local stories

With the New York primary election one week away, there is still some time to learn about the candidates and what you need to do to cast your vote. Below is key information about voting in New York City. Here’s what you need to…

The ads submitted by women’s sexual-health startup Dame Products to run in New York’s transit system show female-focused sex toys. But they don’t look like anything specific — just smooth, if odd, shapes in shades of…

A flash flood watch remains in effect for much of New Jersey Tuesday, expiring 6 a.m. Wednesday, as unsettled weather continues across the tri-state area. Today, expect showers starting in the morning and mostly cloudy skies this…

HAWTHORNE — A motorist is being charged with attempted murder after driving off at high speed as a Westchester County police officer was attempting to take him into custody this morning. The officer was trying to get the driver out of a…

PIX11's Monica Morales is following up on her stories from the week: Robert Malone lives in the West Side urban renewal of the wise developments, brownstones run by NYCHA, on 91st Street on the Upper West Side. PIX11 visited on May 10,…

New York City made history on Friday by becoming the first city in the country to allocate funds from their budget toward abortion care, according to the National Institute for Reproductive Health. The city will give $250,000 of the 2020…

NEW YORK — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s lawyer said Thursday security video will exonerate the actor from allegations he groped a woman at a New York City night spot. Video from Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan showed no…

MANHATTAN  — A second woman has come forward accusing actor Cuba Gooding Jr. of misconduct, a police source told PIX11 News Thursday. The woman told police of an incident that happened on March 1, 2008, when Gooding allegedly groped her…

Layleen Cubilette-Polanco was arrested in April and sent to New York’s Rikers Island jail because she could not afford the $500 bail, her family said. Nearly two months later, the 27-year-old transgender woman was found…

YORKVILLE, Manhattan — More than 200 seniors who live in NYCHA homes rallied at Gracie Mansion Wednesday night, protesting what they call a broken promise from the Mayor. They say a year ago, the mayor promised them a half a billion…