Winning $20,000 Take 5 lottery ticket sold in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A New York City lottery player won big in Tuesday’s Take 5 midday drawing, officials said. The winning ticket, which is worth $20,016, was sold at the 7-Eleven …
Missouri man kidnapped, raped woman he held in his basement for a month, prosecutors allege
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted by a grand jury on nine new charges, prosecutors announced…
Family of man in coma seeks answers after Brooklyn U-Haul rampage
Mohammed Zakaria Salah Rakchi, 36, was in a medically induced coma, his family told reporters Tuesday.
Tops mass shooter to be sentenced on state charges Wednesday
10 people were killed and three others were injured in the mass shooting at the East Buffalo grocery store.
City Hall rally set to back bills limiting ICE in New York City
LOWER MANHATTAN (PIX11) — A rally will be held outside City Hall early Wednesday in support of three City Council bills that aim to limit the reach of federal immigration authorities in New York Ci…
NY Gov. Hochul, Democrats poised to raise taxes. But on whom?
Hochul wants to increase a payroll tax to fund the MTA. Progressives want to tax the rich. Who wins out?
Funeral set for beloved NJ teacher, mother killed in homicide
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) — Family, friends, and other loved ones will gather Wednesday for the funeral of a beloved Jersey City kindergarten teacher and mother whose life was cut short in a homici…
Drug pricing reform is coming for millions in NY, but community health centers fear side effects
In an effort to save money on drug costs, New York is planning to overhaul how millions on Medicaid access their medication on April 1.
Concerns about marijuana use, THC, and psychosis in teens
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (PIX11) — John Venza watched the opioid crisis devastate families on Long Island and beyond, including his own, but he also knew a little-reported fact about the young people …
Times Square hosts weddings, vow renewal on Valentine’s Day
TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Love was in the air at Times Square, which hosted a number of weddings, vow renewals and surprise proposals for Valentine’s Day on Tuesday. PIX11‘s Ka…
Former homeless pizza man now serving less fortunate
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Among the millions of stories in New York, there is a remarkable and inspiring one about 42-year-old Hakki Akdeniz. Determined never to give up his dream …
NY couple, 91 and 93, renew their vows; husband and wife met at Valentine's Day party
JERICHO, NY (PIX11) — A Long Island couple in their 90s made sure Valentine’s Day was one they wouldn’t forget. Morty, 93, and Alice Steinberg, 91, renewed their vows on Tuesday, more than 70…
Renovated bike, pedestrian path opens on George Washington Bridge
NEW YORK (PIX11) — People are on the move between New York and New Jersey. One hundred million vehicles a year take the George Washington Bridge. But that’s not the only way to get back and f…
Family of man found frozen to death suing NJ nursing, rehabilitation facility
TEANECK, NJ (PIX11) — A family is suing one year after a beloved dad froze to death outside a New Jersey nursing facility, his daughter announced Tuesday. George Foster, a 61-year-old man who had …
Man hurt in NYC bike path attack says he wanted death too
NEW YORK (AP) — A Belgian man whose wife lost her legs in a deadly terrorist attack on a New York City bike path said he contemplated suicide after he had largely recovered from his physical wounds…