This New York State Trooper Is Hiding an Amazing Secret
It's always fun to find out about the secret lives of others. Not strange or dark secrets, but the kinds of details that professionals usually keep to themselves when they're on the job. For example, your bartender could be a world-class knitter, or your mechanic could be the first chair...
NYPD Harbor heroes recall saving pup from frigid East River with moments to...
A tiny lost dog found paddling in the frigid East River waters Sunday was just moments from death when it was saved by a group of NYPD Harbor Unit officers — who described their heroic rescue mission as simply “rewarding.” The tiny Maltese — who has been nicknamed Hudson — was exhausted and swimming in circles for a...
Free A/C applications open this month
CITYWIDE — APPLICATIONS FOR THE city’s free air-conditioner program are set to open this month. Lower-income New Yorkers in households with senior, disabled or child residents can apply online for the HEAP Cooling Assistance Benefit, under which the city will cover up to $800 for the purchase and installation of new...
Upstate New York Daycare Facing Child Mistreatment Allegations
A daycare center in Upstate New York is facing child mistreatment allegations from parents, and according to sources, a local sheriff's office is looking into the unsettling claims. Childtime Daycare in Queensbury. According to a report from CBS 6 News, Childtime Daycare in Queensbury is under scrutiny by parents...
When will your Social Security benefits arrive in April? See 2025 payment schedule
Social Security payments for April will soon be distributed to approximately 69 million Americans, including retirees and those with qualifying disabilities. For most recipients, Social Security payments are issued on Wednesdays throughout the month. If your birthdate falls between the 1st and 10th, you will receive...
Over 20 New York Hospitals Earn Failing Or Near Failing Grades
New grades from safety experts are highlighting the best and worst hospitals in New York State. The Leapfrog Group continues to update its updated Hospital Safety Grades Grades are determined by "how well" hospitals "prevent medical errors, accidents and infections." The grades are meant to be "your first stop for...
MTA bus driver turned drug dealer sentenced in home invasion that left Staten Island...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Prior to becoming a full-time drug dealer on Staten Island, Nathaniel Morton was an MTA bus driver with a college degree. Now, Morton, 44, will spend the next 10 years in prison for his role in a 2021 home invasion that left a father of two dead inside the victim’s Greenridge home.
NYCHA buildings not following Mayor Adams’ own composting mandate
Like the rest of NYCHA's properties, residents in Riis Houses on the Lower East Side have no way to participate in the city's curbside composting program. Unlike owners of private properties, the santiation cannot issue fines to NYCHA because there's no way for one city agency to issue a summons against another. [...
NYC composting rules require non-garbage bags for disposal
Editor’s Note: The above story originally aired on 4/1/25 NEW YORK (PIX11) – The period to be fined for not composting has taken effect in New York City but aside from putting your scraps in a separate waste bin, New Yorkers will need to put them in a separate bag first. The Department of Sanitation […]
Homeowners fume over $300 trash-sorting fine as they’re forced into ‘daily dumpster dive’ to...
LANDLORDS are furious about a new trash-sorting law that could force them to dumpster dive or risk a $300 fine. The new rule requires property owners to separate organic waste like food scraps and fallen leaves from regular garbage. The law was enacted on April 1 in New York City...
