Teen shot to death in NYCHA building on Mother’s Day: NYPD
BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A Brooklyn teen was shot to death on Mother’s Day in a NYCHA complex, according to police. Officers responded to the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville just after 3 p.m. on Sunday for a report of a man shot. Police found 18-year-old Quahmir Cruz with a gunshot wound to his chest […]
New York Mom Angry After Repeated EBT Card Theft Aidst soda SNAP Ban ‘I...
A New York mother is sounding the alarm after claiming thieves drained her family’s EBT card, leaving her scrambling to figure out how to feed her child in the middle of an ongoing SNAP theft crisis. The frustrated mother shared an emotional post that quickly drew attention from other users dealing with the same situat
NJ school districts slammed with health costs are laying off teachers
As budget pressures hit North Jersey's public schools, teachers and other staff members are losing their jobs — a clear sign of the painful choices districts must make as inflation, spiking health insurance costs and other expenses test their financial sustainability. The pain is everywhere, in urban and suburban distr
Seven Shot in Paterson on Mothers Day in Shocking Violence
Police say a shooting injured seven people on Mother's Day in Paterson, New Jersey, with a huge police presence at 230 Rosa Parks Blvd
Know a priest in the making? N.J. archdiocese launches nomination campaign to solve shortage.
The Catholic Church has a math problem on its hands. A record number of people are converting to Catholicism, yet the number of priests is declining. In the Archdiocese of Newark — the state’s largest diocese, which serves 1.3 million — there’s only one priest for every 3,595 Catholics, according to church officials.
Weather alert for 5 N.J. counties until Sunday morning
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement at 3:20 a.m. on Sunday until 9 a.m. for Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. “Areas of fog around the greater New York City metropolitan area could be locally dense overnight into early this morning, with visibility less than one quarter mile in spots. The low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous, so...
He got a parking ticket but his car was at home. What happened next...
We bet you can relate to this one. Spending hours on the phone, trying to get someone who can help you with a problem. Or getting stuck in phone trees or AI voice hell, never reaching a human. Or even more frustrating, when an entity says you have to do...
Man accused of shoving victim to his death at NYC train station
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Rhamell Burke stood in front of a judge Saturday, smiling as he faced second-degree murder charges for allegedly shoving 76-year-old retired teacher Ross Falzone down the stairs at the 18th Street Station. Prosecutors say it was an unprovoked attack. His defense lawyer asked for medical and psychiatric care. Burke was arrested […]
NYPD detective from Staten Island allegedly grabs woman by hair in domestic incident
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that an off-duty NYPD detective grabbed a woman by the hair and pulled her to the ground in a domestic incident on Staten Island’s South Shore. Daniel Magrino, 36, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, in the 123rd Precinct,...
Washington Heights E-Bike Crash Sends Two Flying, Kills 49-Year-Old Rider
A short e-bike ride through Washington Heights turned fatal on May 2, when 49-year-old resident Dayanara Deschamps Betances was thrown from the electric bike she was riding after it struck a curb on Amsterdam Avenue near West 181st Street. Emergency responders took her to Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she later died. A 75-year-old man riding as a...
