NYC ‘ghost cars’ more likely to drive dangerously and owe fines, report finds
Authorities seize multiple vehicles at the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The City Council finds these cars, with their illegal plates, are most prevalent in the Bronx, followed by Brooklyn and Queens. [ more › ]
Bear Mountain State Park to get $25M renovation
The 115-year-old park will get a new playground, public restrooms and expanded picnic areas.
Funkmaster Flex Ending Hot 97 Show
Funkmaster Flex’s longstanding Hot 97 show is coming to an end. The Bronx-native DJ and rapper has been hosting it since 1992, and he announced via Twitter that the final one will happen on Labor Day (Sept. 1).
Exclusive: Illegal vendor slashes woman with knife on Coney Island Boardwalk
Exclusive photos obtained by News 12 show officers recovering the knife from the scene and placing Poaquiza under arrest.
Adams to deploy 1,000 cops to the Bronx after shooting surge, plans to invite...
Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday he will deploy 1,000 cops to patrol the Bronx this weekend after a surge of shootings – and plans to invite gang members to Gracie Mansion in a bid to settle their beef. “We have 1,000 more officers that are going to be deployed in the Bronx to assist with Chief [Benjamin] Gurley...
DOC bigwig who probes misconduct used NYC government car to commute home and run...
A Department of Corrections bigwig admitted he used a government car on 118 days for “personal errands” and to commute to his house in the suburbs, officials said Wednesday. Lawrence McGugins leads misconduct probes as head of the DOC’s Special Investigations Unit but his own misconduct will force him to fork over...
Brute who ganged up on motorist in NYC parking spot brawl turns himself in...
A man who battered a motorist in a Queens parking space brawl finally turned himself in to cops this week, giving a bizarre explanation over his delay in stepping forward. Mathew Nicola, 25, was arrested nearly two months after he was caught-on-video joining in as a mother-daughter duo attacked a female motorist and...
Deadly dose: Cocaine laced with fentanyl is killing people
While deaths are down, someone is still dying of an overdose every four hours in New York City.
Blast From The Past Payphones Suddenly Reappear In New York
New Yorkers thought payphones were gone forever. Now they’re suddenly reappearing. Here's why. New Yorkers are thinking they woke up in the past. On May 23, 2022, New York City said it was the "end of an era" as city officials removed the last payphone. For all the news...
Police officer crashes into car pulled over on Belt Parkway shoulder: NYPD
BELT PARKWAY, N.Y. (PIX11) – A police officer crashed into a car pulled over on the shoulder of the Belt Parkway on Wednesday, according to the NYPD. The crash happened on the westbound side of the road near Rockaway Parkway around 8:15 p.m. Police said a 2024 Chevrolet that was parked on the side of […]
