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Chain restaurant closures
Red Lobster has announced this week that they are shutting down dozens of locations across the country. FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg takes a closer look at why so many of these places are struggling and where people are going to eat instead.
This high school is centered around helping students overcome addiction
Keith Hayes directs the recovery program at 5280 High School, a special secondary school pioneering a peer-based method to tackle addiction. 5280 is one of the country’s largest recovery-centered high schools and one of the few tuition-free programs of its kind.
Pervert wanted for public lewdness towards senior woman on the 7 train: NYPD
Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are still looking for a sexual deviant who subjected a 7 train rider to public lewdness late last month. On the night of Wednesday, April 24, a 64-year-old woman was on a northbound 7 train approaching the...
Community rallies to help beloved NYC restaurant owner
A dumpling restaurant in Murray Hill, Queens, thrives after the Asian American Federation taught the owner a few tricks. Northern King Dumpling has been around for 17 years, but owner Jinglan Quan took it over seven years ago.
Proposed bill aims to add social workers to NYPD police precincts
HARLEM, N.Y. (PIX11) — To help address emergency response and mental health concerns, social workers could be coming to your local precinct. On Thursday, community members outlined a city council proposal that would require the health department to staff each of the 77 police precincts with a licensed social worker. Deescalating a situation is part […]
List: NYC affordable housing lotteries with washers and dryers in units
NEW YORK (PIX11) — More than 30 affordable housing lotteries are currently open in New York City, and many of them offer the benefit of washers and dryers in units or a shared laundry room. The properties are listed on the NYC Housing Connect website, an online portal where people can find and apply for […]
Here’s how to snag tickets early to New York Comic Con
MANHATTAN. N.Y. (PIX11) — Get ready to suit up! Presale tickets for New York Comic Con will be available for purchase this summer. Presale tickets for Popverse Superfans will go on sale June 5 and fan verification presale tickets will be available June 9. Tickets for the general public go on sale June 26. This […]
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