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After spending decades behind bars for a double murder in New York City in 1996, three men will walk free Friday after having their wrongful convictions vacated. Chris Glorioso reports.

After spending decades behind bars for a double murder in New York City in 1996, three men will walk free Friday after having their wrongful convictions vacated. George Bell, Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson were convicted in the Dec. 21, 1996 murders of Ira “Mike” Epstein and NYPD Police Officer Charles Davis in the course of robbing Epstein’s check-cashing business….

A federal grand jury returned two additional charges against one of the men accused of killing Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay inside his Queens studio in 2002, prosecutors said Friday. Karl Jordan Jr. faces an additional five years in prison if convicted on his latest charges, neither of which relate to the murder of Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master…

NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

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…

New York’s two largest vaccination sites to date, opened in Brooklyn and Queens on Wednesday, have expanded appointment eligibility to their entire boroughs after targeting residents of hard-hit ZIP codes with low vaccination rates in the first week of operation. Both vaccination sites, run jointly by FEMA and the state, have the capacity to administer 3,000 shots per day. The…

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 woman was thrown to the ground before being punched repeatedly, kicked and dragged in the robbery. It was the seventh attack on an Asian individual in NYC in recent days.NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

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A 25-year-old man in a car in Queens was shot and killed early Friday during a verbal dispute with a motorist, police said

A man is accused of stealing $11,000 from a woman in Ireland by using her dead brother’s cell phone – successfully convincing her that he was her sibling only to then repeatedly request she send him money in April 2019, the Queens District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Frederick Gilbert, 53 and of Middle Village, Queens, has been charged with grand…

Police are investigating the death of a 78-year-old woman who was found with a “severe” laceration to the head in a second-floor apartment in Queens Wednesday evening, authorities say. The woman, identified as Maria Diaz, was discovered by her daughter, who apparently hadn’t heard from her and was checking on her to make sure she was OK. Diaz was...

New York’s two largest vaccination sites to date, both run jointly by FEMA and the state, opened Wednesday in Brooklyn and Queens, the first in a series of launches under a new federal program targeting historically underserved communities. The two boroughs are the third and fifth deadliest COVID counties in America, respectively, according to Johns Hopkins University data. They...

The 78-year-old woman was found dead when a family member came to check on her, police said, with a severe wound to her head and a weapon discovered near the body. NBC New York’s Ida SIegal reports.

After two of the hardest hit boroughs got new vaccination sites opening Wednesday, NYC middle schoolers will be returning to their classrooms Thursday. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

The suspect allegedly approached one of the firefighters and yelled at her to “get out of the way,” before pushing her against the wall and taking a swing at her, then spit in the face of the other first responder

New York’s two largest vaccination sites to date, both run jointly by FEMA and the state, opened Wednesday in Brooklyn and Queens, the first in a series of launches under a new federal program targeting historically underserved communities.

The MTA announced it will launch a pilot program at the start of next month in an effort to enhance bus service from NYCHA buildings and community centers to mega COVID vaccination sites in Brooklyn and Queens. Beginning March 1, the MTA will launch a pilot to enhance bus services from Edgemere Houses in Queens and Pink Houses in Brooklyn…

The two mega-sites are part of the latest push to expand vaccinations, and do it equitably. Gaby Acevedo reports.

An apparent Republican activist from Queens was arrested in connection to his alleged participation in last month’s deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol — after being identified thanks to his distinctive Knights of Columbus jacket. Philip Grillo, 46, was arrested in his girlfriend’s house. Federal charges against Grillo include unlawfully entering the Capitol Building and impeding the functioning of...