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A boardwalk landmark was left burned just weeks before Memorial Day Weekend, the kickoff of summer at the Jersey Shore. The large fire at Central Pier in Atlantic City claimed a man’s life, and the blaze highlights the ongoing problem of people living under or just off the city’s boardwalk. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

Botched Botox injections are linked to an outbreak of sickness in New York City and across the country. Here’s what to know.

Myles Miller reporting on New York cracking down on illegal cannabis shops. 

Gilma Avalos reporting on the early childhood education cuts being restored in NYC. 

Greg Cergol reporting on a car crashing into a Long Island laundromat. 

Lynda Baquero reporting on the state of the housing market. 

Romney Smith reporting on the Lincoln Center honoring Sarah Vaughan. 

A fire has closed New Jersey’s Voorhees Town Center mall for the entire weekend.

Friday’s threat was deemed non-credible, according to the superintendent of Marlboro schools.

New Jersey is using a new tool in the battle against bears, as thousands of bear-resistant trash cans are being sent to a half-dozen towns — all to keep the animals away from homes as they come out of hibernation. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

This month’s MVP takes great pride in being a trailblazer in college baseball. A catcher for St. Elizabeth College, Alexia Jorge is doing what she loves — playing a position she learned from a Yankees catcher, without ever meeting him. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

The Mets are incorporating gray and purple into their uniform rotation, beginning April 27.

Students at Columbia University remained undeterred a day after the school’s president prompted the NYPD to move in and arrest more than 100 people. News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports.