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…
NYC Mayor Adams gets split decision in battle against rats
NEW YORK (AP) — In his battle against rats, New York City Mayor Eric Adams scored a split decision Tuesday when a hearing officer dismissed one summons while upholding another issued by a city insp…
Queens prosecutors arrest people they say are responsible for 18 shootings in recent years
Many of the incidents happened in daylight, and in front of children, prosecutors said.
'Everyone was needed for me to be here today': Queens woman with sickle cell meets blood donors
NEW YORK, N.Y. (PIX11) – A dozen people who had never met before gathered at New York Blood Center’s donor center on the Upper East Side on Tuesday morning because they have something in common. Th…
Brooklyn U-Haul driver was suffering mental health crisis, has prior arrests: NYPD
The suspect’s family confirmed that he was off of his medication at the time, according to police.
800 nurses issue strike notice at South Shore University Hospital on Long Island
The nurses plan to walk off the job on Feb. 27 if their demands for more robust staffing and higher pay are not met.
Senate briefed over unidentified objects flown over U.S.
On Tuesday, senators got a briefing on the objects that were shot down after flying over the U.S. – saying the first balloon was different from the other three objects.
NYC parents push for safer streets after losing children to traffic deaths
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Several parents who lost a child due to traffic violence testified during a New York City Council hearing on street safety Tuesday. Priscilla Afokoba spoke about her 10-yea…
NY state employees to get 12 weeks paid parental leave
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 10,000 New York state employees will be eligible for 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave starting Tuesday under a new policy from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administr…