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NJ man takes terminally ill dog on ‘bucket list adventure’ across country

JERSEY CITY (PIX11) — If you thought bucket lists were reserved for only humans, you clearly never met Poh the dog. The 15-year-old pup recently hit the road with his owner Thomas Neil Rodriguez on a cross-country adventure after getting the unfortunate news that the end was near. “We found out he had multiple tumors […]

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Dennis Quaid’s meltdown was a hoax and I just had to get in on the action

  NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Hollywood meltdown isn’t a new thing, and if its caught on tape it’ll almost certainly get you publicity. Ask Bill O’Reilly, Charlie Sheen and Rosie O’Donnell. Remember Christian Bale’s on-set tirade or who could forget Alec Baldwin ripping apart his then pre-teen daughter on a voicemail. Whether you want […]

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Brooklyn man launches dating website — just for himself

  NEW YORK (PIX11) – If you’ve seen one of them, you’ve seen them all — those dating site ads promising to find you love. However if you’re 25-year-old Brandon Scott Wolf, you take matters into your own hands. The Brooklyn-based comedian recently created and launched a dating website so single women can date him. […]

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George Carlin gets last laugh after 3-year feud with childhood church

  MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) — After a long uphill battle, late-comedian George Carlin finally got his due getting a section of West 121st Street in his old neighborhood of Morningside Heights re-named in his honor. As family and supporters know all too well, the tribute didn’t materialize overnight. Carlin, known for his crude standup, would […]

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NYC officials unearth 64-year-old NYC time capsule — to great disappointment

  DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (PIX11) – The year was 1950 when then-New York City Mayor William O’Dwyer, along with other city officials, created a time capsule and buried it under slabs of concrete outside 370 Jay Street. The designated location was the site of the then-brand new Board of Transportation Building.  Shoot to 2014, the 14-story […]

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Team USA bandwagon ‘fans’ fail to name one player on roster

  BROOKLYN (PIX11) – From the perennial chant to the patriotic attire, Team USA was well represented at a massive viewing party under the Brooklyn Bridge as they faced off with Germany in the World Cup Thursday. Fans were everywhere just about anywhere you looked. Well, they said they were “fans.” When asked if she […]

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Stop ‘tweeting and twatting’ — NJ senior citizens serve up serious advice to class of 2014

  RUTHERFORD, N.J. (PIX11) — If you heard one commencement speech this season you basically heard em all. Even though it’s kind of nice hearing what a celebrity has to say to grads about what to expect in the real world,  how about hearing from the people who’ve been there, done that and got the […]

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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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Children spit the facts on Thanksgiving — Katy Perry was NOT there!”

  BROOKLYN (TRP) — Depending on who you ask, the back story on the first Thanksgiving could be told with one too many spins. So what happens when you ask children about the real story behind the holiday? Surprising accuracy, that’s what. PIX11’s Andrew Ramos went to PS 119 in Brooklyn where students broke down […]

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Heart-warming reunions made possible by social media

  NEW YORK (TRP) – From self-adulation to privacy issues – the world of social media sometimes gets a bad rap but when the technology is used correctly it can make reunions – once deemed inconceivable  – reality. Take the story of two Bosnian sisters, 88-year-old Tanija Delic and 82-year-old Hedija Talic. The two separated […]

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