Families, safety groups demanding action after spate of hit-and-runs in NYC
In one week, there have been at least five hit and runs citywide, including three within a 24-hour span.
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In one week, there have been at least five hit and runs citywide, including three within a 24-hour span.
In one week, there have been at least five hit and runs citywide, including three within a 24-hour span. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Police said the vehicle involved was found, but the driver was nowhere to be seen.
It was one of at least six hit-and-runs in seven days in New York City, CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Queens on Saturday. This is the fourth hit-and-run in the city just this week. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3G7Q5TA
The relay boxes have been a target of theft repeatedly over the course of months.
Mail theft is on the rise nationwide and the problem is hitting close to home. Since we first began reporting on widespread incidents in our area, a new development in Astoria has mail theft victims scratching their hands. CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3SLIMby
They're calling attention to the lives that have been lost in Gaza and the ongoing plight of Palestinian people.
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Russo, 61, was stabbed to death while on the job near her station's headquarters on Sept. 29, 2022.
Russo, 61, was stabbed to death while on the job near her station's headquarters on Sept. 29, 2022. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
CBS New York first brought you exclusive video this summer showing multiple thefts on 23rd Avenue at 21st Street.
CBS New York first brought you exclusive video this summer showing multiple thefts on 23rd Avenue at 21st Street, and similar crimes have happened since. CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports.
A driver is seen getting out of his vehicle and hitting a UPS driver in the head with a blunt object.
Police did not immediately say if the man was targeted or if it was a random shooting.
Police are searching for the gunman behind the shooting just after 8 p.m. Thursday.
Police are investigating the incident. No arrests have been made. CBS New York's Maurice Dubois reports.
Congresswoman Grace Meng, the NYPD and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are offering mail theft prevention tips.
Residents say someone was barbecuing on their balcony and they believe that's what caused the fire.
Two people, including a firefighter, were hurt in a fire at an Astoria apartment building Saturday, and as CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports, some families who live there lost everything. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3OmO89u
The FDNY says a firefighter and a civilian were seriously injured in a fire in Queens on Saturday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3OmO89u
Neighbors say they're missing utility bills, government checks and even life-saving medication.
More and more postal relay boxes across New York City are becoming the target of thieves. CBS New York's Elle McLogan takes us to Astoria, where mail is repeatedly stolen from the same street corner.
A gunman went to a crowded restaurant in Queens and shot an employee, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
The restaurant was full of customers at the time of the shooting.
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