NYPD debuts anti-gun Neighborhood Safety Teams
The new program is aimed at targeting the neighborhoods across the city with the highest number of shootings.
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The new program is aimed at targeting the neighborhoods across the city with the highest number of shootings.
They say the international mail facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport is where many illegal guns and parts for weapons arrive.
These are very challenging times for a former cop who ran and won on a promise of making the city safe again.
They're headed to neighborhoods with the highest number of shootings, and will be working to get the guns off the street.
Law enforcement in NYC, D.C. have released images of a person they believe may be responsible for 5 other attacks.
The commissioner was careful to send a message that the teams will not be like old plain clothes anti-crime units.
Police said the 30-year-old victim was found inside the deli with gunshot wounds to his torso.
A 30-year-old Brooklyn man is the latest to be arrested for making the weapons in the comfort of his home.
A 31-year-old was hit in the abdomen and pronounced dead at the hospital.
A man inside a nearby convenience store said he heard about ten shots.
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Police said the 27-year-old victim was shot after an argument.
The sanitation worker was shot on Feb. 10 while trying to help his daughter, who was fighting with her boyfriend.
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The video from Feb. 6 shows two men outside a deli on East Tremont Avenue near Southern Boulevard.
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The man was last seen at the Columbus Circle subway station.
The meeting comes days after Sewell sent an email to every NYPD officer saying the new DA's policies made her worry about the safety of her department and the public.
Little faces attempted murder, assault, robbery and weapons charges.
Police sources tell CBS2 the victim was not the intended target, but rather an innocent bystander.
Investigators do not believe the officer was the intended target.
Gun violence is a top priority of the city's new mayor. On Sunday, Eric Adams heard from families whose loved ones were gunned down.
Nassau County police say they found explosive materials at the Syosset home after they started investigating the son for allegedly drawing a swastika in a high school bathroom. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
A father and son were arrested after police say they found chemicals combined to make explosives at their home in Syosset.
Police are looking for a man who fled the scene of a fatal stabbing on Thursday morning. He was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and was on a bike, according to the NYPD.
The NYPD released new video showing two people wanted in connection to a shooting that injured a man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
A father and son were arrested after police say they found chemicals combined to make explosives at their Syosset home on Long Island.
Police have released a sketch of a man wanted for allegedly raping a woman in the Bronx.
A Bronx man says he felt targeted by the NYPD when he was violently arrested back in January, and he's now taking legal action. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
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A sexual assault investigation is underway at Rutgers University. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
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Rutgers University police say a sexual assault happened in Parking Lot 26 on Bartlett Street just after 5 a.m. on Saturday.
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A father and son were arrested after police say they found chemicals combined to make explosives at their Syosset home on Long Island.
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Nassau County police say they found explosive materials at the Syosset home after they started investigating the son for allegedly drawing a swastika in a high school bathroom. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
A new production of "The Rocky Horror Show" is set for opening night Thursday at Studio 54.
A father and son were arrested after police say they found chemicals combined to make explosives at their home in Syosset.
Police are looking for a man who fled the scene of a fatal stabbing on Thursday morning. He was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and was on a bike, according to the NYPD.
A meeting will discuss the potential of making Grand Army Plaza n Brooklyn car free with the roadway between Union Street and Eastern Parkway being removed.
