the RAMOS project

  BROOKLYN (PIX11) — It may look like an ordinary dwelling in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn but for Yazmine Colon, what’s happening inside 1009 Broadway is pretty extraordinary. The grass roots movement is called Educated Little Monsters or E.L.M. and it gives local teens a place to go after school, keeping them off the […]

  NEW YORK (TRP) – From those momentous life events to the ever-so mindless status updates, social media provides a platform for just about anyone who has news to share. Announcing your engagement is one of them and for brides-to-be, the “I just got engaged” selfie is a must-do. The trend has selfie addicts searching […]

  NEW YORK (PIX11) – In a city with over 8 million people – you’re bound to take a wrong turn and get in someone’s way. While some get frustrated, others write a book. Author and artist Nathan W. Pyle took the lessons he learned when he moved to New York in 2008 and put […]

  NEW YORK (TRP) — What started out as a normal commute aboard a Brooklyn-bound A-train Monday, ended in complete horror for a pack of commuters. Riders screamed and scurried for their lives after coming face to face with a sewer rat that managed to get on board a subway train near Fulton Street. YouTube […]

  BROOKLYN (TRP) – “Spread more smiles out there, people!” urges Brooklyn man Patrick Fromuth, saying a smile can really change someone’s day. What seems like a simple request, can be quite the tall order for the average New Yorker. But for Fromuth and his group, it’s just one part of spreading the word of […]

  THE BRONX (TRP) — He’s only 16-years-old and Carlos Almonte, better known as BB Bronx is blowing up on YouTube with his new single “Bronx Whine” featuring Reggaeton star Farruko, which pays homage to the borough’s treasured urban dance. “When I first got to the Bronx, everybody was doing it and I was like […]

  BENSONHURST, BROOKLYN (TRP) —  You can pretty much search for anything on Google and walk away with a truckload of results. And if you’re looking for drugs – specifically in Brooklyn – according to Google maps, West 8th Street between Bay Parkway and Avenue O in Bensonhurst is the place to go. This week […]

  NEW YORK (TRP) – Toy makers from around the world converged on the Jacobs Javits Center in Manhattan this week for the annual American International Toy Fair. The 4-day event determines what will be at the top of most wish lists come Christmas. PIX11 sent our own man child Andrew Ramos to check out […]

  NEW YORK (TRP) – A mourning father’s plea to Facebook to see his deceased son’s biggest moments has been answered. John Berlin of St. Louis, Mo., uploaded a video to YouTube this week, making a plea to Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook team to gain access to his son’s profile. His son, Jesse Berlin, […]

  NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – To call Media Day at Newark’s Prudential Center Tuesday a chaotic circus would be quite the understatement. As everyone knows, Media Day is pretty much reserved for the athletes playing in the Super Bowl — taking place at Metlife Stadium this Sunday — to rub elbows with journalists from across […]