Mayor Eric Adams calls for ban on horse carriages in New York City and...
Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a ban on carriage horses in New York City and signed an executive order Wednesday.
Teen violence on the rise in NYC: ‘It’s heartbreaking to me’
HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — For young people across New York City, teen violence is a chilling reality. “The people being shot out in the street are my age,” 18-year-old Chailing Jorge told PIX11 News. “It’s really sad, terrible and heartbreaking to me.” Some feel like they are running out of safe spaces when, at any...
Celeste Rivas’ Body Found In Tesla Registered To Singer d4vd
Authorities have identified the body of a teen girl discovered inside an impounded Tesla registered to a breakout music star born in New York City. Celeste Rivas, 15, was named as the person found dead inside singer d4vd's 2023 Tesla Model Y, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office. Her body was...
Jay-Z-backed casino plan for Times Square is rejected following local opposition
Jay-Z and other casino backers countered that the casino wouldn’t ‘compete with Times Square,’ but ‘complement it.’ Getty Images A proposed Caesars Palace casino in Times Square, backed by Jay-Z, has had its bid for a lucrative New York City gambling license rejected following fierce opposition from Broadway theatre...
Newark, NJ Named the Worst City in America for Sleep
A new report reveals Newark, New Jersey, is the hardest place in the U.S. to get a good night’s rest, with noise and light pollution pushing it to the bottom of the sleep index.
East Orange Brothers Ran Massive Heroin Mill Pumping Out ‘Sexy Red,’ ‘No Diddy,’ Sheriff...
Detectives began tracking the operation earlier this year, following the Darling brothers from their East Orange home into multiple counties, Essex County Sheriff Amir D. Jones said. Search warrants led authorities to Saddle Brook, Middlesex County, and ultimately 2505 Aqueduct Avenue in The Bronx, where the heroin...
Man with criminal history threatened to kill 2 judges in N.Y., prosecutors say
NEW YORK — A man who has filed several lawsuits that were deemed frivolous has been indicted on charges he threatened to kill two judges who had presided over some of his cases. A federal grand jury issued the indictment against Anthony Salvatore Perri this week in the Eastern...
DEA warns about nitazene, a synthetic opioid more powerful than fentanyl
There is a warning about a powerful and potentially new group of synthetic opioids now on New York City's streets.
NYC employee sentenced for stealing $646,000 worth of pension checks
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A New York City employee who worked with the NYC Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) was sentenced to prison for using his position to steal $646,000 worth of pension benefits, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. The 41-year-old Brooklyn man illegally pocketed checks...
Ex-con ordered to stay in jail after being charged in ‘horrific double murder’ of...
The ex-convict accused of torturing and killing an elderly couple in New York City was ordered Tuesday to stay locked up on Rikers Island, less than a week after prosecutors said he randomly preyed on the husband and wife before burning their house down as he left the residence.