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Firefighters are on the scene of a sprawling five-alarm fire in the Bronx that sent a large plume of smoke into the air that was visible for miles Thursday morning. A large response from the FDNY could be seen by Chopper 4 over the fire at 2037 Jerome Avenue at West Burnside Avenue. There were no injuries reported, according to…

Storm Team 4 Meteorologist, Raphael Miranda, met with second and third graders from PS 390 Queens The Civic School of Bayside Hills. The students learned about thunder, lighting and different types of clouds during the Weather Kids session.

A high-rise fire on Manhattan’s Upper West Side killed a 41-year-old woman and left a 77-year-old woman in critical condition, authorities said Thursday. Fire officials say a report of fire on the 14th floor of the 15-story building on West 73rd Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, came in around 3:15 a.m. More than 75 fire and EMS...

Authorities are investigating a grisly discovery in Brooklyn. NYPD officers responding to a 911 call about a foul odor at a NYCHA building on Dumont Avenue in Brownsville shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday found a 33-year-old woman and a 7-year-old boy unresponsive. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner’s office will conduc...

The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other campus policies. In a letter sent Thursday night, federal officials said the university must im...

Not matter how you slice it, March 14 has something for everyone. The national holiday has been celebrated for decades now, since the late 1980s, thanks to a San Francisco physicist. Larry Shaw, also known as the “Prince of Pi,” is said to have originated the March 14 celebration when staff at the San Francisco Exploratorium marched in ...

Apple TV’s popular soccer comedy, “Ted Lasso,” appears to be returning for a fourth season. The show’s star, Jason Sudeikis, seemed to confirm the news on Friday on the “New Heights” podcast with Travis and Jason Kelce. “We’re writing Season 4 now, that’s the official word,” Sudeikis said....

Tracie Strahan reports.

To test cannabis retailers for the study, research assistant Peter Menzi, 22, helped map more than 800 cannabis shops operating in the five boroughs. I-Team’s Chris Glorioso reports for News 4. 

News 4’s Ida Siegal shares the latest details. 

A frantic phone call to 911 revealed the tense moments after a woman and her husband had been shot in their New Jersey home by a neighbor they had been feuding with for years.

As runners kickoff to race weekend for the world’s premier half marathon, many speakers, NYRR leadership members, Olympians and Paralympians express their excitement for the race. NBC News 4 New York’s John Chandler reports. 

NYC schools’ chancellor testifies at city council, and parents fight to expand early education funding. NBC News 4 New York’s Andrew Siff reports.