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Mets' Carson Benge finishes runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Mets outfielder Carson Benge finished runner-up in the National League Rookie of the Year voting Monday night to Cincinnati Reds catcher Sal Stewart. Stewart received 20 first-place votes for his 32-homer, 112-RBI season in 2026. Benge received seven first-place votes. Benge would've been the first…

Jersey City's Loew's Theatre ready for reopening

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) — The historic Loew’s Jersey Theatre is ready for its next act. Following a $130 million restoration, the nearly century-old landmark officially reopened Monday, bringing renewed attention to Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood and restoring one of the region’s most iconic entertainment…

DHS reportedly enters $31.8M contract for Roxbury warehouse renovations

ROXBURY, N.J. (PIX11) — The Department of Homeland Security reportedly signed a contract last week for $31.8 million to renovate its Roxbury warehouse. This was first reported by Project Salt Box. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and Township of Roxbury found the reporting credible enough to alert a federal…

Blood drives, donors needed ahead of the holiday season shortage in NY

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A New York blood bank is calling on schools, businesses and other organizations to host blood drives ahead of the year-end holiday shortages that are expected. The New York Blood Center says that it needs nearly 140 blood drives to make up for the expected demand from hospitals during the upcoming

NJ Veteran uses influencer platform to help other vets

HAMILTON, N.J. (PIX11) - From the aircraft carrier to Instagram. One Navy veteran in New Jersey has had an impact on her country in uniform and online. By day, Jenna Carlton works for Soldier On in Hamilton Township, helping homeless veterans find housing. Online, she’s known as The Millennial Veteran. More than a…

Kentucky lawmaker launches bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Thomas Massie moved Monday to force a vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing his fellow Republicans to remove one of the Trump administration's most prominent figures following sweeping election losses blamed in part on fallout from the war in Iran. Massie, a Kentucky…

LISTEN: The Jet-Setting Episode

For those who don’t know what Somos is, it’s a very overstimulating and overwhelming event that seems to get bigger every year. It’s a political junket. It’s a networking event. It’s a service opportunity and it’s a chance for a lot of people to go down in Puerto Rico, a place New York City has

NYC family court revises drug testing policy after Bronx Defenders lawsuit

New York City family courts have narrowed its drug testing policy following a federal lawsuit by the Bronx Defenders arguing that the original program is unconstitutional. The revised policy, which took effect Nov. 2, would bar judges from ordering drug testing without probable cause and limit testing to cases that…

Annual holiday fair returns to Grand Central Terminal: what to expect

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The holiday season is still several weeks away, but it is already feeling like it at Grand Central Terminal. The annual Grand Central Holiday Fair started on Monday and will continue until Christmas Eve. Over 35 local vendors are in the terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall and are offering unique gifts and…

E-Bike Battery Fires Hit Record in NYC, But Solutions Remain Elusive

It’s a record. Already in 2026, New York City has suffered 406 lithium-ion battery fires, sparked by the electric cells that power an ever-growing fleet of e-bikes and electric scooters. Since 2019, when the Fire Department first started keeping these stats, such blazes have resulted in 46 deaths and 628 injuries. All…

Hochul Made Big Gains in NYC’s Blue Wave — Except in These Neighborhoods

Almost 2 million New Yorkers cast their ballots in this year’s gubernatorial election, 218,453 more than in 2022. The increase in voters helped Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul safely secure another term, as she trounced Republican Bruce Blakeman in New York City, 76% to 24% with 97% of scanners counted…

How Southern Brooklyn Democrats Flipped State Seats in Immigrant-Heavy Areas

This story was originally published by Documented. Sign up for their newsletter here. It was around 9:30 p.m., when the loud chants began. “La-rry, La-rry!” “Joyce, Joyce!” Inside the two-story house in Bensonhurst, it felt as though the roof could come off. Dozens of community members and campaign volunteers for…