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A 43-year-old bicyclist died after colliding with a pedestrian in Central Park earlier this week, police say. Authorities on Friday identified the victim in Wednesday’s accident as Salvador Nico-Garcia, of the Bronx. The NYPD says Nico-Garcia was riding northbound on East Drive when he collided with a 41-year-old man who was crossing the stre...

Lightning strikes in the United States a total of roughly 25 million times a year, weather officials said. Most instances take place in the summer, according to the National Weather Service. However, people can be struck by lightning at any time of year. This weather phenomenon kills about 20 people in the country annually and severely hurts hundre...

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of the tri-state area Thursday afternoon due to potentially dangerous conditions.

A man suspected of torching 11 New York City police vehicles in Brooklyn last week — the first of two such arson attacks in the last week — was previously arrested at pro-Palestinian protests and is wanted for damaging a statue at Columbia University last fall, police said. The NYPD on Wednesday released photos and a video of the suspect,…...

C.J. Mosley is ready to tackle life beyond playing football. A five-time Pro Bowl selection during an 11-year NFL career with the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens, Mosley announced Thursday, his 33rd birthday, that he’s retiring. Mosley was released by the Jets in March after playing in just four games last season because of ...

The state has dismissed the contempt of court charges filed against Michelle Troconis. Troconis is serving a 14-and-a-half-year sentence after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan who disappeared in May 2019 and is presumed dead. Jennifer Dulos disappeared on May 24, 2019 amid a bitter div...

Dangerous heat arrives Sunday but not until strong if not severe t-storms roll though early in the morning.

Sara Burack, known for her appearances on reality shows like “Million Dollar Beach House,” which highlighted the glamorous world of Hamptons real estate, was found dead early Thursday morning in a tragic hit-and-run incident.

MSNBC Legal Analyst Danny Cevallos and Erica Byfield join NBC New York’s David Ushery to discuss the latest developments in the sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including the introduction of hundreds of documents, text messages and several sex videos of so-called “freak-offs.”

Dangerous heat arrives Sunday but not until strong if not severe t-storms roll though early in the morning.

Many of the students in the tight-knit group have known each other since kindergarten. Some even plan family vacations together.

A beautiful day today — but yesterday’s storms proved dangerous for a 15-year-old boy in Central Park. Yassin Khalifa was sheltering from the rain under a tree when the lightning struck. NBC News 4 New York’s Charles Watson reports.

News 4’s Sarah Wallace reports.