Rabbi assaulted in apparently random attack in Bergenfield, N.J., police say
A neighbor broke up the fight by tackling the attacker. Police took the 40-year-old suspect into custody.
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A neighbor broke up the fight by tackling the attacker. Police took the 40-year-old suspect into custody.
Investigators said the rabbi was wearing a yarmulke when he was attacked, but they said the motive is not yet clear. CBS News New York's Tim Caloway reports.
A victim in the fatal Taconic State Parkway crash has been identified as Robert Violante, a high school football coach in New Jersey.
It took Peter Mathews 56 years and 87 days to return a small book he found on a hill during the Vietnam War.
Authorities executed a search warrant at the home of 50-year-old Romy Sanchez on Friday as part of an internet child pornography investigation.
The officer was taken to Holy Name Medical Center with bruising to his face and upper body.
Even though a blizzard warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. in the northwest part of the state, a couple of police officers found themselves engaged in a battle of sorts with Bergen County's most hardened pre-teens.
A New Jersey boy who has cancer is getting a lot of backup from police.
Bergenfield police confirm there have been several bear sightings in recent days just blocks from a busy business district.
A New Jersey homeowner was unnerved after a close encounter with a bear this past weekend.
Police responded to the Bergenfield home around 10:20 a.m. Saturday after the couple's 11-year-old son told a neighbor that his parents were not breathing.
The deaths of two people found inside a New Jersey home appear to be a murder-suicide, prosecutors said, but it's not clear what sparked the incident.
A doctor from Dumont, New Jersey faced new charges of criminal sexual contact with women Wednesday night.
A crossing guard is hospitalized in very critical condition after she was struck by a car while on duty in New Jersey.
Officials arrested the man after the Division of Child Protection and Permanency discovered he was allegedly engaging in sexual activity with the unidentified 13-year-old.
Authorities say the suspect led police on a chase through Englewood Cliffs, Bergenfield, Tenafly, Dumont before crashing on Route 4 in Paramus.
Investigators say anonymous call reporting that two people were being held hostage in a northern New Jersey dry cleaning business and had bombs strapped to them turned out to be a hoax.
Police in Bergenfield, New Jersey on Friday were trying to find the driver who struck and seriously injured a man in a hit-and-run a night earlier.
A man suspected of punching another man on a New York City street has admitted that he climbed onto the roof of a New Jersey Turnpike toll plaza to flee from police.
According to officials, the man followed a 13-year-old girl in his Sport Utility Vehicle near Palisade Avenue and South Taylor Street in Bergenfield, New Jersey on Tuesday night.
Police in Bergenfield, N.J., Sunday night were investigating a broad daylight shooting that left two people wounded.
A deadly extra-alarm fire led to an explosive discovery Sunday in Bergenfield, N.J.
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Though the former Democratic governor doesn't even live in New Jersey anymore, Gov. Chris Christie keeps bringing up the name of the opponent he unseated in 2009.
On Wednesday afternoon, a strange man allegedly offered a ride to four children on Tappan Road, near the Rockland County border. Fortunately, they did not go with him.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget.
Advocate groups for 9/11 victims say federal staffing cuts and a hiring freeze are making it more difficult for first responders to get help from Zadroga Act programs.
A New Jersey family has been reunited with their beloved dog that was lost when their car was stolen.
Carlos Beltrán was a nine-time All-Star during his 20-year MLB career. Andruw Jones was a five-time All-Star and won 10 Gold Gloves.
NYPD body cam video shows officers chase down and arrest a robbery suspect in Queens last week.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget.
NYPD body cam video shows officers chase down and arrest a robbery suspect in Queens last week.
Police are looking for the suspect who allegedly punched an MTA conductor on a Queens subway platform.
Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of luxury real estate brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon on sex trafficking charges.
The New York Giants officially introduced their new head coach John Harbaugh Tuesday.
Dangerously cold weather is gripping the Tri-State with little relief as the frigid temperatures continue into the weekend.
Many dangers lurk when the temperature plummets, including hypothermia, frostbite and even a heart attack.
The weekend of snow in the New York City area finally wrapped up overnight, but don't let it fool you. Temperatures are about to plummet.
Snow fell in New York City and across the Tri-State Area on Sunday morning and evening, leaving a good amount to measure in its wake.
David Grullon Jr. killed a 34-year-old Connecticut man after he fired a gun and the bullet went through the wall.
A New Jersey family has been reunited with their beloved dog that was lost when their car was stolen.
The New York Giants officially introduced their new head coach John Harbaugh Tuesday.
Dangerously cold weather is gripping the Tri-State with little relief as the frigid temperatures continue into the weekend.
Mikie Sherrill was inaugurated on Tuesday morning in Newark, becoming the first Democratic woman to hold New Jersey's highest office.
Many dangers lurk when the temperature plummets, including hypothermia, frostbite and even a heart attack.
Dangerously cold weather is gripping the Tri-State with little relief as the frigid temperatures continue into the weekend.
The weekend of snow in the New York City area finally wrapped up overnight, but don't let it fool you. Temperatures are about to plummet.
Snow fell in New York City and across the Tri-State Area on Sunday morning and evening, leaving a good amount to measure in its wake.
A Long Island nurse was seen on a nanny camera hitting a non-verbal child that he was caring for, leaving bruises on the boy's body.
The first of this weekend's two rounds of snow blanketed the Tri-State Area on Saturday.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget.
Advocate groups for 9/11 victims say federal staffing cuts and a hiring freeze are making it more difficult for first responders to get help from Zadroga Act programs.
President Trump spoke in the White House briefing room for nearly two hours on Tuesday, marking the first year of his second term as he prepares for a high-pressure trip to Europe.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders joined striking New York City nurses on the picket line Tuesday.
Mikie Sherrill was inaugurated on Tuesday morning in Newark, becoming the first Democratic woman to hold New Jersey's highest office.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders joined striking New York City nurses on the picket line Tuesday.
New York City's largest nurses strike is now in Week 2 and it appears negotiations toward a deal remain at a standstill.
Negotiators for major New York City hospitals and the state nurses union returned to the bargaining table as the city's largest nurses strike enters a fifth day.
Nurses continue to hold the picket line as the largest nurses' strike in New York City history is on its third day with no end in sight.
Nurses say health care benefits and workplace safety are their main reasons for striking, and are refusing to go back to work until their demands are met.
Kianna Underwood, a former Nickelodeon child actress, was identified as the woman killed in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn.
John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees, was found dead in his home in Massachusetts.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Carlos Beltrán was a nine-time All-Star during his 20-year MLB career. Andruw Jones was a five-time All-Star and won 10 Gold Gloves.
The New Jersey Devils defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 in an overtime game on Monday night.
The New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Monday night in Canada.
The New York Giants officially introduced their new head coach John Harbaugh Tuesday.
Alex Killorn broke a second-period tie, rugged newcomer Jeffrey Viel scored his first goal of the season and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night.
Puppet shows, peaceful protests and acts of service helped families reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy through a child's perspective.
Nearly 100 tenants from three different buildings managed by A&E Real Estate on the Upper West Side rallied on Monday.
A group in Queens has banded together to revive landlines and give their children a simpler way to socialize.
A city-approved plan to rezone a stretch of Atlantic Avenue is expected to bring thousands of new apartments to Brooklyn, but tenant advocates say the deal falls short for lower-income residents and could accelerate displacement.
A three-year pilot run by the Brooklyn Justice Initiative and the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice aims to improve court compliance and reduce recidivism by meeting participants where they live.
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.
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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.
Stew Leonard's is celebrating 100 years of service and 10 years in Farmingdale.
The highly acclaimed musical "Mexodus" is making an off-Broadway return this spring.
There are growing calls for Columbia University to end a policy that closed the gates of its campus. Residents tell CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley it's more than just an inconvenience.
He's known as "the license plate guy," and he may have the most impressive Big Blue collection you'll ever see. Allen Devlin sat down with him on Tuesday to talk about the new head coach.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget designed to improve affordability and manage dramatic cuts in federal aid without raising taxes. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the details.
