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Manhattan prosecutors say the case is the first to bring federal racketeering charges, which were famously used to bring down the Mafia, against the Venezuelan street gang. The more than two dozen accused also face charges including sex trafficking, drug trafficking, robbery, and firearms possession.

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The event that football fans and hopeful professional athletes are waiting for is almost here: the 2025 NFL Draft! Elite college athletes are close to finding out what team they will call home. The annual event in essence is when the National Football League teams come together to select newly eligible players.  Here is what you need to know about&...

Adrienne Adams got four big endorsements on Wednesday from top state officials and the city’s largest union. Both she and her new supporters are taking jabs at the frontrunner in this race: Andrew Cuomo. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

NBC 4’s Greg Cergol reports from East Patchogue where residents of a senior facility have been stuck due to a broken elevator that has yet to be repaired. 

Outdoor dining roadside spaces are having a slow start for 2025 and NBC 4’s Andrew Siff explains why. 

NBC 4 New York’s consumer reporter Lynda Baquero looks at how one New York based company is benefiting from the Trump Administration’s tariffs. 

NBC 4’s David Ushery reports from The Vatican as Pope Francis’ body lies in state ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

NBC 4’s Gus Rosendale reports on the opening statements from Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial. 

Police identified a mother and child whose remains were discovered on Long Island. Tonya Denise Jackson’s dismembered remains were found in a container in 1997, while the skeletal remains of her daughter, Tatiana, were found as part of a search into the Gilgo Beach murders in 2011. Police are investigating whether there may be connections to ...

A Harlem neighborhood was left devastated over the loss of a grandmother who was a pillar of the community. She was killed by a stray bullet Tuesday night after she heard a commotion and ran outside to check on her loved ones. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

After three years of freedom, a man may soon be headed back to prison unless top officials intervene. A Bronx judge overturned Andre Brown’s conviction in 2022 after he had served half of a 40-year sentence for attempted murder, but then the conviction was reinstated. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

The wildfire burning in Lacey and Ocean townships could end up being the largest in the state in the past 20 years. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 12,000 acres had burned, and the flames were only 40% contained. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.