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New Jersey's governor may have been king of Island Beach State Park for a day, but the internet memes about it will live forever. 

Star-Ledger columnist Tom Moran explains that New Jersey's budget impasse is really about "nothing." Check our list of what's closed during the partial shutdown.

The gunfire broke out at 2:50 p.m. inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital, bringing police cars and firetrucks rushing to the scene and sending officers onto the roof with guns drawn.

New Jersey's current budget expires at midnight on Friday, and Democrats in the state assembly and Governor Chris Christie don't look anywhere close to making a deal on a new one.

FDNY officials say they responded to a report of a smoke condition on the train at 9:45 AM at West 125th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue.

NBC 4 New York's Gabe Pressman was a pioneering street reporter, and has long been credited as the first television journalist to cover the city. 

Lhota, who chaired the MTA before a running for mayor in 2013, was praised for the system's response to Sandy. Now, he's returning to the agency at a tumultuous time.

Lawmakers are expected to return to Albany in the coming months to decide on mayoral control for New York City schools. Meanwhile, vaping has been banned from most public indoor spaces.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña was in Albany yesterday, pleading on behalf of Mayor de Blasio for him not to lose control over the city's public schools at the end of the month.

The Church still regards homosexuality as "intrinsically disordered," but Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the leader of Newark's Archdiocese, has made headlines for inviting LGBT people to Mass.

The public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, scheduled for 2:30 p.m., should yield Sessions' most extensive comments to date on questions that have dogged his tenure.

The president, who had not tweeted since James Comey accused the administration of spreading "lies," struck back with an early morning tweet, saying "WOW, Comey is a leaker!"

In a hugely anticipated hearing, fired FBI director James Comey will recount a series of controversial conversations with President Trump. 

Christopher Wray, who worked for the DOJ under President George W. Bush and represented Gov. Christie during the Bridgegate investigation, has been picked to replace James Comey.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and former diplomat Phil Murphy won the GOP and Democratic nominations in New Jersey's race to replace a governor with the lowest approval ratings in the U.S.

With 18 months to go until the 2018 congressional elections, Democrats are organizing in swing districts with the hopes of pushing Republican House members out of office.

Voters have until 8 p.m. to cast their votes for the Democratic and Republican candidates hoping to replace Gov. Christie.

Dozens of people taken to hospitals after incidents at London Bridge and Borough Market

The U.S. could still meet its carbon emissions reduction goals from the Paris agreement, despite Trump's decision to withdraw from it. But global temperature rise is still a threat.

Our listeners are concerned about job creation, but many see the development of renewable energy as an economic opportunity, not a hindrance.