NYU student randomly attacked by repeat offender, police sources say
An NYU student was attacked while walking to class in Manhattan, and police say the man in custody is a repeat offender.
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An NYU student was attacked while walking to class in Manhattan, and police say the man in custody is a repeat offender.
Police confirmed Wednesday the victim was in fact set on fire and they released new surveillance images of a man wanted for questioning.
The student was attacked while walking to class, and we've learned the man in custody is a repeat offender. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the story.
Virginia Alvarez, a BronxCare Hospital nurse, was on her way to work when she was attacked by a man who is linked to two other violent assaults the same day.
Virginia Alvarez, a BronxCare Hospital nurse, has a long road to recovery. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
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A teenage girl has been taken into custody in the brutal beating of an 11-year-old in the Bronx last week. The girl's puppy was intentionally kicked during the attack.
A teenager has been taken into custody in the brutal beating an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx last week. The victim's puppy was intentionally kicked during the attack. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
A Bronx mother is calling for justice after a group of teens brutally beat her daughter and kicked her puppy. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
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Police say the officers were escorting a disorderly man off the F train when they were attacked.
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Five young suspects are in custody, and police are searching for six others. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
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The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup schedule has been released, including the slate of matches coming to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The iconic Wythe Diner will be physically moved Saturday from its location in Williamsburg to Steiner Studios in Brooklyn's Navy Yard.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
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An apartment building fire in Jersey City, New Jersey, displaced about 30 people Friday, sending them out into frigid temperatures.
A judge ruled Menendez, the former U.S. Senator, is no longer eligible for public employment after a bribery conviction.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued executive orders Thursday designed to protect Israel and appeal to the Jewish community.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.
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A blood drive was held in Harlem on Wednesday as the New York Blood Center reports a dip in its blood supply.
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been sentenced to three more months in prison for violating his supervised release terms in a New York gang case.
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