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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.

A pair of attackers forced their way into a woman’s apartment, punched her and put her in a chokehold before rummaging through her belongings — but ended up leaving empty-handed, police say.

A bus crash that killed three people and injured 16 others in Queens in 2017 could have been caused by a Thermos that got lodged between the vehicle’s brake and accelerator pedals, officials say.

A metal thermos may have gotten stuck underneath a brake pedal in a coach bus in the 2017 crash that killed three people in Queens. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A second man was charged with murder in connection with the death of an NYPD detective who died from friendly fire while responding to a Queens robbery. Wale Aliyu reports.

A woman who was crossing the street in Queens was struck by two minivans, both of which fled the scene, the NYPD said Sunday.