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NEW YORK (PIX11) — A highly contagious virus that spread rapidly across New York City last winter may make a resurgence. Sometimes referred to as the stomach flu or stomach bug, the norovirus illness causes vomiting and diarrhea. Recent wastewater testing has detected the virus around New York. According...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The man charged with “viciously attacking” the manager of Roma Pizza with the help of his pit bull has pleaded guilty, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday. On Aug. 19, 2024, 36-year-old Tyshaun Watson walked into the Flatiron District pizza shop with his dog, ordered a pizza...

NYC School Blocks Holocaust Survivor Speaking to Kids

A Westchester County man is celebrating a life-changing win after claiming a top prize in the New York Lottery’s Win $1,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game, lottery officials announced. Kyle Kalotschke of Amawalk opted to receive the “For Life” prize in annuitized payments. His first payment totaled $33,852...

Last month, the New York Times ran a glowing profile of Iowa City’s fare-free bus pilot program. Since eliminating fares in August 2023, the college town of 75,000 has seen ridership increase, boarding times shrink, and transportation emissions drop—all for roughly $1 million a year. The piece lands...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Fine Fare at 1689 Richmond Road has closed its doors, ending the brand-new 9,000-square-foot market’s brief run less than a year after its December 2024 Dongan Hills debut. Management did not respond to a request for comment. When the store closed in November, shelves...

The lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an annual NYC tradition, is set for tonight. See what time it starts and more.

James Rizzo, 45, is being charged with persistent sexual abuse for his history of assaults on women.

The maniac who set a homeless man on fire on a Manhattan subway train early Monday is still on the loose, leading police to release surveillance images in hopes of tracking him down. The unidentified victim suffered “significant” burns to his legs, and was so badly scorched in the attack that cops found skin on one...

Federal agents raided a Sunset Park spa Wednesday morning. The spa on 57th Street was the target of a violent robbery early Sunday morning. Police say three men armed with knives stormed into the spa, forcing four workers and four customers to the ground. Surveillance video showed the attackers punching and kicking...