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‘A Miracle': Toddler Recovers After Spending Life Hospitalized With Rare Condition
Christine Pathak has marked every milestone in a hospital — most of them inside St. Mary’s in Queens. Everything from trick-or-treating to Thanksgiving to Christmas to birthdays were celebrated at the hospital. That all changed Friday. It was during her time hospitalized, when there were moments that standing seemed impossible for the now 2-and-a-half-year-old. The fact that she walked through…
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Food Bank Gets Wave of Donations to Help Girl Who Told Virtual Class She Was Hungry, In Pain
It was a desperate cry for help from a 9-year-old girl in a virtual classroom who was hungry and hurting — and now a local food bank has gotten a wave of donations from strangers who just want to help
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Toddler Gets to Leave Hospital for First Time in Her Life After Making Miraculous Recovery
A girl with a rare condition has lived her entire young life inside a hospital, not getting to see her father in person for the past year due to the pandemic. But now she finally gets to go home, with mom and dad by her side. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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NJ Child's Hunger Pains Inspire Waves of Donations to Food Bank
The pandemic has created a hunger crisis that has only intensified over the past year. In New Jersey, one girl’s call for help put a face to the crisis — and inspired a wave of giving to a local food bank.NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.
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The ‘Manchester Miracle': NJ Police Sergeant's COVID Comeback Story
After getting sick in March 2020 and spending 30 days in a medically induced coma due to COVID-19, a New Jersey police sergeant is now recovering — but knows his comeback is a marathon, not a sprint. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.
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Florida Wallet Hero a Mystery Man No Longer
A woman unexpectedly reunited with her lost wallet has met the once anonymous Good Samaritan who went out of his way to deliver it to her home
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Good Samaritan Praised for Going Above and Beyond to Return Lost Wallet
A good Samaritan is being praised for his kind-hearted act of anonymously returning a Florida woman’s lost wallet
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Good Samaritan Delivers Lost Wallet
A good Samaritan is being praised for his kind-hearted act of anonymously returning a Florida woman’s lost wallet.
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Jersey Shore Cops Arrive to Scene of Baby Being Born in Car
Atlantic City Cops were at the right place at the right time, assisting a mother who just gave birth to her baby in the car
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COVID-Positive New Jersey Couple Gives Birth on GWB (With FDNY Help by Phone)
A COVID-19 positive couple welcomed their bundle of joy last month in an unexpected location — right on the George Washington Bridge. Allison Goldfarb, who along with her husband, Blake, and young children, Liv and Jordan, moved to New Jersey, said in a social media post she started to have contractions at home, when she was advised by her doctor…
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‘Strangers Helping Strangers': Facebook Group Helps Those Searching for Elusive COVID Vaccine
Response to the group that helps total strangers locate vaccines or make an appointment has been robust — nearly 50,000 members already, and counting
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Strangers Helping Strangers Online Get Vaccinated
Getting a COVID vaccine appointment can be daunting, considering the overwhelming demand, so there is now a Facebook group that helps people know when there are new openings at vaccination sites in New Jersey. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.
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Meet the Harlem Artist Who Spent Over $70K Buying Art From Struggling Creatives During the COVID Pandemic
One New York City artist is supporting struggling peers during the COVID pandemic by purchasing over $70,000 worth of art nationwide.
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Yale University Police Save 6-Month-Old Baby Found in Stolen Car
A 6-month-old boy is back home with his parents after a terrifying ordeal that involved him being found in a stolen car, police said. Yale Police Officers Maurice Staggers and Otilio Green heard the call regarding a stolen vehicle come in Monday night, they said. More importantly, the stolen Mercedes near New Haven, Connecticut, had the young child still in…
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Jets Fans Reunited With Super Bowl Cutout After Cross-Country Search
One woman’s search for an adorable toddler who was sitting in the stands at the Super Bowl on Sunday as a cardboard cutout is over. Tampa Bay resident Caitlin Katz reunited 18-month-old Jet and his family with his cutout over Zoom on Wednesday after she took to social media in search of the boy and other owners of the...
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Jets Fans to Be Reunited With Super Bowl Cutout of 18-Month Old After Cross-Country Search
What was initially a nice gesture from one football fan to another has turned into an emotional reunion and a new-formed friendship. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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NJ Dog Owner Reunited With Pet Who Saved His Life While Suffering Stroke
It was an emotional reunion as 6-year-old German shepherd Sadie bounded into the lap of Brian Myers as he exited his rehab facility, weeks after helping save his life during a medical episode in the middle of the night
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Super Bowl Attendee Wants to Send Cutout of Little NY Jets Fan She Sat Near to Family
One woman who attended the Super Bowl enjoyed some of the cardboard cutouts around her so much, she took them home with her and is now trying to send them to their families
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Dog Reunited With Owner 5 Days After Deadly Crash
After escaping from a deadly car crash nearly a week ago, Shadow was reunited with his owner in Brooklyn.
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Rescue Dog Hailed a Hero After Helping Save NJ Owner's Life as He Suffered Stroke
A few months after being adopted from a New Jersey animal shelter, a German shepherd named Sadie is being called a hero after rescuing the man who rescued her