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Amtrak Forced To Reduce Trains In Hudson Valley, Upstate New York
Some travelers will deal with daily 2-hour layovers. Starting next month, Amtrak will be making changes to routes that'll impact travel from the Hudson Valley. Amtrak Forced To Reduce Service In Hudson Valley, Upstate New York. Multiple daily trips from the Hudson Valley to New York City will be eliminated...
Bassoon worth over $40,000 stolen from music teacher's car in Brooklyn
A heartbroken musician is asking for help finding her stolen bassoon worth more than $40,000.For Sara Schoenbeck, her beloved and beautiful wind instrument carried a value far beyond its price: it was the soul of her music.Now, it's tragically gone."It really was my partner, you know, it was my coworker, my partner and my family member," she said.Schoenbeck, a professional musician and teacher, was dropping off donated instruments at the Brooklyn Conservancy of Music in Park Slope when she left her car by a hydrant for only a few minutes. She came back to find the bassoon missing.Surveillance video shows...
2 NJ police officers hospitalized by drunk driver, cops say
SADDLE RIVER — A man from New York City was drunk and speeding when he crashed into two police vehicles involved in a traffic stop, according to prosecutors. Joseph Ford, 18, was one of four people hospitalized by the four-car chain-reaction crash in Saddle River late Saturday night. He's...
Embattled NYC Mayor Eric Adams finds unlikely ally in his predecessor — Bill de Blasio
Eric Adams has found an unlikely supporter in his predecessor, Bill de Blasio, who defended the embattled mayor by suggesting the federal bribery and corruption charges he’s facing are weak. “I don’t personally find the charges to be that powerful based on what I’ve seen,” de Blasio said at an event Thursday night. “They seem a little diffuse to me.” De Blasio spoke up as Adams’ pals have departed City Hall one by one, with several top administration officials and aides resigning following weeks of police raids and phone seizures amid a sweeping federal corruption probe. The former mayor — who was...
Foster The People announces 2025 tour, NY show. Get tickets today
Foster The People are coming to the people. Fresh off a performance at Austin City Limits (and another one coming up this weekend), the indie rockers announced they’ve plotted their 2025 ‘Paradise State Of Mind Tour’ that will send them to venues all over North America from January through March. Toward the end of the 23-concert run, they’ll drop into Brooklyn’s newly opened Paramount Theatre on Monday, Feb. 24 with special guest Good Neighbours. At all shows, FTP fans can expect to hear the hits — think “Pumped Up Kicks,” “Sit Next To Me” and “Houdini” — as well as cuts from the group’s recently-released...
NYPD school crossing guard arrested in Queens
NEW YORK (PIX11) – An off-duty NYPD school crossing guard was arrested in Queens on Thursday, according to authorities. Teodoro Isidoro, 48, was taken into custody around 1:40 p.m. She was charged with menacing in connection to a domestic incident, police said.
Meet the 11-year-old who just opened a Caribbean pizzeria in Brooklyn
Sebastian Wilson is doing wonders in the pizza business. The Brooklyn native, who is just 11 years old, is bringing a Caribbean flair to the Flatbush neighborhood’s culinary scene with Sebastian’s Spices and Slices, his new pizza place. Wilson’s restaurant, which aims to celebrate Caribbean culture, not only delivers outstanding cuisine but also pays tribute...
NYC wants to put a park on Hart Island – here are other NYC areas built over mass graves
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Hart Island earned its name as New York City’s final resting place, but it may now become the city’s newest park. The island sits between the Bronx and Long Island and has been a public cemetery since 1869. More than 1 million people have been buried there, including indigent Civil War […]
NYC DOE employee accused of jumping turnstile at Queens subway station: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A New York City Department of Education employee was accused of jumping a turnstile at a Queens subway station on Wednesday, according to the NYPD. Marlee Wollman, 31, had an existing bench warrant, police said. She was taken into custody around 3:35 p.m. Wollman was charged with theft of services.
Harvard, other top universities colluded to inflate tuition for students of divorced parents, suit claims
Dozens of elite universities — including Harvard, Columbia and New York University — allegedly colluded in a price-fixing scheme that has increased the cost of tuition for students with divorced or separated parents, according to a federal lawsuit. The proposed class-action lawsuit – filed by a Boston University student and Cornell University alum – targets the College Board, the nonprofit which developed the financial aid methodology that the 40 major schools, also named in the complaint, allegedly use. According to the lawsuit, the College Board conspired with the schools to craft a policy that would take into account the financials and...
Two accused of fatally beating fruit stand owner with a bat: DA
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two men were indicted in connection with fatally beating a street fruit vendor on Fordham Road on Sept. 12, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Thursday. The victim, Leslie Sanchez, 56, died in the hospital two days later. Terrence Downes, 44, of Queens, was indicted on charges of murder and […]
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