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NYPD officers reflect on two life-saving rescues in exclusive interview
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — When danger is near, two Brooklyn cops never seem to be far away. The partners made two life-or-death saves over the past few months. First, a …
Jets limping to finish line of another season filled with losses and disappointment
NEW YORK (AP) — One more game. That’s all that’s left in a season that went terribly wrong for the New York Jets just as it was getting started. And it’s ending just about h…
Alternative New Year's Eve plans in NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — On the weekend, people always look for interesting things to do. When it is New Year’s Eve, there is another reason to celebrate. While hundreds of thousands of pe…
UnitedHealth Insurance will no longer cover Mount Sinai Hospital services if deal not struck
GRAMERCY, Manhattan (PIX11) — Unless a last-minute deal is struck, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies will no longer cover one of the city’s most prominent hos…
A look at NYC's best animal photos, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society
It was a year of “wild” animal stories.
NYPD looking for suspect who assaulted woman on Bronx street
The man allegedly struck a 43-year-old woman in the face with an “unknown object.”
1 in 6 New Yorkers report drinking alcohol excessively, NY health officials say
The state health department is warning residents to keep their alcohol consumption in check in the new year.
NYPD expanding Times Square security zone for New Year’s Eve to counter expected protests
The zone will now run from 6th to 8th avenues and from 41st to 57th streets.
A once-in-a-century date will cap off 2023. Here's what it means
In just more than a week 2023 ends. And it will end with a bang: the date of New Year’s Eve this year is 12/31/23 — 123123.
Map: Where marijuana will - and won't - be legal in 2024
The recreational use of marijuana will be legal in two dozen states next year.
Trumpeter is hosting commuter concerts in NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Eganam “ÉGO” Segbefia is the Grand Central trumpeter and wants to perform commuter concerts in New York City. Segbefia started busking at the Grand Central Shut…
Employees say they were fired for chasing after shoplifter who stole gun
Three employees at a sporting goods store in Louisiana say they are without a job after trying to chase down a shoplifter who stole a gun.
Queens family gears up for Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island
NEW YORK (PIX11) — One Queens family is getting ready to participate in a time-honored tradition that has been around for more than 100 years on Coney Island. The New Year’s Day Plunge helps…
Giant red M&M will drop in a small NJ town for New Year’s Eve
Hackettstown, home of M&M maker Mars, will host its first-ever M&M ball drop.
Extra Extra: We are but a series of data points
Because it's time to look back at your year through data, here are your afternoon links: an infamous Jersey Shore club is torn down, a dog stabbing mystery, the world's population grew by about 1%, and more from around the city and internet.
The biggest New York City transportation stories of 2023
From our transit newsletter: The NYC transit stories that drove the news cycle this year, getting around the city over NYE weekend and a reader question about the Interborough Express line.