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ICE Crackdown in NYC Focuses on Dangerous Criminals

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A child sex-abuser and a convicted rapist are among the 31 undocumented immigrants arrested this week in New York by federal immigration officers.

4 Investigates Exclusive: Inside Neighborhood Policing

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Fighting crime by building bonds. The NYPD says its new strategy to connect with communities is making the city safer. News 4 goes inside a police stationhouse and rides along with officers to see how the simple...

An Avocado Bar is Coming to New York City

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Brooklyn will soon become home to the "world’s first avocado bar." Photo Credit: avocaderia.com

4 Investigates: The Surging Cost of Flood Insurance

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The de Blasio administration is calling on congress to stop a looming spike in the cost of flood insurance. News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.

Elderly Woman Attacked In Long Island Store Parking Lot

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Police are trying to figure out if the Monday incident is connected to a similar attack on Sunday. Wale Aliyu reports.

Two Bodies Found By Hudson River

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A mystery in New Jersey where two bodies were found along the Hudson River. Investigators say there should be no concern to the public. Erica Byfield reports.

These 10 Cities Named the Safest in the Tri-State

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Home security company SafeWise has complied a list of the nation's 100 safest cities by analyzing 2015 crime data from the FBI. Photo Credit: diametrik on flickr

Dead Whale Washes Up on Queens Beach

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A dead humpback whale washed up on the Rockaways in Queens Tuesday morning.

Trooper Rescued in Highway Crash Has Serious Injuries: NJSP

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Police say the trooper who had to be rescued from a mangled police vehicle after crashing into a tree off a New Jersey highway Monday is being treated for serious injuries at a local hospital. Photo Credit: NBC 4 NY

Get Real-Time Updates From Your Key Transit Sources Here

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A minor derailment at New York's Penn Station during Monday's morning rush has created a nightmarish combination of service changes and delays across major transit lines. With officials saying they can't... Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York

1 Stabbed at Queens High School: Officials

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Police are investigating a stabbing at a Queens high school Tuesday, authorities say.An 18-year-old man stabbed someone at John Bowne High School in Flushing, according to the school safety officers'... Photo Credit: Getty Images

Ex-Nurse Indicted in Attack on Paralyzed 23-Year-Old Patient

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A former registered nurse in New Jersey has been indicted for allegedly slapping and manhandling a 23-year-old ventilator-dependent, paralyzed man she had been hired to care for in his home, authorities... Photo Credit: Handout

Dead Whale Washes Up on Queens Beach

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A dead humpback whale washed up on the Rockaways in Queens Tuesday morning, hours after the U.S. Coast Guard reported seeing it floating nine miles offshore.The whale, about 25 to 30 feet in length... Photo Credit: Theresa Rinaldi Reisch

Boy, 6, Brings BB Gun to School: NYPD

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School safety officers in Brooklyn held a 6-year-old boy who came to school with a pellet gun, police say. The boy brought the pellet or possibly air gun to P.S. 195 in Manhattan beach... Photo Credit: Getty Images/Blend Images RM

Commuter Chaos After Flooding, Derailment

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Flooding, along with train service changes caused a hellish commute for tri-state travelers on Tuesday.

Body Found in Hudson River: Police

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A body has been found in the Hudson River near Weehawken, police say.Police were on the scene in the area of 15th Street at the border between Weehawken and Hoboken Tuesday morning.Hudson County...

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day is April 4

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for free Ben & Jerry's ice cream! The Vermont-based ice cream chain will celebrate its annual Free Cone Day event on Tuesday, April 4. Photo Credit: Courtesy Ben & Jerry's

Lights Out Early for April, Zoo Tries to Speed Up Labor

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Lights out earlier for April the giraffe. Photo Credit: Animal Adventure Park YouTube This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Happening Today: Equal Pay Day, Gorsuch, Cancer Therapy

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Here's what to know for Tuesday, April 4. Photo Credit: AP

79 NY Businesses Offering Discounts for Equal Pay Day

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Tuesday marks Equal Pay Day, and Lean In is partnering with 79 businesses in New York, as well as hundreds across the country, to highlight the unfairness of the gender pay gap. Photo Credit: Getty Images/File