BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Good dog! New York City Council Member Chi Ossé honored a dog on Wednesday for its service as a rat exterminator. The dog, named Luna, received a City Council citation. "We just presented an official citation to Luna the Dog for being New York's strongest soldier in our war against the [...]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Dozens of job seekers flocked to the annual career fair at LaGuardia Community College on Wednesday. Over 45 service providers or employers were present for the career fair, organized by the Hispanic Federation and LaGuardia Community College. Aliya Edwards, a 19-year-old from Canarsie, Brooklyn, studies theater at LaGuardia Community College. Edwards [...]
CONCOURSE, the Bronx (PIX11) --- A driver who killed a 69-year-old woman in a car crash while fleeing from police near Yankee Stadium two years ago is heading to prison, authorities said Wednesday. Carlos Hernandez, 24, was sentenced to two to six years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter last month, according to the [...]
SOUTH JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) – A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the head in Queens Wednesday afternoon, police said. The stabbing happened near 122-15 Guy R Brewer Blvd. in South Jamaica around 2:50 p.m., according to the NYPD. The 15-year-old was stabbed once in his head and twice in his shoulder, police said. He was [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York City was home to around 188,800 unemployed people in March, according to a report released by the New York Department of Labor last month. However, hundreds of open positions are available on the MTA's website, with new job listings being added almost daily. The MTA's career website has 517 [...]
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Careful how you toss that greasy pizza box, the rats are watching. Central Park Conservancy recently installed a pizza box-sized recycling bin to see if it will help people toss their picnic treat more effectively. On a warm, busy day, conservancy personnel clear out more than 100 pizza boxes from the [...]
RED HOOK, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to redevelop 120 acres of Brooklyn’s coastline into housing, a modern maritime port, and green space. The redevelopment area, operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, stretches over a mile from the southern edge of Brooklyn Bridge Park down to Red [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Five neighborhoods in New York City are among the best nightlife spots in the United States, according to a poll. The photobook company Mixbook surveyed 3,000 “self-proclaimed night owls” to determine the top 150 places in the U.S. for nightlife. SoHo, Manhattan (No. 4), Astoria, Queens (No. 16), Greenwich Village, Manhattan [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A man was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor and raping a woman on Randall's Island in 2019, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Wednesday. Terence Banks, 57, was convicted of four counts of predatory sexual assault, two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, and one count [...]
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in his Harlem apartment after the man told his neighbor she attacked him before passing out, authorities said. "She stabbed me.... I think I'm going to pass out," Alejandro Santos said before collapsing in the second-floor hallway, according to the criminal [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — It's probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother's Day with her kids. But a family visiting space at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex is a little more kid-friendly after a colorful redesign by the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. The jail opened the new preschool play [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) - Penn Jillette of the magic duo Penn and Teller joins PIX11 to talk about his series “Penn and Teller: Fool Us,” the magic tricks that have stumped a pro like him, and the live show “Stalker.” Watch the video player for the full interview.
NEW YORK (PIX11) - New Jersey native Sharief Johnson used comedy to navigate the hardships of his life, and now he’s putting his stories into his new comedy album. The comedian joins PIX11 to talk about his upbringing, turning reality into art, and his comedy album, “I Wish That Was a Joke.” Watch the video [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) - Jill Daino, a licensed therapist who works for Talkspace, joins PIX11 to discuss an increase in depression among young adults, finding the right therapist, and the Talkspace therapy service. Watch the video player for the full interview.
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – If you have old NJ Transit tickets sitting around, you can get your money back once they expire. NJ Transit announced that starting on July 1, one-way bus, rail and light rail tickets will expire after 30 days – meaning any existing tickets not used by July 31 will be useless. [...]
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- New York City public schools could lose 400 school nurses next year as federal funds expire, according to a report by Chalkbeat. The city's Education Department is set to shrink by $808 million in the next fiscal year due to expiring funds, city officials announced. During the COVID pandemic, $65 [...]
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Investigators are searching for a group of suspects accused of stealing phones and over $15,000 in cash during Facebook Marketplace sales throughout New York City. The most recent armed robbery occurred on May 7 at 2:25 p.m. in the Bronx, according to the NYPD. A 28-year-old man arranged to meet [...]
WILLIAMSBRIDGE, The Bronx (PIX11) – The hunt is on for a gunman who opened fire on a livery cab in the Bronx while the vehicle was moving. The driver told PIX11 News it was a miracle he was able to dodge the multiple shots, but is now traumatized for life. Eufelix Jiminian has been a [...]
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – Another wild turkey has been spotted roaming New York City streets – this time, in Brooklyn. The animal was spotted in a tree near St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy in Bushwick. It's not clear if this turkey was the same turkey spotted in Midtown last week.
PENNSYLVANIA (PIX11) – Thomas Jefferson University apologized after names were horribly mispronounced during a graduation ceremony for nursing students. The incident in Philadelphia went viral last week after multiple videos were posted on social media. The school says the names were mispronounced because the speaker was reading the phonetic spellings of the names and didn't [...]
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A new bill proposed by Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives would send protesters convicted of illegal activity on college campuses to Gaza for six months of community service. It was introduced last week by Republican leaders from Tennessee and Texas. Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, who introduced the bill, was [...]
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- There are extensive traffic delays on the George Washington Bridge into New York City during the Wednesday morning commute, officials said. Both the lower and upper levels on the GWB have delays of over an hour due to volume, according to Port Authority New Jersey on X. The George Washington [...]
HELL'S KITCHEN, Manhattan (PIX11) – Metal detectors were set up Wednesday morning at a school in Hell's Kitchen where two students stabbed each other on Tuesday. The two teenagers, 15 and 17 years old, fought inside the High School of Graphic Communication Arts on West 49th Street, according to authorities. One teen was slashed in [...]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A person was struck by a train in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning, causing subway service delays on the D line, according to the MTA. The person was struck at the 62nd Street subway station. Southbound D trains were running on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue, but [...]
LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – A man was stabbed early Wednesday morning inside a Lower East Side subway station, according to the NYPD. It happened at the Delancey Street-Essex Street subway station around 5:30 a.m. The man was stabbed in the neck and lower back after he and the suspect got into a fight, [...]