Residents of South Jamaica are demanding answers after a shocking video was made public of a police officer repeatedly punching a 38-year-old man in the face as he resisted arrest. “I saw the arrest,” Geovanni Snow, an eyewitness, told PIX11 News. “It was very horrible ..read more

KEW GARDENS, Queens (PIX11) -- Charged with the fatal hit-and-run of a toddler, a 20-year-old man is set to go before a judge at a criminal court, while the family of the child remains in deep sadness in their home neighborhood of Flushing.  Kevin Gomez faces charges related to the death of Quintus Chen, the three-year-old who was killed when an Infiniti Q-50 sedan ran over him on Wednesday evening and kept going. Police say that Gomez was behind the wheel of that car.  ..read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos of New York is facing a critical vote to expel him from the House on Friday as lawmakers weigh whether his actions, fabrications and alleged lawbreaking warrant the chamber's most severe punishment. The first-term Republican congressman is at grave risk of becoming just the sixth member of the House to be ousted by colleagues. Expulsion requires support from two-third of the House, a purposefully high bar, but a blistering House Ethics Committee report released on Nov. 16 that accused Santos of breaking federal law may prove decisive. “I will not stand by q ..read more

FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to the fatally hit-and-run that killed a 3-year-old in Queens on Wednesday, according to officials. Kevin Gomez, of Queens, N.Y., was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and permit unlicensed operation of a vehicle, according to NYPD. The hit-and-run happened on College Point Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. Quintus Chen is the three-year-old who was killed in front of his father ..read more

FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) -- A heartbroken family is asking for the public's help in finding whoever ran over their toddler, killing him, and then driving away. They're hoping that details from the surveillance video of the tragedy and their pleas for help will result in somebody coming forward with information to help crack the case.  The hit-and-run happened just before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday on College Point Boulevard, near the intersection with 41st Avenue.  Quintus Chen is the three-year-old who was killed in front of his father's eyes.  Those eyes were full of tears on Thur ..read more

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Small businesses in southeast Queens have an opportunity to apply for a grant before the application process fully opens. The nonprofit Greater Jamaica Development Corporation is offering the $2,500 grant via its Southeast Queens Entrepreneur Grant Program. To apply for the grant, click here. Eligibility requirements: Must be an active business At least one year in business BIPOC-owned (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Incorporated/licensed/registered in New York State Located in a 114xx or 116xx zip code Must be a for-profit business 10 or fewer employees Yearl ..read more

FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) – Police have identified the 3-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run in Queens Wednesday evening. Quintas Chen, a toddler from Queens, was fatally struck by a car at College Point Boulevard and 41st Avenue in Flushing around 6:40 p.m., according to the NYPD ..read more

FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) -- A 3-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle in Queens Wednesday evening, police said. The child was struck near 41-04 College Point Boulevard and 41st Avenue in Flushing around 6:40 p.m., according to authorities ..read more

ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) -- The song and dance routine is familiar and the tunes are older than the people on the stage. Tony Bennett has a special connection to the students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens. When the singer died in July, staff began organizing a special show. When the school year began, the students collaborated and created a performance for the community. The performers will hit the stage at the 800-seat auditorium named in his honor Friday night. The cast of student dancers, singers and speakers will be accompanied by the school's jazz orchestra ..read more

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A Long Island man who was convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and then leaving her body on the side of a road has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, the Queens district attorney said Wednesday. Goey Charles 33, of Uniondale, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre in Bayside in October 2020, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office ..read more