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Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year.

NBC New York’s Natalie Pasquarella attended the season 6 premiere taping of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and spoke to the star about her love of plants and music.

A Coney Island bar owner said he was told his problems with the NYPD could be resolved if he hired and paid the police commissioner’s brother. The bar owner alleged it was a worker in the mayor’s office who allegedly tried to help arrange the deal.  “I felt it was like I got an ultimatum. It’s like either you gonna get...

An employee of the Department of Sanitation died on Saturday after falling out of a garbage truck while on the job in Queens. Richard Errico, a 19-year veteran of the department, fell off the truck on Douglaston Parkway in Little Neck around 6 p.m. The 54-year-old was attempting a U-turn of the garbage truck when he fell, according to an…...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, addressed a cultural celebration on Long Island Sunday, where he praised the United States’ return of nearly 300 antiquities to India and relayed news of his country’s dual win at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, to an enthusiastic crowd. “I just got some ver...

Residents in Bedford Park woke up to strong smell of gas on Sunday following a natural gas break. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

An NYPD cruiser was seen up in flames following a crash while responding to a call. Two officers and one civilian were injured. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

A JetBlue flight transporting passengers to San Diego diverted from its planned route and made an emergency landing at a regional airport in central Kansas Saturday evening.

Summer may be over but sun protection is an all-year event, and that’s why a nonprofit organization is bringing free skin cancer screenings to New Yorkers next week. Starting Thursday, Sept. 26, New Yorkers with or without health insurance can receive a full-body checkup from dermatologists volunteering with the Skin Cancer Foundation. Local ...

Casa Amadeo is New York City’s longest-running Latin music store. NBC New York/Telemundo 47 journalists Kiki Intarasuwan and Sandra Escallon talked to its 90-year-old owner, Miguel Angel Amadeo, about the history of the salsa and Puerto Ricans in the South Bronx as part of our Hispanic Heritage Month coverage.

Spending your post-work years in these cities won’t come cheap. Here are the 13 least affordable U.S. cities to retire in 2024, according to WalletHub.

With the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly, New York City’s busiest traffic time of the year begins. The Department of Transportation has released its list of Gridlock Alert days through the end of 2024. Road closures have already begun for the UNGA, so make sure to check your routes. Traffic data shows average vehicle speed...

We’re approaching a favorite time of year for many New Yorkers — fall — and with it comes leaf peeping and fall foliage. But will the recent dry spell impact the colors in the tri-state this year? Areas of upper New England will start to see peak fall foliage in late September. Upstate New York should see peak foliage in…...