Новости за 17.04.2024

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) - Awaiting a potential call-up to the big leagues is Paterson's historic Hinchliffe Stadium. Mayor Andre Sayegh told the PIX11 Morning News Wednesday he's looking to bring a Major League Baseball game to the venue that was home to Negro League Baseball. "I can confirm we've been talking with Major League executives," said [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday revealed renderings of a new skyscraper planned for Midtown Manhattan. A 62-story office building is planned to be built at 350 Park Ave. The project is expected to be completed by 2032, according to the mayor’s office. The privately-financed skyscraper is expected to [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Have you ever left anything behind in an Uber driver’s car? Was it something important and valuable like a Taylor Swift autograph, or something strange like a fart sensor? On Tuesday, Uber Technologies, a San Francisco-based ride-share company, released a list of the most unique lost items. Some items on the [...]

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A mysterious Bed-Stuy icon painted on an Atlantic Avenue billboard was recently covered up, renewing a decade-old question: Who is Sherita? The “fabulous” pink dinosaur-looking figure once loomed over a tire shop at Classon Avenue on a billboard that read “Attention landlords, our fuel oil price is right. Come in now!” [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police officers and firefighters rescued a man from the chilling waters of the Hudson River at Pier 57 in Chelsea Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD.  Multiple people passing by the area called 911 for a man stuck in the cold water underneath the pier, police said. At around 7 a.m., [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) - PIX11’s Kirstin Cole heads to Jazz at Lincoln Center to preview a retrospective exhibit of the life of music icon Tony Bennett. Watch the video for more on this story.

NEW YORK (PIX11) - A large fire in Paterson displaced more than a dozen families. Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh joins PIX11 to discuss the city’s response to the fire. He also offered updates on how police-community relations have changed since the state took over the Paterson Police Department. Watch the video for more on this [...]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Snag a free tree sampling this Earth Day, thanks to a New York City organization working to make the city more green. The New York Restoration Project is offering residents the chance to register for a free tree this weekend from several locations in the city. Last year, NYRP distributed [...]

WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) --- A driver was arrested after hitting and killing a 10-year-old girl in a Brooklyn crosswalk on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Isaac Karczag, 62, was driving a Buick SUV when he crossed a solid yellow line when he allegedly struck Yitty Wertzberger in the crosswalk near Franklin Avenue and Wallabout Street in [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Thai Fest kicks off this weekend, for those looking to add a new New York City food festival to their docket. The city's first-ever Thai Fest promises a taste of Thailand's unique food culture, according to organizers. The festival begins on Saturday and will located on 6th Avenue between 29th and [...]

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) --- Two Venezuelan men were shot, one fatally, while sitting in a car in front of a Bronx McDonald's on Monday, police said. The gunman opened fire while Adrian Mendoza, 24, and Jhombeyker Bisbal, 31, were in a Nissan Rogue parked near the fast food restaurant at East 149th St. and Morris [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A woman was discovered dead in a Queens home on Tuesday, according to officials. Firefighters responded to the scene at a 137th Street home around 7:48 p.m. for a call about an emotionally disturbed person, according to the FDNY. The 39-year-old woman was found unconscious in the bathroom, where she was [...]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- The MTA will temporarily axe overtime pay for city transit workers due to budget shortfalls, according to reports. Overtime in the agency's first quarter exceeded the allotted amount by more than $72 million, according to documents obtained by the Daily News The upcoming overtime change also requires approval of any [...]

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) – The MLB is in talks with Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh about possibly holding a baseball game at the historic Hinchliffe Stadium, he said on PIX11 Morning News. Hinchliffe Stadium reopened back in 2023 after being closed for nearly 30 years. It was originally built in 1932 and was home to the [...]

ALLERTON, The Bronx (PIX11) – The NYPD is investigating after a man died while being taken into custody in the Bronx Tuesday night. Officers attempted to stop a 34-year-old man on a scooter shortly before 9:30 p.m. in Allerton, according to authorities. The suspect allegedly took off, police said. Officers found the man nearby after [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man allegedly held up three different 7-Elevens in Queens in the span of a little over an hour Wednesday, according to the NYPD. The spree happened between 2:56 a.m. and 4:03 a.m., police said. The suspect allegedly entered the first 7-Eleven, located at 112-11 Liberty Ave., around 2:56 a.m., according [...]

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are searching for two gunmen and their getaway drivers after a man was killed and three people were injured in a Bronx intersection Tuesday, according to the NYPD. The shooters, who were sitting on the backs of scooters, sprayed 10 rounds into the busy intersection of East Mount Eden [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — The first seven jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president. The panelists who were selected are an information technology worker, an English [...]

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) -- Three generations of a Lower East Side family are all about feeding their community.   Norma Chu, 100, is leading the way. Chu is a powerful force on the Lower East Side, always giving back to her community. Her giving is contagious and it's in her DNA, handed down to the next two [...]

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Three hundred trees were snatched from a park in Queens earlier this month. Authorities are looking for whoever vandalized 5,000 square feet of Kissena Park in Flushing. The incident happened last week on Sunday when vandals came and removed $15,000 worth of trees, authorities said. “It is terrible,” said Franklin Friedman, [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A former NYPD officer accepted a plea deal in connection with her peddling heroin and fentanyl, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said Tuesday.   Grace Rosa Baez, 38, was busted for selling dope with her then-boyfriend in October 2023, arrest records show.   Baez, who joined the [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a suspect who stole approximately $32,000 worth of jewelry from a store in East Williamsburg on Sunday, according to the NYPD. The theft occurred around 12:24 p.m. at Majestic Jewelry 71 Graham Avenue, police said. The suspect was last seen fleeing on foot on Bartlett Street and [...]

MOUNT EDEN, the Bronx (PIX11) -- A man was killed and three others were injured in a shooting in the Bronx Tuesday evening, police said. The shooting happened at East Mount Eden and Townsend avenues in Mount Eden around 6:15 p.m., according to the NYPD. Two gunmen riding on scooters drove up and opened fire [...]

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Restaurant owners across Long Island are teaming up to support Detective Jonathan Diller's family, along with several police organizations. Over 250 pizzerias will donate five dollars from every pizza sold on Wednesday, April 17. Funds will go to Diller's family, who live in his hometown of Massapequa Park, and law [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Eighteen-year-old A.B., born in the West African country of Guinea, joined more than a thousand other young African migrants in City Hall Park Tuesday. "I was thinking if I came here it would be alright for me. But it's not easy for me. It's not easy. Everywhere I go, I did [...]