Kristin Thorne, Eyewitness News

Kristin Thorne

Eyewitness News

New York, NY, United States

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Suffolk County Police working to improve how it deals with missing person cases

It is rare to see people stop and listen - and listen intently to strangers handing out flyers. However, when the faces on the flyers are missing people - that changes everything. → Read More

Inside the NYC Medical Examiner's coldest unidentified persons cases

They are the faces of the victims that have been unidentified by the New York City Medical Examiner for years. → Read More

NYC schools chancellor pulls charter school proposals before vote

Success Academy had proposed creating charter schools in three existing district schools, which according to the data for the city department of education have a total of 2,562 empty seats. → Read More

Shuttered Manhattan restaurant owes NYC $32 million in rent, owners sued by employees for wage theft

Workers at Pier A filed two class-action wage theft lawsuits against the Poulakakoses in 2017 and 2019. In both cases, the workers claimed they were paid less than minimum wage and that their employers allowed non-tipped employees to share in their tips. Both lawsuits were settled for a combined $475,000. → Read More

Scientists across country make headway in fight against glioblastoma

At Cold Spring Harbor Lab, scientists recently had a breakthrough in a seven-year long study of glioblastoma. → Read More

Long Island family sues Meta for 'harming' daughter through Instagram use

A family from Long Island is suing Meta for "harming" their teenage daughter through her use of Instagram. → Read More

Investigation finds concerning link between guardianship lawyers, case workers and judges

Eyewitness News found that guardianship lawyers, law firms or people who deal with guardianship cases who donated to judges' election campaigns were awarded guardianship appointments by those same judges. → Read More

Tons of food tossed daily at migrant hotel in Midtown, workers say

Workers at a hotel for migrants in Midtown Manhattan tell Eyewitness News they throw out large garbage bags of free, prepared food every day. → Read More

Workers at migrant hotel in Midtown tell Eyewitness News about safety, health concerns

Some workers at a hotel for migrants in Midtown Manhattan tell Eyewitness News they feel unsafe at the hotel due to migrants cooking in the rooms and what they said is a lack of oversight of migrants who are supposed to be isolating for infectious disease → Read More

Michigan parents hit New York City streets to track down son missing for 3 months

The parents of a man who disappeared from Midtown three months ago are in New York City hoping to find their son. → Read More

Health-care company saves community's winter wonderland

Northwell Health, one of the sponsors of the event, stepped up and provided the necessary money to continue the Huntington tradition. → Read More

Health-care company saves community's winter wonderland

Northwell Health, one of the sponsors of the event, stepped up and provided the necessary money to continue the Huntington tradition. → Read More

New York Jets assist Food Bank for New York City in spirit of Thanksgiving

Several players with the New York Jets lent a hand Tuesday at the Food Bank for New York City in West Harlem. → Read More

NYPD officers quitting in record numbers amid growing issue over New York City crime

More than 1,400 NYPD officers have quit their jobs this year, according to the NYPD's Police Benevolent Association. → Read More

Exclusive: Gabby Petito's family discusses federal bill to find missing people

For the last year, the family of Gabby Petito has stayed out of the media spotlight. But, they broke their silence to speak exclusively with Eyewitness News investigative reporter Kristin Thorne about a bill they're getting behind in Congress. → Read More

'Missing': Kassandra Ramirez, a 25-year-old Bronx woman, vanished in 2018

In the latest episode of "Missing," which you can watch at the link, Kristin Thorne investigates the case of Kassandra Ramirez, a 25-year-old aspiring chef who disappeared from the Bronx in September 2018. → Read More

Eyewitness News sees first-hand how NYC sheriffs are cracking down on ghost cars

The New York City Sheriff's Office is cracking down on ghost cars - cars with fake plates, fake paper plates and cars that are unregistered or uninsured. → Read More

Long Island restaurant owner owes workers thousands of dollars in back wages, NY State says

New York State says the owner of a restaurant on Long Island owes his workers hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages, but for 11 years they have not seen a dime of it. → Read More

Nonprofit group says clothing, food, shoes running out for NYC asylum seekers

Volunteers said they are hopeful New Yorkers will donate money or supplies to their group, so they can continue to help the migrants. → Read More

Tracing the steps of asylum seekers as they settle in New York City

Eyewitness News is taking a deeper look at the process behind accommodating the nearly 10,000 asylum seekers from the southern U.S. border that have passed through New York City intake centers in recent weeks. → Read More