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A Queens teenager was high on marijuana and speeding when he slammed into a tree, splitting his new car in two and killing four of his friends, a defense attorney conceded Thursday, but he insisted pot was not the reason for the crash.
Cierra English, 15, was reported missing by her family on March 23 after she left home the day before and never returned, police said.
William Wahl, of Levittown, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, second-degree assault, and fourth-degree criminal mischief.
According to Chief Roy Gross of the Suffolk County SPCA, Harry Tommy Patrick, of Central Islip, was arrested and charged with eight counts of animal cruelty.
A Long Island man was arrested Wednesday, on charges of running off from the scene of an accident that left a woman seriously injured last fall.
The statue, "The Virgin Mother,'' by British artist Damien Hirst has an exposed fetus, skull and tissue. It stands on a conservation easement of the historic Old Westbury estate of real estate mogul Aby Rosen.
A Long Island town has approved a $20,000 settlement with the family of a girl who was injured by a petting zoo rooster.
Gary Rogers with the Nassau SPCA said in the case of Miss Harper - the pit bull mix that had her leg and ears cut off - those charged were convicted of abusing another dog before that incident.
Two people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide inside a commercial building Tuesday afternoon.
Kyle Howell, 20, of Westbury, claims two Nassau County cops viciously beat him during a routine traffic stop, breaking his nose and fracturing his face. Police said he tried to swallow a bag of marijuana.
Global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous, according to a new federal scientific report. And those shining seas? Rising and costly, the report says.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. Tuesday on Hillwood Drive in Huntington Station.
A Long Island park has been closed after about 1,100 tractor-trailer truckloads of contaminated debris were dumped there, District Attorney Tom Spota said Tuesday.
Two men were shot and killed outside of a house on Belmont Parkway in Hempstead around 1 p.m. Monday.
Two people were shot and killed Monday afternoon in a residential neighborhood in Hempstead, police said.
As the cost of living rises and some investments turn shaky, the financial outlook is forcing some New Yorkers to come out of retirement.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
A Queens man who was shot by police officers responding to a mental health call last month is now facing charges for allegedly advancing toward the officers with a knife.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
A Palestinian woman who had been living and working in Paterson, New Jersey, suffered a seizure while in ICE custody in Texas, her legal team says.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
Video from a New Jersey police department's drone helped officers rescue a missing child in dense woods amid severely cold weather.
A New Jersey jury found Paul Caneiro guilty of murdering his brother and his brother's family before setting their house on fire.
Several websites allegedly falsely claiming to be local florists are getting hundreds of complaints from across the country, according to the Better Business Bureau.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
Hicksville is New York's first school district to ban e-bikes after alarming statistics revealed at least 12 people, mostly young Long Islanders, died on them in the past three years.
It has been a brutal viral season, but as RSV cases surged in New York, Northwell Health doctors say infant hospitalizations remained down, thanks to a fairly new vaccine.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman accepted the Republican Party's nomination for New York governor on Wednesday at the GOP convention in Garden City.
An arrest has been made in the 2021 acid attack on Long Island college student Nafiah Ikram. Prosecutors said Terell Campbell had numerous incriminating and shocking web searches and rapped about burning someone with acid.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Kathryn Ruemmler served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.
Nineteen people died in New York City during a recent snap of brutally cold weather that lasted more than three weeks, according to officials.
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection said there was a "significant reduction in water usage" throughout the Big Apple during his show. That changed as soon as his performance ended.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
The short-handed Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-110 on Wednesday night.
Jose Alvarado scored a season-high 26 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 points as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 138-89 Wednesday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
Nic Claxton scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Nets to a 123-113 win over the Bulls on Monday night.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
The FBI is now offering a $100,000 reward for anyone with information leading to Nancy Guthrie or an arrest in the case, and the sheriff says he has DNA in the case, but he doesn't know whose it is. Andres Gutierrez reports.
A child fell through an icy pond at a Queens park Friday afternoon. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
The American workforce bustles with an estimated 38 million people ages 55 and older, according to AARP. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
A pierogi plush pillow is stealing the spotlight at the Winter Olympics. It's Poland's unofficial mascot, and the only place to find them in the U.S. is a pierogi shop in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian spoke with one of the owners.
In Red Bank, New Jersey, winter means the return of a tradition that's been part of the community for generations. In this Snapshot New York, Steve Overmyer shows us why they've been waiting years for the ice to return.
