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Storm Team 4 Meteorologist Raphael Miranda spoke to third graders at Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School in Rye Brook, NY about climate change, the start of hurricane season and explained other types of weather through different hands-on experiments.

A viral TikTok challenge started in 2021 and spurred a rise in thefts of Hyundai and Kia cars.

The Yum Brands chain Taco Bell has long been a favorite for customers who don’t eat meat, thanks to its vegetarian substitutes such as beans and potatoes.

A great white shark named Jekyll appears to be summering off the coast of Long Island. The science group OCEARCH tagged the shark last December off Jekyll Island in Georgia. The male juvenile shark measures 8 feet, 8 inches long. Jekyll, who weighs approximately 400 pounds, was first spotted in the area Friday evening. By Sunday morning he was swim...

A worker at a Manhattan juice shop was badly injured in a brutal knife attack from a woman who stabbed him after not having enough money to pay her her drink, police said, even though he offered to give it to her for free.

An air quality alert will remain in place for a third day as wildfire smoke chokes the tri-state area.

In an announcement Wednesday, the union cited issues at the Union Square store from harassment to favoritism. Barnes & Noble said it looks forward to a new contract with the store’s workers.

A 32-year-old Jericho man was sentenced to 6 and half to 15 years in prison for the drunk driving crash that killed a 29 year old father of four young children. Jordan Solomon, prosecutors say, was drunk by three times the legal limit and speeding 100 mph when his vehicle crashed into Stanley Christopher Soobrian’s motorcycle in March of last&#8230...

At the moment, New York City has the worst air quality in the entire world. Mask wearing is being advised once again from health professionals. News 4’s John Chandler reports.

NBC News medical contributor Dr. Akshay Syal explains why at-risk individuals like pregnant people and those with respiratory issues need to take extra precautions as wildfire smoke from Canada blanket the region.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday’s hazy skies “were hard to miss,” and recommended school districts cancel any outdoor activities. New York City Mayor Eric Adams encouraged residents to limit outdoor activities ”to the absolute necessities.”

Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights arriving to LaGuardia and Newark airports on Wednesday due to low visibility concerns.

It’s not just your neighborhood — all over the tri-state, a thick layer of smoke is causing an orange glow and triggered an air quality alert. NBC New York has team coverage of what you need to know.