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One person was found dead after a carbon monoxide leak inside a Queens apartment building forced an evacuation, officials said.

NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Meteorologist Matt Brickman virtually visited Ms. Orfanidis’ class at The William Spyropoulos School in Flushing, NY to teach the third graders about the weather and show them some fun weather experiments.

Video on social media appears to show what police said started the dangerous chain of events in Flushing, with one man wielding a baseball bat as the confrontation escalated

NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Despite citywide rules on large gatherings and repeated warnings by officials of an uptick in coronavirus cases, nearly 200 people were busted at an illicit indoor gathering in Queens. NYC deputy sheriffs found 192 people inside the Flushing building shortly after 12 a.m. Sunday, nearly 24 hours after breaking up an illicit wedding of nearly 300 guests in Woodside the…

Two people face misdemeanor charges over the crowded gathering late Friday night. Myles Miller reports.

A Long Island man tried to drag a 7-year-old girl from her New York City on bedroom Monday but her parents were able to stop the man after hearing her screams for help. Queens District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday that 32-year-old Pete Haughton of Brentwood has been arrested and charged with the girl’s attempted kidnapping. “This is a parent’s...

Police arrested a Long Island man for allegedly trying to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from her bedroom in Flushing on Wednesday.

A flushing hospital released their 1000th COVID-19 patient, who also happens to be the Chief Nursing Officer of the hospital. Ken Buffa reports.

A New York City nursing home at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak confirmed Thursday that 29 of its residents have died, but workers at the facility say there are more.

A New York City nursing home at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak is defending its care of sick elders and confirmed that 29 have died, following a report that alleged the facility was underreporting deaths. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

Mario Robles has been throwing porch parties for his neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. Old and new music has brought his Flushing, Queens, neighbors closer in these tough times.

Fear of the Wuhan coronavirus is driving down business for local eateries in Queens, where some restaurants say business has been cut in half or more since the outbreak began

While no cases of the illness have been confirmed in the tri-state, Chinese restaurants in Flushing have seen their bottom line take a hit because of fears of the illness. Mayor de Blasio and other politicians are now trying to ease those fears. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

Five people were killed, three of them from New York City, and about 60 were injured on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday, when a loaded bus veered out of control on a hill and rolled over, setting off a chain reaction that involved three tractor-trailers and a passenger car. Officials identified the five victims as Shuang Qing Feng, a 58-year-old…

The New York State DMV said the driver of the bus that crashed, killing 5 people, had a valid commercial driver’s license and a clean record, as did the company that owned the bus. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

A deadly crash involving a passenger bus and multiple other vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike killed five people, including a 9-year-old girl from NYC, and left dozens injured early Sunday. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

A man stole an iPhone out of the hands of a 5-year-old boy who was walking with his grandmother in Queens, police say.

Surveillance video shows a suspect accused of stealing an iPhone out of the hands of a 5-year-old boy in Queens, police say.