As in years past, WNBC leads the race for New York Emmy statuettes — this time with 42 nods. Nominations were announced Tuesday morning. Because the Emmy eligibility period spanned Sept. 1, 2001-Aug.

WNBC claimed bragging rights in February’s local New York news sweeps, beating WABC in two of the three crucial time periods: the half-hour at 11 p.m. (a solid win) and the 5 p.m. hour (a ...