Now, new yorks number one news. Channel 7 eye witness news. A party in brooklyn shattered as gunmen open fire on guests. First responders rushed nine people to the hospital. New at 11, one of those victims talks to eye witness news and describes the chaos during the shooting. First, breaking news in new jersey. A Police Officer struck by a car that also injures numerous others. Good evening im joe torres. Im sandra bookman. This happened after 8 00 in jersey city. Were being told an out of control car caused a Chain Reaction crash. One Police Officer was struck. Its unclear how many others were injured. This happened on ocean avenue near myrtle avenue in jersey city. Lucy yang is the scene with the latest. Reporter sandra and joe, thats where im standing on ocean avenue near myrtle avenue where you can see theres an active scene behind me. They are towing this truck as we speak. This after a wild accident left multiple injuries including, were told, a jersey city Police Officer. Accord
Been released but one female officers remains here. Reporting live in jersey city, darla miles, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Darla, thank you. Calls for action tonight in brooklyn after a violent weekend that left three people shot and killed. President eric adams and several Council Members holding a rally outside burle hall this morning to launch a campaign against gun violence. They are calling for community and Police Cooperation after a wave of shootings over the last two days. They set up an open casket outside burle hall as a stark reminder of the cost of all this gun violence. When a bullet is discharged from a barrel of a gun, it does not discriminate. It would take the life of anything and anyone that it is. York cop. Eyewitness News Reporter Kemberly Richardson at todays rally will break down the Antiviolence Campaign coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00. In less than an hour, concerned Community Members will come together in the bronx to address the legionnaires outbreak that
Celebration. Adams new campaign, take 5 to stay alive also lays out simple steps he believes can drive down the number of shootings. Go through your home and see if your child is one of the individuals who is carrying a gun. Dont start mourning after your child has shot is shot when your child is part of a crime. Reporter others point out there is no single solution to this troubling issue, that it has many layers involving the police, Community Leaders and those who live in these communities. We have the ability to address this problem in a meaningful way. Its important because whatever new york city does, the rest of the country will follow. Reporter next to this coffin adams printed out fliers approach. Again the coffin will be here through friday. For now we are live in downtown brooklyn, kemberly richardson, kemberly, thank you. New details about a Chain Reaction crash in jersey city that injured several People Including Police officers. Tonight we are hearing from the family of t
This is really affecting people who are going to Newark Airport, going to catch a flight or pick someone up, leave yourself a lot of extra time or head for routes 1 and 9. You can get off the garden state parkway, take 78 east, get on into Newark Airport that way. Newark airport flights are not affected. New york air train is running without a problem. New jersey turnpike is something to cross off the list. We will take a look at a camera and show you the delay. We will look at another camera this is a webcam. Another camera and show you the delay as you head southbound on the new jersey turnpike. This is right across Newark Airport. So, here you have the inner roadway which is known as the car lanes. You can see traffic is barely moving. Its at a crawl. To the right of that is where the track lanes are. There is no traffic. They diverted everybody into the car lanes. They are taking everybody down to the area where that fire has occurred and they are diverting everybody off. This is s
Area. Its not clear what caused the flight to crash nearly 17 months ago. This confirmation, however tragic and painful, will at least bring certainty to the families and loved ones of the 239 people on board. Experts say the main body of the plane likely sank, lightweight pieces of the wing and tail may be floating or washed ashore. Crews are working to restore Water Service after a huge crane accident in Cliffside Park, new jersey. A lot of that area is suffering from problems as a result of that accident and could still take hours to get the crane moved. Eyewitness News Reporter carolina leid is there with more. Reporter there are people in this immediate area who do not have water. Here is why. Take a live look. You can see here the crane is still here and that is why there is that boil water advisory for Cliffside Park, fort lee and englewood cliffs. Keep in mind it will take between 8 to the crane out of here and then utility workers can do their jobs. The pressing question is, d