Katie Corrado
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Family, friends honor legacy of NJ man killed in 2017 NYC bike path attack
NEW MILFORD, N.J. (PIX11) — Family and friends gathered Sunday to celebrate the life of Darren Drake in his hometown of New Milford, New Jersey. Drake was among the eight people killed on Halloween Day 2017, when Sayfullo Saipov purposely drove a rented truck onto the West Side bike path in Manhattan. Drake, then 32, […] → Read More
Fires destroys auto parts shop in Queens
GLENDALE, Queens (PIX11) — A fire destroyed an auto parts shop in Queens Wednesday. The fire started around 6 a.m. at Parts Authority at 89-40 Metropolitan Ave. in the Glendale neighborhood, according to the FDNY. Firefighters initially tried to attack the fire from the inside of the building, but it was too intense. They were […] → Read More
Two teens shot near Brooklyn school; 2 in custody: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two teens were shot in a store near a Brooklyn school on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The incident occurred across the street from PS 371 near 36th Street and Fourth Avenue at around 2:20 p.m., according to the NYPD. The two 18-year-old victims were each shot in the left shoulder and […] → Read More
Plane crash narrowly missed Long Island homes: ‘Could’ve been a lot worse’
NORTH LINDENHURST, N.Y. (PIX11) — The National Transportation Safety Board remained on scene in North Lindenhurst Monday, a day after a single-engine plane crashed in the Long Island hamlet. The small plane from nearby Republic Airport crashed in a wooded area just before 3 p.m. Sunday, narrowly missing a residential neighborhood and Long Island Rail […] → Read More
North Jersey prepares to be hardest hit by the snowstorm
RIVER EDGE, N.J. (PIX11) — The snowstorm moving into the tri-state region overnight Monday into Tuesday morning is expected to drop the deepest snow north and west of New York City. Most of Bergen County, New Jersey, meets both of those descriptions. With snow expected to range from 2 inches or 3 inches in the […] → Read More
NJ man killed wife and 2 kids before shooting himself in the head: prosecutors
LINDEN, N.J. (PIX11) — A man killed his wife and two kids before shooting himself in the head in the family’s New Jersey home on Sunday morning, authorities said on Monday. Krzysztof Nieroda, 41, called a family member to confess after he shot his wife, Justyna Nieroda, 41, and two children, Sebastian Nieroda, 14, and […] → Read More
Bullying went unchecked for years at NJ school district, parents say
BAYVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) — The auditorium of Central Regional High School in Bayville, New Jersey, was overflowing with angry parents and students Thursday night during the district’s regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. Students past and present bravely shared their bullying stories, in the wake of Adriana Kuch’s suicide. “I’ve been bullied every single day since […] → Read More
Brooklyn Uber driver honored as Red Cross Hero
MANHATTAN (PIX11) — Brooklyn Uber driver Fritz Sam was recognized Wednesday night at the Ziegfeld Ballroom as the Red Cross’ 2023 Good Samaritan Hero at its ‘Heroes Among Us’ gala. Last August, Sam made a life-saving detour while driving a passenger to LaGuardia Airport. Sam spotted a house fire and immediately pulled over to help. […] → Read More
4 women randomly attacked by man in Queens neighborhood, police say
RIDGEWOOD, Queens (PIX11) – Police arrested a man who randomly attacked four women throughout a Queens neighborhood in the span of an hour Sunday night, officials said. The four women were attacked unprovoked in Ridgewood between 9:15 p.m. and 10:18 p.m., according to the NYPD. The suspect — believed to be 20 to 25 years […] → Read More
Two teens, man injured in shooting near Brooklyn high school: NYPD
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Two teens and a security guard were shot near a Brooklyn high school on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Authorities responded to the incident at Williamsburg Charter High School at 198 Varet St. in Williamsburg at around 2 p.m., according to the NYPD. A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were each […] → Read More
2 killed in plane crash in Westchester County: officials
WHITE PLAINS, NY (PIX11) — Two people were killed when a small plane crashed in Westchester County Thursday evening, officials said. The plane was flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Airport, Federal Aviation Administration officials said. The pilot reported engine issues about one mile from Westchester County Airport in White […] → Read More
Hochul’s pick for NY top judge rejected by legislative panel
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee to lead the state’s highest court was rejected by a state Senate panel Wednesday, dealing the governor a high-profile setback after weeks of criticism from progressive activists and union officials about the judge’s record. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted not to forward Hector […] → Read More
Upper East Side resident searching for van that hit, killed her dog
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — An Upper East Side resident is trying to get justice, after her dog was hit and killed at the intersection of 74th Street and Second Avenue around 6:15 a.m. Friday. The driver did not stay on the scene. Surveillance video shows Beryl Spiegel and her Welsh Springer Spaniel Duncan […] → Read More
Protester removed during Hochul appearance at Brooklyn church
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A Twitter video taken inside Trinity Lutheran Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn has garnered more than one million views as of Monday night. The video shows parishioner Genesis Aquino being escorted out of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service by the NYPD on Sunday. Aquino was protesting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s […] → Read More
Patients’ family members speak out amid nurse strike in NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Connie Questell’s husband, Americo, is currently being treated inside Montefiore’s cardiac ICU. She says he’s in good care. “Thank god the heart unit has been covered very well by the traveling nurses,” said Connie. The couple’s son, Tuffy, said the travel nurses are clearly trying their hardest. “They hate crossing the […] → Read More
Rev. Al Sharpton gathers New York’s top black leaders for ‘historic’ meeting
HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — On Thursday night, Rev. Al Sharpton convened New York’s top black leaders for a closed-door conversation about public safety at his National Action Network’s headquarters in Harlem. He called the gathering ‘historic.’ “Never before in the history of this state have we seen so many of our top officials come from […] → Read More
Tri-state travelers brace for winter storm
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Mother Nature is set to deliver a winter snowstorm right as millions of Americans are traveling for the holidays, causing both American Airlines and United Airlines to issue travel alerts and waive change fees at airports up and down the East Coast, including flights in and out of LaGuardia, JFK, and […] → Read More
New Jersey men back home after 10 days stranded at sea
CAPE MAY, N.J. (PIX11) — It started as a peaceful sailing trip. Two friends, Kevin Hyde and Joe Ditomasso, plus Ditomasso’s bichon poodle Minnie, set sail from Cape May, New Jersey, on Nov. 27, bound for Florida. The trip was going as planned, until their boat encountered an unexpected storm off the coast of North […] → Read More
Lincoln Tunnel now cashless
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Cash tolling at Port Authority bridges and tunnels has officially gone the way of the pay phone. The last cash toll booth closed Sunday morning at the Lincoln Tunnel. It was the only remaining Port Authority crossing with cash tolls. The George Washington Bridge switched to electric tolling in July 2022, […] → Read More
Yonkers police officer killed in multi-vehicle crash: officials
YONKERS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A 24-year veteran of the Yonkers Police Department was killed on duty in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday, authorities said. The crash happened on Tuckahoe Road at the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass in Yonkers around 3:30 p.m., according to police. A police sergeant was driving an unmarked police vehicle when a car […] → Read More