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NJ family tosses out shovels, melts snow with AMAZING eco-friendly system

  PARAMUS, N.J. — This past weekend’s historic blizzard pummeled areas like Northern New Jersey with over two feet of snow but if you stumbled upon the Parikh residence on Henry Street in Paramus, you would’ve been none the wiser. Asit Parikh, a Manhattan-based real estate agent and his father Raj, an engineer, are the brains behind a […]

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10-21-15: NYC nerds out over Back To The Future Day

  NEW YORK— It’s the day every pop culture fan probably has marked down in their calendar. October 21, 2015 was the day Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled to in the “Back To The Future” sequel and fans every where are nerding out in every possible way. The ride hailing service Lyft got in […]

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What is MyIdol? The Chinese cartoon app everyone is going crazy over

  NEW YORK — For most of us, when boredom strikes we search for a much-needed distraction. Nowadays that distraction usually comes in the form of a mobile app. The issue is, they will keep you entertained only until you’re bored again. Just ask PIX11’s own Dan Mannarino — who got a little too carried […]

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What a ‘Cool Baby’ — One’s man mission to make drinking in public look adorable

  BROOKLYN (PIX11) — From the innovative to the insane, Kickstarter campaigns have truly proven the notion if you build it, they will come – and they will fund. Just ask Ohio man Zack Danger Brown who just wanted to make potato salad. When he turned to Kickstarter for guidance, he managed to raise over […]

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They’re the BEST places to eat in NYC — according to Yelp

  When you think New York City, you think about the sights, the culture and — of course — the food. There are restaurants here considered the best in the world. So when the good people of Yelp compiled their list of The Top 100 Places To Eat in the United States, you would think […]

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App lets you get pampered by the pros wherever, whenever

  NEW YORK (PIX11) — Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom or a stock market tycoon, there never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done. Imagine having a team of professionals working around your schedule, all so you can look and feel your best. A new app is helping us do […]

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Year In Review: The people & stories that made 2014 AMAZING

In 2014, we laughed, we cried and we danced. From a singing janitor in Harlem to a straphanger searching for love in the New York City subway, they were the names and faces we introduced you to this year. It goes without saying – their stories made 2014 all the more interesting. Early in the […]

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NYC celebrates 20th anniversary of ‘Friends’ with ‘Central Perk’ shop — Gunther included

  SOHO (PIX11) – They’re the “Friends” who needed no invitation and for 10 years, viewers welcomed them into their homes making Rachel, Phoebe, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Ross household names. While their hilarious story lines live on in re-run heaven, the iconic sitcom which made its premiere in the fall of 1994, is marking […]

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Brooklyn youth group fights off gentrification with dance & hip hop

  BROOKLYN (PIX11) — It may look like an ordinary dwelling in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn but for Yazmine Colon, what’s happening inside 1009 Broadway is pretty extraordinary. The grass roots movement is called Educated Little Monsters or E.L.M. and it gives local teens a place to go after school, keeping them off the […]

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Forget about the kids –Annual NYC Toy Fair all about the grown-ups

  NEW YORK (TRP) – Toy makers from around the world converged on the Jacobs Javits Center in Manhattan this week for the annual American International Toy Fair. The 4-day event determines what will be at the top of most wish lists come Christmas. PIX11 sent our own man child Andrew Ramos to check out […]

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