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Expectant couple expects keys to new apartment, but gets nothing!

5:33PM | May 4, 2009 | comments: 16

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Pregnant family gets run-around from real estate brokers.

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Swine Flu Scammers Create Their Own Epidemic Online

6:44PM | May 5, 2009 | comments: 0

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Consumers are being warned of fraudulent emails and websites taking advantage of swine flu outbreak.

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Water Woes

12:50PM | May 6, 2009 | comments: 0

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A Brooklyn man owns a small building and has alway thought his water bills were too high.
He spent alot of time disputing them and not so much time paying them. That's landed him in hot water with the city. Don't try this at home folks, you could lose your property!

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Big Bank Mix-Up

5:49PM | May 6, 2009 | comments: 3

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These days, thousands of people are struggling to make their mortgage payments, and to make them on time. But what if your last month's payment never made it to the books?

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Feel Good Friday!

5:43PM | May 7, 2009 | comments: 9

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What would you do if someone gave you $1000 in cash?

Get ready for "Feel Good Friday," as every Friday Help Me Howard will be giving $1000 to one very lucky person.

But there's a catch!

Tune into the PIX News At Ten this Friday night to find out what it is.

And be sure to go to our blog every Thursday night to find out what part of the tri-state area Howard's going to be giving away cash next.

This May 7th, the "Feel Good Friday" location will be Jersey City, NJ.... in the vicinity of Newport Centre Mall.

Eye Doctor Prefers Giving Back, Instead Of Payback!

4:56PM | May 11, 2009 | comments: 5

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Serving Her Community is Priority One to this Dedicated Doctor.

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New York Woman Calls Out Subway Harasser

3:40PM | May 12, 2009 | comments: 3

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A Cellphone Becomes One Woman's Weapon Against Subway Rider Who Groped Her

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Credit Card Crackdown

11:59AM | May 13, 2009 | comments: 5

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Credit card companies raising interest rates, lowering limits, putting the squeeze on consumers. What's being done about it? Help me Howard with how to protect yourself.
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Terrible Take-off

4:36PM | May 13, 2009 | comments: 7

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Airports can be a headache. But even if you get there early, it doesn't mean you won't encounter some major turbulence.

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Feel Good Friday

4:01PM | May 14, 2009 | comments: 23

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What would you do if Channel 11 gave you $1000 in cash?

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Family Loses Money, After Losing A Loved One

7:16PM | May 18, 2009 | comments: 6

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Howard digs up the dirt on a local headstone company

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Short Story or Tall Tale?

3:05PM | May 19, 2009 | comments: 1

A publisher promises to publish an aspiring writer and then disappears With her money.


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Construction Training Not!

2:36PM | May 20, 2009 | comments: 8

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A group of men and women signed up for a free program run by a non profit up in Harlem. It sounded great. They could learn a trade. The internship part of it offered $10 an hour and it would jumpstart a career in construction.

Instead, they ended up being very disappointed. They didn't learn a trade, there were no paid internships and they're nowhere near getting jobs in construction.

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Coke-a-Cola Puts the Breaks on a Big Win

10:32AM | May 21, 2009 | comments: 9

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Flashy contests can be effective marketing promotions, but few people expect to actually win. One man says that sometimes, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose... just as long as you play the game.

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Feel Good Friday!

4:06PM | May 21, 2009 | comments: 30

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What would you do if Channel 11 gave you $1000 in cash?

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Hospital Thief Steals More Then Money

5:09PM | May 26, 2009 | comments: 6

A father is robbed of one of parenthood's great moments when his newborn's first photos are stolen from a hospital parking garage.


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Flag Football Steps Up Offense

10:33AM | May 28, 2009 | comments: 18

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School's out and for a group of kids in the Bronx, that means flag football. But, what do you do when a wall of paperwork stands between you and the end zone?

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Feel Good Friday!

6:07PM | May 28, 2009 | comments: 11

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What would you do if Channel 11 gave you $1000 in cash?

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