A New Jersey transit train pulls into the Secaucus Junction station (Image: AP) New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home. The walkout comes after the latest round of negotiations […]
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Image: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was at the facility with three members of Congress. Baraka, who has been protesting the center’s opening this week, was released around 8 […]
Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, then released at immigration detention protest (Picture credit: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released Friday night after being arrested during a protest at a federal immigration detention centre in Newark. Baraka had been taken into custody by federal agents outside Delaney Hall, where he had joined demonstrators opposing the […]
