NYPD: Man with knife shot by police in Astoria, Queens
Police say a 61-year-old man with a history of mental illness was shot after he refused to drop a 14-inch knife early Monday. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
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Police say a 61-year-old man with a history of mental illness was shot after he refused to drop a 14-inch knife early Monday. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The New York City Police Department says officers fatally shot a man who had a large knife early Monday in Astoria, Queens.
As CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports, investigators remain on the scene at 34th Street and have the entire block shut down between 30th and 31st avenues.
The NYPD says officers shot a man armed with a knife Monday in Astoria, Queens.
A Queens driver was taken into custody after police say she lost control of her vehicle outside of an elementary school, hitting three people, including two children. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports the driver was not licensed.
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Police say it happened at the intersection of 35th Avenue and 13th Street in Astoria, and the driver and front passenger ran from the accident but the garbage truck driver stayed at the scene.
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Police are investigating whether snowplow practices were properly followed after a crash killed a 50-year-old man on the Long Island Expressway.
The Green Acres Mall on Long Island was flooded by teenagers on Thursday after social media posts called for a so-called "takeover."
Heavy rain will impact most of the New York and New Jersey area on Friday morning, with communities farther north seeing snow.
An air quality alert is in effect Wednesday for the second day for New York City and parts of the northern suburbs.
Accumulating snow will return to the New York City area Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Tensions are high in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where some families say the school board is ignoring their concerns about increased ICE activity in the community.
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