Mourners gather along Passaic River to remember two 10-year-old children who drowned
More than a hundred mourners came out on Sunday afternoon to drop pink and blue rose petals. Many of them did not know the two victims, but they felt the crush of the tragedy.
Cops Imitating Plants Catch 74 Drivers on Their Phones in Six Hours
If you’re driving through suburban New Jersey and see shrubbery holding a pair of binoculars, you’re not hallucinating. You’re just doing what you should be doing: paying attention to the road. In an effort to catch more drivers illegally using their phones, police in the central New...
Jersey City 3-Year-Old Reaches Late Round of ‘Toddler of the Year’ Contest and Fundraiser
Much like her big, gap-toothed smile, Gabby Mateo has a big personality — especially for a three-year-old, said her mother, Jersey City teacher Jessica Gladstone. Get the the news you won’t find anywhere else! Enter your email below for two free articles a month. You will be automatically...
Bags of cash and fake consulting firm at center of Hudson County parks fraud...
Russell Fallacara, the former Hudson County parks director, pleaded guilty to bribery charges tied to a six-year scheme involving over 1.5 million dollars in cash and kickbacks.
4th man arrested in Great Kills robbery that began with Staten Island Ferry ride
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police arrested a fourth man who allegedly was part of a group that beat and stole thousands of dollars in cash, expensive watches and electronics from a victim who traveled to the borough on the Staten Island Ferry. Michael Cramer, 32, of Brookfield Avenue in...
Tri-state residents enjoy a rain-free Saturday before storms return
NEW YORK, N.Y. (PIX11) — Tri-state residents got to enjoy a rain-free Saturday after dealing with a number of showers and storms earlier in the week. The umbrellas could see some work late Sunday, however, as another front approaches the area. Look for clouds to build Saturday night ahead...
10 Most Famous Lost Landmarks of NYC (And What Replaced Them)
As a New Yorker, it always hurts me to see a historic building, statue, or playground torn down for another purpose, usually an apartment building or an office tower. Even when something is demolished and replaced with a modern version, an old playground set is swapped out, or a beloved fountain is rebuilt, it still st
Bronx community remembers Jacob Freytes as mom pushes life-in-prison proposal
Dozens lined up in The Bronx Saturday for the viewing of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, exactly a week after he was shot and killed while biking to a bodega to buy a ball in Mount Eden. Loved ones are calling for justice following the arrest of a suspect, and the boy’s...
Cloudy Sunday with storms on the way in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Clouds dominate the region on Sunday morning, but temperatures will still run warm, topping out in the mid‑ to upper 80s. Futurecast shows breaks of sunshine developing through the afternoon, before clouds return in the evening. Overnight, shower chances increase across the area as a more unsett
Bronx Necklace Snatcher Rips Jewelry Off 9-Year-Old Girl in Broad Daylight: NYPD
A 9-year-old girl was in the area of Prospect Avenue and Beck Street in the Bronx Friday afternoon when an unidentified person allegedly approached and snatched her necklace, according to police. The child was targeted at about 2:20 p.m. in broad daylight, and the suspect fled before being identified. The...
