People were seen fleeing to safety after a NYC DOT truck exploded in Long Island City, Queens. A pothole repair crew was said to be on a lunch break when the truck started smoking and eventually went up in flames.

Two people were burned after an unidentified person in a truck threw fireworks onto the porch of a Ybor City, Florida home on the 4th of July. #nbc4ny #caughtoncamera #fireworks #july4

The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary test showed the substance was cocaine, two law enforcement officials said Tuesday. It is unclear how long the bag was in the White House. The number of people who walk through the area where the cocaine was found could make it difficult to determine who was responsible for it, a source familiar with the investigation told NBC News Tuesday. LINK IN BIO for more details. #nbc4ny #whitehouse

An Air Quality Health Advisory has been issued for the New York City Metro and Long Island regions for Wednesday. The advisory will be in effect through 11 p.m. Elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution were recorded primarily due to fireworks displays causing temporary spikes in this fine particulate matter and not the Canadian wildfires, according to the DEC. Another air quality advisory will be in effect on Thursday from 11am through 11pm because of ground-level ozone. LINK IN BIO for updates. (Video courtesy: NBC/Macy's) #nbc4ny #fireworks #stormteam4 #airquality

Long Island officials are extra alert at a handful of beaches after shark bites put beachgoers on edge over the long holiday weekend. The first bites were reported on Monday, but have continued well into the Tuesday holiday, according to officials up and down the coastline. Between the two days, four people have suffered bites while swimming at different beaches. Two teenagers were wounded on the first day of animal altercations, but only one was confirmed as a shark bite. Twenty-four hours later, police reported two men in their 40s suffered presumed shark bites around 2 p.m. Officials said a 47-year-old was in chest-deep water Tuesday afternoon off Quogue Village Beach when he was suffered a bite on his right knee. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was being treated. A shark was not observed, but police said the bite came form a “large marine animal.” #sharks #shark #longisland #kismet #robertmoses #quogue Link in bio for updates 🦈

Yesterday marked the unofficial hottest day on record for the whole world, according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer which reported the planet's average daily temperature climbed to 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Scientists warn the record is likely to be the first of many over the coming months. It's due to the combination of the climate crisis and the onset of an El Niño phenomenon, a temporary natural warming of parts of the central Pacific Ocean that changes weather worldwide and generally makes the planet hotter. #nbc4ny #july4 #summer #climatechange

🔈 El Minuto: Aquí van tres historias en menos de 60 segundos… *See last post for stories in English.* 1.) Una pizzería del Lower East Side acaba de ser nombrada la mejor de los Estados Unidos por segundo año consecutivo. 2.) El pesaje se llevó a cabo el lunes para el espectáculo del 4 de julio conocido como el Famoso Concurso Internacional de Comer Perritos Calientes de Nathan. 3.) Los fuegos artificiales no son muy divertidos para muchos perros, gatos y otros animales. Aquí le mostramos cómo mantenerlos a salvo durante un ruidoso fin de semana del 4 de julio. #telemundo47 #nbcnewyork #nyc #ny #nj #LES #pizza #comida #food #july4th #4dejulio #fireworks #animales #animals

🔈El Minuto: Here are today’s top stories in under 60 seconds… 1.) A Lower East Side pizzeria was just named the best in the United States for the second year in a row. 2.) The weigh-in was held Monday for the Fourth of July spectacle known as the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. 3) Fireworks aren’t much fun for many dogs, cats and other animals. Here’s how to keep them safe during a loud Fourth of July weekend. Visit nbcnewyork.com for more info. #telemundo47 #nbcnewyork #nyc #ny #nj #LES #pizza #comida #food #july4th #4dejulio #fireworks #animales #animals

Millions of South Koreans have instantly become younger by one to two years of age — at least in the government’s eyes. Koreans traditionally have followed three different systems of counting age: “international age,” “Korean age” and “calendar age.” The new South Korean law that went into effect on June 28 has scrapped two out of three aging-counting methods. Only the “international age” will be used administratively to avoid any back-and-forth debates. NBC’s @lindagaudinony chats with @kccny Mickey Hyun on the changes. #southkorea #korea #birthday #age #nbc4ny

🔈 El Minuto: Aquí van tres historias en menos de 60 segundos…   *See last post for stories in English.*   1.) Un adolescente murió después de supuestamente surfear en el metro de Queens, y la muerte se produce exactamente una semana después de que un niño de la misma edad muriera participando en la tendencia en Brooklyn. 2.) Muchos deben estar pensando en ir a la playa o a las piscinas de la ciudad para refrescarse, sin embargo, el Departamento de Parques ha dado a conocer que atraviesa una escasez de salvavidas para mantener a los neoyorquinos seguros. Visita telemundo47.com para más información.  #telemundo47 #nbcnewyork #nyc #ny #nj #subwaysurfer #mta #metro #pool #piscina

🔈El Minuto: Here are today’s top stories in under 60 seconds…   1.) A teenage boy has died after reportedly subway surfing in Queens, and the death comes exactly one week after a boy of the same age died participating in the trend in Brooklyn.   2.) New York City’s public pools have finally opened after summer appeared to arrive early.   Visit nbcnewyork.com for more info.    #telemundo47 #nbcnewyork #nyc #ny #nj #subwaysurfer #mta #metro #pool #piscina

This Friday's FOODIE NYC features Popup Bagels. NBC New York's Liz McCarthy and Sophia Aujero have details on what makes these bagels different. Let us know in the comments on where we should go next! #nyc #foodienyc #popupbagels