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Permanent cameras, license plate readers will be watching drivers on Goethals Bridge

That’s right — the Port Authority has installed permanent license plate readers on the Goethals Bridge, which connects the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the Big Apple’s southernmost borough.

Staten Island to get $400M waterfront facelift (again) in hopes of luring new business

The four-year plan promises a two-mile waterfront park from the Bayonne Bridge to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, similar to Manhattan's west side.

NJ brothers who drowned in school pool identified

Lifeguards pulled the brothers out of the water and called 911. First responders tried to revive the pair before they were taken Bayonne Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Teenage brothers drown in NJ school swimming pool

Two teenage brothers — identified only as "Mr. Zheng and Mr. Jiang" — drowned in a swimming pool at Lincoln Community School in Bayonne, New Jersey.

NJ Amazon union petition withdrawn by labor group with alleged past mob links

A labor union with alleged past links to the mob has withdrawn its petition to unionize a New Jersey Amazon facility, the National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday.

NJ Amazon workers set to vote on joining union with alleged past mob links

A labor group that has previously faced accusations of mob ties has filed for a union election at an Amazon facility in northern New Jersey.

New Jersey city protests Ukraine war by covering Putin's name on 9/11 memorial

A North Jersey town has covered up Russian President Vladimir Putin's name on its 9/11 memorial in protest of the war in Ukraine.

Man in stolen New Jersey police car leads cops on wild chase to Brooklyn

A man swiped a police cruiser in Bayonne, NJ and led cops on a wild chase across two bridges and through New York City early Sunday. The marked Bayonne Police...

Passengers cleared after cruise ship delayed in Bayonne over coronavirus scare

The four Chinese passengers whose feared coronavirus infection has kept a Royal Caribbean cruise ship moored at a dock off Bayonne have all tested negative for the virus, New Jersey...

Four hospitalized after cruise ship's coronavirus screenings in NJ port

Four people on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in New Jersey where dozens were screened for coronavirus were taken to Newark’s University Hospital “out of caution” Friday morning.

The Poseidon misadventure: Passengers on ship set to dock in NJ will be tested for coronavirus

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship scheduled to dock in Bayonne, New Jersey, early Friday has at least a dozen Chinese nationals on board in isolation who will be tested for...

How this NJ town's $5.6M wind turbine became a blessing and a curse

From base to blade tip, the Bayonne, NJ, wind turbine stretches nearly 400 feet into the sky. It towers over the city’s aging waterfront and stands almost 100 feet higher...

Bayonne stinks, NJ office of emergency management confirms

Bayonne stinks. The office of emergency management for the New Jersey city has confirmed there is a foul odor emanating from the Hudson County town, the agency said in a...

Accused killer who quoted Jesus after acquittal charged in second homicide

A New Jersey man who quoted Jesus after being acquitted on homicide charges last year has been accused of fatally shooting a woman in the face, according to a report....

Walmart shoplifter stopped by motorized shopping cart: cops

A shoplifter trying to speed away from a New Jersey Walmart hit the same motorized shopping cart twice — before finally crashing head-on with a police car, police said Monday....

Woman goes topless in attempt to avoid shoplifting bust

A New Jersey woman shed her shirt and went topless to escape a shoplifting arrest — but her attempt went bust, according to a report. Lakia Pierce, 42, of Hoboken...

Slow driver behind backup on Bayonne Bridge during snowstorm

One sluggish driver caused a massive backup on the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday afternoon that caused the bridge to shut down for several hours, officials said on Friday. The driver...

Overlooked Bayonne, NJ, finally gets its building boom

When Jason Tsay and Michael Suchocki left artsy Chelsea for sleepy Bayonne, they thought the New Jersey city was on the cusp of a real estate renaissance. Turns out they...

How George R.R. Martin got his 'Game' on

The scene is 1950s New York City — but the view is from the New Jersey side, in gritty, hardscrabble Bayonne, where a longshoreman’s young son gazes longingly from his...

Best NYC rentals to snap up before they disappear

When Vinny D'Andraia showed up at The Bergen, the new rental building just on the border of Park Slope and Boerum Hill, he had zero interest in mincing words about...