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        <title>Rutgers University police probing sexual assault in parking lost on New Brunswick campus</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Rutgers University police are investigating a sexual assault on the New Brunswick campus.</p><p>Police say the crime happened in Parking Lot 26 on Bartlett Street just after 5 a.m. on Saturday.</p><p>The lot is just steps away from the university's Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance, and around the corner from the College Avenue Student Center. &nbsp;</p><h2>The latest on the investigation</h2><p>Investigators say the victim, who is affiliated with Rutgers, was standing outside her vehicle when she was approached by a man, and after a brief conversation they got into her car, where the woman says she was sexually assaulted.</p><p>Information about the suspect is limited. Rutgers University police say they've increased patrols in the area and are reminding students and staff to stay alert, avoid poorly-lit areas, and, when possible, travel in groups.</p><p>Police also emphasize that campus safety escorts are available for students, faculty and staff upon request.</p><h2>Students want more emphasis on safety</h2><p>News of the incident has raised concerns among some students.</p><p>"When I hear about something like this, I guess I feel like maybe there was a lapse somewhere in Rutgers, you know, caring of the students' safety," Rex Harvilla said. "I feel bad that it happened, but I hope that the school can take the active steps to make the school a safer place moving in the future."</p>
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        <title>Video of NYC Council member Chi Ossé&#039;s arrest in Brooklyn raises eyebrows</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>New York City Councilman Chi Oss&eacute; was arrested in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning.</p><p>The video showing how it went down is raising eyebrows.&nbsp;</p><p>Oss&eacute; has since been taken to the hospital to be checked out.&nbsp;</p><h2>What the video shows</h2><p>Oss&eacute;'s office said he was arrested "while defending his constituent, Carmella Charrington, from eviction after six decades in her home."</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/22/8032eb63-bcaf-42ca-b31c-c09536e6575a/thumbnail/620x349/6ef461ae99096dc8032fb1d325c78559/chi-osse-arrested.jpg#" alt="chi-osse-arrested.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/22/8032eb63-bcaf-42ca-b31c-c09536e6575a/thumbnail/620x349/6ef461ae99096dc8032fb1d325c78559/chi-osse-arrested.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/22/8032eb63-bcaf-42ca-b31c-c09536e6575a/thumbnail/1240x698/e9415844765118ce3e2b8f7f54f4fabc/chi-osse-arrested.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Councilman Chi Osse, left, was arrested on April 22, 2026, after he says he showed up at the home of a Brooklyn constituent who was being evicted.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Oss&eacute;'s team <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/OsseChi/status/2046953267280670926">posted a clip of the incident on social media</a>. The footage shows the lawmaker in a confrontation with two NYPD officers. Oss&eacute;   is seen being brought to the ground by the officers while another person, apparently also being placed under arrest on the ground next to Oss&eacute;, can be seen hitting the councilmember's head with his leg as he rolls over.</p><p>An officer then holds that other person's leg down while Oss&eacute;   is handcuffed, picked up, and walked off.</p><p>The surrounding crowd can be heard chanting "Who do you serve" and shouting "What are you doing" as Oss&eacute;   is taken into custody.</p><h2>What the NYPD said happened</h2><p>The NYPD said officers responded to a call at around 7:45 a.m. regarding a demonstration at Jefferson and Nostrand avenues, where the office of the NYC Sheriff and NYC Marshals were involved in an operation to carry out an eviction. The Marshals called the NYPD for help as protesters were "blocking the entrance to the building." &nbsp;</p><p>Responding officers arrived a few minutes later, and the marshasls showed them the eviction court order. More officers were called to the scene because of the crowd. The officers then ordered the crowd to disperse, saying they were blocking a law enforcement action and court order.&nbsp;</p><p>At arround 9:30 a.m., police started making arrests. FOur people were arrested in total, including Oss&eacute;. The NYPD said Oss&eacute; physically resisted arrest, "appearing to flail his arms and hands" to prevent his arrest. The NYPD said the takedown was within guidelines.&nbsp;</p><p>Oss&eacute;   was given a desk appearance ticket and will be charged with obstruction of governmental administration and two counts of disorderly conduct, the NYPD said.</p><p>He was held at the 79th Precinct station house, where dozens of his supporters showed up to protest the manner of his arrest and demand his release.</p><p>"We feel that it's unjust. They abused, they brutalized him. They took him and slammed him on his head, and dehumanized him. All because he was standing out with his constituents and demanding that they not breach the property while we were waiting to hear from the court," said Evangeline Byars, an organizer for The People's Coalition to Stop Deed Theft.</p><h2>"My head hit the pavement pretty hard"</h2><p>During a news conference following his release on Wednesday afternoon, Oss&eacute;   said he was "manhandled" by the police, and he was "slammed against the concrete."</p><p>"My head hit the pavement pretty hard," he added.</p><p>Oss&eacute;   said he also hit his head while in the back of the police car on the way to the station because he didn't have a seatbelt on.</p><p>Oss&eacute;   was later taken to a hospital by ambulance, CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reported.</p><h2>Mayor Mamdani, AG James, City Council Speaker react</h2><p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out about the arrest Wednesday morning, calling the manner of his arrest, with Oss&eacute;   being brought face down to the ground, "incredibly concerning to hear."</p><p>The mayor added, "And that's exactly something that we're going to follow up on, not just on the nature of this arrest, but also what was the underlying issue that was being protested."</p><p>New York Attorney General Letitia James <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/NewYorkStateAG/status/2047006900529573911">also reacted</a>, saying she was "deeply disturbed" by the video of his arrest.&nbsp;</p><p>"We have been in contact with the resident of this home for over a year to offer guidance and advice on her legal battle," James added.&nbsp;</p><p>City Council Speaker Julie Menin said she's seen videos of the incident and called them "concerning," adding they show Oss&eacute;   "being aggressively pushed to the ground and arrested during a protest."</p><p>Menin said Oss&eacute;   was peacefully protesting and what happened was not acceptable. She said she talked to the police commissioner about starting an investigation.</p><p>Fellow Councilman Lincoln Restler&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/LincolnRestler/status/2046960804910526494">called the incident</a>&nbsp;"outrageous conduct by the [NYPD]. No one fighting to prevent deed theft -- let alone a council member -- should be treated like this."&nbsp;</p><h2>Protest of an eviction related to deed theft, Osse's office says</h2><p>Oss&eacute;'s office said he was arrested while trying to prevent an eviction by the New York City sheriff and marshal due to <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-deed-theft-complaints-rising/" target="_blank">deed theft</a></span>.</p><p>"This is the result of deed theft and the ongoing displacement of Black homeowners in Bed-Stuy," Oss&eacute;'s office posted on social media.</p><p>Oss&eacute; said he learned on Wednesday morning that Charrington was going to be evicted. He said he went to her home to do his "job as a representative and just stand and observe and make sure that there was no violence."</p><p>Mamdani said deed theft is "especially prevalent" in Oss&eacute;'s district.</p><p>"The councilmember is rightly passionate about tackling the scourge of deed theft, and he has been someone who has been leading," Mamdani said.&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>Person of interest ID&#039;d in shooting death of 15-year-old in St. Albans, Queens, police say</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:09:02 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A person of interest has been identified in connection with a <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/15-year-old-boy-shot-dead-st-albans-queens-nypd/" target="_blank">shooting in a St. Albans, Queens park</a></span> that left a teen dead, the NYPD said.</p><p>Zahir Davis, 18, was the gunman who shot 15-year-old Jaden Pierre in Roy Wilkins Park at Merrick and Baisley boulevards, police said.</p><p>Pierre was shot dead Thursday after a dispute on a basketball court.&nbsp;</p><p>He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, but later died.</p><h2>Community mourns loss of teen</h2><p>A <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/jaden-pierre-vigil-roy-wilkins-park-st-albans-queens/" target="_blank">vigil was held at the park Monday night</a></span> to remember the teen who was a student at Eagle Academy, just down the street.</p><p>Elected officials and local residents of all ages attended to pay their respects.</p><p>"We have failed you. Your son should be home," Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said to the teen's family.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>"It's very heartbreaking to our community. We have children of our own. They travel to go to school. This shouldn't have happened," Shantee Williams said. &nbsp;</p><p>Neighbors were shocked after the shooting, saying the area is normally a safe place for young people.</p><p>"I thought it was an exercise because they have exercises over here a lot. I thought it was a police exercise," one witness said, referring to the NYPD's response. &nbsp;</p><h2>Photos of suspect released</h2><p>Police&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/nypd-releases-image-of-person-wanted-in-connection-to-queens-teens-shooting-death/">released photos of an individual on Friday who is wanted in connection with the shooting</a>.</p><p>New York Attorney General Letitia James said at the vigil that the NYPD knows who is responsible and where they are. She asked that person to turn themself in.</p><p>James also said the shooting might have been gang-related.&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at&nbsp;<strong>1-800-577-TIPS (8477)</strong>, or for Spanish,&nbsp;<strong>1-888-57-PISTA (74782</strong>). You can also submit a tip&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/essentials/n95-like-masks-for-kids/">via their website</a>&nbsp;or via DM on Twitter,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/nypdtips">@NYPDTips</a>. All calls are kept confidential.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>NYC Mayor Mamdani says thousands of NYCHA apartments will get new heat pumps, upgraded utilities</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:07:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Thousands of&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nycha-residents-frustrated-about-rental-ripoff-hearings/" target="_blank">New York City Housing Authority apartments</a></span>&nbsp;will get upgraded utilities, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/residents-hold-nycha-neglect-hearings-in-response-to-mamdanis-rental-ripoff-hearings/" target="_blank">NYCHA residents</a> across the city will see new heat pumps, electric stoves, solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations, Mamdani said.&nbsp;</p><p>They are expected to improve living conditions for hundreds of tenants by providing <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nycha-eastchester-gardens-bronx-heat/" target="_blank">reliable heat in the winter</a></span> and air conditioning in the summer. The upgrades are part of a <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nycha-repairs-ombudsperson-call-center/" target="_blank">NYCHA</a></span> sustainability agenda that will be rolled out over five years, the mayor said.</p><p>"For too long, the sun has risen and set on New Yorkers living in apartments without reliable heat or warmed by inefficient, fossil fuel-guzzling boilers," Mamdani said.&nbsp;</p><p>The mayor made the announcement at Woodside Houses in Queens, where electric heat pumps were installed as part of a pilot program in 2023.&nbsp;</p><p>Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. emphasized how the new fixtures will make "a world of difference."</p><p>"You should never see your breath in your living room or have to wipe sweat off your face when you wake up during the summer months," he said.&nbsp;</p><h2>Millions to be spent on heat pumps for Far Rockaway apartments&nbsp;</h2><p>In February, Mamdani announced the city would spend $38 million to&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/beach-41st-street-nycha-no-heat-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani/" target="_blank">install heat pumps at the Beach 41st Street complex</a></span> in Queens.&nbsp;</p><p>Tenants told CBS News New York's Allen Devlin they had no heat and had to wrap themselves in blankets during the winter months.</p><p>"It's no rest. You can't sleep. You can't sleep if you're cold," resident Joe For said. "Hopefully, [the mayor] can make something happen." &nbsp;</p><h2>NYCHA deemed worst landlord&nbsp;</h2><p>More than 500,000 New Yorkers live in housing provided by NYCHA. It's the largest public housing authority in the nation and consistently&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/2025-worst-landlords-in-nyc-list/" target="_blank">deemed one of the worst landlords by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams</a></span></p><p>In his January report, he said the housing authority has more than 600,000 open work orders as of November 2025.&nbsp;</p><p>"Perpetual mismanagement of NYCHA has made the city itself the worst overall landlord for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers," according to Williams.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

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        <title>1-year-old baby abandoned in Times Square, NYPD says</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:49:09 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A 1-year-old baby girl was found in a stroller alone in New York's Times Square Tuesday night.</p><p>A police source said the baby's father abandoned her just after 10 p.m. near West 44th Street and Broadway. Police responded to a 911 call of a possible crime when they found her.</p><p>She was conscious and alert and was taken to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital for evaluation.&nbsp;</p><p>NYPD officers are now reviewing surveillance footage to determine what happened. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.</p><p>New York State law allows parents to anonymously <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/baby-abandoned-on-nyc-subway-platform/" target="_blank">abandon a newborn</a></span> up to 30 days of age anonymously. The child must be left in a safe, designated place, and the parent must notify a person of the baby's location. Examples of designated safe places include hospitals, police stations and fire stations.&nbsp;</p><p>For children older than 30 days, parents can contact an Administration for Children's Services (ACS) Field Office to transfer custody or give up parental rights, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02752">according to the city's website</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>It's a felony to <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bronx-abandoned-baby-video/" target="_blank">abandon a child</a></span> under the age of 14.&nbsp;</p><p>New Jersey and Connecticut also have similar laws.&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>2 dead, 13 injured in 5-alarm building fire in Belmont section of the Bronx</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Two people were killed in a fire in the Belmont section of the Bronx Tuesday afternoon, the FDNY said.</p><p>Fire and heavy smoke were reported on multiple floors of the five-story building at 660 E. 187th St., between Belmont and Cambreleng avenues in the Belmont section.</p><p>In addition to the fatalities, 13 others were injured, including five firefighters, fire officials said. Two residents suffered serious injuries, officials said.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/22/a161023f-0954-433d-9f8e-b43c7606a764/thumbnail/620x349/a96963e2403a3dcc509e63a8aa811588/guajardo-11p-pkg-belmon-wcbshkmv-hi-res-still.jpg#" alt="Smoke pours from Bronx building " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/22/a161023f-0954-433d-9f8e-b43c7606a764/thumbnail/620x349/a96963e2403a3dcc509e63a8aa811588/guajardo-11p-pkg-belmon-wcbshkmv-hi-res-still.jpg 1x, https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/22/a161023f-0954-433d-9f8e-b43c7606a764/thumbnail/1240x698/0aa82e08cd7b69dacf8a99272ae8e302/guajardo-11p-pkg-belmon-wcbshkmv-hi-res-still.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">At least two people were killed in a fire at a mixed-use Bronx building on April 21, 2026.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><h2>Pets feared lost, too</h2><p>Chopper 2 was over the scene as 270 fire and EMS personnel battled the blaze, which started at around 1:30 p.m. and grew to five alarms by 4:30 p.m.</p><p>Firefighters were seen spraying water into every window they could and attacking the fire from the rooftop of a building next door.</p><p>"Upon arrival, we had heavy fire on the first floor. This fire rapidly raced up the stairs, involving all floors of this building," FDNY Chief of Fire Operation Kevin Woods said.</p><p>A longtime building resident who would not go on camera told CBS News New York he heard no fire alarms or smoke detectors that might have spared the life of a neighbor, or potentially the lives of pets apparently left behind.</p><p>On social media, the FDNY&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/NotifyNYC/status/2046648145925251073">advised people who live in the area to close their windows and expect heavy traffic delays</a>.</p><p>Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson said East 187th Street from Belmont Avenue to Beaumont Avenue, and Crescent Avenue from Hughes Avenue to Cambreleng Avenue were closed to traffic.</p><p>"Pray for our families and neighbors. This is traumatic," Gibson said. "The FDNY shows up in this borough all the time. Residents know how many fires we have faced."</p><p>All of the first responders were up against challenging conditions.</p><p>"The roof has collapsed in a large portion of that building. A lot of the stairwell has collapsed as well, so we had to pull our firefighters out of the building," Woods said.</p><p>"Not every individual would go up there or inside and risk their lives, trying to make sure the fire's out, so props to them. And to those who are still up there in that smoke, honestly, you guys, I admire you. They're brave, really brave," resident Yameleith Rivera said.</p><p>The cause of the fire remains under investigation.</p><h2>"You're losing everything"</h2><p>Others said they saw some distraught tenants being evacuated from the building.</p><p>"Yeah, they were crying. They were absolutely destroyed inside. You're losing everything," one woman said.</p><p>"What's on my body right now is the only thing that I own. Everything else is in there, so I have nothing, literally nothing," another resident said.</p><p>"There is probably 3 or 4 feet of water now, and I don't even know if my cat made it," another added. "What's gonna happen now?"</p><p>Surveillance video captured people on the sidewalk rushing over with a ladder to help save neighbors.</p><p>"Me and my cousin, we helped him down," said Abdulrahman Albahri, who works at a nearby deli. "He was shaken, too. He was very scared."</p><p>Moments later, video shows another person rush out of the burning building. Smoke appears to be coming off his sweater and his pants around his ankles. As he runs into the street looking distraught, people rush to his rescue.</p><p>"All his body was burned. His clothes was all torn up. All his clothes was burned," Albahri said.</p><p>Albahri said it was his responsibility to help his neighbors.</p><p>"They're like family," he said. &nbsp;</p><p>The Red Cross said they were <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/82-residents-displaced-after-bronx-fire/" target="_blank">helping 82 displaced residents</a></span>, including 24 children, with temporary lodging, disaster health services and more.</p>

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        <title>NYC to begin enforcing obscure storefront gate transparency law on July 1</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:11:18 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Enforcement will soon begin on an obscure New York City law passed in 2009 that requires most businesses to replace traditional solid roll-down security gates with versions that are at least 70% transparent.</p><p>The July 1, 2026, deadline was written into the law when it passed with the goal of phasing out noncompliant gates gradually over many years. &nbsp;</p><p>The measure, known as Local Law 75, requires most storefront security gates to allow visibility into businesses after hours.</p><h2>Business owners say city didn't do enough outreach</h2><p>As the July 1 deadline approaches, some business owners in southern Brooklyn say they are only now learning about the mandate and worry they will not have enough time or money to comply.&nbsp;</p><p>Randy Goldstein opened the Compact Disk Shoppe in 1992 and later expanded to house his insurance brokerage next door. That was the last time he says he replaced his metal roll-down gate.</p><p>"Everybody that has regular gates has to change the gates in two months? Hello?!" Goldstein said.</p><p>Yelena Makhnin, executive director of the Brighton Beach Business Improvement District, said the city has not done enough outreach to notify owners.</p><p>"Even before coming here, I asked six businesses, have you ever seen any flyers? No," Makhnin said.</p><p>She estimated only 12-15% of businesses in the area are currently compliant.</p><p>Randy Peers, president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, said that trend extends beyond Brighton Beach.</p><p>"I think that's absolutely reflective of what you're going to find in Brooklyn and in most of the outer boroughs," he said.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/f4bc6cbe-21d5-4dd6-a58e-878e7c74ce21/thumbnail/620x349/60fd33f9657af1a5f3bad7c3565f0c4f/kliger-5p-pkg-roll-down-wcbshkgy-hi-res-still-00-00-3610.jpg#" alt="Transparent security gate " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/f4bc6cbe-21d5-4dd6-a58e-878e7c74ce21/thumbnail/620x349/60fd33f9657af1a5f3bad7c3565f0c4f/kliger-5p-pkg-roll-down-wcbshkgy-hi-res-still-00-00-3610.jpg 1x, https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/f4bc6cbe-21d5-4dd6-a58e-878e7c74ce21/thumbnail/1240x698/f403e489b8b5868c07f428ba974844c0/kliger-5p-pkg-roll-down-wcbshkgy-hi-res-still-00-00-3610.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">A 2009 New York City law requiring most roll-down security gates to be at least 70% transparent is set to take effect this summer.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><h2>Cost is prohibitive, business owners say</h2><p>Some merchants who already have compliant gates say they still have concerns. Eric Piker, owner of Eric's Health Food Shoppe, said he worries exposed glass storefronts could be more vulnerable.</p><p>"I'm afraid for my glass, actually. I'm afraid that somebody is going to just, like, poke something into it and just break it," Piker said.</p><p>Goldstein, who said he has six gates across his businesses, said the cost is prohibitive, estimating it will cost him a minimum of $10,000.</p><p>"We're talking a lot of expense. And this is on top of increasing expenses that has led to more business closures in 2025 than business startups for the first time since COVID," Peers said. &nbsp;</p><p>Peers said the law was intended as an aesthetic and anti-graffiti measure. Last month, he wrote a letter to elected officials asking them to delay or repeal it.</p><p>A spokesperson for the city Department of Buildings says in a statement, in part, <em>"The law gave property owners 17 years to comply with these requirements. The Department of Buildings does not have the legal authority to change the law unilaterally. Only the City Council has that authority. If changes are proposed, we would be ready to collaborate with them, and we stand ready to implement any potential changes to the law that they approve."</em></p><p>Lawmakers are considering drafting legislation that could make changes before enforcement begins, though no bill has yet been introduced.</p><p><em>Have a story idea or tip in Brooklyn? Email Hannah by&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:brooklyntip@cbs.com">CLICKING HERE</a>.</em></p>

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        <title>What is NYC doing to keep day cares safe as Mayor Mamdani works to expand universal child care?</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:35:21 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>From child abuse allegations to health hazards, <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-giving-up-permit-nyc-day-care-center/" target="_blank">a series of CBS News New York investigations</a></span>&nbsp;have raised serious questions about <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-at-columbus-circle-day-care-water-pitcher-bleach/" target="_blank">safety at a Bright Horizons in Manhattan</a></span>.</p><p>That center at Columbus Circle <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-giving-up-permit-nyc-day-care-center/" target="_blank">is now closed</a></span>, but what is the city doing to keep other day cares safe, and how will safety play into <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mamdani-hochul-child-care-announcement/" target="_blank">the mayor's plans for universal child care across the city</a></span>?</p><ul><li><strong><span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/feature/cbs-new-york-investigates/">See more CBS New York Investigations</a></span></strong></li></ul><h2>Day cares must post inspection performance summaries</h2><p>From paperwork to pests, from the plaster to the power sockets, city Health Department Inspector Ashantii Bernateau keeps her eyes peeled for hazards or violations any time she inspects day cares.</p><p>Now, those day cares are required to publicly post their child care performance summaries, which are recaps of any inspections from the last year.</p><p>"It informs parents, visitors, how the program has done on previous inspections," Bernateau said.</p><p>"That is key information at a glance that parents and caregivers can use to learn how many children are authorized to be on site at any one time, what are the ages of the children able to be in that child care program, and a quick lookback: what was their inspection history like last year?" Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Health Corinne Schiff said.</p><p>Those summaries also include a QR code which takes parents to a website with more information about the day care.</p><p>The city said it updated the summary sheets and revived the de Blasio-era requirement this spring because it was paused during COVID.</p><p>Parents hope that and other new initiatives can create real change and accountability.</p><p>Last year, for example, the mom of a child at Bright Horizons at Columbus Circle said she learned of a health code violation not from a performance summary, but from a CBS News New York Investigation. That violation was for&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-at-columbus-circle-day-care-water-pitcher-bleach/" target="_blank">an employee putting a cleaning solution with bleach in a water pitcher</a></span>, which was then served to kids. Bright Horizons said that was an accident.</p><p>"Had it not been for you, I would've never known. Like, this was never communicated to us at all in any way, and it's just really bad practice," the mom said.</p><ul><li><em><span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/submit-a-tip-to-the-cbs-new-york-investigative-team/">Do you have a story that needs investigating? Let us know</a></span>.</em></li></ul><h2>Universal child care expansion</h2><p>The revived requirement for day cares comes as Mayor Zohran Mamdani&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mayor-zohran-mamdani-first-100-days-recap/" target="_blank">works to expand free child care across the city</a></span>.</p><p>"We are so excited to be a part of the mayor's expansion to universal child care, and I think it has been made very clear that meeting these high health and safety standards will be a key part of that program," Schiff said.</p><p>Mamdani revealed the city's enforcement plans earlier this year in response to <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-at-columbus-circle-day-care-water-pitcher-bleach/" target="_blank">the bleach incident</a></span> and <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-at-columbus-circle-child-abuse-investigation/" target="_blank">child abuse allegations at that same Bright Horizons location</a></span>.</p><p>"The health department is also holding Bright Horizons accountable and seeking a revocation of Bright Horizons' permits to operate a child care center of any kind at ... Columbus Circle," Mamdani said in February.</p><p>Weeks later, the city announced that <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bright-horizons-giving-up-permit-nyc-day-care-center/" target="_blank">Bright Horizons surrendered its permits for the Columbus Circle center</a></span> and agreed in a settlement to not open any new centers in New York City for 10 months.</p><p>The company said it's encouraged by the settlement, is committed to transparency, and had already taken corrective actions, including appointing a new leader of New York operations. A Bright Horizons spokesperson also said Bright Horizons is now installing security cameras in all classrooms.</p><p>"If it's really a serious, serious condition, where we think that that program isn't operating safely, we will require that program to close, and we'll work with that provider to make those corrections," Schiff said.</p><p>The health department encourages people to check out any day cares they're thinking of enrolling in at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://access.nyc.gov/programs/nyc-child-care-connect/">the NYC Child Care Connect website</a>, which does include inspection histories. &nbsp;</p>

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        <title>1 dead, 1 hurt after driver strikes pedestrians in the Bronx, police say</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:26:27 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>One person is dead and another injured after a driver struck pedestrians in the Bronx on Tuesday, police said.</p><p>It happened at Bartow Avenue and Co-Op City Boulevard just after 1:30 p.m.  </p><p>According to the NYPD, the driver, a 55-year-old man, experienced a medical episode and crashed into a bench, where two people were sitting.</p><p>One victim, a 72-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not yet been released.</p><p>The second victim, a 38-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Police said he was conscious and alert when he was transported.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/08a800ec-d608-441c-bda8-d9242c645910/thumbnail/620x349/2deb29444fcd0e33cf56e80577dc6c54/co-op-city-pedestrians-wcbshkk0-hi-res-still.jpg#" alt="Smashed bench " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/08a800ec-d608-441c-bda8-d9242c645910/thumbnail/620x349/2deb29444fcd0e33cf56e80577dc6c54/co-op-city-pedestrians-wcbshkk0-hi-res-still.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/08a800ec-d608-441c-bda8-d9242c645910/thumbnail/1240x698/5ecf4a6871c823c3428ddc9840855d94/co-op-city-pedestrians-wcbshkk0-hi-res-still.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">A woman was killed and a man was injured after a driver suffered a medical episode and crashed into a bench in the Bronx on April 21, 2026, police said.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>The driver was also taken to a local hospital in stable condition.</p><p>Witnesses said they heard the loud bang from impact and rushed over to see the woman pinned underneath the car.</p><p>"It wasn't a pretty sight to see, you know. Nobody wants to just walk down the street, and then you just see someone getting struck by a car, you know, losing their life, so it's a lot. It's a lot," one witness said.</p><p>That witness said many people tried to help the woman, but it was too late. &nbsp;</p><p>"Her walker is over there, so she couldn't even get out of the way. It's very sad," another Bronx resident said.</p><p>The area was shut down for hours as investigators examined the scene.</p><p>No arrests have been made at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.</p>

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        <title>Opening statements begin for Harvey Weinstein rape retrial in NYC</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:18:15 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Harvey Weinstein's trial began Tuesday with opening statements in a Manhattan courtroom.&nbsp;</p><p>This is the former movie producer's&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harvey-weinstein-rape-trial-nyc-jury-selection/" target="_blank">third rape trial in New York</a></span>&nbsp;after he was tried in 2020 and 2025. He is accused of third-degree&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harvey-weinstein-rape-trial-jury-selection-nyc/">rape of actress Jessica Mann</a></span>&nbsp;in a hotel room in 2013. He has pleaded not guilty.</p><p>Weinstein, 74, is currently serving a&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-16-years-rape-sexual-assault-california/">16-year sentence</a></span>&nbsp;from a conviction in California. He has been behind bars for a little over six years, but continuously says he "never assaulted anyone."</p><p>Jury selection began last week, and seven men and five women were picked. The trial is expected to last four weeks.</p><h2>Weinstein exerted his powerful status over Mann, prosecutors say</h2><p>Prosecutors said Weinstein preyed on fragile and sheltered young women during opening statements. They said he was one of the most powerful and influential movie executives who exerted his status over Mann.</p><p>Lawyers said the two met at an engagement party when Mann was 27 and Weinstein was 61.&nbsp;</p><p>"This case will come down to power, control and manipulation," prosecutors said, arguing the word "no" was one that Weinstein "was not used to hearing, not in his professional life and not in his personal life."</p><p>They said Weinstein pretended to be interested in her career as she was trying to become an actress in Los Angeles and "dangled praise and attention like a carrot." They met up multiple times.</p><p>When Weinstein found out Mann was dating someone else, he was enraged and raped her, prosecutors said.&nbsp;</p><h2>Defense says they had a consensual relationship</h2><p>Jacob Kaplan, one of <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/harvey-weinstein-hires-lawyers-who-represent-luigi-mangione-sean-diddy-combs/" target="_blank">Weinstein's lawyers</a></span>, said the case is about regret. He emphasized there were four years' worth of messages between the two that he said will show they had a loving, supportive and consensual relationship for those four years.</p><p>He said Mann stayed around Weinstein because of the opportunities he could provide, including meeting other producers and movie stars.</p><p>"She knew what she wanted and she knew how to get it," the defense said. "Harvey was the opportunity that she had always been looking for."</p><p>There was no reason she couldn't have walked away, he said.</p><p>The defense said Mann regretted the relationship and changed the narrative. Kaplan emphasized emails the defense will show throughout the trial between Mann and Weinstein.&nbsp;</p><p>"This case will be her word against her own word," Kaplan said.</p><h2>Weinstein's rape retrial details</h2><p>This case stems from the 2020 trial, where Weinstein was convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on another woman. The New York Court of Appeals overturned the conviction.  </p><p>Then, he had a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/harvey-weinstein-retrial-comes-to-disjointed-end-with-mistrial-on-rape-charge/">retrial in 2025</a>, but it resulted in a&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harvey-weinstein-mistrial/">split verdict</a></span>. He was found guilty of sexually assaulting&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harvey-weinstein-retrial-first-witness-miriam-haley/">Miriam Hale</a></span>&nbsp;and not guilty of assaulting&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harvey-weinstein-retrial-kaja-sokola-testifies/">Kaja Sokola</a></span>. Jurors couldn't reach a verdict on allegations that he assaulted Mann.</p><p>The judge upheld the first two convictions but declared a mistrial on the final rape charge after the jury foreperson refused to keep deliberating. Weinstein will be sentenced on his 2025 conviction after a verdict is reached in this trial.</p><p><span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harvey-weinstein-luigi-mangione-diddy-lawyers/" target="_blank">Weinstein hired a new legal team for this trial</a></span> &ndash; the same attorneys <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sean-diddy-combs-lawyers-appeal-conviction/" target="_blank">who defended Sean "Diddy" Combs</a></span>.</p><p>"The defense may be coming a little heavier at that consent argument, possibly, because this is now a one victim case instead of a multi-victim case," legal expert Richard Schoenstein said.</p><p>Weinstein was considering pleading guilty to avoid trial in January. But his lawyers said he still maintains his innocence.</p>

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        <title>New Prince song &quot;With This Tear&quot; released to mark 10 years after superstar&#039;s death at Paisley Park</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A previously unreleased song is one of many ways Prince is being honored a decade after <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/prince-death-eighth-anniversary-wcco-remembers/" target="_blank">his death</a></span>. The Minnesota superstar <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/medical-situation-paisley-park/" target="_blank">died at his Paisley Park home</a></span> in Chanhassen 10 years ago on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p><p>The <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVvEfey2bmg">official Prince YouTube page posted "With This Tear,"</a> recorded in 1991 at Paisley Park. The track has been newly mixed and mastered and features Prince producing, arranging, composing and performing all instrumentation.&nbsp;</p><p>Shortly after the creation of the song, Prince offered it to C&eacute;line Dion, who recorded her own version in 1992.&nbsp;</p><p>The Prince account said this track is one of many Prince recordings scheduled for release this year as part of a never-before-released album project.</p><p>Fans have been gathering at <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/54-years-ago-iconic-minneapolis-music-venue-first-avenue-opened-its-doors/" target="_blank">First Avenue</a></span> in Minneapolis to remember the legendary singer. A mural honoring Prince stands tall near the city's signature music venue.</p><p>Fans gathered near the mural on Monday talked about where they were when they heard the news of Prince's death.</p><p>"I was sleeping at the time because I work overnights, but I had a bunch of family members and friends trying to to reach out. And then it finally woke me up and I was just devastated," Kris Phelps, a Prince fan from Iowa, said. "And I had to look it up myself because it just couldn't have been true."</p><p>"I remember I was at work and a friend of mine called and she was distraught and she was like, 'Pick up your phone,' because I never really pick up my phone. So I called her back and she was like, 'He's dead,' and I'm like, 'Who?' And she's like, 'Prince.' And we were devastated," Prince fan Natasha Jackson said.</p><p>Paisley Park was one of several Prince-related stops on Adam Urgo's multi-day trip to the Twin Cities. He also went to the Purple Rain house, Electric Fetus and First Avenue. The emotions, however, might have been the strongest at Paisley Park.</p><p>"I've been a fan since 13 years old. I'll be 55 on Friday. So, this has been the culmination of my life leading up to this very moment 11, and being here to be able to celebrate this day," Ugro said.</p><p>As a striking memorial of Prince adorned the stage where he used to perform, Suzanne Skibinksi looked on quietly, mourning, but also appreciating the joy he gave his fans.</p><p>"It just kind of brings back a whole lifetime of being a Prince fan from the time I was 12 years old. Concert after concert and being here several times when he was in the building," she said.</p><p>Paisley Park was busy with visitors on the anniversary of Prince's death. Some left tributes on a memorial fence outside, just like they did a decade earlier along Highway 5.</p><p>Gov. Tim Walz, asked what Prince song he was listening to Tuesday to mark the date, said "I'm a '1999' guy, because I'm old enough that it still seems like it's the future."</p><p>Walz added, "I feel like I thought about this a couple times. Said it this winter, I wonder how <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/minnesota-ice-surge-ending-feds-say/" target="_blank">Metro Surge</a></span> and things would have been different if you (Prince) were still alive, because you saw some of the voices that were speaking up on that."</p><p>Paisley Park, Prince's former home and music studio space, will be hosting <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.paisleypark.com/events/a-day-2-reflect-a-night-2-remember">a special remembrance event</a> on Tuesday. The park was busy with visitors Tuesday as some left tributes on the memorial fence like they did a decade earlier.</p><p>"I really thought he would be a long living musician, kind of like Duke Ellington," said Terry Jackson, one of Prince's childhood friends who was a member of their teenage band, Grand Central.</p><p>Paisley Park will also host a musical tribute in June during <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.paisleypark.com/celebration2026">Celebration 2026</a>.</p>

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        <title>Video shows N.Y. state troopers, NYPD officers save 3 people from burning car</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:12:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A dramatic video shows NYPD officers and state troopers rescuing three passengers trapped inside a burning car after a crash in Queens.</p><p>It happened just after 1 a.m. on March 22. Troopers were patrolling near the eastbound Grand Central Parkway when they spotted a car crashed into a tree. The car was completely engulfed in flames.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://x.com/NYPDnews/status/2046544476106326138">Body camera video</a> shows flames shooting out of the front of the car. Troopers immediately tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload" data-require="third-party/twitter-widgets" data-ads='{"wordCount":50}'>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On March 22nd, members of the NYPD and <a href="https://twitter.com/nyspolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nyspolice</a> responded to a vehicle fire on the Grand Central Parkway.<br><br>Officers quickly pulled the victims trapped in the car to safety.<br><br>This collaborative effort saved lives. <a href="https://t.co/92ycqp5g67">pic.twitter.com/92ycqp5g67</a></p>&mdash; NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/2046544476106326138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2026</a></blockquote>


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<p>Officers from the NYPD stopped to assist. The video shows troopers and officers smashing the windows and pulling each passenger out.</p><p>"Give me your hand," one trooper says as he reaches for a passenger.&nbsp;</p><p>The three passengers were transported to the hospital, along with the driver, Mohammad Haque, who was able to get out of the car on his own.&nbsp;</p><p>"This collaborative effort saved lives," the NYPD said in a social media post.&nbsp;</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/73560eb2-7d74-4d0c-b141-af3b9a83b89e/thumbnail/620x349/5246d63a1a20d452409edc8a820e1307/grand-central-car-fire-wcbshket-hi-res-still-00-00-1118.jpg#" alt="grand-central-car-fire-wcbshket-hi-res-still-00-00-1118.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/73560eb2-7d74-4d0c-b141-af3b9a83b89e/thumbnail/620x349/5246d63a1a20d452409edc8a820e1307/grand-central-car-fire-wcbshket-hi-res-still-00-00-1118.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/73560eb2-7d74-4d0c-b141-af3b9a83b89e/thumbnail/1240x698/8f29ebaf1f107d751e465790d289e388/grand-central-car-fire-wcbshket-hi-res-still-00-00-1118.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">State troopers and NYPD officers raced to pull three trapped passengers to safety.&nbsp;</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Haque, 20, was arrested in connection with the crash.</p><p>He was arraigned on April 16 on a host of charges, including three counts of assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree reckless endangerment.&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>NYPD mounted horse seen on viral video stopping purse snatcher is a rescue. Here&#039;s Kelly&#039;s story.</title>
        <link>https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-mounted-horse-kelly-purse-snatcher-video/</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:49:14 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>There was incredible body-cam footage last week <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officer-horse-chase-video/" target="_blank">of an NYPD officer on horseback chasing down a suspected purse snatcher in Manhattan</a></span>.</p><p>If you thought that was great story, wait until you hear about the hero horse's journey to the police department.</p><h2>Kelly's road from the track to law enforcement</h2><p>It was a moment that quickly went viral as the mounted officer and his horse helped take down a thief on the Upper West Side.</p><p>But what the video doesn't show is the horse's remarkable journey to that point.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/2200dcf1-fab0-4db2-bf83-b18a45a67069/thumbnail/620x349/864d5b16e8341511eb23bf1e061500b0/6-caloway-image.jpg#" alt="6-caloway-image.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/2200dcf1-fab0-4db2-bf83-b18a45a67069/thumbnail/620x349/864d5b16e8341511eb23bf1e061500b0/6-caloway-image.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/2200dcf1-fab0-4db2-bf83-b18a45a67069/thumbnail/1240x698/a60ae13c4d960cfa71ac0bde14d6b8ac/6-caloway-image.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Kelly, a retired standardbred racehorse, is seen in action helping the NYPD catch a purse snatcher on April 15, 2026, in Manhattan.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Kelly, the hero horse from last week's footage, is a standardbred rescued from slaughter in 2020. The breed is known for its calm temperament, a trait that makes it ideal for police work.</p><p>Judith Bokman runs the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, a rescue that steps in when racehorses reach the end of their time at the track.</p><p>"Oh, I was so proud. I watch that video a lot. It really cheers me up, and I actually recognized him because I personally know the horse," Bokman said. "About six months later, after we rehabbed him, the [NYPD] Mounted Unit came out to meet him and they tried him, and he's been stellar."</p><h2>"There are so many more [horses] in need"</h2><p>Every year, the nonprofit organization based in Cream Ridge, New Jersey, rescues anywhere from 300 to 800 horses, depending on donations. &nbsp;</p><p>Many retired standardbreds end up in kill pens, bound for slaughter. The foundation intercepts as many as it can to find them new homes.</p><p>However, for every horse like Kelly who gets a second chance, there are countless more still waiting to be saved.</p><p>"There are so many more in need, and in order to continue, we need the constant help, the resources, the donations," Bokman said.</p>

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        <title>Mayor Zohran Mamdani, blamed by some for Mets&#039; epic losing streak, says he&#039;s &quot;keeping the faith&quot;</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:47:18 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now at the center of the Mets' nightmare start to the season.</p><p>There are some fans out there who believe he may have been the catalyst for his beloved baseball team's <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cubs-beat-mets-2-1/" target="_blank">current 11-game losing streak</a></span>, which has led to hizzoner's new title, "Mayor Mambino," courtesy of the New York Post.</p><p>"I'll first say that there's a lot of baseball left to be played and I am still keeping the faith, as I know that many Mets fans are across the city, though I will accept being addressed as Mayor Mambino for the day," Mamdani said Tuesday. "I think that this is part and parcel of what it means to be the mayor. You take it in stride."</p><h2>Here's what the 'Mayor Mambino' hubbub is all about</h2><p>The mayor's new moniker is, of course, a colorful play on "Curse of the Bambino," a superstitious sports jinx associated with the Boston Red Sox that lasted 86 years due to their selling of Babe Ruth, aka "the Bambino," to the Yankees after they won the World Series in 1918. As a result of the curse, it is alleged, the Red Sox didn't win another championship until 2004.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/9afc4321-ecb3-48c5-b77f-959390e034a5/thumbnail/620x349/77c203be07f13412a5bda30400fc5bb7/mets-mamdani-2.jpg#" alt="mets-mamdani-2.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/9afc4321-ecb3-48c5-b77f-959390e034a5/thumbnail/620x349/77c203be07f13412a5bda30400fc5bb7/mets-mamdani-2.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/9afc4321-ecb3-48c5-b77f-959390e034a5/thumbnail/1240x698/f150801eb324c62b3f661ce285f18f27/mets-mamdani-2.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, meets Mrs. Met, left, and Mr. Met at Citi Field prior to the game against the Diamondbacks at Citi Field on April 9, 2026.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Back on April 9, with the Mets coming off a loss but still sporting a 7-5 record, Mamdani met and hugged Mr. and Mrs. Met, the team's mascots, before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. The former is, after all, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://mascothalloffame.com/mascots/mr-met/">a member of the Mascot Hall of Fame</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eddf45glmh/no-1-mr-met/">was once listed as the greatest mascot in all of sports</a>, and his wife has been a mainstay at Shea Stadium and later Citi Field for the last 50 years.</p><p>But none of that seemed to matter because the Mets <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/diamondbacks-beat-mets-wbc-rematch/" target="_blank">went on to lose that game, 7-1</a></span>, and haven't sniffed a victory since.</p><p>"Ever since that hug, I don't know what's been happening lately, and Citi Field does not deserve what they're getting right now," one Mets fan told CBS News New York on Tuesday.</p><h2>Just how bad the Mets have been -- by the numbers</h2><p>The current 11-game slide is the Mets' longest since 2004 and seventh-longest in franchise history. &nbsp;</p><p>The Mets have been abysmal at the plate, scoring just 17 runs in the 10 games since Mamdani embraced Mr. and Mrs. Met, including being shut out three times.</p><p>Their current 7-15 record is the second-worst in baseball and they already find themselves 8 1/2 games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves in the NL East, which is not exactly what was expected from a team with the second-highest payroll in Major League Baseball coming into the season.</p><h2>Hope springs eternal in Mamdaniland</h2><p>Despite all the doom and gloom in Mets Nation right now, there are still 140 games left to play in the regular season, a point Mamdani emphasized on Tuesday.</p><p>"I wear my Mets hat from time to time and I'm going to send all the best wishes to the team," Mamdani said. "You know, I will keep my fingers crossed as every Mets fan does."</p><p>The Mets' next chance to get back into the win column is on Tuesday night at home against the Minnesota Twins.</p>

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        <title>2 vehicles seized after fiery Maspeth, Queens, car meetup as NYPD searches for 8 suspects</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:46:27 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>The NYPD has seized two of the vehicles it says were involved in a <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/maspeth-queens-illegal-car-meetup-drag-racing/" target="_blank">chaotic and fiery car meetup over the weekend</a></span> in Queens.&nbsp;</p><p>Participants in the event broke the windshield of a police car, the NYPD said.&nbsp;</p><p>No one was injured, however.&nbsp;</p><h2>"I'm surprised nobody got killed"&nbsp;</h2><p>It happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Residents were outraged watching cars make a literal ring of fire near two gas stations, followed by plumes of black smoke at the intersection of Eliot Avenue and 69th Street in Maspeth.&nbsp;</p><p>Surveillance video from a nearby business captured drivers revving the engines and the sound of tires screeching, along with the ring of fire.&nbsp;</p><p>"I'm surprised nobody got killed. Those kids was running between the cars," one Maspeth resident said.&nbsp;</p><p>"Scary to see that," said another.&nbsp;</p><h2>Search for 8 suspects</h2><p><span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/nypd-seeking-individuals-in-connection-to-queens-car-takeover/" target="_blank">At least eight people are being sought</a></span> for reckless endangerment for the event, which included drag racing.&nbsp;</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/19/8011e966-7b42-4097-8bfb-bb3b1c1ba65e/thumbnail/620x349/6c0c35ba82a6ad305eaa2f0f0bfd0604/maspeth-car-takeover-wcbshjk9-hi-res-still.jpg#" alt="A ring of fire in the middle of an intersection with pedestrians and drivers " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/19/8011e966-7b42-4097-8bfb-bb3b1c1ba65e/thumbnail/620x349/6c0c35ba82a6ad305eaa2f0f0bfd0604/maspeth-car-takeover-wcbshjk9-hi-res-still.jpg 1x, https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/19/8011e966-7b42-4097-8bfb-bb3b1c1ba65e/thumbnail/1240x698/846e22f1dcf12a19f43c3bc5c3eb12a0/maspeth-car-takeover-wcbshjk9-hi-res-still.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">A massive drag racing street takeover in Maspeth, Queens, on April 18, 2026, has prompted an NYPD investigation.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>New York City Councilmember Phil Wong said Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told him in a private meeting Tuesday two of the vehicles have been impounded. Wong also claimed Tisch said an NYPD task force to address the issue was responding to a different car meetup that night.</p><p>"Only one car responded, which is not enough. And then you cannot stop anybody with a crowd of 100 cars with one patrol car," Wong said. "It ended up people jumping on top and broke the windshield. There were no arrests."</p><h2>Arrests made in separate car meetup, NYPD says&nbsp;</h2><p>The NYPD said it made multiple arrests in that other car meetup, and that officers responded to the scene in Wong's district within one minute of receiving 911 calls. They immediately began dispersing the gathering, the NYPD said.</p><p>"There should be individual accountability, but it could have a big deterrence effect if these cars are immediately towed," City Council Public Safety Committee Chair Oswald Feliz said.</p><p>Wong said his meeting with Tisch was "productive," and that he and the commissioner spoke about increasing patrols.&nbsp;</p><p>"We have resources, and we have the technology, including drones, so that we won't have to engage in high speed chases," Wong said.</p><h2>Dozens of car meetups broken up</h2><p>The NYPD said it "has long had an aggressive plan to deter and stop car meetups."&nbsp;</p><p>So far in 2026, the NYPD says it has responded to and shut down 61 "ride-outs," resulting in 51 arrests so far, 62 car seizures and 418 summonses.</p>

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        <title>NYPD narcotics dog that ingested fentanyl on the job saved by Narcan, detective says</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:41:55 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>An NYPD narcotics canine is back on the job after a near-death experience during a drug bust.</p><h2>Here's what happened to Mulk</h2><p>Mulk is a very good girl who is very good at her job. CBS News New York recently got to see her practice her drug-sniffing skills at the police canine training facility in Brooklyn. Alongside her, as always, was her partner, Det. Katherine Gill.</p><p>"She loves to go to work. I think she's the hardest-working detective we have some days," Gill said. "We are together 24 hours a day, seven days a week. She's with me more than my children, honestly."</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/80aa2678-88bf-44bb-975f-36fc9065456d/thumbnail/620x349/76fe1b434407d085b5a0088765312b38/5-bauman-image.jpg#" alt="5-bauman-image.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/80aa2678-88bf-44bb-975f-36fc9065456d/thumbnail/620x349/76fe1b434407d085b5a0088765312b38/5-bauman-image.jpg 1x, https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/80aa2678-88bf-44bb-975f-36fc9065456d/thumbnail/1240x698/79b92caad831487bbf9b69fc71cfe1b7/5-bauman-image.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Mulk, an NYPD narcotics dog, ingested fentanyl while on the job and was saved after her partner administered Narcan.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>The pair were working a drug bust earlier this month, <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-fentanyl-packaging-mill-bust/" target="_blank">when DEA and NYPD investigators followed Mulk's nose to more than 40 kilos of fentanyl hidden in apartments in the Bronx and Manhattan</a></span>.</p><p>"It wasn't until we got back to the precinct that I checked on her, offered her some water, and that's when I realized we were in trouble," Gill said.</p><h2>Narcan saved Mulk's life, her partner says</h2><p>The detective said Mulk's pupils were like pinpoints, she couldn't walk, and wasn't responding to her commands. So the detective made the snap decision to administer <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/johannas-vision-video-game-fentanyl-poisoning/" target="_blank">Narcan</a></span>.</p><p>Gill explained how Narcan was given to Mulk, saying, "You take her snout and I would hold her nose shut with one thumb, administer in this one. Then we switch, and I hold it shut on this side, and give her the Narcan on this side."</p><p>She said the life came back to Mulk's eyes within five minutes.</p><p>It's unclear how Mulk ingested the fentanyl during the takedown. Since it was powder, she could have inhaled it or ingested it through her paws.</p><p>"If I hadn't gotten out of the truck and gone to check on her, who knows what would have happened to her," Gill said.</p><p>Gill was able to save her partner's life by following her own animal instincts.</p>

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        <title>Nassau County &quot;taking the fight to the gangs&quot; with nearly 3 dozen arrests in 1 week, officials say</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:28:30 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A crackdown on gang violence in Nassau County is delivering results with nearly three dozen arrests in the last week, police said.</p><p>Police said they're planning another takedown in the coming weeks.</p><h2>35 arrested in weeklong sweep</h2><p>Nassau County Police said they've arrested 35 men and women in the last week, including 15 members of rival gangs.</p><p>"Keith Astrada, just over a week ago, stabbed somebody right in the chest," Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. "The next four young ladies were in a fight with another girl, gouged out her eye."</p><p>The weeklong sweep netted 10 illegal firearms, metal knuckles, drug scales and street drugs, police said.</p><p>County Executive Bruce Blakeman, <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bruce-blakeman-accepts-republican-nomination-for-new-york-governor/" target="_blank">running for governor on a law-and-order platform</a></span>, pointed to enforcement like this.</p><p>"We are taking the fight to the gangs," Blakeman said. "If you want to operate in Nassau County, we are going to come after you. We are going to come after you with every asset that we have."</p><p>"This is our gang. Our gang will win every single time," Ryder said.</p><p>Police said they're going after older gang members who are recruiting kids to carry out crimes.</p><p>They are warning parents to look out for the telltale signs of gang affiliation, including colors and tattoos.</p><h2>Eisenhower Park shooting was "a one-off," police say</h2><p>Police said the round-up was already underway  before <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/eisenhower-park-on-long-island-reopens-after-shooting/" target="_blank">last week's  gang-related shooting  in  Eisenhower Park</a></span>, Nassau's largest public park, where <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/eisenhower-park-east-meadow-long-island-shooting/" target="_blank">a 15-year-old was killed and two men injured</a></span>.</p><p>Police call that violence "a one-off."</p><p>"That'll never happen again. The county executive has authorized extra resources in the park," Ryder said. "You will see the horses going around. You'll see quads out there, plain clothes and a uniform presence in the park."</p>

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        <title>Rex Heuermann told his ex-wife he killed most of his victims in their home, documentary reveals</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted to his ex-wife Asa Ellerup that <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-long-island-serial-killer-case-guilty-plea/" target="_blank">he murdered seven of his eight victims in the basement of their Massapequa Park home</a></span>.</p><p>The disclosure was revealed in a Peacock documentary.</p><p>Heuermann <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-rex-heuermann-guilty-plea/" target="_blank">admitted in court earlier this month that he strangled all his victims to death</a></span>, but Ellerup heard his confession prior to his plea.</p><h2>"She is still living there"&nbsp;</h2><p>"He looked very nervous. Very, very nervous. And I said to him, 'So, Mr. Heuermann, I understand that you are confessing to me on these murders. Can you please tell me how many of these women did you kill?' He said eight," Ellerup said.</p><p>The excerpts were released from an upcoming Peacock documentary.</p><p>"Asa has now come to terms with that Rex is the Gilgo Beach serial killer, accepting the fact that he did plead guilty. He's responsible for murdering the eight women, and that seven of those murders took place in the residence," Ellerup's attorney Robert Macedonio said. "She is still living there. She has nowhere else to go."</p><p>"He said I wasn't home during all of them," Ellerup says in the documentary. "He said yes, they were killed in his room downstairs. All except one."</p><h2>"Now it's the house where he killed the girls"</h2><p>"That is sick. That changes everything, you know," Massapequa Park resident Etienne Devilliers said. "Now it's not the house where the serial killer lived. Now it's the house where he killed the girls."</p><p>Mary Ellen O'Toole, a former FBI profiler, says Ellerup is likely <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-heuermann-long-island-serial-killer-suspect-wife-asa-ellerup-48-hours/" target="_blank">asking herself some difficult questions</a></span>.</p><p>"How the heck did I let this person into my life? What did I miss? Was he thinking about killing me, or my children?" O'Toole said.</p><p>The Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI will be interviewing Heuermann as part of his plea agreement.</p><p>"They will have a strategy worked out, and they will cover his lifetime from the time he was a little boy 'til the time he was arrested, just to better understand what makes this individual tick," O'Toole said.</p><p>FBI experts will be patient, and thorough. O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.</p>

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                      <![CDATA[ <p>New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the backers of two prominent <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/prediction-markets-kalshi-polymarket-regulation/" target="_blank">prediction markets</a></span>, calling them illegal gambling.&nbsp;</p><p>James recently filed lawsuits against Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc. and Gemini, Titan LLC.&nbsp;</p><p>"Gambling by another name is still gambling, and it is not exempt from regulation under our state laws and constitution," James said. "Gemini and Coinbase's so-called prediction markets are just illegal gambling operations, exposing young people to addictive platforms that lack the necessary guardrails."</p><p>Prediction markets, James says, "allow users to bet money on the outcome of a wide range of future events, from sports games to elections to award shows." They therefore fit the definition of gambling in the Empire State, James said.&nbsp;</p><p>According to the lawsuit, Coinbase "offered bettors the ability to wager on whether the New York Knicks would win a basketball game by over 6.5 points or who would win the February 8, 2026, Super Bowl or college basketball games, such as the February 14, 2026, game between St. John's University and Providence College," and Gemini "offered bettors the ability to wager on whether the New York Mets would win a baseball game by more than 1.5 runs, or who would win the February 8, 2026, Super Bowl or college basketball games such the February 25, 2026, game between St. John's University and the University of Connecticut."</p><p>Neither Coinbase nor Gemini have a license from the New York State Gaming Commission, she said, and therefore aren't paying taxes like other casinos and gambling platforms do. She went on to claim that the platforms also allow betting on college games, in violation of the law.</p><p>The lawsuits seek forfeiture of the "illegal profits," restitution to consumers, and fines totaling three times their profits.</p><p>"Prediction markets are federally regulated national exchanges, registered with the CFTC. This issue is proceeding in New York federal court as we speak. Coinbase will continue to fight for the federal oversight of these markets that Congress intended," a Coinbase spokesperson said.</p><p>CBS News New York has reached out to Gemini for comment.</p><p>James previously <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-ag-letitia-james-sues-valve-loot-boxes-gambling/" target="_blank">sued video game giant Valve, alleging their "loot boxes" amounted to a gambling scheme</a></span>.&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks out about &quot;deeply disturbing, unacceptable&quot; Brooklyn arrest</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he spoke with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch after seeing the video of&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-violent-arrest-borerum-hill-brooklyn-liquor-store/" target="_blank">violent, wrongful arrest in Brooklyn</a></span>&nbsp;that prompted outrage.&nbsp;</p><p>The video shows&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-timothy-brown-arrest-boerum-hill-brooklyn/" target="_blank">Timothy Brown's arrest last week in Brooklyn</a></span>, in which the arresting officers <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-wrongful-arrest-new-video/" target="_blank">can be seen repeatedly punching him</a></span>, and shoving him to the ground. The NYPD said they mistakenly thought Brown was a drug dealer's associate,&nbsp;</p><p>Since then, the NYPD's Narcotics Unit has been placed under a 90 day review, and two detectives and a sergeant have been placed on modified duty.&nbsp;</p><p>"The entire op team that was part of that operation has been disbanded. That is, the captain, several additional members of the team having been reassigned as part of the accountability measures," Mamdani said.&nbsp;</p><p>Mamdani said Tuesday what happened in the video was "deeply disturbing and unacceptable," and showed "a number of practices that are troubling," pointing to the absence of body worn cameras on the part of the arresting officers.&nbsp;</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/15/d951a625-80ba-46af-95ad-45af1ca25894/thumbnail/620x349/64a104d23352c937cec96ee0f594c5ea/5-saeidi-image-2.jpg#" alt="5-saeidi-image-2.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/15/d951a625-80ba-46af-95ad-45af1ca25894/thumbnail/620x349/64a104d23352c937cec96ee0f594c5ea/5-saeidi-image-2.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/15/d951a625-80ba-46af-95ad-45af1ca25894/thumbnail/1240x698/e6017b1f5f576f1e962afa698c3bb42e/5-saeidi-image-2.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Two NYPD detectives are on modified duty as an internal investigation continues over an video showing them violently arrest a man in Brooklyn on April 14, 2026.&nbsp;</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>"I spoke with my police commissioner and decided the NYPD needed to take immediate and decisive steps to ensure accountability and to address the serious concerns that were raised," Mamdani said. "That includes a 90-day top to bottom review of the narcotics section, stronger oversight through audits, and a comprehensive review of training of equipment of operational practices. And that includes stricter oversight of body worn camera requirements during arrests."</p><p>Mamdani said "a number of constituents in the neighborhood" said "it wasn't simply this incident that troubled them, but that this incident was part of a larger number of concerns that had been shared around these operations."&nbsp;</p><p>Mamdani said he and Tisch "are very much aligned on the necessity of a broader review, as opposed to just an incident-based review."</p><p>"So we're talking about a 90-day review that is going to be comprehensive, that is focused on the narcotics unit, and that looks at these a variety of policies big and small that have been driving much of that work over these last few weeks and months," Mamdani said.&nbsp;</p><p>The mayor's remarks come a day after <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/violent-nypd-arrest-in-brooklyn-activists-meet-with-jessica-tisch/" target="_blank">community activists met with Tisch at 1 Police Plaza</a></span> to demand change and accountability. During that meeting, Tisch discussed many of the changes that Mamdani reiterated Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>Met Gala exhibit features mannequins based on real, diverse bodies</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:36:45 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>On a sultry summer day in Brooklyn last year, artist and couture designer Michaela Stark found herself in a studio surrounded by 175 cameras, for a photo shoot unlike any she'd done before.</p><p>Clad only in her signature corsetry that binds the flesh, Stark stood in the midst of a circle as the cameras captured all angles of her body, simultaneously &mdash; part of an intricate process known as photogrammetry. The goal: to scan her body and build a mannequin &mdash; three, actually &mdash; for display in one of the world's top museums, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And at the <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/met-gala-2026-costume-institute-spring-exhibition/" target="_blank">Met Gala</a></span>, no less.</p><p>"It was definitely a bit nerve-wracking," recalls Stark of the "intimate and vulnerable" experience. But, she quips, "something about being naked on a 40-degree (Celsius) day in a corset that isn't hiding anything kind of takes the awkwardness away from the situation, actually."</p><h2>Most mannequins are size 2</h2><p>The mannequins, and others based on real-life models like Stark, will be featured in<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/met-hints-at-2026-gala-theme-costume-art/" target="_blank"> "Costume Art,"</a></span> the upcoming spring exhibit at the museum's Costume Institute that's launched by the starry May 4 gala. It's part of an effort to add an element of body positivity to a show that examines the dressed body in art over the centuries, says curator Andrew Bolton.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/0f7cd09f-945a-4079-ba45-85ec36c633f4/thumbnail/620x413/ffe1b3558436fffda5ba94f56851d95a/ap26104584114703.jpg#" alt="Met Gala-Exhibit-Mannequins " height="413" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/0f7cd09f-945a-4079-ba45-85ec36c633f4/thumbnail/620x413/ffe1b3558436fffda5ba94f56851d95a/ap26104584114703.jpg 1x, https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/0f7cd09f-945a-4079-ba45-85ec36c633f4/thumbnail/1240x826/c6903b29ff94d73beca3ed41c29464da/ap26104584114703.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Mannequins at The Met's new exhibit are designed to look like real bodies.&nbsp;</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Bolton notes that the classic fashion mannequin is usually around a women's size 2. The idea of these new mannequins, which will accompany the more traditional ones, is to stress that in the history of art, certain body types have been ignored or excluded &mdash; the corpulent body, the disabled body or the aging body, for example. But they, too, are part of the story. (The show comprises about 400 items &mdash; half art objects, and half garments from the museum's collection, displayed in pairs.)</p><p>The aim was "to challenge a history of museum mannequin display that's very much characterized by thin, abled and standardized bodies," Bolton says. Rather than simply adapt existing mannequins, curators wanted to base the new mannequins "on a diverse range of real bodies with real, lived experiences."</p><p>So, along with Stark, Bolton recruited models like Sin&eacute;ad Burke, the Irish disability activist who was born with dwarfism; Aimee Mullins, the athlete, actor, model and activist who wears prosthetic lower legs; and Aariana Rose Philip, a musician and model who uses a wheelchair, among others. Nine real-life models were used to create 18 new mannequins. Seven additional mannequins represent shapes like the pregnant body and the thin male body but aren't based on real people.</p><h2>Mannequins will be displayed permanently</h2><p>And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned &mdash; as some are &mdash; to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10. When "Costume Art" ends in January 2027, they'll join the museum's permanent collection, for future use.</p><p>This element of permanence is exciting to Stark, who has created looks for Beyonc&eacute; and has her own, body-positive line of lingerie called Panty. Her three mannequins will be wearing her own designs, and will appear in the Reclaimed Body and Corpulent Body sections.</p><p>Stark has long used corsetry techniques in unconventional ways. While corsets have traditionally been used to mold the body to classic ideas of beauty, Stark uses the same techniques "to actually emphasize those parts of the body that we've been conditioned to hide. It's using the corsets to bring back power to the female form."</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/54b2336b-4da4-4e09-807e-c6df8de1c8d0/thumbnail/620x413/c9c97e5ee01661b992bc0e19dc271b1b/ap26104584130141.jpg#" alt="Met Gala-Exhibit-Mannequins " height="413" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/54b2336b-4da4-4e09-807e-c6df8de1c8d0/thumbnail/620x413/c9c97e5ee01661b992bc0e19dc271b1b/ap26104584130141.jpg 1x, https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/54b2336b-4da4-4e09-807e-c6df8de1c8d0/thumbnail/1240x826/69924947435d967309e558b81dca7266/ap26104584130141.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">An ensemble by designer Karoline Vitto, on a mannequin model of Charlie Reynolds, center, is displayed during preparations for the Met Gala.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>The designer feels her participation in the Met's exhibit could not come at a more crucial moment &mdash; a time when the industry's commitment to body positivity appears to be fading.</p><p>"It's a really interesting moment in time for the Met to be doing this show because obviously we've seen the complete rapid decline of the body positivity industry," she says. "Designers left, right, and center are just starting more and more to refuse to work with plus-size models." Her own experience is backed up by a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vogue.com/article/the-vogue-business-fall-winter-2026-size-inclusivity-report?_sp=c800c5d7-836f-4e99-9534-d490a6a48b48.1776450450798">recent Vogue Business Size Inclusivity Report,</a> which cited a decline in plus sizes on the runways of four major Fashion Week cities for the Fall/Winter 2026 season.</p><p>Burke concurs, calling that decline "shameful and embarrassing." </p><p>Her organization, Tilting the Lens, aims to place disabled people in positions of power and leadership across the industry &mdash; "whether they are creative directors and designers, whether they're CEOs, whether they are chief marketing officers," she says.</p><p>Burke, who will attend the Met Gala as a member of the host committee, modeled for two mannequins, both to be shown in the Disabled Body section &mdash; one in a Burberry trench coat made for her, and the other in a dress by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren.</p><p>"You stood in this cage of cameras," she said of the modeling experience. "It's deeply uncomfortable and really vulnerable in the sense that you are in your skin and in very little else ... your body is photographed, observed, recorded from every angle, angles which you yourself may not even be familiar with." </p><p>Nonetheless, she welcomes participation in the show, and especially the opportunity to consult with the museum on ways to present disabled people. That includes the language used. "There's so many ways in which we could have called the disabled body something else, using euphemisms that create a distance from being disabled," she said.</p><h2>"Make people feel seen"&nbsp;</h2><p>Burke is also involved in training the guides and volunteers at the museum, who can help to "make people feel seen, challenge people gently, and have a broader conversation about the connection between embodiment, fashion and art."</p><p>The scanning process for models like Stark and Burke, at a Brooklyn company called New York Capture, was just the beginning. Artist Frank Benson then used the scans to create a sort of digital clay, molded to better display the garments. Then, the digital information went to a company in Italy, Bonaveri, to create the actual mannequins.</p><p>And there's another unique aspect to all the mannequins &mdash; just over 200 &mdash; in "Costume Art": They've been fitted with a polished steel surface akin to a mirror, in which visitors can see themselves.</p><p>The idea, Bolton says, is that you're looking not only at the person the mannequin is meant to embody, but also yourself.</p><p>In addition, about a third of the mannequins are placed on pedestals, with the others at ground level. Burke's mannequin is one of those placed on a pedestal, and Bolton says that's intentional.</p><p>"Andrew, my entire life, I've been looked down on, both literally and metaphorically," he says the activist told him. She was, he said, very humbled at the idea that people would now &mdash; literally &mdash; look up to her.</p><p>The exhibit will include plenty of classical body shapes, of course, and Bolton stresses that the idea "is not to reject what came before."</p><p>"We're using it as an opportunity to add new voices and new silhouettes and new presences," he says. "The figures don't deny the past, but in a way, I suppose they complete the picture."</p>

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        <title>Massive fire in Ridgefield Park, N.J. burns through several homes, injures 2 firefighters</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A large four-alarm fire ripped through multiple homes in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, early Tuesday morning.</p><p>It started around 2:30 a.m. as flames engulfed three homes near Brinkerhoff Street. The blaze lasted for hours as crews tried to get it under control. Heavy smoke was seen pouring into the sky.&nbsp;</p><p>The New York City Office of Emergency Management is warning residents that they may see and smell the smoke from Manhattan.</p><p>Everyone inside was safely evacuated, but the three houses were heavily damaged. Pictures from Chopper 2 showed the buildings charred with debris scattered across the backyard.&nbsp;</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/656e65db-dea0-441c-baea-18dde6300b43/thumbnail/620x349/1f794e74b5311dab19d7a0247717fae5/ridgefield-park-fire-wcbshkd4-hi-res-still.jpg#" alt="ridgefield-park-fire-wcbshkd4-hi-res-still.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/656e65db-dea0-441c-baea-18dde6300b43/thumbnail/620x349/1f794e74b5311dab19d7a0247717fae5/ridgefield-park-fire-wcbshkd4-hi-res-still.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/21/656e65db-dea0-441c-baea-18dde6300b43/thumbnail/1240x698/0e307b5d67a94787f5c32320795141f1/ridgefield-park-fire-wcbshkd4-hi-res-still.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Chopper 2 aerials show the aftermath of a four-alarm fire in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Luis Rueda, one of the residents, said he doesn't know how the fire started.</p><p>"When I got on my bed, watching from the window, I saw the porch on the back completely on fire. I don't know how this started, but it started on the back," he said. "Now, my house, they're breaking all the windows. You see a lot of smoke coming out of all the windows of my house."</p><p>Two firefighters were taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation but are expected to be OK, according to the assistant fire chief.</p><p>Investigators are working to determine how the fire started.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Check back for updates on this breaking news story.&nbsp;</em></p>

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                      <![CDATA[ <p>The pop-up&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jon-bon-jovi-jbj-soul-kitchen-find-your-good-and-do-it/" target="_blank">JBJ Soul Kitchen</a></span>&nbsp;at the Ocean County Library in Toms River, N.J. will shut down at the end of the month.&nbsp;</p><p>The nonprofit community restaurant, <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bon-jovi-soul-kitchen/" target="_blank">a charitable effort created by rocker Jon Bon Jovi and his wife</a></span>, serves those in need. The temporary pop-up kitchen opened in February of last year in the Ocean County Library.&nbsp;  </p><p>Those who can't afford to pay for meals there can instead volunteer their time. Those who can afford to pay are encouraged to "pay it forward" for the next patron.&nbsp;</p><p>Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/jbj-soul-kitchen-jon-bon-jovi-toms-river/" target="_blank">previously said he wanted the pop-up gone</a></span>, however, because it was making his township a haven for homeless people. He didn't blame Bon Jovi or his wife, but claimed unhoused people were being brought there by nonprofits from across the area. Ocean County Commissioner Robert Arace disputed that, saying the county wasn't busing anyone to Toms River.</p><p>JBJ Soul Kitchen said the pop-up location served more than 15,870 meals since it opened, and welcomed more than 1,000 volunteers who put in nearly 4,000 of service. JBJ Soul Foundation said the pop-up resulted in 13 successful housing placements and nine people gaining jobs.&nbsp;</p><p>"During our time in the space, it quickly became clear there was a strong need for access to  healthy, nutritious meals, along with additional community resources," said assistant general manager Rob Wood. "Because of that, we worked to keep the operation running as long as  possible. We were grateful to continue our mission past the end of this year's Code Blue  season, and we thank everyone who came out to support us while we were able to serve."&nbsp;</p><p>"I want to thank the community of downtown Toms River for embracing our Soul Kitchen  model." said Dorothea Bongiovi, founder of JBJ Soul Kitchen. "The outpouring of  encouragement and support has been incredibly humbling. I am also grateful for the  opportunity to work with the so many dedicated non-profits. Your commitment and tenacity  coupled with compassion, are an inspiration. Together, we focused on building meaningful,  lasting solutions rather than temporary fixes. And if, at the end of the day, we were able to  treat our neighbors with a little more kindness, dignity, and respect, that in itself is powerful."&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/essentials/n95-like-masks-for-kids/">Additional JBJ Soul Kitchen locations</a> in Red Bank, Newark, Jersey City, and another in Toms River, will continue to operate as normal.&nbsp;</p>

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        <title>Family of 78-year-old gunned down in the Bronx calls on NYC officials to ratchet up investigation</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>The investigation into <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bronx-stray-bullet-shooting-edgar-spence-death/" target="_blank">the shooting death of Bronx grandfather Edgar Spence</a></span> is intensifying, with community advocates now offering a $5,000 reward in the case.</p><p>The 78-year-old victim's loved ones broke their silence Monday and called on the city to do more to find their beloved grandfather's killer.<br> </p><h2>"Somebody knows something"</h2><p>Family members gathered outside the Mitchell Houses in Mott Haven, just feet away from the bench Spence was sitting on when police say he was fatally struck by a stray bullet on Thursday night. They said not enough is being done to provide answers.</p><p>"Our father, our grandfather and our children's great-grandfather didn't deserve this," said Michael Reid, Spence's son.</p><p>Adding to the family's heartache, members say there is frustration over the lack of updates from detectives and silence from Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the loss of a man revered by locals as the neighborhood's "Pops."</p><p>"I would like that same energy as if a police officer was standing here or if they were talking about a police officer having been shot," Reid said.</p><p>"Somebody knows something, but somebody is not saying anything," community leader Rev. Kevin McCall said.</p><p>McCall then announced the reward for information in the case that leads to an arrest and conviction.</p><p>NYPD officials said the investigation is ongoing, while the mayor's office did not immediately respond to CBS News New York's request for comment.</p><h2>NYC homicides down more than 20%</h2><p>Despite <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/15-year-old-boy-shot-dead-st-albans-queens-nypd/" target="_blank">the recent wave of widely-publicized violence</a></span>, police say homicides are actually down citywide. The latest numbers show murders are down by more than 22% from this time last year.</p><p>Overall, the first quarter of 2026 saw a historic low in major crime across all five boroughs, the department said.</p><p>For this Mott Haven community, however, stats can't measure the weight of their grief.</p><p>"Edgar was something of a fixture and a monument to Mitchell [Houses]," one woman said.</p>

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        <title>NYC&#039;s first table games casino, Resorts World New York City, set to officially open in Queens next week</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>New York City's first legal table games casino will open next week in Queens.&nbsp;</p><p>Resorts World New York City says table games will begin on Tuesday, April 28, pending the New York Gaming Commission's final testing, which is taking place this week.&nbsp;</p><p>It's an historic first for New York City, and comes on the heels of&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://rwnewyork.com/about/rws-next-chapter/">Resorts World New York City at Aqueduct Racetrack</a>&nbsp;being selected as one of three downstate casino locations.&nbsp;</p><p>Resorts World will have more than 240 table games when it opens including blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette.&nbsp;</p><p>"New York City has never seen anything like what we're planning for April 28. Once the Gaming Commission's final testing is complete, live table games will be open and operating right here in Queens for the first time in the history of New York City," said Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East. "Resorts World now employees over 2,200 team members and have already doubled our workforce and expect thousands more team members as the integrated resort is developed over the next three years."</p><p>Rap legend Nas will be on hand for the official ribbon cutting and ceremonial throw of the first dice next Tuesday.&nbsp;</p><p>Advocates for the casinos, including Gov. Kathy Hochul, say they will bring in billions of dollars in tax revenue which will assist the MTA and education statewide, as well as generate tens of thousands of jobs.&nbsp;</p><p>The other casinos which will are still set to open are&nbsp;<span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/citi-field-casino-willets-point-queens-vote/" target="_blank">Steve Cohen's Metropolitan Park</a></span>&nbsp;in Queens and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/essentials/n95-like-masks-for-kids/">Bally's Bronx</a>. They are expected to open in 2030. &nbsp;</p>

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        <title>Vigil held in St. Albans, Queens park for slain 15-year-old Jaden Pierre</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:39:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A 15-year-old boy who was gunned down last week was honored by his Queens community on Monday night.<br> <br>Mourners gathered for a vigil at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans, <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/15-year-old-boy-shot-dead-st-albans-queens-nypd/" target="_blank">where Jaden Pierre was shot and killed on Thursday night</a></span>. <br> <br>Elected officials and local residents of all ages came out to pay their respects.</p><p>"We have failed you. Your son should be home," Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said to the teen's family.&nbsp;  <br> <br>"I was feeling sad for him that it happened to him and his family. That really shouldn't happen to anyone," one 11-year-old added.</p><h2>The latest on the investigation</h2><p>Police say Pierre was shot in the chest following a dispute on a basketball court inside the park. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, but later died.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/17/b1d11f9e-776a-4c3b-8972-a1c9a56980f3/thumbnail/620x349/71f257b6c4ccda24b4b71eba4d4cb1d4/albans.jpg#" alt="Suspect in teen shooting death " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/17/b1d11f9e-776a-4c3b-8972-a1c9a56980f3/thumbnail/620x349/71f257b6c4ccda24b4b71eba4d4cb1d4/albans.jpg 1x, https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/17/b1d11f9e-776a-4c3b-8972-a1c9a56980f3/thumbnail/1240x698/1a2f0888f1bcaf915a3f98faae5e8b29/albans.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Police are searching for a suspect following the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Queens on April 16, 2026.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation is definitely moving forward. On Friday, police <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/nypd-releases-image-of-person-wanted-in-connection-to-queens-teens-shooting-death/" target="_blank">released photos of someone wanted in connection with the shooting</a></span>, and New York Attorney General Letitia James said during the vigil on Monday that the NYPD knows who is responsible and where they are. She asking that person to turn themself in.</p><p>James also said the shooting may have been gang related.</p><p>"Gang life is not a good life. It's no life," she said.</p><h2>"Somebody could've stopped it"</h2><p>Pierre's killing was captured on cellphone video, but is too disturbing to show. Loved ones said they are concerned that no one acted.</p><p>"My son is 17. It could have been my child," parent Salma Bacchus said. "Somebody could've stopped it. Somebody could've stopped it."</p><p>Parents said they are now concerned for their own children's safety.</p><p>"It's very heartbreaking to our community. We have children of our own. They travel to go to school. This shouldn't have happened," Shantee Williams said.</p><p>Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. said Friday that Pierre's family had just moved into the neighborhood. He called the shooting a senseless and horrific tragedy.</p><p>"We have work to do as a community," he said. "We have to give these young people an outlet, otherwise they're going to be in the park with mayhem."</p><p>Richards Jr. stressed the importance of expanding youth programs for after-school and in the summer.&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at&nbsp;<strong>1-800-577-TIPS (8477)</strong>, or for Spanish,&nbsp;<strong>1-888-57-PISTA (74782</strong>). You can also submit a tip&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/essentials/n95-like-masks-for-kids/">via their website</a>&nbsp;or via DM on Twitter,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/nypdtips">@NYPDTips</a>. All calls are kept confidential.</p>

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        <title>Antisemitism investigation at Scarsdale High School after Israeli club flyers torn down and placed in urinal</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:34:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>School district leaders in Scarsdale, New York, are investigating what the superintendent called "unacceptable antisemitic conduct."</p><p>The situation has raised concerns in a community with many Jewish residents.</p><h2>Here's what happened &nbsp;</h2><p>The incident happened Friday at Scarsdale High School, one of New York state's highest-rated public schools. The district gave the Israeli Culture Club permission to put up flyers promoting a gathering to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of Israel.</p><p>Several of the flyers were torn down and some were placed in a urinal, officials said.</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/cb2827f6-7d34-40ee-87b1-fc01b381c763/thumbnail/620x349/44c926c83f2d56a2d082fb7671aa7c2c/5-aiello-image.jpg#" alt="5-aiello-image.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/cb2827f6-7d34-40ee-87b1-fc01b381c763/thumbnail/620x349/44c926c83f2d56a2d082fb7671aa7c2c/5-aiello-image.jpg 1x, https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/cb2827f6-7d34-40ee-87b1-fc01b381c763/thumbnail/1240x698/6c46a0d8014180c028b470afc3c4ea1d/5-aiello-image.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Officials are investigating an antisemitic incident at Scarsdale High School in Westchester County.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Scarsdale High Principal Kenneth Bonamo said such actions "are unacceptable [and] disturbing for the intolerance they represent."</p><p>The district said it is interviewing students and reviewing surveillance video to determine who tore down the flyers and put them in the urinal. Superintendent Drew Patrick said those actions were clear violations of the district code of conduct.</p><p>Joanne Wallenstein is publisher of the Scarsdale 10583 community web site.</p><p>"I was surprised and actually very, very sad, but I think this does not define us at all," Wallenstein said.</p><h2>"They are absorbing hate and then they are expressing it" &nbsp;</h2><p>There is strong support for Israel in this part of Westchester County. Many Jews say they are concerned antisemitic material reaches impressionable teenagers online and influences them.</p><p>"They are absorbing hate and then they are expressing it," resident Rachel Klein said.</p><p>"Listening is a big problem in the world right now. People don't listen, and mutual respect ... it seems like it's lost," area resident Deborah David said.</p><p>"We should just look to one another to figure out how to build bridges and how we can stop this in the future," Wallenstein added.</p><p>Patrick said the district will continue to work to foster respect, and promote civil discourse.</p><p>Three days after the flyers were torn down students held their celebration of the founding of Israel as scheduled, undeterred by the deliberate insult of something they hold dear.</p>

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        <title>Caring for special needs adults requires careful planning, experts say. Here are some ways to find help.</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p><span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/autism-rate-cdc-study-2025/" target="_blank">Autism prevalence in the United States has reached a record high</a></span>, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.&nbsp;</p><p>One in 31 children across the country have some form of autism, with New Jersey having one of the highest rates.&nbsp;</p><h2>"I don't wish these difficult decisions on anybody"</h2><p>Spencer Schiavo, 21, has profound autism and needs care 24/7. Under federal law, students with disabilities are entitled to special education services until they turn 21. What happens next is what many caregivers call "the transition cliff," moving from a structured school system to an adult service system.&nbsp;</p><p>"The hardest part of that transitional time was not knowing where to go, where to look," Spencer's stepmother Julia Schiavo said. "As we age as parents, the day will come when he is in the world without myself and my husband, who are the ones who look out for his best interest, and it's terrifying."&nbsp;</p><p>She's concerned about the future.&nbsp;</p><p>"He will outlive us by decades and has the survival skills of a 3-year-old," she said. "When he is 60 years old, he will need someone to hold his hand to cross the street ... I don't wish these difficult decisions on anybody."&nbsp;</p><h2>"A life that we could not have given her at home"</h2><p>Spencer Schiavo  was accepted into a day program at <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://ncfl.net">New Concepts for Living</a> in New Jersey, and now lives with a circle of support. While they miss having him at home, they say he's happy and thriving with his extended family in his new college-like home, and they're still able to spend time with him regularly.&nbsp;</p><p>"We provide housing through our group homes. We provide day programs. We provide therapeutic, services," New Concepts for Living CEO Steve Setteducati said.  </p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/bc64020e-04b2-4ec9-9e94-649f44e50af0/thumbnail/620x349/eaadb23d4d18a8f09ceeff0ae172ce94/bisram-coc-hfr-special-needs-adults-v4-hi-res-still-00-01-1811.jpg#" alt="bisram-coc-hfr-special-needs-adults-v4-hi-res-still-00-01-1811.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/bc64020e-04b2-4ec9-9e94-649f44e50af0/thumbnail/620x349/eaadb23d4d18a8f09ceeff0ae172ce94/bisram-coc-hfr-special-needs-adults-v4-hi-res-still-00-01-1811.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/bc64020e-04b2-4ec9-9e94-649f44e50af0/thumbnail/1240x698/9d7ad3405bb7eb3869149f3276472167/bisram-coc-hfr-special-needs-adults-v4-hi-res-still-00-01-1811.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption"></span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>The money comes from state and federal funds, at no cost to families. The facilities, Setteducati said, fulfill the obligation for affordable housing in communities across the state.&nbsp;</p><p>"If something happens, it's reported and it's taken care of, and it's addressed in the appropriate manner. We have cameras throughout the organization," Setteducati said.&nbsp;</p><p>Special needs planning and education attorney Adrienne Arkontaky helps parents navigate the often challenging process to get their special needs child into adult services. Her daughter Jordan, 34, has profound intellectual disabilities and is medically fragile. Jordan has been living in a specialized group home in New York for over a decade.&nbsp;</p><p>"It is hard living without her home, but I also know that she has this incredible life," Arkontaky said. "A life that we could not have given her at home."&nbsp;</p><p>Arkontaky says she went to law school after Jordan was born to help families like hers. <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arkontakylawgroup.com">Her firm, which is based in Westchester County, is dedicated to helping caregivers</a> with everything from navigating the system to finding adult housing and placement for their children.&nbsp;</p><p>"People do not understand there are benefits available - regardless of your resource level," Arkontaky said.&nbsp;  </p><h2>"A dark cloud that follows you every single day"</h2><p>Health data shows that there 4,000-7,000 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in structural residential settings in New Jersey. There are over 130,000 in New York. Still, waitlists to get into homes and day programs in both states keep growing because of rising autism rates and not enough facilities, experts say.&nbsp;</p><p>"I think there needs to be more funding filtered toward these programs," Arkontaky said.&nbsp;</p><p>She says planning early helps.&nbsp;</p><p>"We make sure this letter of intent, roadmap is available, so if my husband and I are not available to take care of Jordan, people involved in her life at the center, or my daughter, have memorialization," Arkontaky said.&nbsp;  </p><p>"If you wait until the point where you can no longer take care of them, your child may end up in a place that's not appropriate or, God forbid, not safe," Julie Schiavo said.&nbsp;</p><p>The Schiavos are still waking up every day with an aching heart.&nbsp;</p><p>"These choices, having to plan for your child's future like you're planning for the future of a 4-year old in the world without you, it's a dark cloud that follows you every single day," Julie Schiavo said.&nbsp;</p><p>But support and resources help make every day a little brighter.&nbsp;</p><p>Additional links and resources:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/">New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/essentials/n95-like-masks-for-kids/">New York's Office for People With Developmental Disabilities</a></li></ul>

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        <title>Freeze warning in parts of N.Y., N.J. and Conn. puts plants, crops in jeopardy</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>Much of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under <a target="_blank" href="/newyork/weather/forecast-and-videos/">a freeze warning Monday night</a>, and that means crops and plants are in danger of dying.&nbsp;</p><p>Plants of all colors, shapes and sizes fill the glass greenhouse at Secor Farms in Mahwah, New Jersey. They have been placed in there for safe keeping.&nbsp;</p><h2>"Cold is a major concern"</h2><p>Owner Daniel Secor said he'll put them back outside when temperatures are back above freezing, and he's urging his customers to do the same. Many of his customers took last week's warmth as a sign to start stocking up, but may not have heeded the warning.&nbsp;</p><p>Secor says people should bring what they can inside tonight, and cover what you planted.&nbsp;</p><p>"Don't use plastic," Secor said. "You'd want to use a towel, or thicker blanket, has more insulating factor," Secor said.&nbsp;</p><p>At Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, it's still too cool for bees to be pollinating the apple orchard, which is in full bloom, as is the peach orchard.&nbsp;</p><p>"You're susceptible to so many things this time of year, and cold is a major concern," Demarest Farms partner Jason DeGise said.</p><h2>One degree makes all the difference</h2><p>DeGise says just one degree can make the difference between a crop and no crop.&nbsp;</p><p>"Ten percent loss at 28 degrees, and if it goes down to 27 degrees - and we're only talking about holding these temperatures for an hour - you're going to have a 90% wipeout of your crop," he said.&nbsp;</p><p>DeGise believes the temperature will stay above 28 tonight, but he'll be keeping close watch.&nbsp; If necessary, he'll turn on drip irrigation to warm up the soil.</p><p>Other New Jersey farmers might be <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/news/press/2026/press260417.shtml">burning smudge pots in their orchards</a>, turning on windmills, or running sprinklers.&nbsp;</p><p>New Jersey strawberries are also highly vulnerable to tonight's freeze.&nbsp; DeGise said berry farmers likely covered the plants with hay to insulate them.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/frost-protection-for-orchards-and-perennial-fruit-crops/">For more tips on protecting plants in the cold, click here</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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        <title>New Jersey police chase down stolen Lamborghini after tracking hidden Apple AirTag, owner says</title>
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                      <![CDATA[ <p>A stolen Lamborghini worth around $300,000 was recovered in New Jersey after its owner said police tracked an Apple AirTag hidden inside.&nbsp;</p><p>Surveillance video shows suspects breaking a window at the MoeModz custom auto body shop in Elmwood Park at around 3:30 a.m. Monday and driving away with the 2021 Lamborghini Urus seconds later.&nbsp;</p><p>"It makes me feel violated in every way possible," said Moe, who owns the sports car and MoeModz.</p><p>The owner told CBS News New York the thieves were unaware of an AirTag tracker he hid somewhere inside the Lamborghini. He said police used it to track down the vehicle after he reported it stolen.</p><h2>Police chase stolen Lamborghini</h2><p>According to the Paramus Police Department, an officer started the pursuit on Route 17 after spotting the dark purple Lamborghini with California registration going at a high rate of speed and the driver would not pull over.</p><p>"They tracked the vehicle through several towns. A chase ensued ," Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>The driver exited the Garden State Parkway in Hillside, where the vehicle stopped and multiple people got out and fled on foot, police said.</p><p>"One out of the two suspects was arrested and brought into custody," Foligno said.&nbsp;</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/16fbdc54-8e47-488f-9afd-67da1e1e840a/thumbnail/620x349/808353035ea7db3e59466f6e37ad8493/caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still.jpg#" alt="caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/16fbdc54-8e47-488f-9afd-67da1e1e840a/thumbnail/620x349/808353035ea7db3e59466f6e37ad8493/caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still.jpg 1x, https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/16fbdc54-8e47-488f-9afd-67da1e1e840a/thumbnail/1240x698/8db5919ac45e2a3003416f621bb529cc/caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">Surveillance video shows   Lamborghini thieves breaking into MoeModz auto shop in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, on April 20, 2026.&nbsp;</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>Munir Muhammad, 21, of Newark, was charged with receiving stolen property and resisting arrest, Paramus Police said.&nbsp;</p><p>Neighbors said there were cops from all over North Jersey helping with the pre-dawn search. <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/lamborghini-stolen-from-new-jersey-body-shop/" target="_blank">Video from Chopper 2</a></span> showed officers surrounding the vehicle in a street. &nbsp;</p><p>"It was kind of crazy. We've never seen that many cops out here like that," said Fuquan Daniels, of Hillside.&nbsp;</p><h2>Thieves caused $15,000 damage, owner says &nbsp;</h2><p>The thieves drove the stolen Lamborghini for miles with a blown front tire before they stopped. The owner said his car suffered at least $15,000 damage.&nbsp;</p><figure class="embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-feed_phone_image" data-ads='{"extraWordCount":50}'><span class="img embed__content"><img src="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/bcd37770-31be-4d40-939c-8089c35869c6/thumbnail/620x349/3c1851c1b99fecc293feadc4ce548219/caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still-00-00-2412.jpg#" alt="caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still-00-00-2412.jpg " height="349" width="620" class=" lazyload" srcset="https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/bcd37770-31be-4d40-939c-8089c35869c6/thumbnail/620x349/3c1851c1b99fecc293feadc4ce548219/caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still-00-00-2412.jpg 1x, https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/20/bcd37770-31be-4d40-939c-8089c35869c6/thumbnail/1240x698/d64ca33bdd7bdddfe5fcb84800d8fcc0/caloway-5p-pkg-nj-stole-wcbshk0u-hi-res-still-00-00-2412.jpg 2x" loading="lazy"></span><figcaption class="embed__caption-container"><span class="embed__caption">The 2021 Lamborghini Urus.</span><span class="embed__credit">
            
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                          </span></figcaption></figure><p>"I am very grateful to the police because, you know what, I took a little loss. But it's a win overall having the car back in possession," he said.&nbsp;</p><p>He said it was the second time someone tried to steal from his auto shop. He now plans to tear out the front window and replace it with bricks to prevent it from happening again.</p>

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