Hoboken mayor won't seek 3rd term; blames Trump

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey mayor says she'll focus on climate change rather than running for a third term in office because of President Donald Trump.

Newark strengthens sanctuary city status

Mayor Ras Baraka signed an executive order on Monday to strengthen the city's status as a sanctuary status.

Second girl dead following cousin's drowning in Belmar

A girl who had been on life support after she and her cousin were swept away by a strong current in Belmar, New Jersey last week has died.

11-year-old girl electrocuted while playing in lagoon

An 11-year-old girl has died after being electrocuted while playing with friends in a lagoon behind a New Jersey home, officials said.

Girl dead, other injured after being pulled from NJ beach

One girl is dead and another is on life-support after they were found floating face down in the ocean at the New Jersey shore.

Brutal beatdown caught on cellphone video

A fight caught on cellphone video shows a man who snapped after catching someone driving his stolen car.

VIDEO: Men attack deli worker with avocados

The NYPD has released shocking security camera video from a deli two blocks from Yankee Stadium that shows two men throwing avocados and bananas at a defenseless deli worker.

Bobcat found inside New Jersey home

A bobcat found its way inside a home in New Jersey, prompting a family to call the cops.

Woman who fell into basement legally blind, says son

The woman who falls into a cellar in New Jersey in a new viral video is reportedly legally blind. In the clip, the woman is seen texting as she walks right into an open cellar door and flipping over it. The incident occurred in Plainfield in broad daylight. 

Multiple school bus crash in NJ

Emergency personnel remain on the scene of a crash involving at least two school buses in Mahwah, New Jersey.

NJ schoolkids build fidget spinners in science class

As classrooms everywhere ban kids from using the insanely popular fidget spinner, Christopher Columbus School No. 15 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, is taking a different spin by turning it into a science project.

NYC college offers Abolition of Whiteness course

Hunter College is offering a course next fall called The Abolition of Whiteness. The course will examine whiteness, white supremacy and violence.

Nightmare on the F train in NYC subway

Passengers described panic and dangerous health conditions due to sweltering heat after a subway train lost power and got stuck for more than an hour during the Monday evening rush hour.

Police: Nanny slapped 2-week-old girl

A nanny is accused of slapping a two-week-old girl in her care two separate times in recent days, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

The Bench of Wisdom: Best seat on the boardwalk

OCEAN GROVE, NJ (CHASING NEWS) -- There's a place on the Jersey Shore called "The Bench of Wisdom." It's not really a bench. It's a group of chairs. Seated in them are the sages of the Ocean Grove boardwalk. 

Man explains why he attached grill to apartment window

It was a photo that captured the imagination of barbecue lovers across the internet: a charcoal grill attached just below the window of a third-floor apartment in Newark.

Hunter student stuck on subway misses commencement, 'graduates' on train

Delayed on your way to work? That's one thing. Delayed on your way to the most important day of your life? A college graduate in Queens whose train was delayed so badly he missed his graduation ceremony. Or at least that is what he thought. No one has more reason to complain about train delays than Jerich Alcantara. This was the day he was supposed to officially graduate from Hunter College's...

Mr. Met gives fan the finger

The person who wears the Mr. Met costume won't be wearing it much longer after video surfaced of the costumed character flipping off a fan Wednesday at CitiField.

Biggest slice of pizza found in New York

New York's biggest slice?  It is most likely going to be found at Koronet Pizza in New York City on Broadway between 110th and 111th Streets.