Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/top-stories en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:29 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:29 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:57 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/fire+trench+rescue+queens.jpg
A construction worker was pulled from a 25-foot trench by firefighters after a rescue effort that went on for more than two hours Tuesday night at a work site in Queens where work was supposed to be...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:49 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/koch-stone.JPG
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch's headstone, which was engraved with the wrong birth date, has been fixed, NBC 4 New York has learned.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:09:32 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/times-square-bike-bomber.jpg
The FBI and NYPD released new video Tuesday of the suspect in the 2008 bombing of an armed forces recruiting station in Times Square, and announced a reward of up to $65,000 for information leading to...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:02 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/sabio-murdered-parking-spot-nj.jpg
A 70-year-old New Jersey man died after he was punched in a dispute over a parking lot fender bender, and police are searching for the suspect.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:43 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Bear+and+PO+Tieniber.jpg
An officer and his police dog were injured Tuesday breaking up a fight involving four women on a Manhattan subway platform, according to officials.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:09 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/smoking+alcohol.jpg
Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:24:31 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/214*120/AP120201115306.jpg
Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the outage. Website monitoring site DownRightNow noted that the social network went down at around 9:10

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Police say they've arrested a suspect in last week's grisly killing of a livery cab driver in Brooklyn, who died when he was stabbed in the eye, possibly with the metal tip of an umbrella.

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Scattered, heavy thunderstorms bringing gusty winds, intense lightning and downpours threatened to cause more street and highway flooding for parts of the already soaked tri-state area Tuesday, forecasters say.

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Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau will spend 31 days underwater in Florida exploring the ocean. Starting Sept. 30, Cousteau will lead Mission 31, where he and his team will live...

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It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial. The former Illinois governor was convicted in 2011 of 17 counts of corruption...

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The City of San Jose has filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball Tuesday regarding the Oakland A's move to San Jose.

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Suffolk County officials unveiled Monday a 911 system that could help first responders assist more quickly in emergency calls with the help of personal information provided ahead of time by residents. ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:59:39 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/times-square-stabbing.jpg
Authorities say a man was stabbed in the chest in Times Square Tuesday afternoon.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:52:25 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/central+park+gift1.jpg
Police are investigating after a woman says she was groped in Central Park.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:14:04 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/fire-escape-burglar-washington-heights.jpg
Some residents in Washington Heights say a masked man they have dubbed "Spider-Man" is using fire escapes to burglarize one building after another.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:51:15 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/newark-plane-poison-man.jpg
A State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and repeatedly screamed "I'm dead" during a flight from Hong Kong to New Jersey once worked at the agency.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:05 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/lew2.jpg
Treasury Secretary Jack "Lewpty" Lew has a new and improved signature – and it will soon be appearing on your dollar bills. Some people, including President Barack Obama, thought Lew needed to improve...

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The tombstone for former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who died in February after meticulously planning the details of his burial for years, was mistakenly engraved with the wrong birth date, NBC 4 New York...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:45 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/birdpoopcleanup.jpg
After months of complaints and debate, the smell at one of San Diego's most popular tourist destinations may be a bit more pleasant. After an accumulation of bird droppings left an unwanted scent near the...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:01 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/police-tape-shutterstock_562804334.jpg
Police are probing the mysterious death of a 46-year-old man found in his bed in a luxury Brooklyn apartment building.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:43:25 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/khalif+phillips+austin+romain.jpg
Two New York City correction officers have been arrested after investigators said they were caught dealing drugs to inmates.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:49:49 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/bronx+hit+and+run+grand+concourse.jpg
The family of a Bronx man killed in a hit-and-run has released surveillance video of the crash, hoping the public will be able to help them identify the getaway driver.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:32:17 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/times+square+explosion.jpg
The FBI released new surveillance video that tracks the bike-riding suspect in the 2008 Times Square military recruiting station bombing from 37th Street to the device drop-off point.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:16:19 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/KNBC_000000007201772_722x406_33939523537.jpg
A man who admitted to lying to a 911 dispatcher that he was robbed at gunpoint, leading responding police to fatally shoot an unarmed man in Pasadena, Calif., took a plea deal for three months in...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:43:08 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/061813+george+zimmerman.jpg
A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the George Zimmerman trial, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson announced in court Tuesday. Those potential jurors went through the initial round of questioning,...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:45 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/214*120/AP10082909302.jpg
The Oxford English Dictionary is catching up to the high-tech world. The word "tweet," appearing both as a noun and a verb, was added to the dictionary despite the OED's own rule that "a new word needs to...

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A jewelry shopkeeper shot and killed an armed robber inside his Newark store Monday afternoon, authorities said.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:04:06 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/tony+copy.jpg
Federal authorities are digging up a field in suburban Detroit as they search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, potentially ending one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, NBC 4 New York's I-Tea...]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:15:52 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/autism-cms1.jpg
After NBC 4 New York's I-Team report in March revealing that health insurers were denying coverage to autistic children, New York lawmakers have approved a reform that would force insurance companies to pay up.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:25:18 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/newark-plane-poison-man.jpg
A man on a Newark-bound flight from Hong Kong Monday screamed that passengers had been poisoned and drugged while ranting "your life is in jeopardy," before he was tackled by fellow fliers and crew, officials an...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:28:51 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/711+store+raid.jpg
Nine owners and managers of more than a dozen 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday in a scheme to traffic in workers from Pakistan to work their stores, provide them...

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FBI and NYPD organized crime investigators are searching a Queens home for possible human remains or other evidence in decades-old mob crimes, law enforcement sources say.]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:15:55 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002867452_722x406_33902147511.jpg
The pilot of the world's only solar-powered plane that can fly at night tells transportation reporter Adam Tuss he was toying with people who might be watching him land at Dulles Airport. Read...]]>