STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A baby boy with 'visible' trauma to his left arm was taken to a Staten Island hospital where he was pronounced dead Saturday morning, officials said. Police from the 120th precinct responded to a 911 call for aid located on 240 Broadway at 6:46 a.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 1-month-old baby boy unconscious and unresponsive. EMS transported the child to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased, police said ..read more

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – An employee of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is accused of having a forged license plate on his vehicle, sources told PIX11 News on Friday. Ahmahd Daniels, 25, was arrested in Staten Island on Thursday, according to authorities. He was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument, resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, having an unregistered vehicle and failure to signal. Daniels' car allegedly had temporary plates that were considered forged, sources said. The ar ..read more

You can read the English version of this story here. NUEVA YORK (PIX11) – La ciudad de Nueva York, ofrece clases para inmigrantes que quieran aprender inglés.  We Speak NYC, es un programa para personas de 16 años en adelante que quieran aprender inglés conversacional. El programa tendrá clases presenciales o por internet.   Multiplex Cinemas closing Bronx location, 2 others in NYC Las clases en línea, se impartirán una vez por semana por un periodo de ocho semanas.   El programa tendrá cursos virtuales, videos y materiales impresos para que los participantes practique ..read more

NEW YORK (PIX11)—With Sammy’s Law moving forward, New York City could lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour, which advocates say could make a huge, life-saving difference. Sammy’s Law, which Gov. Kathy Hochul secured in the FY2025 state budget this week, is named after Sammy Cohen Eckstein, a 12-year-old who was fatally struck by a car in Park Slope in 2013.  8-year-old killed in Queens crash remembered for ‘happy and cheerful’ personality The neighborhood has seen seven pedestrian fatalities since 2013, according to NYC Crash Mapper, which tracks injurious and fatal crashes using city ..read more

NEW YORK (PIX11) – New Yorkers have the longest commute time in the U.S., according to the Department of Energy. Commuters spend, on average, a little over 33 minutes getting to work every day. New Jersey follows behind, with employees taking just over 30 minutes to get to the office ..read more

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A mom is accused of leaving her 1-year-old baby in a car on one of the warmest days of the season in New York City, police said. Grace Zheng, 33, allegedly left her baby inside an unlocked car to go shopping at a Staten Island ShopRite located on Hylan Boulevard and Beach Avenue at around 11:15 a.m. Monday, according to authorities. Zheng didn't want to wake the baby up to go into the supermarket, and left the child unattended for 40 minutes, police sources said. Concerned onlookers noticed the baby and called 911, authorities said. The first caller, a 61-year-ol ..read more

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – The fight against congestion pricing is reaching new levels as some lawmakers argue that it should be repealed, and have introduced legislation to reconsider the plan. Republican New York state Assemblymember Mike Tannousis is introducing a bill in the legislature to cancel congestion pricing and audit the MTA. Drivers will get charged $15 during peak hours if they drive into Manhattan's Central Business District, which is south of 60th Street. The MTA argued that the money would allow the agency to fund a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement plan for subways ..read more

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – An emotional reunion was held Wednesday for a 10-year-old girl who was stabbed within an inch of her life years ago when she was just a toddler on Staten Island. Miracle Cutler visited the officers who played a big role in her recovery. One of those officers is NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella.  Miracle is living up to her name, as she's the sole survivor of a brutal knife attack that claimed the lives of her mother and two baby sisters. "I feel very special and grateful," she told PIX11 News. The stabbing happened in 2016 inside a Stat ..read more

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Avian Influenza, commonly called bird flu, has been detected in New York City according to one study.   "A very small number of birds were found positive," the study conducted with Mount Sinai and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee reads. “The presence of the virus poses a low but non-zero risk for humans and pets, more awareness about the presence of this virus in the urban animal-human interface is needed." A bird flu outbreak was first detected in the U.S. at the beginning of the month at a facility in Texas ..read more

NEW YORK (PIX11) – There are roughly $1 billion in unclaimed refunds for the 2020 tax year, and New Yorkers account for almost $61 million of those funds, according to the IRS.    Nearly 940,000 people across the United States have not claimed their tax refund for the 2020 tax year, and the deadline to do so is approaching.   ..read more