holidays

With increasing covid cases and the rollout continuing, the FDNY are the next to receive the vaccine, Andrew Siff reports.

There are many older people throughout the tri-state who won’t be seeing many visitors this holiday season, but there is a group of good Samaritans making sure they still get meals, cards and gifts. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Salvation Army distributes specific hand picked gifts for families resulting in serving over 300 kids, in need, reported by Marc Santia.

Cops and firefighters had santa deliver toys to kids in Newark, Marc Santia reports.

Long Island mom wanted to gift her son an xbox that was sold out, when a kind stranger had bought and gifted them the exact present, Rana Novini reports.

Long Island mom wanted to gift her son an xbox that was sold out, when a kind stranger had bought and gifted them the exact present, Rana Novini reports.

Some tips on how not to get ripped off with gift cards, Lynda Baquero reports.

Nassau County Police and former players for the New York Giants teamed up to give kids and families struggling financially during the holidays a chance to get some gifts for themselves, but most focused on presents for loved ones instead. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Three major airlines have agreed to test travelers from the U.K. before boarding daily flights to New York. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

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A holiday lights display in Essex County, one of the largest in the state, had dazzled crowds for decades before the man responsible for it passed away. Now, volunteers are bringing the tradition back to life. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Amid the pandemic, a New Jersey rabbi is making his tradition of hope even bigger than before, with 140 menorahs spread across the state during Hanukkah. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

New rules were announced this year to control crowds visiting the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Rana Novini reports.

Two weeks after an explosive fire gutted a beloved family-owned flower shop, it’s back in business thanks to some community support. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Roughly 70 percent of shoppers say the surge in coronavirus cases has pushed them to shop from home this year. Checkey Beckford reports.

It’ll still have all of the fanfare — but without the fans. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is still on this year, but the organizers are emphasizing that it is a TV-only presentation, meaning that for those who watch at home, the tradition will carry on. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

When it comes to keeping NYC businesses open, Gov Cuomo seemed somewhat more optimistic than Mayor de Blasio, who believes things like indoor dining and gyms will close shortly after Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, schools in Westchester County are confused about staying open after being declared in yellow zones. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda and Marc Santia provide team coverage.

Andrew Siff, Marc Santia and Brian Thompson have team coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.