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PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — Friends, family and supporters of Najee Seabrooks marched up Market Street toward Paterson’s City Hall Tuesday evening. They demanded answers in his police-involved shooting death inside his own apartment and called for reform within the police department. Seabrooks worked for the Paterson Healing Collective, which has an official mental health and […] → Read More
NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s been a long and difficult 18 months for Eileen Bendoyro. “It’s very difficult because I cannot find a house. I cannot find an apartment,” said Bendoyro. Bendoyro and her son, who has special needs, are currently staying with friends. Last week New York City housing officials removed Bendoyro and several […] → Read More
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (PIX11) — Several dozen parents rallied across the street from City Hall in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Monday evening. To say there is turbulence and unrest in the community – stemming from the near-fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old boy – would be an understatement. “Like everyone knows, he was attacked by a […] → Read More
LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — The heartbroken mother of a 15-year-old boy killed while subway surfing on a train crossing the Williamsburg Bridge remembered her son as a “good kid,” as she urged fellow parents to be aware of the dangerous and potentially deadly trend. Zackery Nazario “was a very nice kid. Old soul, […] → Read More
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — It was one week ago Monday when a man with alleged mental health issues used a rented U-Haul truck to terrorize neighborhoods in Brooklyn, killing one person and injuring eight others. Council member Justin Brannan and a host of other elected officials and community leaders organized a vigil Monday evening to […] → Read More
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Car service driver Aly Elsawah is still reflecting on the two “too-close-for-comfort” encounters he had with the U-Haul truck that barreled through several Brooklyn neighborhoods Monday. Elsawah said he first spotted the truck, allegedly driven by 62-year-old Weng Sor, on Bay Ridge Parkway after it struck an electric scooter rider. “All […] → Read More
BROOKLYN (PIX11) — The bond fellow members of the NYPD share with slain Officer Adeed Fayaz remains unbroken. New York City Deputy Public Advocate and former NYPD Auxiliary police officer Kashif Hussain worked with Fayaz in Brooklyn’s 66th precinct. “We want to remember him. We don’t want to forget his legacy – his personality. His dedication […] → Read More
NEW YORK (PIX11) — For five young Black men from Detroit — all of them designers — you can imagine the excitement of seeing the bright lights of New York City and having their designs featured in LVMH headquarters. Organizers had one clear intention: to change the trajectory of their career. It was on a […] → Read More
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A retired NYPD officer and her boyfriend were found dead with gunshot wounds to their head in a home in Brooklyn Friday, police said. Retired NYPD officer Petlyn Job and her boyfriend, Alex Delone, were both found dead inside Job’s home on Beverley Road in East Flatbush. There are conflicting, […] → Read More
NEW YORK (PIX11) — It’s easy to imagine millions of Beyonce fans across the country logging into their Ticketmaster accounts this week and thinking, “You Won’t Break My Soul.” Consider it a declaration of sorts, made by weary concertgoers who wonder if the company has truly learned its lesson after a botched Taylor Swift concert […] → Read More
HELL’S KITCHEN, Manhattan (PIX11) — Migrants camped in front of the Watson Hotel will be allowed to stay at least until Tuesday morning while New York City works to address their concerns with moving to the new Red Hook shelter. The standoff started when some migrants, disappointed by the conditions they found at the Brooklyn […] → Read More
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING STORY AND VIDEO CONTAIN GRAPHIC VIOLENCE THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO VIEWERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. MEMPHIS – Descriptions of Tyre Nichols’ fatal encounter with Memphis police officers fall short of capturing the shocking events shown in three officer body cam videos, and one silent clip from a light pole camera – […] → Read More
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO VIEWERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man was made public Friday, one day after they were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols. The footage shows Nichols being held down, […] → Read More
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — It’s been more than two weeks since a fellow solider allegedly killed Pvt. First Class Abdul Latifu Jr. on the grounds of the Fort Rucker Army base in Alabama. Latifu’s older brother, Mohammed, said his Bronx family is still seeking a complete and acceptable explanation for the 21-year-old soldier’s death […] → Read More
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Madison Square Garden’s use of facial recognition technology has been a perplexing topic among sports fans. “They’re able to catch maybe more bad people. The flip side of that is, what else are they using that image for?” said Rich, a sports fan. New York State Attorney General Letitia James and […] → Read More
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — In a city where things are not always as they seem, Manhattan’s Upper West Side drivers are finding out the hard way that parking on the wrong street can cost you big time. Melinda Scott parked her car near the corner of West 60th Street and Freedom Place South in […] → Read More
ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) — Surveillance video shows a white Mercedes SUV as it hopped onto the sidewalk early Monday afternoon in Astoria, Queens. A pedestrian who was right in the vehicle’s path just barely got out of the way, as the suspect flew by. The driver crashed into the glass partitions of the United Brothers […] → Read More
YONKERS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Flames shot through the roof at a four-story, multi-family apartment on Mulberry Street in Yonkers Thursday afternoon. Neighbors on the one-way street watched as firefighters scrambled to get everyone out, including two older residents. “They were coming out on the stretcher. I feel bad. I hope they make it,” said Kyria […] → Read More
HARRISON, N.Y. (PIX11) – The driver of a tractor-trailer died in a crash in Westchester County on Wednesday, officials said. The accident happened just before 10:20 a.m. on the westbound New York State Thruway in Harrison, according to a New York State Police spokesperson. The driver of the tractor-trailer lost control on the elevated exit […] → Read More
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — In the absence of national media coverage, working a missing persons case often unfolds at the grassroots level. On Tuesday night, it meant a small group of family and friends handing out flyers on a street corner in Newark. They hope someone has seen 25-year-old Imani Glover of Morristown, and her […] → Read More