Новости за 11.04.2024

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York City is hiring, but many positions require a civil service exam. However, according to the Jobs NYC website, there is a program that lets you "work for the city without taking a civil service exam." It's called the 55-a Program and it's based on Section 55-a of the New [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Three men robbed a cellphone store at gunpoint in Queens, police said Wednesday. The robbery occurred at United Wireless on 74th Street around 8:30 p.m. on March 30, according to the NYPD. The three suspects tied up the employee, displayed a firearm, and stole $15,000 in cash and around 100 cellphones [...]

EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) – A man was stabbed three times near a Manhattan subway station Wednesday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The 32-year-old man was stabbed twice in each forearm and once in his stomach near East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem, police said. He was taken to NYC Health + [...]

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – Jersey City’s Grove Street PATH station now has tap-and-go turnstiles, according to Port Authority.  TAPP-enabled turnstiles, which accept contactless payment from smartphones, credit and debit cards, were installed Wednesday at the station’s main and Marin Boulevard entrances, according to a spokesperson for Port Authority.  It’s the seventh station to get [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Rapper Polo G was arrested Wednesday at a Manhattan hotel on gun charges, according to the NYPD. A search warrant was executed at The Dominick Hotel, police said. The 25-year-old rapper, also known by his real name Taurus Bartlett, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a [...]

NEW YORK(PIX11) - Lavender and alpacas may seem like an unlikely pairing, but they’re a match made in heaven for the folks at Hidden Spring Farm. WPHL reporter Alyssa Cristelli headed to Skillman, New Jersey, to see what makes the 25-acre farm so special. Watch the video for more on this story.

HARLEM, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The Uptown Night Market is kicking off on Thursday under the arches at 12th Avenue and 133rd Street. The open-air market, which begins at 4 p.m., features 80 vendors and performances from DJ Cosi and Harlem Late Night Jazz. The market runs through October and is held every second Thursday of [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – One of the cutest retirees you'll ever seek took the floor at Barclays Center Thursday night. Acorn, the Nets' explosive detection K9, worked her last game. The 7-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever has worked for the team for the last five years. She received the game ball and a Nets jersey to [...]

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (PIX11) – A dead humpback whale washed up on a beach in New Jersey Thursday morning, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The 20 to 30-foot-long whale was discovered around 6:45 a.m. near 51st Street in Long Beach Township, officials said. Police are investigating the incident. This is a developing [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man is wanted for an aggravated harassment incident inside a Manhattan subway station last Thursday, according to the NYPD. A woman entered the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street subway station around 6 p.m. when the man allegedly threw a can of beans at her and made anti-ethnic remarks, police said. The victim [...]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – An emotional reunion was held Wednesday for a 10-year-old girl who was stabbed within an inch of her life when she was just a toddler on Staten Island. Miracle Cutler went to visit the officers who played a big role in her recovery. One of those officers is NYPD First Deputy Commissioner [...]

WILLETS POINT, Queens (PIX11) — The City Council is set to vote on the $780 million Willets Point revitalization plan on Thursday, which could bring New York City's first professional soccer stadium to Queens. No taxpayer dollars will be used to overhaul Willets Point, according to officials. The soccer-specific stadium across from Citi Field will [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – An 87-year-old woman was killed Wednesday after she was run over by her own car in Brooklyn, according to the NYPD. It happened on West 10th Street in Gravesend. The woman opened the car door before it was fully parked and suffered a medical episode, according to authorities. The woman slumped [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man was arrested on a sailboat in the Hudson River after allegedly taking a tugboat from Pier 66 early Thursday, according to the NYPD. The 22-year-old man jumped into the tugboat and tried to operate it around 2:30 a.m., but got stuck near Pier 64, according to authorities. He then [...]

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Do you have a teenager at home who needs something constructive to do over the summer? The NYC Department of Youth and Community Development is taking applications until this weekend for children 12 to 18 years old who want to play baseball and softball for free. The Summer Night Lights [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York City is synonymous with its unforgiving traffic enforcement, and now the NYPD is introducing a new tool meant for fine enforcement efforts. "The Barnacle" is affixed to a vehicle's front windshield using battery powered suction cups, obstructing the drivers view. NYPD traffic agents on the lookout for violators now have [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11)—Anthony Volpe has not flinched under New York pressure, but now he faces the new challenge of being the Yankees' leadoff hitter. Can he handle it? Figgy and Moose discussed it on NY SportsNation Nightly. Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY SportsNation Nightly [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Six people have been charged with corruption at New York City's infamous jail, Rikers Island, according to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams. Court documents said that three former correction officers, one program counselor, a contractor and an inmate are all facing federal charges, [...]

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) -- At Paterson's public Eid celebration, there was Middle Eastern music pumping out of the loudspeakers, ice cream being served out of a truck rented for the occasion, and halal meals coming out in rapid succession from a food truck. Kids played in a bouncy house, as a pint-sized train ferried other [...]

BENSONHURST, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Multiple people were struck by a vehicle in Brooklyn Wednesday evening, police said. The incident happened at 76th Street and 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst around 7:15 p.m., according to the NYPD. Three people were taken to hospitals and two others received medical care at the scene, FDNY officials said. Additional information [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- As construction continues on the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) this weekend to address the highway’s deteriorating conditions, residents who live along the highway are calling on the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to address several issues that impact them.  Betty Bernhart is a longtime Red Hook resident who says her ongoing struggles with [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- For National Siblings Day, PIX11 News wants to spotlight six sisters. They are all enrolled in the same nursing program at Adelphi University at the same time.They overcame barriers and obstacles, including home insecurity, to get where they are. PIX11's Keith Lopez has more in the video player.

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- After years of failing to address the issue, New York's leaders may finally be on the verge of housing reform -- with deals being negotiated both in Albany and at City Hall. "I work two jobs, and I can't afford to live here anymore," said Lillian Toscano. Toscano has searched and [...]

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- A Lower East Side grandma said every time it rains outside her apartment, it rains inside her grandchildren’s bedroom. Louise Velez is a proud grandmother of two who lives at the Jacob Riis Houses. It breaks her heart that she has to keep their toys in the living room [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Some restaurants in Woodhaven, Queens want to be part of your breakfast, lunch or dinner plans.  Owners along a 25-block stretch of Jamaica Avenue have organized a special restaurant week to show off their local flavors.  Grab and go or dine in. Choose from all kinds of tastes from Peruvian to [...]