brandishing a firearm, before taking off in a white sedan driven by a third person who has also not been identified.
ABCNY
hoodline.com
Seven Hurt in Pre-Dawn Crash Near Bronx University Heights Bridge
University Heights Bridge — Reported Location of Seven-Person Crash. A crash near the University Heights Bridge in the Bronx sent seven people to area hospitals in the early hours of Sunday morning. The call came in at 4:38 a.m. at West Fordham Road and the University Heights Bridge, and emergency crews rushed all seven injured people to nearby hospitals.
New York Post
Bronx judge arrested for driving under the influence, refusing breath test in NYC: cops
A Bronx Supreme Court judge was busted this week for driving under the influence and refusing to take a breathalyzer test, police said. Judge Erik Gray is suspected of operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, driving while ability impaired and refusal to take a breath test after cops stopped him at 12:35 a.m. Friday at 189th Street and Webster Avenue in the Fordham section of The Bronx, according to police. The Bronx Supreme Court stands at 851 Grand Concourse in the Bronx borough of New York on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Tomas E. Gaston Savage parolee who fatally shot niece of local judge 19 times lands life behind bars Gray, 58, ran on the Democratic ticket for election to the New York City Civil Court of New York County in 2019, according to Ballotpedia.org . His term ends on Dec. 31, 2029. He previously made headlines for releasing a grade-school teacher on his own recognizance after the man was charged with molesting a girl in 2022. Young mom stabbed 22 times by ‘monster’ rails against NYC judge for ‘very, very light’ sentence — and jaw-dropping comments to convict A person charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired