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The triple transplant performed was one of only about 80 done nationwide over the last 20 years.

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. 

A referee’s life was saved on the basketball court after he collapsed during a high school basketball game, stopping the action. Fortunately, fans quickly jumped into action to help NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

After providing memories over the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will leave a lasting legacy for one family for years to come.

Two teachers who worked at the same Queens school had never really crossed paths, until one of them saw a Facebook post saying the other urgently needed a kidney.

It is an uplifting story about selflessness: When a teacher in Queens came across a Facebook post about a colleague at her school needing a kidney, she decided to become a living donor, even though the two barely knew each other. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

It was a dramatic rescue in New Jersey, with a dog saved after falling into a partially frozen lake. Video showed an officer crawl across thin ice to pull the pup to safety. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

The Harlem Globetrotters will mark their 100th birthday in 2026, and the team is launching a world tour ahead of the momentous anniversary, starting at Madison Square Garden. But before kicking off the tour, the team took some time to share their skills wisdom with kids in Brooklyn. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.

It turns out decorating during the winter season isn’t limited to Christmas. A Brooklyn man gets into the holiday spirit all year round, with extravagant decorations at his Bay Ridge home. NBC New York’s Ida SIegal reports.

A pregnant woman gave birth while on a subway train in Manhattan, according to officials.

As rain soaked the North Bay early Tuesday morning, a Marin County sheriff’s deputy successfully pulled a driver out of a car submerged in a flooded creek in a rescue that was captured on the deputy’s body camera.

It was a terrifying ordeal for an 11-year-old boy in New Jersey, as he walked out into the middle of a frozen lake in West Long Branch — then the ice cracked and he fell through. A witness called 911, bringing an officer to the scene who jumped straight into the freezing water to rescue the boy. NBC New York’s Adam...

A police officer in New Jersey sprang into action after an 11-year-old boy walked out onto the ice of a frozen pond, then fell into the frigid waters below.

An upstate New York food bank was offered more than 40,000 pounds of coho salmon — a bountiful feast. But there was a catch. The fish were still swimming in their tanks at an area salmon farm that was going out of business. The Food Bank of Central New York needed to figure out how to remove about 13,000 fish...

A fighter on and off the court, a New Jersey high school basketball star is battling more than just his opponents — and continues to defy the odds.

A high school basketball star is battling more than just his opponents on the court. In 2024, senior Johnny Jackson was diagnosed with cancer. When many people thought the news would sideline him for the season, he simply refused to back down. NBC New York’s Bruce Beck reports.

The news can be tough in a world often marked by suffering, disaster and war. Sometimes you need to stop and remember that good things happen all the time, all across the world, and 2024 was no different.

The FDNY and NYPD teamed up with Santa to make sure that children battling serious illnesses at the Ronald McDonald House on the Upper West Side feel every bit of the holiday cheer this holiday season. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

The term “Christmas miracle” is used a lot, but for a New Jersey family, it came in the form of their 3-year-old son. As a newborn, he was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer, but he beat the odds to earn the nickname “Miracle Mateo.” NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports.

What happens to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree after it is taken down? It turns out that its mission to spread joy and cheer goes far beyond the holiday season. NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez reports.