NEW YORK (PIX11) --- A man who was arrested during the Columbia University protests on Tuesday is also accused of stealing and burning an Israeli flag during a Manhattan protest last month, police and sources said Thursday. James Carlson, 40, of Brooklyn, was arrested Wednesday and charged with criminal mischief, arson, and criminal possession of [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A domestic dispute led to a man and woman being stabbed in a Lower Manhattan basement on Thursday afternoon, police sources say. Police officers from precinct No. 1 responded to a call of a stabbing at 164 Pearl Street. Upon arrival, police found both individuals. They were transported to Bellvue Hospital [...]
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) -- A small airplane was forced to make an emergency landing on a Long Island beach on Wednesday evening, police said. A single-engine Cessna 152 made an emergency landing after the 60-year-old pilot reported engine failure, police said. The pilot made the emergency landing safely on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Former Village of Brewster Police Officer Wayne Peiffer was sentenced to three years in jail for his role in a commercial sex bribery scheme, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced on Thursday. Peiffer was ordered to pay $5,000 in forfeiture and to perform 208 hours [...]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A Brooklyn man was indicted with manslaughter, drunk driving, and additional charges for a crash in Astoria that killed his girlfriend in February, the Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday. Ray Perez, 27, was arraigned on a 13-count indictment and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Marijuana enthusiasts will parade down Broadway on Saturday to celebrate the annual NYC Cannabis Parade and Rally. The parade and rally is one of the longest-running marijuana legalization events in the world, organizers said. It started as a "smoke-in" at Washington Square Park in 1973, according to the parade's website. A [...]
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Investigators are searching for a suspect accused of punching a 79-year-old man inside a Manhattan apartment lobby on Saturday. The suspect walked up to the 79-year-old victim at 6:06 p.m. inside a building near East 23rd Street and 3rd Avenue, according to the NYPD. The accused man reportedly initiated an argument [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- If you are a New Yorker, you could be eligible for a state benefit that gives people money toward buying an air conditioner or fan, including installation. Cooling Assistance is offered through New York State's Home Energy Assistance Program or HEAP. If a New Yorker is deemed eligible, they can get [...]
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- The city's "worst landlord," Daniel Ohebshalom, was indicted Wednesday for allegedly harassing his rent-regulated tenants living in "horrific conditions," officials said. Ohebshalom allegedly neglected his buildings to force out rent-regulated tenants and filed fake documents with city agencies to hide his ownership of the buildings, court officials said. He owned [...]
NEW CASTLE, Westchester (PIX11) – Airbnb is offering the stay of a lifetime for fans of "X-Men." You can now book a stay at the "X-Mansion" in New Castle. It's part of the company's newly branded slate of themed stays. The mansion is packed with experiences including an "X-Men" orientation, a visit to Beast's lab [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement over the Israel-Hamas war. The proposal, which passed 320-91 with some bipartisan support, would codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams was pressed about the presence of "outside agitators" at college protests on PIX11 Morning News on Thursday. Adams did not clarify how many "outside agitators" were at the protests when asked several times by PIX11's Dan Mannarino and Hazel Sanchez. He said that the universities were given the [...]
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A fast-moving fire has displaced at least 55 people and three pets in Brooklyn Thursday morning, according to the Red Cross. More than 250 firefighters responded to the fire near the 1800 block of Bushwick Avenue on Wednesday, according to the FDNY. The fire swept through four residential buildings and a [...]
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) – The wife of a well-known terrorist allegedly participated in the protests at Columbia University, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell claimed. Officials held a news conference on Wednesday, blaming "outside agitators" for escalating pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses around New York City. Chell said that the woman trained the students [...]
JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) – A man died in an explosion at a Queens garage early Thursday morning, sources told PIX11 News. A fire broke out at a garage on 89th Avenue in Jamaica around 1:58 a.m., according to the NYPD. A 47-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive with burns on his body, police said. [...]
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- It has been a long journey for David Reeds, who has been living in what he describes as horrific conditions in two different buildings owned by Daniel Ob Shalom, the landlord indicted Wednesday on multiple charges. PIX11's Grace Gomez has more in the video player.
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- Police are investigating a stabbing in Newark that left three injured on Wednesday, according to police. Two women and a man were stabbed after a fight with a man at the McDonald's at 569 McCarter Highway around 7 p.m. Police told PIX11 News the victims were taken to the hospital to [...]
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- FDNY members are fighting a fire at a Brooklyn building, according to officials. Ann-Marie Gibson said she hadn’t made it home yet when her Bushwick apartment of 24 years went up in flames. Thankfully, everyone in her house made it out safely from the fire she said is believed to have [...]
THIELLS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The North Rockland Red Raiders have been atop New York's Class AA Section 1 for three years, taking home the region title last season. But with only a pair of seniors this year, things would have to be different, right? Well, nobody told senior captain Mia Valverde. The Raiders boast a [...]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A NYPD officer was arrested while off-duty in Queens on Tuesday, according to officials. Estarlin Rodriguez, 30, was charged with strangulation, menacing and harassment, according to police. Additional information was not immediately available.
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) -- The tent encampment is gone, the classrooms and offices of Hamilton Hall are cleared, and NYPD officers are on campus at Columbia University after cops shut down pro-Palestinian protests on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, though, protests continued just outside of campus. Members of the Columbia community expressed frustration over what [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The New York Knicks are now going to prove to be mentally tough. After a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking loss to the Sixers in Game 5 last night, they blew a six-point lead with under 30 seconds to go. They lost in overtime 112 -106, and the blame goes all around. Missed free [...]
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- For more than two decades, an empty building along Belmont Avenue has been a reminder of the city's affordable housing problem. Another house down the block caught fire after being inhabited by squatters. "It's a danger zone, and there’s rats. They need to knock it down and build. We have a [...]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- On a rooftop in Brooklyn, Greg Crispin, an HVAC expert employed by Petri Plumbing, spent International Workers' Day tending to an air conditioning unit, exemplifying the dedicated labor that keeps the city comfortable. "A lot of people don't know that these types of trades exist," Crispin remarked, reflecting on the often-overlooked [...]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- 45-year-old Katrina Jones says her life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a neurological disease around ten years ago. Every day, Jones says it has been a struggle to get around her NYCHA apartment in her wheelchair. Jones lives at Boulevard Houses with her two children. Her daughter [...]