Новости за 16.04.2026

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A mounted NYPD officer corralled an alleged purse snatcher out on parole for murder during a wild, video‑captured chase on the Upper West Side Wednesday, police said. "Stop," the cop yells while riding the horse down the sidewalk near West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue, according to the body-worn camera footage. [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Before the Knicks tip off in their playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks, Knicks fans will be able to take part in a pre-game party in Central Park on Saturday. Playoff Palooza will take place at SummerStage in Central Park between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. SummerStage is located near the [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A bottle collector found a badly decomposed body in a Manhattan alleyway on Thursday, according to police and sources. The skeletal remains were found outside a residential building at 81 Wadsworth Terrace near West 192nd Street at around 11:42 a.m., according to the NYPD. Sources said a person collecting bottles made [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The victim of a bloody beating at the hands of two NYPD detectives in Brooklyn is now recovering from injuries he sustained. A spokesperson for the victim told PIX11 News that he suffered a broken nose, contusions and bruises in the caught-on-video incident that took place in a Brooklyn liquor store [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Following a violent case of mistaken identity, the victim of an incident involving two NYPD detectives at a Brooklyn liquor store will not be prosecuted, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. The victim was beaten after police believed he "matched the description" of a drug dealer's associate in the area [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Match play for the FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium does not begin until June 13, but there is one rivalry already brewing in New Jersey. Gov. Mikie Sherrill and leadership from FIFA are trading blows over how much it will cost the state to transport 40,000 fans to and from [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A New York City teacher is accused of sending sexually explicit texts to an 11-year-old student, authorities said. Davon Brown, 31, allegedly sent the girl several inappropriate messages at a Newkirk Avenue residence in Flatbush between March and April, according to the criminal complaint. Brown allegedly told the student she was [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery pattern that occurred in southern Queens. Police say that a total of six robberies were committed between March 21 and April 7 by the unknown man, primarily in the South Ozone Park and South [...]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The countdown to the World Cup has begun and before we know celebrations will take over the metro area. MetLife Stadium, rebranded as New York New Jersey Stadium for the tournament, will host eight matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the biggest of all: the final. FIFA’s full [...]

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- Welcome spring and take in the beauty of the nation's largest collection of cherry blossom trees at a special festival in New Jersey this weekend. Bloomfest at Branch Brook Park in Newark will welcome visitors to take part in a family-friendly fun from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday to [...]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Parents trying to get their kids into early child care may have an even easier time finding providers for this fall. The city will open seven new early childhood education centers this fall, adding 240 new 3-K seats across the boroughs, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Public Schools [...]

Editor’s note: The above video previously aired on January 13, 2026. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — City officials are hosting a hiring event for a major infrastructure project coming to the city. The MTA approved a $1.9 billion contract to begin the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway last year, moving the long‑planned expansion [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- An employee with the Department of Education was arrested for allegedly dropping a 10-year-old boy inside a Brooklyn school, according to police sources. Demetrius Williams, 41, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the February incident at the school at 51 Christopher St. in Brooklyn, sources said. Sources said Williams allegedly picked [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A newborn is alive after firefighters’ quick response during a home birth on Myrtle Avenue last Saturday, according to FDNY. Firefighter Jeffrey Jovin, a former paramedic with experience in childbirth, realized the baby was not breathing and had no pulse. He immediately began CPR while another firefighter assisted with ventilation until [...]

NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (PIX11) -- Police say a teenager was killed and two others were injured in a shooting that happened at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday night. The incident, which happened around 8:20 p.m., is being described as a gang-linked social media meetup, according to officials. Police say the shooting stemmed from a social [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- On Sunday, Madison Avenue will be adorned with green, white, and red to celebrate Iranian culture and heritage for the annual Persian Day Parade and Festival. This year, the parade will be dedicated to honoring Iranian men and women who have lost their lives, been imprisoned, or suffered amid the ongoing [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole wallets and cash from a Planet Fitness gym in Brooklyn on at least twelve separate occasions. The incidents happened at 777 Broadway between December 2025 and April 2026. Police provided the following timeline of thefts: The NYPD released a photo of the [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- As budget pressures increase, calls to "tax the wealthy" may finally be gaining traction, as Governor Kathy Hochul announces her intent to propose a new tax on multi-million dollar second homes in the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is calling this a win as Hochul has long resisted calls to increase taxes [...]

BELLEVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) -- Voters across New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District headed to the polls Thursday in a special election to choose a new representative in Congress. The race will decide who succeeds former Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who vacated the seat after winning the governor’s race and being sworn in as New Jersey’s new governor. [...]

UNIONDALE, Long Island (PIX11) -- A 51-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap an 11-year-old boy in Uniondale on Monday afternoon, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The incident happened around 2:25 p.m. near the intersection of Chester Street and Front Street. Police say the suspect, Nelson Acevedo of Uniondale, allegedly [...]

UPPER WEST SIDE (PIX11) —The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League said Wednesday, "We are facing the greatest surge of antisemitism we've ever seen." Jonathan Greenblatt made the comment during a Town Hall on Wednesday night at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on the Upper West Side. Before the event, Greenblatt told PIX11 News, "In this [...]

OZONE PARK, N.Y. (PIX11) — A cell phone store was robbed, with the person taking thousands of dollars' worth of cell phones and cash, the police said on Wednesday. The incident happened on Friday at around 7:30 p.m., when the robber entered the store at 96-21 Rockaway Blvd., according to investigators. A 32-year-old man was [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was found guilty by a jury in the fatal beating of a store owner during a pawn shop robbery, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday. In March 2022, Rodolfo Lopez-Portillo sold two watches to the shop owner, Arasb Shough, at Global Pawn Shop on Jamaica Avenue in Hollis. [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Wednesday was a day of record-breaking heat in the tri-state region. Temperatures soared to 90 degrees in Central Park, breaking the previous record of 87 degrees set back in 1941. New record highs were also set in Laguardia, Bridgeport, Islip, and Newark as temperatures in those areas reached the 80s to [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) — It's the Ides of April. The day many Americans dread. The day they have to pay their taxes. The deadline for filing is midnight, and according to statistics, a large chunk of the population waits until the last minute, but all is not lost for the tardy. The government said you [...]