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Filipino food gains visibility in NYC, but restaurateurs point to a complicated reality
Current and former restaurant owners, chefs, historians and diners say Filipino food has lingered far too long on the brink of the ascendancy predicted by culinary greats.
Dilapidated Paterson library to be redeveloped into community resource center
PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — A public library that was once filled with stories is set to become a comeback story. “[We knew] if we had an opportunity, we would bring back this buildi…
Subway rider tries to pull 10-year-old boy off train in Manhattan; boy's siblings intervene: NYPD
MANHATTAN (PIX11) — A subway rider grabbed a 10-year-old boy’s legs and tried to take him off the train at the 34th Street subway station on Wednesday morning in an attempted kidnapping…
Queens mom of 5 gets new heart, celebrates 1st Thanksgiving since life-saving surgery
FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (PIX11) — A Queens mom has a lot to be grateful for this holiday: she was given the gift of a new heart. Shanel Blake, 39, had a life-saving heart transplant this summer.…
LI nursing center creates Thanksgiving parade for seniors
COMMACK, NY (PIX11) — Nursing home residents were treated to a special Thanksgiving celebration on Wednesday. The staff at the Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center organized…
NYPD detective suspended amid federal probe
Saul Delacruz, a member of the department’s Field Intelligence Unit, was suspended without pay on Tuesday.
Official says 4 Philly high school students shot near school
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Four students were injured in an apparent drive-by shooting shortly after their Philadelphia high school let out early for the day on Wednesday, a city schools spokesperson said…
Paula Abdul, Gloria Estefan, more celebs practice ahead of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Every year, 34th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan becomes a stage on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. This year’s star-studded practice run included Paula …
Investigators seize 32,000 fentanyl pills at JFK airport hotel in Queens
QUEENS (PIX11) — Investigators seized thousands of fentanyl pills worth around $1 million in a Queens bust, officials said Wednesday. They also arrested two California men: Roodolph Pierre-Ly…
Big pile of garbage left on Manhattan sidewalk in 'illegal, wrong, totally ridiculous' move: Sanitation Department
CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) — New York City’s Sanitation Department called out a store that left a massive pile of garbage on a Manhattan sidewalk. The trash was left on the west side of…
NYPD investigation reveals murder-suicide in the Bronx
MORRIS PARK, the Bronx (PIX11) — The deaths of a Bronx man and woman have been deemed a murder and a suicide, months after they fell from a six-story building, police said Wednesday. Early in…
Bomb threat made to JetBlue flight to Newark; Person taken into custody and plane cleared
NEWARK, NJ (PIX11) — A bomb squad greeted a JetBlue flight from Orlando to Newark on Wednesday after authorities were alerted to a possible security threat, officials said. No injuries were r…
Court ruling leaves NYC budget in place, including nearly $500M in school funding cuts
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts to New York City schools will remain in place after an appeals court overturned a decision to redo the budget. The budget battle ha…
Heating your home safely during the colder months
As winter approaches and temperatures start to drop, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) wants to make sure residents are heating their homes safely. According to data from t…
Man stabbed 2 people on a subway train in Union Square, police say
UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Two people were stabbed on a subway train near the Union Square station Tuesday night, police said. The suspect was fighting with a 28-year-old woman when he…
Jewish boy egged in antisemitic attack in Brookly; teen arrested, police say
MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A group of nearly a dozen people hurled eggs at a Jewish teen in Brooklyn last month, police said Wednesday. The 15-year-old victim was dressed in Jewish garb and …
