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Alice Brock has died at age 83. Her Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.” The chorus was a tribute to Alice — whose restaurant was not called Alice’s Restaurant. Countless fans have since memorized it.

Music superstar and NBC daytime television host Kelly Clarkson announced this year’s NBC 4 New York/Telemundo 47 “Star Choir” winner is Neptune High School’s Scarlet Sound A Cappella Choir, hailing from Neptune Township in Monmouth County.

Prosecutors in New York dropped charges against a kaffiyeh-wearing, pro-Palestinian protester who was among the first people arrested under a local face mask ban that’s stirred free speech concerns.

New York’s attorney general announced an investigation Friday into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked police vehicle in Brooklyn.

The New York Giants released Daniel Jones, the team’s former starting quarterback, after he requested to be let go following his benching.

The New York City judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s “hush money” case said there will be no sentencing next week.

Airline passengers trying to get an early start to the Thanksgiving travel season are facing some delays in the New York City area after a storm brought rain, snow and high winds to the tri-state on Friday. The New York City metro area’s three big airports — Newark, JFK and LaGuardia — have nearly 200 delays on Friday, according t...

Some tri-state residents woke up to a couple of inches or more of snow on Friday. While most of the immediate New York City area, some towns north and west of the city, especially at higher elevations, saw the first accumulating snow of the season. There were some school closings and delays from the snowy conditions, with an NBC New…

The 73-year-old man was apparently trying to escape from the intruders when he fell, police say. News 4’s Ida Siegal reports. 

Oof, Madone!

The last meatpackers in New York’s Meatpacking District have agreed to end their leases early and make way for development on their city-owned lot.

Finding work is hard enough in New York City — it’s even harder when you don’t have a lot of job experience. That’s why the mayor’s office is offering paid apprenticeships to thousands of young people from low-income backgrounds. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports. 

Investigators were working to determine what caused the woman to open the back door of the vehicle and jump out as its driver was heading eastbound on the Queens highway. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.