NJ Now: One-on-one interview with Andy Kim

The second part of New Jersey Now’s U.S. Senate Candidate series features a one-on-one interview with Democratic Candidate Representative Andy Kim ahead of the November election. Also, the nation’s literacy crisis! According to the National Assessment of Education Progress, numbers show that 43%, not even half of fourth graders in the U.S., scored at or above a proficient level in reading as the numbers are even worse for marginalized students. NJ. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed bills in an effort to boost student literacy in New Jersey, especially following the challenges presented by the pandemic. Paula White, executive director of Jersey Can, talks about the issue, and, the Montclair Film Festival and Montclair Film’s 2024 Emerging Filmmaker Competition. Grand Prize Winners Caroline Sheridan and Michael DeMar talk about their short film “You’re Gonna Pay For That,” and Ryan Moore, Education Program Manager for Montclair Film, discusses the education programs available for young filmmakers.

Crime in the City full episode: October 18, 2024

FOX 5 NY?s Dan Bowens takes a look at some of the more notable crimes across the New York City area this week, including the NYPD concerns about a migrant gang recruiting kids, the push to clean up prostitution on Queens' Roosevelt Avenue and the Manhattan parents charged in the death of their 4-year-old son.

That Was the News Then: Episode 7

An attempted eviction turns deadly. Hotel fire kills 15. NYC subway problems. The year was 1984, and this is what New Yorkers were watching on the news in October.

Vem Miller: What we know about the man arrested near Trump's rally

Vem Miller, 49, of Las Vegas, told authorities he was a journalist with access to the VIP area of Trump's Coachella rally. An investigation revealed he was driving in an unregistered vehicle with a "homemade" license plate and was armed with several firearms and boxes of ammunition.

Crime in the City full episode: October 11, 2024

FOX 5 NY?s Dan Bowens takes a look at some of the more notable crimes across the New York City area this week, including the attack on New York's former governor, the stabbing of an on-duty subway conductor and the bust of an illegal grow house in Brooklyn.

NJ Now: 45,000 dockworkers return after strike

45,000 dockworkers are going back to work after the International Longshoreman Association reached a deal to suspend the strike until January. The pause to buy more time for both sides to negotiate a new contract is good news for consumers as we head into the holiday shopping season. The strike could have impacted economy to the tune of an estimated billions of dollars a day.