New Yorkers wait years for government housing as over 5,000 NYCHA units sit empty
Tens of thousands of people need homes in New York City while thousands of government run apartments are sitting empty. There are so many of them, if you put them all together, they'd fill up the entire Empire State Building and then some.
Brooklyn duo charged in viral Belt Parkway ‘cash-for-crash’ scam on LI border
Two Brooklyn men have been charged with orchestrating a brazen “cash-for-crash” insurance scam — deliberately staging three wrecks, including one that went viral last fall after a victim’s dashcam captured the bizarre scene on the Belt Parkway, prosecutors said. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Jaime...
Teen accused of stabbing woman with 14-inch knife on Manhattan subway train
Editor’s note: The above video aired in a previous newscast. MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A teenager is accused of repeatedly stabbing a woman with a large kitchen knife on a Manhattan subway train when she refused to give him her bag, police said Monday. Brandon Balfour, 18, allegedly attacked the 29-year-old woman...
Slain NYC 14-year-old boy’s inconsolable mom weeps as alleged playground killers appear in court
The bereft mom of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death in a Bronx playground wept Monday as her son’s alleged killers walked into court. Ramona Hernandez de Mendoza — whose ninth-grader Angel Mendoza was killed simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time , according to cops — sobbed so loudly that one of four...
12 Phrases Only a True New Yorker Says and Understands
New York isn’t just a state—it’s an attitude. Whether you’re from upstate, downstate, or somewhere in between, you’ve got your own version of “New York speak.” It’s fast, it’s direct, and it’s not for the faint of heart. If you’ve ever ordered a “regular coffee” without explaining yourself or complained about...
Subway rider stabbed in neck at East Village train station: NYPD
A subway rider was stabbed in the neck at an East Village subway station on Saturday night, according to the NYPD. A 44-year-old straphanger got into a physical altercation with an unknown man stemming from a verbal argument on the northbound platform of the 2nd Avenue F-train station just before 9:15 p.m., cops...
New Yorkers celebrate Harlem Week with free jazz in Central Park
Harlem Week is in full swing, literally. Hundreds of people spent their Saturday afternoon enjoying the weather and the music in Central Park at a Harlem Week event called "Great Jazz on the Great Hill." Jose Febus, who attended the event, told NY1, “It's so typical of New York. I...
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: Papd
At 1:55 a.m., officers found a 25-year-old man on the tracks, unconscious after trying to retrieve his dropped cell phone, Port Authority police said. He was injured after coming in contact with the third rail, police said. Power to the third rail was shut and the victim was removed, stabilized...
Duo steals from Chinese buffet in the Bronx, beats man who intervenes
Police on Monday released photos of two women wanted for stealing from a Chinese buffet in the Bronx last month then beating a man who intervened.
NYC will stop accepting SNAP benefit theft claims
Editor’s note: The video above originally aired on March 28, 2025. NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City will soon stop accepting requests to replace stolen SNAP benefits. The deadline to request a replacement for stolen SNAP benefits is Sept. 30, according to the city’s Department of Homeless Services. Until then, the...
