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Are more bus lanes and busways coming to NYC?
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Getting around New York City can be a challenge. Some riders want the city to consider a busway along one of the busiest crosstown corridors. Manhattan’s 42nd Street is known as both a popular destination and also a place to avoid, depending on the plans. While it connects to the busiest […]
Attacker slashes man with box cutter for asking him to move his bags at NYC pedestrian plaza: cops
An attacker armed with a box cutter slashed a man for asking him to move his bags inside a tree-lined pedestrian plaza in Tribeca late Sunday, cops said. The 27-year-old victim was viciously slashed across the left cheek inside Bogardus Plaza near Hudson and Reade streets around 11:10 p.m., police said. NYC mom demands justice after girl, 11, slashed by maniac career criminal and left ‘showered in blood’ The assailant flew into a rage when the victim asked to move his bags, police said. It’s not clear exactly where the bags had been placed at the time. 5 students, 1 security guard slashed in NYC...
This 30-Year-Old Won the NYC Housing Lottery and Pays $1,000/Month for a Luxury 1-Bedroom Apartment—Take a Look Inside
Nkenge, a 30-year-old content creator from Harlem, achieved a dream she never thought possible: securing a luxury one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Flatiron District through New York City’s housing lottery. Growing up in the Bronx and Harlem, Nkenge always viewed neighborhoods like Flatiron, where the median rent is an astronomical $5,394, as unattainable. After submitting over 120 applications in three years, her perseverance paid off in 2023 when she was selected for a rent-stabilized apartment. Now, she enjoys the benefits of a spacious unit with amenities like a gym, game room, and rooftop access, all for just $1,000 a month.
Car flipped over on Henry Hudson Parkway causing delays: officials
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway “approaching 99th Street” have reopened with delays after a car flipped over, according to officials. Video of the accident showed first responders responding to the flip car in Manhattan around 5 p.m. The FDNy said the accident occurred near 96th Street and Henry Hudson […]
C40: Mayors Making Good Food Cities
BROOKLYN, New York – Little about the culinary center serving New York’s Health + Hospitals agency evokes a home kitchen. Hair-netted cooks mix the ingredients for salsa verde in white bins the size of babies’ bathtubs. A row of combi ovens, gleaming and tall, roast hundreds of sweet plantains at a time. Nearby, a 200-gallon water bath chills reduced-oxygen packets of just-steamed yellow-and-white “sunshine” rice, preserving their freshness.
Red Alert: Severe thunderstorms for Memorial Day travel around NYC
NEW YORK -- Thunderstorms and flash flood risks were in the forecast Monday around the Tri-State Area as people made their way home from Memorial Day weekend travel.The CBS New York First Alert Weather team extended its Red Alert due to severe weather risks. Flood advisories were issued for Bergen, Essex, Orange, Passaic and Rockland counties late Monday night. A severe thunderstorm watch for most of the area ended at 9 p.m.Strong storms in Pennsylvania prompted tornado warnings that could've reached New Jersey, but the storm lost some intensity once it reached our area. Stay up to date with the latest forecast and live...
NY weather: Marble-sized hail expected with thunderstorms in Suffolk and Nassau counties Monday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 8:23 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 9 p.m. for Suffolk and Nassau counties. The storms are expected to bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 8:23 p.m., Doppler radar tracked...
New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle
For the first time in generations, beachgoers were out on the sand in a New Jersey shore community on the Sunday morning before Memorial Day as a Christian religious group fights the state over its regular beach closures there during Sunday services.The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group that established a Christian seaside retreat at the Jersey Shore in 1869, said it had closed its beaches on Sunday mornings during religious services in Ocean Grove for more than a century and a half before the state Department of Environmental Protection accused the group of violating state beach access...
NJ teen stabbed at popular boardwalk, 'civil unrest' hits another beach town
Police in Ocean City, New Jersey are investigating a stabbing incident and another nearby beach town declared a state of emergency on Memorial Day weekend. Police responded to the boardwalk Saturday evening to find that a 15-year-old male had been stabbed by an unknown male suspect. The individual was transported to an area hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries.
Manhattanhenge 2024: When and where to see the sunset in NYC
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Manhattanhenge, the two-night celestial event when the sunset aligns perfectly with New York City’s street grid, will take place on the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The popular spectacle will appear on back-to-back nights. On Tuesday, May 28, the half-sun Manhattanhenge will appear on the grid at 8:13 p.m. […]
Intrepid holds annual Memorial Day ceremony
NEW YORK (PIX11) — On Monday, the Intrepid held its annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony. They honored men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States armed forces and discussed how New York City was particularly impacted. “I think it’s a time to instill hope. And when you see all […]
Storm System Now Sweeping Through With Drenching Downpours, Gusty Winds: Here's Latest
A frontal system now sweeping through the region on Memorial Day from west to east will bring rounds of heavy downpours and thunderstorms in the afternoon and into the evening on Monday, May 27. "This will bring the potential for isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging winds …
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