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It’s always a busy week, we get it. We know certain types of stories tend to dominate the headlines and your newsfeeds. In the New York Schmear, we highlight the bigger feature-y news stories of the week you may have missed. Did you hear the one about NYC selling apartments on the Upper West Side for under $175,000? Or the…

NBC 4 New York/WNBC, Telemundo 47/WNJU and Comcast NBCUniversal announced the winners of their annual competitive grant challenge – NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants. 

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Despite that for more than a century, Juneteenth has been sacred to many Black communities, it wasn’t until 2021, that President Joe Biden proclaimed it a federal holiday....

To gear up for NBC New York and Telemundo 47’s annual Feeding Our Families food drive this weekend, we met up with our friends at Stop & Shop to learn more about their school food pantry program that launched in 2019! Make sure you join NBC New York and Telemundo 47 along with Stop & Shop tomorrow, June...

Storm Team 4 Meteorologist, Violeta Yas, conducted a Weather Kids session to third graders at Daniel Webster Elementary School in New Rochelle, NY. The students learned about different clouds and what to expect for the upcoming hurricane season.

NEW YORK – NBC 4 New York / WNBC, Telemundo 47 / WNJU and Stop & Shop announced the return of their successful campaign “Feeding Our Families”/ “Alimentando a Nuestras Familias” with a large-scale food drive to support eight regional food banks. The Feeding Our Families / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias food collection and volunteer recruitment drive will take place…

NEW YORK – NBC 4 New York / WNBC, Telemundo 47 / WNJU and Stop & Shop announced the return of their successful campaign “Feeding Our Families”/ “Alimentando a Nuestras Familias” with a large-scale food drive to support eight regional food banks. Non-perishable food and personal hygiene items, including frequently requested items like baby diapers are most in need. For…

NBC 4 New York Meteorologist, Violeta Yas, and Telemundo 47 Meteorologist,Tairy Ynoa, met with third grade students from John Lewis Childs School in Floral Park, NY for a Weather Kids session.

NEW YORK – In service to the Tri-State community, NBC 4 New York/WNBC, Telemundo 47/WNJU and Comcast NBCUniversal announced that applications are being accepted for their annual competitive grant challenge, NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants. Local non-profits can learn more and apply for $227,272 in unrestricted funds by visiting localimpactgrants.com or becasdeimpactolocal.com through Friday, April 19 with winners chosen later this year….

NBC 4 New York Meteorologist, Matt Brickman, and Telemundo 47 Meteorologist Pedro Montoro met with third graders from P.S. 7 in Brooklyn for Weather Kids.

Stop & Shop prepares for the Feeding Our Families Campaign hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo 47. Lynda Baquero reports.

NEW YORK – NBC 4 New York / WNBC, Telemundo 47 / WNJU and Stop & Shop announced the return of their successful campaign “Feeding Our Families”/ “Alimentando a Nuestras Familias” with a large-scale food drive to support eight regional food banks. Non-perishable food and personal hygiene items, including frequently requested items like baby diapers are most in need. For…

NEW YORK – NBC 4 New York / WNBC, Telemundo 47 / WNJU and Stop & Shop announced the return of their successful campaign “Feeding Our Families”/ “Alimentando a Nuestras Familias” with a large-scale food drive to support eight regional food banks. The Feeding Our Families / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias food collection and volunteer recruitment drive will take place…

If you’ve ever ventured out to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, you’d be surprised to learn that right above the food court is a team training the next generation of New York’s bike mechanics. As the demand for electric bikes has skyrocketed, one nonprofit has come up with new and innovative ways to keep up with this demand. Nonprofit Bike...

As the demand for electric bikes has skyrocketed, one nonprofit has come up with new and innovative ways to keep up with this demand. NBC New York’s Phiroze Parasnis reports.

Serendipity3 is bringing back a partnership with the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, and patrons can take part by digging in on some colorful cuisine.

Video produced by NBC New York’s Emmy Beck-Aden.

For the fifth consecutive year, Dumbo, Brooklyn hosted their annual Dumbo Drop, where around three thousand elephants fell over Washington Street as part of a fundraiser for local schools.

Video produced by NBC New York’s Emmy Beck-Aden.

Stony Brook University, a part of the public State University of New York system, will receive $500 million from a philanthropic foundation started by a hedge fund billionaire who once taught math there, the foundation announced Thursday.

NBC New York’s Emmy Beck-Aden reports. (Video produced by Emmy Beck-Aden)

A Midtown street will be filled with some of NYC’s four-legged residents this Saturday for a pet-centered party. Muddy Paws Rescue is hosting a block party complete with same-day dog and cat adoption, dog portraits and local vendors. In addition to the activities, the rescue group said artisan-style food and drink will be available (presumably for people, not pets)....