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View Comments PATERSON — In the latest crackdown on the city's violent drug gangs, federal authorities on Thursday announced criminal charges against 22 suspected members of two 4th Ward groups known as “UpTop” and “Harlem World.” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said 14 of the suspects were arrested Thursday morning, four already were in custody and four remain at large. The crackdown targeted 12 alleged members of Harlem World, which operates near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street, and 10 suspected members of UpTop, which runs drug sales near the corner of Carrol...

Feds charge 22 suspects in crackdown on street gangs in Paterson Replay Video UP NEXT PATERSON — In the latest crackdown on the city's violent drug gangs, federal authorities on Thursday announced criminal charges against 22 suspected members of two 4th Ward groups known as “UpTop” and “Harlem World.” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said 14 of the suspects were arrested Thursday morning, four already were in custody and four remain at large. The crackdown targeted 12 alleged members of Harlem World, which operates near the corner of 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street, and 10 su...

PATERSON — A state appellate court on Monday gave Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration a legal victory in a multimillion-dollar battle over the medical benefits the city provides its police officers and firefighters. The decision will affect the health care for more than 1,000 municipal public safety workers and retirees. At issue was the Sayegh administration’s 2018 decision to switch all municipal workers from a costly self-insurance program for employee health coverage to the state benefits plan, a move city officials said saved about $20 million per year. Monday’s appeals court dec...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Ørsted Today, the state Senate has a quorum call, which means the governor must act on a number of Senate-originated bills that have been sitting on his desk for more than 45 days. That includes the now-famous bill to elimi...

PATERSON — City officials have dropped the ball on enforcing a state auditing requirement for developers who get 20-year municipal tax breaks, Paterson Press has learned. Paterson stopped collecting the requisite financial records from the builders getting tax breaks in 2019, even as the number of abatements approved by the city doubled under the administration of Mayor Andre Sayegh. City officials resumed requesting the financial documents from the tax-break developers last month, after Paterson Press repeatedly asked for copies of the public documents. The audits are designed to ensure th...