Newark

Pat Battle reporting on oppressive heat scorching the tri-state. 

Essex County officials have announced an increase in the reward they are offering for information that would lead to the identification of those responsible for the shooting death of a beloved Muslim leader who was gunned down outside of his Newark mosque before morning prayers in January. The killing of Imam Hassan Sharif as he prepared to open the Masjid…

Feeling a bit cramped in your New York City apartment? You’re not alone, especially if you live in one borough in particular.

Sarah Wallace reporting on the sentencing of a former Newark officer. 

A family was celebrating Dominican Mother’s Day when a deck at a Newark home suddenly gave way, collapsing underneath their feet and sending them falling to the ground. Eight people were hurt. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Splintered slabs of red wood were left in a pile on Kearny Street in Newark, the remnants of a porch that police said collapsed Sunday evening. Eight people were thrown to the ground as they were celebrating Dominican Mother’s Day, according to neighbors.

There’s new video from New Jersey showing a police chase that spiraled out of control, as two police vehicles ended up crashing and a suspect got away. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

Attention parents and teenagers of Newark: That new curfew we’ve been talking about? It starts tonight. The curfew initially was supposed to take effect three weeks ago, but the mayor’s office abruptly postponed the launch for unknown reasons. The program taking effect Friday is a sort of soft launch. The nightly curfew for kids under 18 — 11 p.m. until…

The man and woman were taken to University Hospital. News 4’s Ida Siegal reports. 

Two people were hospitalized overnight after a carjacking suspect pinned the man and woman up against a Newark bar late Saturday. Officials in the New Jersey city said police responded to the Cozy Corner Bar around 12 a.m. for reports of a vehicle crash at the corner of South 12th Street and South Orange Avenue. Newark’s public safety director,...

After being postponed, the curfew that applies to those under 18 years old begins next week in Newark. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports. 

Attention parents and teens of Newark: A new curfew is coming. Kids under the age of 18 will be under a nightly curfew from 11 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé say the Juvenile Safety Initiative is meant to keep children safe while lowering juvenile crime. “The overnight hours…

Newark will take its own steps to keep kids off the streets and away from crime. 

Police in Newark are investigating a serious car crash near the scene of a shooting.

Authorities are investigating a shooting at a restaurant in New Jersey’s largest city that led them to a wild car crash in which a vehicle was tipped entirely on its side, with one of the shooting victims inside, law enforcement officials said Monday. It appeared an individual who had been wounded at the restaurant was en route to a...

There is a growing mystery around a shooting incident in the New Jersey office of Newark’s former public safety director, who is now a powerful consultant. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

There is a growing mystery surrounding a shooting incident in the New Jersey office of Newark’s former public safety director, who is now a powerful consultant. The circumstances of what happened at the Ambrose Group office building last Friday evening are shrouded in secrecy. The Essex County Prosecutor’s office will only say that one of the most powerful figures...

A 17-year-old and a 15-year-old were shot outside a high school in Newark, with the older victim suffering critical injuries. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Two students were shot near a high school in Newark Tuesday afternoon, a city official said. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said that the shooting took place around 2:46 p.m. outside West Side High School located on South Orange Avenue. School officials said that it took place at dismissal. Police received a call of a shooting and when officers…

Two students were shot near West Side High School in Newark Tuesday afternoon, city officials said.