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It was an unexpected find in Brooklyn, as a major pot-growing operation was discovered in the bedroom of an unassuming Manhattan Beach home. Police said it was after an unrelated 911 call that dozens of plants were found in a decked-out nursery. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

It’s good luck charm that’s become a rallying cry for Mets fans. See how it came to be and meet the artist behind the Mets’ “OMG” sign. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Mets fans have seen it a lot this season, though anyone who started watching the team during their Amazin’ playoff run so far has probably wondered: What’s the deal with the “OMG” sign? Meet the artist and the player behind the celebration. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The Mets and their fans have been on quite a journey over the past two weeks, and now they finally get to return home to Citi Field to take on the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

Hurricane Milton isn’t expected to directly affect the tri-state area, but with so much of Florida’s heavily populated cities, including Tampa and Orlando, in its path, many residents locally have expressed concern for families and friends in the south. And rightfully so. Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday on...

Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday as the mayor’s liaison to the Muslim community, is accused of encouraging a businessman to solicit illegal straw donations from four of the businessman’s employees and to then lie about it to the FBI. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports. 

With Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, both Universal Orlando and Disney World announced they would be closing their theme parks on Wednesday.

The Mets are back home at Citi Field for a pivotal Game 3 against the rival Phillies, and fans may be more excited to see Grimace again. Videos posted to social media show fans chanting “Let’s go Mets” around the purple McDonald’s mascot on the subway on Tuesday as they all took the 7 train, which also happens to be…...

Following a day of rapid intensification, jumping from a Category 1 storm to a Category 5 in a span of just 10 hours Monday, Hurricane Milton continued to churn toward Florida on Tuesday, remaining a powerful system that could bring life-threatening winds and storm surge.

Hurricane Milton strengthened into a dangerously powerful hurricane on a path toward Florida population centers, threatening a 12-foot storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline. More than 50 of Florida’s counties are u...

One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last month in a federal bribery probe that accused the men of exchanging bribes for fast-tracking inspections has pleaded not guilty, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Brian Cordasco pleaded not guilty to conspiring to solicit and receives bribes, Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ne...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shared a timelapse of Hurricane Milton from aboard the International Space Station.

Sheena Wright, Mayor Eric Adams’ top deputy mayor and one of several senior officials to have her home searched and phone seized as part of ongoing federal investigations, resigned on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.