Mayor Cory Booker
OUTRAGE: Newark Residents Hit With $187,000 Police OT Bill For Whitney Houston Funeral
Whitney Houston’s funeral is costing the city of Newark tens of thousands of dollars in police overtime. And some taxpayers say as much as they loved the pop star they’re not happy about footing the high security costs.
Top Secret Documents Reveal More Cases Of Targeted Muslim Spying By NYPD
The reports indicate cops collected information on businesses owned by second and third generation Americans, specifically because they were Muslims, and ignored members of other religions in the same ethnic communities.
Bloomberg: Surveillance Complaints From NJ ‘Ridiculous’
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday on his weekly appearance on WOR Radio that it’s “a bit ridiculous” to say “the NYPD should stop at the border.”
Newark Welcomes First Supermarket In Over 20 Years
Mayor Cory Booker was on hand Tuesday morning for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Food Depot on First Street.
Newark Latest City To Deny ‘Jersey Shore’ Spin-Off Filming Permit
In a letter to show’s production company, Mayor Cory Booker said because Newark’s emergency personnel would likely be called to mitigate any incidents involving Snooki and JWoww, the risk to Newark residents would be too great.
Sen. Menendez Calls For Federal Investigation Into NYPD’s Muslim Spying
Is it religious profiling or good police work? An intense debate is underway in our area amid new revelations that NYPD spying on Muslim communities included neighborhoods in Nassau and Suffolk counties and Newark, N.J.
Officials Back Newark School Closings Proposal
“Your children are going to be getting into environments that are better for their future. It’s as simple as that,” Newark Mayor Cory Booker said.
Newark City Council Adopts Ordinance To Limit Hours Of Late-Night Restaurants
The ordinance requires restaurants to close at 10 p.m. during the week and at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The council reportedly made a list of areas they think are problematic.
Judge Orders Newark To Produce Facebook Pledge Log
Newark’s City Hall must provide a list of documents related to the multimillion dollar pledge by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to fix its troubled schools, a judge ruled Friday.
Newark Starts New Year With Homicide; 45-Year-Old Man Shot To Death
New Jersey’s largest city recorded its first homicide of 2012 just hours after the new year got under way.
Mayor Booker Urging ‘Occupy Newark’ Protesters To Be Considerate Of The ’99 Percent’
Booker said he’s sympathetic to the group’s message, but wants cooperation from them so that police resources are not diverted.
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Being Filmed In Newark
Curious Newarkers gathered around City Hall to catch a glimpse of the caped crusader.
Newark Gets $2 Million Youth Crime Prevention Grant
Mayor Cory Booker said Newark will never be able to arrest its way to safer streets and that billions of dollars have been wasted trying to round up violent drug dealers and gang members.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker Urges Residents To Be Storm-Prepared
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is urging residents, especially in flood-prone, low-lying areas of the city, to prepare for a worst-case scenario of high winds, flooding and possible power outages.
Mayor Cory Booker: Once Nets Leave, Newark Wants New NBA Franchise
Newark’s Prudential center is a gorgeous new building — one that will soon be without an NBA franchise. The search is on for Mayor Cory Booker.
VIDEO ON DEMAND 
