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New York City health officials say it’s a bit like a crime investigation. But instead of persons of interest, they are looking into buildings of interest in their investigation into the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side.

The shovels may have been ceremonial, but the project they represent is major construction 25 years in the making.  A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the lower Manhattan site for what will become the new global headquarters for American Express at 2 World Trade Center. It will be the final building in the World Trade Center redevelopment plan. ...

As France took on Morocco in their World Cup quarterfinal match, fans filled the plaza outside Rockefeller Center to watch and take in all the experiences at the Fan Village. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

A New Jersey fire chief is in hot water after being accused of verbally berating a resident who brought up a racial noose controversy. NBC New York was the first to report on the incident back in 2023, when a black firefighter claimed he was targeted by a white colleague. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

A Greenwich man is facing felony gun and drug charges after a multi-agency sting operation led to the seizure of 22 ghost guns, multiple other illegal firearms, and cocaine, officials said. The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday that the 49-year-old man from Greenwich was arrested after an investigation by the offic...

A bidder paid more than $1 million for a piece of history from the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years.

After a Brooklyn patient went public with allegations of sexual abuse inside Brookdale Hospital, a male nurse has been arrested and charged with sex crimes.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being the person seen on video throwing a Molotov cocktail at a house of worship in Queens, one of two he’s accused of attacking Wednesday night, officials say. Both attacks happened shortly before midnight, at Iglesia Bautista El Mesias and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, on 75th a...

Justin Bieber, Madonna, Shakira and BTS will be part of the World Cup’s star-studded, Super- Bowl-style halftime show.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is adding more neighborhoods to New York City’s official list of immigrant enclaves after some groups made it known they felt their corners of the city were left out.

With both male and female influencers touting “tanmaxxing,” dermatologists are alarmed because Nassau and Suffolk County have some of the highest rates of melanoma in the state.

A look at “The Last Twins,” a new documentary about a Holocaust survivor who secretly used his position as a Nazi record keeper to save dozens of children, risking his own life in the process. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

Emergency crews continue working to shore up the near-collapse of a midtown building. As the investigation moves forward, NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero has the latest on the repair efforts, the developer’s reaction, and construction site details.