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Early Addition: Former New York GOP election official pleaded guilty to voter fraud charges
Because it's illegal to steal people's identity to apply for absentee ballots, here are your early links: bumper cars on ice, we live inside a magnetic space bubble, the It Chair of 2023 looks excruciating, and more.
Murphy would bar resale of NJ's lucrative liquor licenses — but punts on how to reimburse owners
In New Jersey, liquor licenses are currently limited by population — and the sale of one can go for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Man with head trauma found dead in his Brooklyn apartment: NYPD
BROOKLYN (PIX11) — A man was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Wednesday and his death has been deemed a homicide, police said. James Hudley, 53, was unconscious and lying face down on a b…
Former NYPD cop fatally stabbed on Staten Island: police, sources
WEST BRIGHTON, Staten Island (PIX11) — An ex-NYPD cop was fatally stabbed in the neck Wednesday evening in West Brighton, leaving his former colleagues in search of his killer, police sources and a…
A green comet is sailing over New York (and Earth) for the first time in 50,000 years
And it won't be back for another 50,000. January’s night sky will also entice local stargazers with other cosmic delights.
Asylum-seeking students use translation apps to overcome language barrier in NYC classrooms
Some teachers who only speak English said they have been left to their own devices, literally – using classroom computers, iPads, and personal phones to translate lessons and assignments.
'Be calm': California boy, 5, to mom before he was swept away in flood
Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school.
Nurse strikes at Mount Sinai, Montefiore to end; deals reached
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The nurse strikes at Manhattan’s Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx were set to end Thursday morning after tentative deals were reached, accord…
NYC delays program to ticket heavy trucks on crumbling BQE
The sensors to weigh the trucks are installed, but elected officials in Brooklyn were told that plans to automatically ticket overweight vehicles are on hold.
Patients' family members speak out amid nurse strike in NYC
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Connie Questell’s husband, Americo, is currently being treated inside Montefiore’s cardiac ICU. She says he’s in good care. “Thank god the heart unit has been covered very …
No Pants Subway Ride canceled again
Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated how many times the event had been canceled. The post has been updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — Keep your bottoms on, the No Pants Subway Ri…
4 men in NY accused of selling guns to undercover officer
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities announced a blitz of arrests and indictments Wednesday against more than 100 people charged with gun and drug crimes in three U.S. states. The flurry of ch…
Mike LaFleur out as Jets' offensive coordinator: AP source
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike LaFleur is out as offensive coordinator of the New York Jets after two disappointing and mostly non-productive seasons on offense, according to a person with knowledge of…
Career center helping Uniondale students achieve college goals
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (PIX11) — Uniondale High School is committed to empowering students. It started with an idea director of guidance Stacie Reid had when she arrived at the school in 2007. R…
Second legal, recreational weed store slated for Manhattan
A new pot-shop called Smacked hopes to open at 144 Bleecker St. just weeks after the state's first dispensary opened in the East Village.
Rikers correction officer attacked at jail, needs 17 stitches
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A correction officer at Rikers Island suffered a broken cheekbone and needed 17 stiches after an attack at the jail facility on Wednesday morning, officials said. A detaine…
