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New York's first Black chief judge looks to change narrative of criminal justice system
Rowan Wilson, the first Black individual to hold the significant position of chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, has a deeply personal commitment to justice — and sees the time he has in this role as a unique opportunity to effect meaningful change
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Struggling to stop illegal weed shops, NY governor asks online sites to hide them
Since New York legalized marijuana in 2021, unlicensed pot shops have proliferated across NYC, with limited pushback from authorities. On Tuesday, Gov. Hochul called on sites such as Yelp and Google Maps to stop listing them, and also renewed calls for the state Legislature to beef up enforcement powers and penalties.
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New York gets new congressional map giving Democrats slight edge in fight for House
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has approved a Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts. The map approved Wednesday comes as the party’s candidates face a heavily contested election year in which House races in the state could determine control of Congress. Lawmakers in the Democrat-dominated statehouse approved the mapping bill on...
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NY man shot victim at home, put body in car and set it on fire off Palisades Parkway: DA
A New York man is facing charges after shooting another man to death at his suburban home, then putting the victim in his car and setting it on fire just off the Palisades Parkway, according to the district attorney.
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New York program teaching financial literacy
A New York State program is funding community-based organizations to help low-income families gain financial literacy. News 4’s Lynda Baquero reports.
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Searching for a killer: NY fugitive blamed for musician's death
Police say they identified the suspected killer within hours, but have been unable to track down the armed gunman since the deadly 2022 shooting. News 4’s Marc Santia reports.
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Dash cam captures plane's close call on Long Island
NBC New York’s Greg Cergol with the latest.
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FDNY EMS union reports rise in life-threatening medical emergencies – but no budget increase
The FDNY EMS union is sounding the alarm. There has been an increase in the number of life-threatening medical emergency calls citywide over the last two years, according to FDNY Local 2507 — a time that saw no increase in the EMS budget, but rather a reduction in the ambulance fleet. “While 911 switchboards were ringing off the hook with…
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FDNY EMS union reports rise in life-threatening emergency calls
The FDNY EMS union reports rise in life-threatening emergency calls.
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Woman gets maximum sentence for NYPD hit-and-run
The woman convicted of driving drunk when she struck and killed an NYPD officer on the Long Island Expressway in 2021 will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to the maximum penalty.
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Sentencing day in the death of NYPD officer
Today, the woman convicted of killing NYPD officer Tsakos in April 2021 when driving on the Long Island Expressway while being drunk and high was found guilty. Her team rejected a plea deal that would’ve sentenced her to 16 years in prison. Romney Smith reports live from Queens.
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MTA employee on subway doused with ‘foreign substance' in the Bronx, police say
An MTA conductor was doused with a “foreign substance” on a train in the Bronx, police said, in what is the latest violent attack that has taken place in the city’s subway system. The incident occurred on a southbound 4 train Monday shortly before 7:15 p.m. when an unruly passenger threw the unknown substance at the 48-year-old conductor at the…
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Small plane makes emergency landing on Long Island's Southern State Parkway
A small plane made an emergency landing on the Southern State Parkway in Long Island, officials said, leading to a robust response from first responders. The emergency landing took place in East Farmingdale near Exit 34 in Suffolk County. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that the single-engine aircraft, a Piper Cherokee Archer, landed on the highway…
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Small plane lands on Long Island's Southern State Parkway
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MTA employee doused with foreign substance in the Bronx
A passenger on a southbound 4 train threw an unknown substance onto the train conductor, in the latest violent incident to take place in the city’s subway system. Romney Smith reports.
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Gucci store armed robbery in the Meatpacking District
Two men and one woman robbed the Meatpacking District Gucci store, stealing $50,000 worth of merchandise after threatening to fire their gun on customers. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Survivors of sexual assault by a New York gynecologist talk about the long road to justice
Dr. Robert Hadden victimized dozens of women before he was stopped. He’s now in federal prison. Five of his former patients spoke to NBC News about getting people to listen.
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Feds charge man who they say trained with ISIS, threatened to ‘shoot New York up'
Federal prosecutors in New York City say 41-year-old Harafa Hussein Abdi of Minneapolis trained with ISIS in his native Somalia and rapped about flying to “shoot New York up.”
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Gov. Hochul apologizes for ‘poor choice of words' in Buffalo analogy to Israel-Hamas war
The governor apologized for what she called a “poor choice of words” and an “inappropriate analogy.”
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Governor Hochul wants to make drinks to-go sales permanent in NY
News 4’s Greg Cergol with the latest.