New Jersey Turnpike Authority Causes Outrage After Taking Down American Flags From Overpasses
You may have seen them on your commute -- American flags posted on highway overpasses.
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You may have seen them on your commute -- American flags posted on highway overpasses.
It happened on the Exit 16W ramp during the morning commute.
It happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday just south of the Meadowlands.
Since March 24, cash customers without an E-ZPass tag were billed by mail.
The driver escaped with a minor injury.
Drivers who travel New Jersey's two largest toll roads will not see any toll increases next year.
Keeping a full tank of gas is especially important before facing closures and renovations as part of a $250 million state plan.
The vehicle overturned around 5:40 a.m. on the outer roadway near Interchange 11-Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township.
A school bus overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick, sending 36 people including 17 children to the hospital.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority believes its fees are legitimate while drivers think the state is lining its pockets.
Fifty passengers and the driver were on board around 5:15 am Friday when the New York to Richmond, Virginia bus caught fire.
It happened just before 7 a.m. Thursday on the northbound side of the Eastern Spur in North Bergen.
It happened early Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes of the turnpike just past exit 11 in Fords.
The bus was carrying students, mostly fifth graders, from the Mevaskshei Hashem yeshiva in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Foggy conditions shut down part of the New Jersey Turnpike and sparked major delays at local airports Friday night.
The eastbound lanes between interchanges 14 and 14-A were closed for emergency repairs.
The eastbound Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike will be closed between Interchanges 14 and 14A until Thursday night while repair crews address a structural problem with the bridge deck.
The two-vehicle accident occurred around 1:35 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes near milepost 80 in East Brunswick.
The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on the northbound outer roadway approaching interchange 10.
A five-year-old girl was killed in a fiery crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Wednesday morning.
It just keeps happening; three trucks crashed into the same overpass in New Jersey this week.
The governor said the state has agreed to give Sunoco and food service firm HMS Host a 25-year contract on the turnpike and parkway in exchange for $250 million in renovations.
It remained unclear Saturday morning why those three people were shot, but police say they appeared to have been travelling southbound on the Turnpike when they pulled into the rest stop.
New Jersey State Police say both victims are in serious condition.
State police are seeking a couple wanted in the armed robbery of New Jersey Turnpike toll booth attendant.
According to preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs.
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday.
President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
Fields has thrown for less than 50 yards in three of his starts for the Jets this season.
His mother self-deported, but thought her son would be fine in the U.S. because of his special immigrant juvenile status.
According to preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs.
His mother self-deported, but thought her son would be fine in the U.S. because of his special immigrant juvenile status.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
Police are looking for more than a dozen teens accused of attacking the boy over a pair of sneakers.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
In the last few years, New York City has not had much snow, due to mild and dry winters.
A nor'easter that soaked the NYC area Sunday and Monday brought more than 4 inches of rainfall and winds above 60 mph.
A nor'easter that's bearing down on the NYC area continues to cause flooding concerns today for Long Island and New Jersey.
New Jersey is under a state of emergency, along with New York City and the surrounding region.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
Montclair Public Schools officials say the teachers are being laid off because of a $19.6 million budget shortfall.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli hopes this is the year he declares victory.
Alpha Sigma Phi says it's closing the New Jersey chapter after it found hazing was a factor in a student's injuries at an off-campus house.
Here's where, when and how you can cast your ballot in person early in New Jersey, with key races including the governor's race on the ballot.
A man suffocated his estranged wife by dousing her face with a chemical mixture at her home in Herricks, Nassau County Police said.
Gardy Coriolan was trying to subdue an unruly patient while working an overnight shift at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, police say.
Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty over the summer to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct.
Three of the band's founding members are from Long Island, and this is their first time playing the arena where they grew up going to see shows.
Officials say the driver was drunk and high when he sideswiped a police officer, sending his squad car into a ravine.
According to preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs.
President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
Montclair Public Schools officials say the teachers are being laid off because of a $19.6 million budget shortfall.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli hopes this is the year he declares victory.
Andrew Cuomo and WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg mocked Mamdani's relative lack of experience with a 9/11 reference.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
The next time you're buying something sweet at a New York City restaurant, you may notice a new warning comes with it.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
The Womb Bus offers an opportunity for new and expecting moms to form a special bond.
Nick Mangold, who spent his entire NFL career with the Jets, is seeking a kidney donor with type O blood.
The legendary rockers will play on July 7, 9, 12 and 14 in New York City -- before heading to Edinburgh, Scotland; Dublin and London.
Hundreds of people waited in line for hours to catch the performance on a livestream.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Three of the band's founding members are from Long Island, and this is their first time playing the arena where they grew up going to see shows.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday.
Fields has thrown for less than 50 yards in three of his starts for the Jets this season.
"There's nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. "I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting."
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Jarrett Allen added 22, and Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 131-124.
The Knicks outscored the Celtics 42-14 in the second quarter en route to a 64-44 halftime lead.
Officials say the site for a new elementary school in Brooklyn is safe, but some are skeptical because of lingering contamination from a decades-old Superfund site.
From Greenpoint community gardens to Governor's Island orchards, New Yorkers are reconnecting with the city's agricultural past through historic fruit trees.
A new survey found hundreds of illegally parked vehicles in the Downtown Brooklyn every day.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
Families visiting Most Holy Trinity Cemetery say they've been left searching for the graves of loved ones after thousands of copper monuments were stolen over the years.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
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Halloween came early for hundreds of kids on Long Island. The Suffolk County Legal Aid Society held its seventh annual Boo Bash in Brentwood on Saturday.
The third annual Lung Force Walk was held Saturday at Long Island's Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Organizers say more than 700 people attended.
Over the last five years, candy prices have increased nearly 37%, but a family-owned Lower East Side candy store is trying to keep costs low.
The Halloween spirit is alive and well throughout the Tri-State Area. Ghostbusters and even headless horsemen showed up Saturday for the annual Tarrytown Halloween Parade. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos was in the middle of the excitement with the ghosts and goblins.
