(NerdWallet) - Looking to the gig economy to make some side money? If you’re considering delivery jobs, you’ve probably thought about DoorDash given its popularity. I’m Tommy, a NerdWallet personal finance writer, and I moonlighted as a DoorDash delivery driver for a week to find out if it’s worth it. I worked in a suburb [...]
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Investigators have arrested and charged Kashaan Parks who is accused of choking a woman with a belt and raping her between two cars on a Bronx street. Parks, 39, was charged with rape, assault, strangulation, sex abuse, public lewdness, and harassment Saturday morning, in the May 1 attack near 152nd Street and Third [...]
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A person of interest was in police custody on Saturday, days after a woman was choked with a belt and raped on a Bronx street, police sources told PIX11 News. Police previously identified a suspect, Kashaan Parks, 39, in the May 1 attack near 152nd Street and Third Avenue. It [...]
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Investigators are searching for suspects accused of attacking two people in the Bronx, including a man who died, on Sunday. The suspects, who police identified as a man and a woman, attacked a woman with a cane and cut off her hair at 3 p.m. on Lafayette Avenue, according to [...]
Editor's note: The story in the video player aired on May 10, 2024 MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Authorities have arrested a man accused of slashing an 11-year-old girl near the East 116th Street subway station in East Harlem, police said. The young victim was slashed in the back of the head at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Central Park is one of Manhattan’s most iconic spots, full of history and memories.Some of those memories are captured by a man who sets up shop in the park a few times weekly. Thanks to social media, his story is spreading. PIX11 Photojournalist Darren McQuade has the full story in the [...]
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Dozens of mothers who have lost their children to gun violence came together Friday night, united in grief and leaning on each other for support ahead of yet another Mother's Day they will spend reminded of tragedy. They gathered in a solemn show of resilience for a heartfelt pre-Mother's Day dinner. [...]
Editor’s note: The above video aired in a previous newscast. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern [...]
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, says she regrets saying black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means. Immediately, political leaders from the Bronx called the statement “harmful” and “appalling.” Now, students, activists, and educators are also up in arms. These are the words that have caused [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Authorities are investigating the slashing of an 11-year-old in East Harlem. Police say a little girl was attacked on 115th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues and that the aggressor ran into this subway station on East 116th and Lexington Avenue. It happened Friday afternoon at around 2. Parents around the neighborhood, like [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The 16-year-old boy arrested for vandalizing a World War I memorial by writing "Free Palestine" in Central Park was immediatley released by a family court judge on Friday, according to police sources. The police informed PIX11 News that the teen had shaved his head to avoid getting arrested and was charged [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump. Judge Juan M. Merchan's comments came as a dramatic and consequential week in the first criminal [...]
Editor's note: The story in the video player aired on May 7, 2024. SOHO, Manhattan (PIX11) – A 16-year-old boy was acting as a peacemaker while trying to break up a fight when he was shot and killed in Manhattan on Tuesday, police said. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in Urban Plaza, a courtyard [...]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The teen who allegedly stabbed 17-year-old Sara Rivera in Queens Wednesday night is facing murder charges, according to the NYPD. Police say the 15-year-old suspect and Rivera appeared to be drunk before getting into a fight in the crosswalk near the 46th Street-Bliss Street subway station in Sunnyside. During the altercation, [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Thirteen years ago, Jessica Middleton was sleeping on a park bench and expecting a baby. PIX11 helped connect Middleton with a non-profit group called Good Counsel. Now, Middleton has two children and works for the City. On Monday, PIX11 caught up with Luz Amaro, a community champion and proud grandmother of [...]
MELROSE, The Bronx (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a man who allegedly used his belt like a lasso and choked a woman until she was unconscious and then raped her on a street in the Bronx last week. Late Friday afternoon, detectives identified the man as Kashaan Parks, 39. He has five prior arrests, [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- There has always been a special bond between mothers and sons. For Michelle and Christopher Kuo that bond is solidified on the keyboard of the piano. They are a remarkably talented two-piano combo on a mission to help make the world a better place by raising funds for charitable organizations through [...]
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Sunday marks the end of National Nurses' Week. One local hospital took the opportunity to celebrate them with a unique pre-Mother's Day brunch. NYU Langone Hospital Long Island welcomed a dozen of its nurses, whose daughters followed in their mother's footsteps and became nurses themselves. Photojournalist Keith Lopez has [...]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A touching giveaway was held in Queens on Friday where a mix of diapers, baby formula, and wipes were distributed to mothers and expecting mothers. The giveaway was held at Councilwoman Sandra Ung and Linda Lee’s offices. The products were provided for by nonprofits Met Council and UA, both of whom work [...]
WEST ORANGE, N.J. - Some might say, 'We're all winners' is a tired phrase, but at this annual event at West Orange High School, it's not a cliche, it's an anthem. "They put a smile on everybody's face every single day, now it's time to put a smile on their faces," said WOHS physical education [...]
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Students at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan came together on Thursday to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with a mural and fundraiser to assist struggling Asian communities in New York City. Prosenjit Sen, a senior and member of the AAPI club, led the art project. He grew up [...]