Новости за 19.04.2024

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Crews are working on both sides of the Hudson River to build the Gateway Tunnel Project.   The $16 billion project will add two new tracks for NJ Transit and Amtrak and double the available capacity between New York and New Jersey. PIX11 News was given an exclusive tour of the construction [...]

Viola, an Asian elephant with the Jordan World Circus, still participated in two performances Tuesday after her time on the lam in the southwestern Montana city of about 35,000 people that in the late 1800s was the world's largest copper-producing area.

A wildlife rescue in Texas treated a special type of patient for the first time last week: a baby bald eagle.

A controversial public restroom installed last month in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood is finally ready for the public to use.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- New York City is gearing up to celebrate a car-free Earth Day and launching its annual Open Streets program. 53 streets and plazas will be car-free on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., according to the city's Department of Transportation. The streets and plazas will be filled with art, [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — A full jury of 12 people and six alternates has been seated in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York City. This is a breaking news story. Refresh for updates.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams is set to be roasted at this weekend's annual Inner Circle Show. It's all to benefit a good cause, and PIX11's James Ford is leading the charge and taking on the role of Adams. Watch the video player for more on this story.

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Two schools have shared the space at PS 145 for more than 10 years, but now the students and staff at West Prep Academy say they're being pushed out and won't go down without a fight. West Prep PTA president Tyi Ellis and Navin Pokala, whose child attends West Prep, talk [...]

WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) --- A suspect is accused of punching and killing a man during a fight on a Brooklyn street earlier this year, according to sources and police. James Chung, 34, allegedly attacked Salvador Galindo-Diaz, 43, during an argument near Metropolitan and Scott avenues in Williamsburg just after midnight on Feb. 19, according to [...]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Investigators have identified a man accused of attempting to rape a 15-year-old girl inside his Manhattan apartment, authorities said. Justin Bido, 26, met the teen in a smoke shop before she agreed to go to his Upper West Side apartment near 63rd Street and Eleventh Avenue at around 7 a.m. [...]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Trader Joe's recalled packaged basil linked to a salmonella outbreak across several states, the grocery chain announced. The product, Infinite Herbs organic basil, was sold in 2.5-ounce clamshell containers from Feb. 1 to April 6 in 29 states including New York and New Jersey, the grocery chain said on Wednesday. [...]

JAMAICA ESTATES, Queens (PIX11) --- Two men whacked a stranger in the head with a bat while he was walking home on a Queens street last weekend, police said. The suspects attacked the 22-year-old man near 189th Street and Aberdeen Road in Jamaica Estates at around 7:05 p.m. on April 13, according to the NYPD. [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man who allegedly took a dog from its Brooklyn home on March 18, according to the NYPD. The incident happened at 9:30 a.m. near Jerome Street and Pitkin Avenue. A 74-year-old woman had let her dog, a Shih Tzu named Romeo Rivera, out for a bathroom [...]

PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn (PIX11) – The death of a child on a Brooklyn street 12 years ago is bringing change to how New Yorkers drive. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that Sammy's Law will be passed in the upcoming state budget. It will allow New York City to set speed limits and lower it [...]

MELROSE, The Bronx (PIX11) – A man was set on fire during a fight with another man in the Bronx late Thursday night, according to the NYPD. The fight happened around 11:18 p.m. on East 159th Street in Melrose. One man allegedly threw rubbing alcohol on the 39-year-old victim and lit him on fire, according [...]

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Calls to save SUNY Downstate Medical Center were renewed Thursday. The hospital is facing a looming threat of closure, citing financial struggles and a building in disrepair. The community rallied to keep the hospital open amidst state budget delays. "We need good medical care, but we also need good doctors [...]

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – A former bank employee in New Jersey admitted to stealing more than $100,000 in federal retirement benefits from a dead customer’s account, U.S. Attorney Phillip R. Sellinger said Thursday. Jorge Nova, a 35-year-old bank employee from Passaic, N.J., pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, court documents show. The deceased [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A new building in Brooklyn features 100% affordable housing, including some units with waterfront views. Greenpoint Landing, located on Commercial Street, is focused on helping homeless families and low-income families get a new home they can afford. It features 374 units of new affordable housing. Robert Pamphille, a 74-year-old from Trinidad, said [...]

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- With just under 40 affordable housing lotteries available on NYC Housing Connect, New Yorkers need to act quickly on nine lotteries that expire by the end of the month. Here is the complete list of lotteries expiring at the end of April: 34-21 109th Street Located at 34-21 109 ST., Corona, [...]

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Until now, the best treatment for some diseases has been bone marrow transplants, a procedure that requires a donor who is a match for the patient. But now, there is a revolutionary new procedure that doesn't require a donor. It actually uses the patient's own cells. The Cohen Children's Medical [...]

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police arrested more than 100 protesters Thursday afternoon while clearing out a pro-Palestinian encampment set up at Columbia University, Mayor Eric Adams said. At least 108 people were issued summonses for trespass, according to NYPD officials. Police used zip ties to arrest protesters and escort them to waiting buses before removing [...]

BROWNSVILLE, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A man who walked into the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the abdomen on Wednesday has died, according to the NYPD. 45-year-old Gamaliel Oliver arrived at the hospital by private means at around 2:37 p.m., police said. Police say no arrests have been made at [...]

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (PIX11) -- One of the most recognizable faces and names in fashion, Nigel Barker's work behind the camera lens has made him a household name. Now he is branching out and taking on a new assignment that he claims may very well be a career highlight. Watch the video player for more [...]