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How many Blockbuster video stores were still open when Alex Ovechkin scored his first NHL goal in 2005? Here’s what the world looked like back then.

In a first-of-its-kind surgery for Long Island, the Northwell Health Transplant Institute performed a successful three-organ transplant of a Queens man who was in various stages of heart, liver and kidney failure. NBC News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

The MTA is rolling out a new station on the Long Island Rail Road. It’s set to replace the old tracks in Yaphank, which has been described as one of the LIRR’s most underutilized stations, in a move that’s expected to make service more convenient for riders. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

In an attempt to save multiple schools in Middletown, NJ, parents, citizens, and the Mayor of NJ rally together and to raise money, and further their efforts to keep these schools open.  NBC News 4 New York’s Pat Battle reports. 

A fire at a senior housing building in North Bergen left two people dead, while also injuring two firefighters and two police officers. Dozens of people who live in the high-rise building have been forced out. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.

A memorial is growing in Brooklyn in memory of a mother and two children killed in a horrific weekend crash. The woman charged in that crash faced a judge on Thursday from her hospital bed. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

As the weather warms up, summer vacations are on many people’s minds. But before booking that beach rental, a new discovery is raising red flags. It has triggered a crackdown at a Jersey Shore hotspot, along with a warning to both renters and property owners. NBC new York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

An investigation is underway after at least one person died after an Amtrak train hit several people who were on the tracks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, officials said.

A Shelton teenager who is blind is preparing to showcase his talents at Radio City Music Hall. Vincent Vallillo, 15, lost his vision due to complications from a brain tumor at the age of nine. He began playing piano from his hospital bed as a therapeutic tool, as he was also struggling to move the left side of his body. ...