Bedford Stuyvesant

Victory Over Violence: Brooklyn Foot Soldiers

2012-07-17 06:15:00

PIX 11 first introduced you to the group the Brooklyn foot soldiers last year, an extraordinary program that began back in 2001 with one big umbrella goal : to keep kids out of trouble while helping the community. PIX11 first introduced you to the...

3 Fatally Shot In The Head, Including Child, Inside Brooklyn Apt.

2012-07-03 10:59:00

It was the horrible smell that led to the grisly and shocking discovery of three bodies inside a Brooklyn apartment building. . "It was around 12 o'clock that I came and we smelled that foul smell in the air. So we was like is something dead in there?"...

Con Edison Brownout Affecting Multiple Brooklyn Neighborhoods

2012-06-20 14:35:00

Con Edison is warning Brooklyn customers that, because of problems with electrical equipment, voltage is being reduced by 5 percent in certain neighborhoods. The neighborhoods affected are: Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Fort...

Emotional Candlelight Vigil Held In Brooklyn For Slain Teen

2011-09-28 06:24:00

Though in the grip of grief, Kyanna Thomas' mother Ada Presley stepped forward at a packed candelight prayer vigil in Brooklyn Tuesday night demanding justice for her murdered 16-year-old daughter and pleading that her daufghter's killer be caught. Ada...

Cops Release Sketch of Suspect Who Raped Brooklyn Woman In Parked Car

2011-10-13 10:01:00

Police in Brooklyn are searching for a man who attacked and raped a woman inside a parked vehicle. According to authorities, the incident happened in the vicinity of Monroe Street in Bedford Stuyvesant section. Investigators didn't release details...

Brooklyn Restaurant's Foie Gras Donuts Spark Outrage

2011-07-19 18:10:00

A new Brooklyn restaurant is creating quite a stir with one particular dish on its menu. 'Do or Dine' on Bedford Avenue in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, is offering donuts stuffed with foie gras -- a very controversial French delicacy...

Controversial Imam Pleads His Case

2009-11-20 00:00:00

Depending on who you listen to, Imam Suraj Wahhaj happens to be two totally different people. In his community, he is a well respected scholar and one of the most influential voices in Muslim America. But in another community, he is an Anti-American...

Sun sets on transit strike

2005-12-22 15:21:00

To the relief of millions of commuters, the city's transit workers' union ended its 2 1/2-day strike, and bus and subway employees began returning to work. "This was a big test for this city, and I think it passed with flying colors," Mayor Bloomberg...

Naked Man Falls To Death After Being Tasered By Cops

2008-09-24 00:00:00

The NYPD is under fire, after apparently violating department guidelines by using a Taser stun gun on a naked, distraught man who then ultimately fell from a Brooklyn building ledge and died. Officers were called to the building on Tompkins Avenue in...

Just Rapping About the Inauguration Aboard Harlem's Obama Bus

2009-01-19 00:00:00

Our pilgrimage to Washington is underway and it's already sort of inspiring to see how very young people somehow realize this is a moment they're going to want to tell their grandchildren about. I'm riding a "hip-hop" tour bus down I-95. This is not...

Brooklyn Toddler Stabbed in the Head During Dispute

2009-05-04 12:24:00

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, N.Y. ( WPIX) -- A Brooklyn toddler, who was stabbed in the head during a domestic dispute Saturday night, is recovering in the hospital, according to New York City police. The incident occurred in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of...

Tribute In Light An Unforgettable Symbol

2003-09-11 18:32:00

Two giant beams of light representing the Twin Towers sliced for miles through the New York sky last night in memory of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. The "Tribute in Light" was turned on at sunset, 7:12 p.m.,...

Terrence Fisher, 19, made a short documentary called "Bullets in the Hood" about his best friend, Timothy Stansbury, a police shooting victim from Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The film has been selected as a finalist for the Sundance Film Festival.

2004-12-09 00:00:00