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A fire that broke out inside a Jersey City building killed one person and critically injured three others, while multiple firefighters battling the flames also required medical treatment, according to officials. The fire, which started just before 4 a.m. on Summit Avenue, injured two adults and two children, according to the Hudson County Prosecuto...

It was a jarring discovery made by teenagers who were riding their bikes through the woods next to the Southern State Parkway on Tuesday. “There were like five to 10 cats in the dog crate over here,” said animal rescuer John Debacker who took NBC New York into the woods where he rescued the cats and kittens. There he found several…

Beloved New York Mets viral superfan Seymour Weiner died Tuesday, the team and his family confirmed.

Members of a high school lacrosse program in upstate New York are accused of staging an armed abduction of younger players in a stunt that “went way beyond hazing,” prosecutors said this week.

April marks the peak of wildfire season across the tri-state, so it’s not surprising that the month closes with an elevated wildfire danger. Weather conditions are breezy, the air is extremely dry, and leftover dry brush from the winter remains across much of the landscape. Nearly all wildfires are the result of human behavior. Lightning is essenti...

Nearly two dozen people are displaced due to a fire that broke out in a multi-family home in Norwalk on Tuesday. The fire department said they responded to a home on Lexington Avenue around 2:40 p.m. People on the second and third floors were unaware of the fire and were quickly evacuated, according to crews. Firefighters said the bulk of...

Four men are charged with stealing checks from the mail and cashing in more than $50 million after changing the names and dollar amounts written on those checks, federal prosecutors said.  The four men allegedly deposited the altered checks at banks using the altered names and dollar amounts on the once legitimate checks. Other stolen checks w...

Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Mikal Bridges had 25 points and OG Anunoby added 22 to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night and into the second round of the NBA playoffs.

A major gang takedown on Long Island – involving drugs, guns, and robberies. Police say two rival gangs went to war in Suffolk County… turning the streets into a shooting range. NBC News 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

An iconic motel at the Jersey Shore is coming down to make way for new homes. And its demise comes as another landmark makes a return to life…that some did not expect. NBC News 4 New York’s Ted Greenberg reports

New subway upgrades are coming thanks to a funding boost from Albany. We know new subway cars are coming, but now to some new details on the safety features coming to keep commuters safe. NBC News 4 New York’s Andrew Siff reports. 

As the warmer months approach, the risk of wildfires increases.  Believe it or not – NYC is not immune to them. There’s over 30-thousand acres of green space, and just last year we had these fires in Brooklyn and Manhattan. And a plan is in place to preventatively get ahead. NBC News 4 New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.

The movie theater in Cranford remained closed on Thursday after part of the ceiling collapsed inside. While no one was hurt, an investigation is ongoing to determine how it occurred. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.