Investigations

An antisemitic rant during a sermon at a Rockland County mosque set off a firestorm of outrage after the sermon was posted online. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

George Santos is now admitting to being a liar and conman, pleading guilty to two counts in federal court — though prosecutors say he admitted to all of the 23 criminal schemes he was originally charged with. For Santos, it ended like it began: With a circus-like atmosphere for the lying, stealing ex-congressman. NBC New York’s Jonathan Diens...

The I-Team reveals new video being released in the heartbreaking, unsolved murder of a 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn from two years ago. News 4’s Sarah Wallace reports.

News 4’s Sarah Wallace with the details.

Sarah Wallace reporting on claims of judicial misconduct for News 4’s I-Team.

Hundreds of former Rikers Island inmates filed lawsuits against the New York City Department of Correction under the Adult Survivor’s Act last year, a law that opened the state’s civil courts to sex abuse claims previously barred by the statute of limitations. Most of the plaintiffs are women who say they were victims of sexual predators with badge...

The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut came to 30 Rock for their first-ever joint interview to discuss everything from plans to ban cellphones in schools to the dangers of social media on children. They were asked what the government’s role should be and how far they should go to protect kids’ mental health. NBC New York&...

A lot of kids are at sleepaway camp this summer and some parents are getting a taste of that empty nest. There’s evidence camps provide many growth opportunities for young people, yet some fear near-universal phone access these days gets in the way. Chris Glorioso reports.

One of the top complaints of parents these days is how much time kids are spending glued to smartphones. And that concern grows when it comes to how much time children are using phones while in school. NBC New York’s I-Team surveyed hundreds of school administrators, and principals are overwhelmingly worried that phones are impacting students...

What happens when a school bans phones in classrooms? You might be surprised. In NBC New York’s Generation Text report, the I-Team’s Chris Glorioso looks at one school district where administrators got so fed up, they banned phones altogether. The I-Team’s Chris Glorioso reports.

As part of an I-Team investigation into the impact of smartphones and social media on teenage mental health, a group of teenagers agreed to give up their phones for a week and share how it went and how they felt. News 4’s Chris Glorioso reports.

An exclusive national survey of school administrators shows principals and vice principals are alarmed by how smartphones and social media have transformed school hallways and classrooms. By wide margins, hundreds of school leaders polled in the survey said they believe phones are having negative impacts on student mental health, making kids tired ...

Judge Arthur Engoron said he will not recuse himself from former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial over questions about whether he inappropriately discussed the case with an outside lawyer.