NYPD: Man climbs Williamsburg Bridge cables, snarls morning commute
Police shut down traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours Friday morning after they say a man climbed onto its cables.
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Police shut down traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours Friday morning after they say a man climbed onto its cables.
Police tell us the truck driver, a 54-year-old woman who is a member of the NYPD, has been arrested.
Police say the driver, a 56-year-old member of the NYPD, has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due caution. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports from the scene.
Police say the little boy was crossing the street with his mother when he was struck and killed by a turning tow truck in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has reaction from the community.
An NYPD tow truck driver was arrested Thursday after police say she struck and killed a 7-year-old boy in Brooklyn. CBS New York's Doug Williams reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3QzDqPr
A 7-year-old boy was killed in Brooklyn while he was on his way to school Thursday morning. Police say the driver of an NYPD tow truck hit him. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3QzDqPr
A boy was struck and killed by an NYPD tow truck in Fort Greene, Brooklyn on Thursday. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
NYPD officials and Mayor Eric Adams share an update on last night's tense protest on the Cooper Union campus and the death of a 7-year-old boy who was struck by a department tow truck in Brooklyn.
Jim Smith reports from Chopper 2.
Yanke Landau was tasked with bagging bodies after the massacre on Oct. 7.
CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian spoke with a Brooklyn man who shared his story about volunteering on the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war. He was tasked with bagging bodies after the massacre on Oct. 7. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/471penB
Remnants of the impact were evident as debris filled the street. Shards of glass and even a shoe were left behind.
Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, power went out in nearly all 46 of the towers at Spring Creek Towers.
A major outage knocked out power to 15,000 Brooklyn residents Tuesday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3MelVkW
Remnants of the impact were evident as debris filled the street. Shards of glass and even a shoe were left behind. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
The flames spread through the first floor of the home on Sheffield Avenue on Monday night.
Two of the injuries were said to be serious. CBS New York's Maurice Dubois has the story.
A large crowd was on hand Saturday for the ceremony honoring the former student and captain of the football team who died on 9/11.
Major demonstrations were held over the weekend, and new criticism is being leveled at the NYPD over the handling of the protests.
Major demonstrations were held over the weekend against the Israel-Hamas war, drawing criticism over how the NYPD handled the protests. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
A large pile of lithium-ion batteries and dozens of e-bikes were strewn on the street in Sunset Park.
Pollard, 30, was killed back in 2019 while responding to a crash on the Belt Parkway.
The corner of Avenue S and East 35th Street in Marine Park -- is now named Steven Pollard Way. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The Palestinian-led community organization "Within Our Lifetime" was behind Saturday's rally.
Police say a bodega employee was shot in the hand after he refused to hand over any money.
