Rally Calls For Probe Into Fatal Police Shooting Of Unarmed Man In Brooklyn
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said it appears Officer Peter Liang shot 28-year-old Akai Gurley by accident as he and his girlfriend entered a pitch black stairwell.
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Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said it appears Officer Peter Liang shot 28-year-old Akai Gurley by accident as he and his girlfriend entered a pitch black stairwell.
An unarmed and unsuspecting man was shot in the chest and killed by a rookie police officer in the inside the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing complex late Thursday, and police officials have said it appeared to be accidental.
New York City is reshaping its $500 million workforce development program to help residents get better-paying jobs.
President Barack Obama told the American people Thursday night that the time to change the nation's immigration system is now, and he's taking action to make that happen.
The mayor says improving conditions on New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex will require deep-seated cultural change.
Seventy-one percent of black voters said they approve of the mayor, but only 34 percent of whites gave him a thumbs-up.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the NYPD has stepped up patrols at synagogues and other key locations around the city.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that the city is investing $140 million in the interest of expanding manufacturing, and creating 3,000 jobs, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Pay phones on New York City streets would be done away with, under a plan that would replace them with stand-alone devices offering free Wi-Fi and nationwide phone calls as well as mobile phone charging capability.
Billionaire Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, have agreed to provide over $100 million to build a 2.7-acre park on a West 14th Street pier through a family foundation.
From halfway around the world on Friday, President Barack Obama upped the ante in the fight for immigration reform.
"Rude." "Disrespectful." "Insulting." Those were words used by various voters to describe Mayor Bill de Blasio's tardiness at a memorial ceremony for Flight 587.
Two window washers, who became trapped on scaffolding near the 68th floor of One World Trade Center, have been rescued.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that his administration has met its goal of enrolling more than 53,000 children in full-day prekindergarten classes.
A new bill to be introduced Thursday in the City Council has angered many in the NYPD. It calls for officers to get consent before they conduct some searches.
Relatives of the 260 people who died on American Airlines Flight 587 have commemorated the jetliner's crash in with a solemn ceremony in the Rockaways.
Declaring "New York City is Ebola free," Mayor Bill de Blasio hugged Dr. Craig Spencer after he walked out of Bellevue Hospital Tuesday as medical team members cheered and applauded.
The parade, which honors the bicentennial of the national anthem, stepped off at 11:25 a.m. and headed from Madison Square Park to 52nd Street.
Police Commissioner William Bratton announced Monday that officers will now be allowed to issue simple summonses for certain low-level marijuana offenses, rather than making arrests.
U.S. attorney Loretta Lynch has emerged as the leading choice to be the next attorney general, but President Barack Obama does not plan to make a nomination until after a trip to Asia next week.
Teachers at two of New York City's most troubled high schools will have to reapply for their jobs if they want to keep them.
Crews were out Friday putting up new signs to replace those showing higher speed limits.
The new default speed limit, which goes into effect Friday, will apply to all streets where no other limit is posted.
New York City is getting at least $1.6 billion in federal money to help public hospitals install floodwalls, flood proof elevators and otherwise become more storm-resilient.
A crushing Election Day defeat has sent Bill de Blasio on the warpath.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River on Friday.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
Questions are mounting about the death of a man whose body was found in the chimney of a New York City public school.
One teenage girl was killed and a second was injured after they were struck by a large truck in the East Village on Friday night, police say.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River on Friday.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
Police body camera video shows the moments a woman and two police officers remove a python that was wedged in the grill of her vehicle in Franklin Township on Monday.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
The shooting happened around 7:20 a.m. Friday at the convenience store at the corner of Route 37 and Garfield Avenue, prosecutors said.
CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Long Island Run/Walk at Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 19, 2026.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Racing returned to Belmont Park Friday afternoon, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations. The redevelopment cost $450 million. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
The Mets kept the Phillies from gaining ground in the National League wild-card race with a 6-3 victory Friday night.
Julian Hall scored early in the second half for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Friday night.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't sure whether Aaron Judge will be able to return for the postseason.
New York Mets first baseman Jared Young will miss the rest of the season because of a concussion.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
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.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
President Trump followed through on his vow to bar reporters of certain media organizations from the White House. As journalists shared their First Amendment concerns on social media, the president turned his online attention to Greenland and artificial intelligence. Gwen Baumgardner reports.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River, New Jersey, on Friday morning.
New video shows the heartbreaking moments right before a truck crashed into a Citi Bike in the East Village on Friday, killing one teenager and injuring another. CBS News New York's Rob Flaks reports.
Do you have to have your head examined to run for public office? Some New Yorkers think that's true. They're weighing in on Your Point.
New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer and Brooklyn Sen. Andrew Gounardes join CBS News New York's "The Point with Marcia Kramer" to discuss concerns about artificial intelligence.
