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At Chaminade High School on Long Island, twin brothers are finishing at the top of their class. The class valedictorian and salutatorian, born just a minute apart, are headed to the same Ivy League university in the fall. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A Liberty Harbor Marina employee allegedly killed a male goose on Wednesday, telling a witness that the goose was being aggressive toward the construction workers. PAD PAWS Animal Rescue said in a Facebook post that witnesses watched a worker approach a nesting goose family in a marina parking lot, then kill the adult male goose with his bare hands.

Three masked thieves used a stolen car and sledgehammers to pull off a violent daytime robbery at a Newark jewelry store on Wednesday afternoon. Newark Public Safety Director reported that officers responded to the scene on Ferry Street near Van Buren Street around 1:03 p.m. following reports of a robbery in progress. According to investigators, three men wearing ski masks pulled up to...

A New Jersey man was arrested for aggravated DUI after a head-on crash on the Spaulding Turnpike in New Hampshire, state police said Thursday.

Janai Norman, former “Good Morning America Weekend Edition” co-anchor, has listed her colonial-style mansion in Montclair for $3.2 million following the conclusion of her tenure with ABC. The 7,719-square-foot estate hit the market on April 30 and features six bedrooms, a chef’s kitchen, and a fully finished lower...

Jersey City Police Officer John Mack, who served for over two decades and was affectionately known by friends and family as “Johnny Boy,” died at 43 years old on Tuesday. “The JCPD family is heartbroken by the untimely passing Officer Mack who served this city with dedication and pride since joining the JCPD in 2005,” Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose and Police Chief Robert...

Boy, 17, arrested for fatal stabbing of Massachusetts man off Times Square

Kamal Semrade was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for pushing Emine Ozsoy into a moving train, leaving her paralyzed from the shoulders down

A hantavirus outbreak has captured global attention in recent days, leading many to wonder if they can contract the infection themselves — particularly in big cities such as New York City. The virus — which has been connected to a voyage cruise ship — is typically spread by rodents and can lead to death. Here's what to know on its contagion risk, and why it's now being...

A neighbor said the son inside the New York City home "hadn't eaten in a couple of days"