ABC7NY Eyewitness News PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- A city in New Jersey honored a Civil Rights icon on the anniversary of her courageous stand against racial injustice. The city of Paterson declared December 1, "Rosa Parks Day," 66 years after she refused to give up her seat to white person on a city bus
Joe Malinconico PATERSON — Gov. Phil Murphy's administration is giving Paterson $2 million that local officials say will eliminate a financing gap that jeopardized the $47.7 million Great Falls visitor center project. The Great Falls initiative, which also includes a 270-space parking garage and a downtown youth center, has been the centerpiece of Mayor Andre
PATERSON, NJ –Mayor Andre Sayegh and the Friends of Paterson Parks unveiled the City’s first inclusive playground at Roberto Clement Park on Friday. This playground incorporates play equipment that addresses various needs including an ADA-complaint swing and multi-user swing that promotes sensory play. “Children on the spectrum now have a place to play in Paterson,”
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ - Mayor Andre Sayegh and Fire Chief Brian McDermott announced Thursday that the City of Paterson is going green by purchasing 35 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles. The vehicles are intended for local travel by city employees in divisions and departments such as Community Improvement, Economic/Community Development, Health, Fire, and others
PATERSON — As construction trucks rumbled in the background, Paterson High School students taking an advanced engineering class got some real-life lessons on Wednesday about the challenges involved in rebuilding a national landmark. Standing inside historic Hinchliffe Stadium, the students from Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology listened to the architect talk about efforts
PATERSON, NJ - In few places is the scourge of opioid addiction as visible to the naked eye then in Paterson. Whether it’s the panhandler trying to collect a few dollars for their next fix, the addict slumped over a park bench with a needle protruding from their arm, or the regularity of violence that
BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT 'We put our families at risk. We put ourselves at risk. And we continued because this city needs to rise' Health workers at Paterson’s Division of Health gave themselves a much-merited standing ovation Thursday for hitting a numerical milestone in the war against COVID-19: Fully 90% of the city’s eligible adults
By CBSNewYork Team PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — With many cities struggling to get their populations vaccinated, Paterson, New Jersey is among the places in our area seeing great success. Officials say the city has the highest rate of vaccination in the state, and they attribute that to the city’s grassroots efforts to get out into
PATERSON — Evelyn Gonzalez estimates she has responded to about 100 incidents involving crime suspects armed with guns, knives or other weapons during her 16 years as a Paterson police officer. Gonzalez knows all too well the perils of the job, as well as its rewards. So naturally, she had mixed feelings when her daughter,
By ED RUMLEY PATERSON, NJ - In celebration of the United Nations English Language Day, Paterson’s UCEDA Institute granted three scholarships to city residents to assist them in mastering English as a second language. As a result, organizers said, recipients will be better empowered to gain employment and a clear pathway to citizenship. The annual
