NY students take in Martin Luther King Jr exhibit at Molloy University
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) — In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, students from Long Island could experience one of his speeches for the first time. Unfortunately, the decades-old address was neve…
NYC budget cuts could worsen food crisis for hungry families
Demand for food assistance applications has grown, but processing times have slowed down.
Brooklyn street where cyclist was killed has been ignored despite other deaths, residents say
Sarah Schick, a 37-year-old mother of two, is the fourth person to have died within a half-mile of the intersection with Second Avenue since 2017, according to Transportation Alternatives.
#WheresGeorge: New social media campaign to track Congressman George Santos
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Queens and Long Island residents launched a social media campaign Friday outside the Queens’ district office for embattled Republican Congressman George Santos. …
Paterson restoring Pennington Park baseball field afterHurricane Ida damage
PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) – A little over a year ago, the players and coaches of the Paterson Old Timers Youth Baseball League faced an opponent they never saw coming: Hurricane Ida —…
Martindale says Giants D is coming together for playoffs
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coordinator Wink Martindale has been excited about his defense all season, and he believes his New York Giants unit is coming together heading into the playoffs. Martin…
Girl Scout cookie season is back: Here's what's new in 2023
If there’s any time of year to tuck away the New Year’s resolutions and bring out the cash, it’s Girl Scout cookie season.
Adams’ NYC budget plan funds crackdown on 15,000 self-closing door violations
The deadly Twin Parks fire shined a spotlight on the importance self-closing doors, but thousands of complaints have gone unresolved.
Speaker McCarthy threatens to block Democrat committee assignments
Republicans say they plan to deliver on their promise to block Democrats from committee assignments — saying Democrats have been involved in questionable conduct, while Democrats say it’s sim…
Extra Extra: The Jersey Shore just shook, but seismologists found no evidence of an earthquare
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NJ law permits certain birth control without prescription
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Certain kinds of birth control will no longer require a prescription in New Jersey under a new law Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed Friday. Self-administered hormonal contrac…
‘We are at our breaking point’: NYC Mayor Adams pleads with state for migrant shelter
The mayor’s office is asking Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration to immediately open a shelter for 500 individuals.
NYU: Air quality much worse in NYC subway stations near river tunnels
Daily pollution levels measured in some river-tunnel stations were similar to breathing air after a wildfire, one expert said.
'Heartbreaking': Over 2,600 NYC overdose deaths in 2021, DOH says
NEW YORK (PIX11) — More than 2,600 New York City overdose deaths were recorded in 2021, with fentanyl involved in 80%, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Thursday. “These deaths are h…
Experience music and theater from around the globe and more things to do in NYC this week
It’s impossible to keep up with everything happening in New York City arts and culture, but here are some recommendations for events you shouldn’t miss during the week ahead.