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Of all the options to reduce crime before voters, shifting police funding to mental health is the single most popular choice – and while more voters overall want to increase police presence in the community in some way, they are divided about what that looks like. The WNBC/Telemundo 47/POLITICO/Marist Poll found 33 percent of likely NYC Democratic primary voters believe…

News 4 New York will add a new 7 p.m. daily local newscast to its lineup starting this coming Monday, June 7. The thirty-minute show will include breaking news, weather and investigative reporting. It will be the only regularly scheduled 7 p.m. local newscast offered over-the-air in the tri-state region.  With the addition of the new show, WNBC will now…

Spotlighting the issues and voices that will shape the upcoming New York City elections for mayor, comptroller and dozens of other offices this fall, NBC 4 New York/WNBC will host the latest in a series of community forums on Thursday, June 3, at 7 p.m. The forum will explore the issues on concerns related to New York City’s economic future….

Subway crime – particularly violent assaults underground – are up this year. Andrew Siff reports on how the NYPD is hoping to tamp down on the trend.

Pat Battle joined WNBC in May 1996 — and has brightened every single one our days ever since. A serious reporter who always finds a way to not always take herself too seriously, Pat has covered everything from weather to “tan mom”, papal visits to Produce Pete. She brings a positive attitude with her no matter where she is, or...

Earlier this morning on Today in New York, while reporting on Holocaust Remembrance Day, we used a poor choice of words when we said “it is believed” that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust. We should have said it is a fact that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust. We sincerely apologize for the error.

John Garcia, who ran WNBC’s digital operation in the early 2000s as a part of a journalism, teaching and activism career that spanned decades, has passed at the age of 63. Garcia died unexpectedly in mid-February at his Florida home, according to Evelyn Hernandez, with whom he shared two daughters. Garcia was appointed executive producer of what was then known…

Family, friends and loved ones said goodbye to beloved WNBC reporter Katherine Creag at her funeral Thursday, held at the Upper East Side church where she married her husband, Bill, and where they celebrated countless family milestones. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Katherine Creag, a beloved member of the News 4 family who was a stalwart of New York City’s mornings on “Today in New York” for years, passed away suddenly Wednesday evening. Andrw Siff reports.

News 4 reporter Katherine Creag, who for years welcomed Today in New York viewers with her big smile and vivacious personality, passed away suddenly Wednesday night. Some of her colleagues shared what it meant to work alongside Kat, who had an enduring joy that brightened everyone around her. .

Katherine Creag, a beloved member of the News 4 family who was a stalwart of New York City’s mornings on “Today in New York” for years, passed away suddenly Wednesday evening.

NBC 4 New York/WNBC was honored Tuesday with the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for its continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its extreme impact on the tri-state. Considered the broadcast equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize, NBC New York earned the duPont Award for its coverage entitled “The Epicenter of the Coronavirus Pandemic.” The extensive, six-month collection of breaking…

Considered one of the most prestigious awards in journalism, NBC New York received the award for continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, including breaking the story of MIS-C in children.

Principals, administrators and science teachers at tri-state elementary schools can sign up for personalized classroom instruction led by weather experts from NBC 4 New York / WNBC. For more information on the popular Weather Kids community initiative and to request a station visit, visit nbcnewyork.com/weatherkids/. Schools selected for participation will be contacted at least 30 days in advance.  NBC 4…

Veteran News 4 anchor David Ushery has been elevated into a new station role, co-anchoring the 4 PM and 11 PM editions of “News 4 New York.”  He will join co-anchor Natalie Pasquarella on both shows starting in early October. Recently elected to the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame, Ushery currently anchors the 11 AM and 5 PM…

When David Ushery was 11 years old, he kicked off his journalistic career by scoring an interview with the legendary newsman Walter Cronkite. Now, the News 4 New York anchor is joining Cronkite in anexclusive club: the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Ushery is one of five inductees in this year’s class. “David is a gifted writer and…

We may not have the Met Gala to look forward to this year due to coronavirus, so we’ll just have to make do with reliving Lady Gaga’s 16-minute entrance outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year. Never one to stray from a statement entrance, Gaga hit the campiest notes at the 2019 Met Gala in her four outfits, stripping...

Liza Suloti from SHADOW shows Joelle Garguilo how to rock this classic trend with three different looks.

In response to a deadly crash, New Jersey has a new law requiring shoulder belts as well as lap belts on school buses. Wale Aliyu reports.