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A family of three badges: Three generations of NYPD officers to walk in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Blue blood will be turning green as three generations of New York’s finest are set to walk in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.
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Long Island lunch monitor saves 7-year-old student choking
It was an emotional reunion for a Long Island school lunch monitor who was in the right place at the right time. Last week, a Commack second grader choked on a piece of pizza — and it was that lunch monitor who saved his life. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.
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‘Eternally grateful': Long Island lunch aide saves 7-year-old student choking on pizza
A school lunch monitor on Long Island is being praised for helping save a boy’s life when the second grader started choking on a slice of pizza at school.
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Bronx medical students get free tuition from doctor whose billionaire husband died
The retired professor of a Bronx medical school has made a staggering donation that will ensure all current and future students earn a world-class education without paying a dime. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.
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Sand collapses on toddler at Jersey Shore beach
The boy’s father apparently had been able to extricate the child from the sand pit within two to three minutes, officials said. News 4’s Jen Maxfield reports.
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Sand collapses on toddler at Jersey Shore beach, burying him
A 2-year-old boy gave his parents the scare of their lives over the weekend when sand collapsed and buried him alive as he played at a Jersey Shore beach, authorities said Monday. Sea Girt Police say they were called to Neptune Beach shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a missing child. When they got there, they encountered…
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Urban hiker walks every street in Manhattan
One woman set out on a mission in Oct. 2018 to walk every street in Manhattan. Just over four years and 640 miles later, she accomplished her goal.
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Urban hiker walked every street in Manhattan, covering 640 miles
One woman set out on a mission in Oct. 2018 to walk every street in Manhattan. Just over four years and 640 miles later, she accomplished her goal.
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‘The Kringle 3000!': Alabama parents surprise their son with trip to see ‘Elf' sleigh
Steevenson Palmer has been a huge fan of “Elf” since he was brought to the U.S. at nearly 5 years old. Seven years later, Palmer’s parents surprised him with a roadtrip from Alabama to New York to see the movie’s sleigh and meet Buddy the elf.
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Seal likely attacked by shark rescued on Jersey Shore beach
A young seal is recovering after likely being attacked by a shark off the Jersey Shore, then was rescued on the beach by a local group.
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NYC man wins $10M on scratch-off, a year after winning $10M on ticket bought at same shop
A Brooklyn man won the $10,000,000 top prize on a scratch-off game, the New York Lottery said in a release on Tuesday. But that’s not even half the story: It’s the second time he’s won a $10 million scratch-off prize in two years, with both ticket bought at the same store.
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Knicks player's former high school coach is his roommate for a heartwarming reason
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is grateful for the mentoring he received from his high school basketball coach, so now he’s returning the favor in Butch Stockton’s time of need.
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Trailer park caretaker surprises his hometown with a gift of $3.8 million, years after another secret millionaire did the same nearby
Geoffrey Holt quietly built up a fortune through shrewd investing, then gave it all away when he died.
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Batkid 10 years later: Crime-fighting cancer survivor doing ‘amazing'
Ten years ago Wednesday, “Batkid” saved San Francisco. Fast forward to today, the young cancer survivor is doing “amazing.”
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‘They are angels': Group of doctors finishing dinner save man having heart attack
A group of doctors were out to dinner in Lake Nona, Florida, when another diner had a heart attack.
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Ruff Halloween no more! Tompkins Square Park dog parade back on
Dog owners and lovers in New York City got quite the early Halloween scare, but there will be a happy ending after all.
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VIDEO: FDNY firefighters rescue kitten trapped in underside of car
A driver pulled up to a group of firefighters in Queens, telling them an animal was stuck in his engine. With a little help, and a little dish soap, the firefighters were able to rescue a kitten from its tight spot.
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Babies, start your engines: Pennsylvania fair hosts cutest race ever
It’s being dubbed “the cutest race ever,” as 29 babies ages six months to one year competed for first place at a fair in southern Pennsylvania.
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911 dispatcher talks Long Island mother through delivering a baby — over the phone
Some proud parents on Long Island are thanking a 911 dispatcher for helping them deliver their baby — over the phone! That dispatcher talked them through the process, step-by-step.
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Long Island 911 dispatcher helps deliver baby
Some proud parents on Long Island are thanking a 911 dispatcher for helping them deliver their baby — over the phone! That dispatcher talked them through the process, step-by-step. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.