Robert Peterpaul, a New York-based actor and writer, hosts the "Art of Kindness" podcast. He chats with people in film, TV and Broadway about using their platform to make the world a better place.

The Legal Aid Society told PIX11 News of a recent development involving asylum seekers outside an East Village reticketing center; New York City is giving out numbers to reserve spots, thereby reducing the need for long waits.

An off-duty NYPD officer shot a man after getting into an argument on Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx, according to NYPD Assistant Chief at Patrol Borough Bronx Benjamin Gurley.

Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s central business district under a plan released by New York officials Thursday. The congestion pricing plan, which neighboring New Jersey has filed a lawsuit over, will be the first such program in the United States if it is approved by transportation officials early next year.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to the fatally hit-and-run that killed a 3-year-old in Queens on Wednesday, according to officials.

Kevin Gomez, of Queens, N.Y., was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and permit unlicensed operation of a vehicle, according to NYPD.

New York avoided what would have been a letdown loss after beating Charlotte on Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.

After years of delays, construction on the Hudson River Tunnel portion of the Gateway Project finally got underway earlier this month.

Groundbreaking was held on the New York side for the new tunnel and to rehabilitate the old one. A similar ceremony was held Thursday on the New Jersey side.

Small businesses in southeast Queens have an opportunity to apply for a grant before the application process fully opens.

The nonprofit Greater Jamaica Development Corporation is offering the $2,500 grant via its Southeast Queens Entrepreneur Grant Program.

On NY SportsNation Nightly, Figgy and Moose diagnosed the Mets' blueprint for an offseason path back to contention status.

Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY SportsNation Nightly weeknights at 7 p.m. on PIX11.

Tri-staters got a break from the winter chill today as southwest winds and abundant sunshine pushed temperatures into the upper 40s and low 50s across the area.

A group attacked three Jewish people, including a teenager, on a Brooklyn street last weekend — all within an hour, authorities said.

The three suspects punched a 40-year-old man who was walking home from a synagogue near East 15th Street and Avenue L in Midwood at 3:25 p.m. Saturday, according to the NYPD.

The family of Christine Fields, a Brooklyn woman who died after giving birth at Woodhull Hospital this month, is speaking out about her untimely death and demanding payment for damages, as they claim the hospital committed medical malpractice.

A heartbroken family is asking for the public's help in finding whoever ran over their toddler, killing him, and then driving away.

They're hoping that details from the surveillance video of the tragedy and their pleas for help will result in somebody coming forward with information to help crack the case.