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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…

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

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.

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.

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.

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

A good Samaritan is being praised for his kind-hearted act of anonymously returning a Florida woman’s lost wallet

A good Samaritan is being praised for his kind-hearted act of anonymously returning a Florida woman’s lost wallet.

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

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…

Response to the group that helps total strangers locate vaccines or make an appointment has been robust — nearly 50,000 members already, and counting

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.

One New York City artist is supporting struggling peers during the COVID pandemic by purchasing over $70,000 worth of art nationwide.

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…

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...

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.

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

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

After escaping from a deadly car crash nearly a week ago, Shadow was reunited with his owner in Brooklyn.

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