the RAMOS project

  When President Trump signed his Executive Order to ban citizens from 7 countries for 90 days from entering the United States, many online were quick to dub the ban a “Muslim ban.” It prompted the hashtag #MuslimBan to trend worldwide for three days. The fact is: nowhere in the actual text of the order […]

  GOWANUS CANAL (PIX11) — You can call Christopher Swain two things: insane or insanely passionate. The activist set out on a brazen mission Wednesday, to swim the entire length of Brooklyn’s obscenely polluted Gowanus Canal. Wearing a yellow dry suit along with earplugs, a water cap, goggles and water barrier cream for his face, Swain’s […]

  WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn — What started out as a pipe dream has become reality for Brooklyn roommates Viviana Olen and Matt Harkins. The pair of comedians have built a one-of-kind museum in the hallway of their Williamsburg apartment dedicated to Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan – and the 1994 scandal that captivated the world. Kerrigan, […]

  NEW YORK (TRP) – If mastered, the art of improvisation can make a mediocre comedian the star of any show. Just ask any cast member from the CW Network’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” It turns out the craft which forces one to break out of their shell and think on their feet, does […]

  NEW YORK (PIX11) – They’re awe-inspiring sights of New York City that rival any video game or Hollywood blockbuster out there. Angles some have never seen of the Big Apple’s most famous sights and they were captured by Bronx photographer and drone enthusiast Victor Chu. From over the iconic Brooklyn Bridge to the famed […]

  WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) – If you ask any man who’s ever rocked a serious beard, there’s a special bond that develops. Whether it’s the time invested in growing it out or the amount of grooming one takes to make it look its best – in some ways it becomes an extension of the man. […]

  NEW YORK (PIX11) – Crossfit, been there. Soul cycle, done that. Now a new workout trend being offered here in the Big Apple, is promising to deliver some super results. Dubbed the toughest workout in town, “Grynd” offered at Epic Hybrid Training in Midtown promises to shed as many as 1200 calories in just […]

  QUEENS (PIX11) – Next month, the US Open will be rolling into town, bringing with it some of the biggest tennis stars on the planet. So it makes sense that they would launch a nationwide search for only the best to sing “America The Beautiful” during the 12-day tournament. A nationwide open casting call […]

  HARLEM (PIX11) – A thunderous voice regularly fills the stairwell inside a Harlem apartment building. They’re powerhouse singing chops that can’t be denied and they belong to janitor John Maldonado. The Brooklyn man, who has cleaned floors and taken out trash for nearly a decade at the Lenox Avenue residential building, recently surfaced on […]

  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 […]