Serial Spitter Targets Passersby In Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn
A serial spitter was being blamed Tuesday night for more than a dozen incidents in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn – including at least one involving a pre-schooler.
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A serial spitter was being blamed Tuesday night for more than a dozen incidents in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn – including at least one involving a pre-schooler.
Surveillance video shows the two men throw the 45-year-old woman to the ground on Bleeker Street before stealing her bag with $600 inside.
The bodies were discovered around 7 p.m. Sunday in a fifth floor apartment in the Sheepshead Bay Houses on Batchelder Street, police said.
Police say a man and a woman have been found dead inside a bloody Brooklyn public housing apartment.
Police early Saturday rescued a man who said he was going to lie down on the subway tracks near the Brooklyn Museum.
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The robberies happened between Nov. 18 and this past Saturday in the Bath Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Midwood sections of Brooklyn, and the Ozone Park section of Queens.
A $4,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in a vicious attack and robbery in Brooklyn.
Police in Brooklyn have released a photo of a man who they said raped a 10-year-old girl in Bushwick back in October.
In New York City overall, graffiti complaints are up 14 percent, while overall arrests are down 10 percent, police said.
Deputy Assistant Fire Chief Robert Strong said the building is basically "a giant box of wood."
Several people were injured in an accident involving an MTA bus in Brooklyn on Sunday night.
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Police say the assault occurred at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn Wednesday evening after a final exam.
According to police, the suspect got into an argument with the victim at the Livonia Avenue "L" station in Canarsie.
A mother turned grief into action Tuesday night, as dozens of people gathered in Fort Greene, Brooklyn for a candlelight vigil in memory of pedestrians killed.
The NYPD Internal Investigations Bureau is probing a Brooklyn man's claim that he was stomped on by police.
Wayne Alman, 52, has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian, police said.
The suspect ordered the driver to pull over and demanded cash, police said.
The NYPD is searching for two suspects in connection to a burglary in an apartment building on Vernon Avenue in Brooklyn.
Police are trying to determine who killed an elderly woman in Brooklyn who authorities initially thought died of natural causes.
An 82-year-old Brooklyn woman was thought to have died from natural causes, but officials on Monday said her death was being investigated as a homicide.
The collapse took place at around 9:15 a.m. on Wilson Street between Bedford and Lee Avenues in Williamsburg.
Residents in one Brooklyn neighborhood are alarmed as their pets get sick -- and die -- from poisoned bird seed found scattered on the streets.
Activists and gun violence survivors kicked off a weekend of events around New York City to commemorate the upcoming third anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting.
A whale that surfaced for air slammed into a New Jersey fire department's boat, capsizing it as it headed back from helping with Fourth of July security near New York City.
Europe's soccer governing body and prominent commentators have criticized the decision, which allows Folarin Balogun to play against Belgium.
The FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach was canceled Monday as organizers cited weather concerns.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city emergency management officials are urging New Yorkers to be ready for heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flooding Monday.
Nolan McLean regrouped after a rough start and the Mets held off Atlanta's ninth-inning comeback attempt to beat the Braves 10-9 in a rain-delayed game on Sunday.
The FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach was canceled Monday as organizers cited weather concerns.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city emergency management officials are urging New Yorkers to be ready for heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flooding Monday.
A seaplane carrying at least eight people made a hard landing in New York City's East River on Sunday, officials said.
Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and street closures to accommodate World Cup ticketholders.
The NYPD said an 18-year-old male was taken into custody and a handgun was recovered at the scene on Nostrand Avenue and St. John's Place.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York and New Jersey on Saturday night, causing damage amid Fourth of July festivities.
The brutal heat wave caused power problems across New York City on Friday.
New York City Thursday tied the record high temperature of 100 degrees set on this date in 1966.
The New York, New Jersey area is dealing with extreme heat as cooling centers, pools, parks and other resources try to keep residents cool.
Dangerously hot weather is beginning in the New York City area, with an Extreme Heat Warning about to go into effect.
A whale that surfaced for air slammed into a New Jersey fire department's boat, capsizing it as it headed back from helping with Fourth of July security near New York City.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city emergency management officials are urging New Yorkers to be ready for heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flooding Monday.
A community in Bergen County, New Jersey, was hit hard by Saturday's thunderstorms. Sheer devastation was visible in one Paramus neighborhood.
Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and street closures to accommodate World Cup ticketholders.
Chairs, umbrellas and people decked out in red, white and blue lined the parade route as an American flag stretched above Ridgewood Avenue on Saturday.
The FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach was canceled Monday as organizers cited weather concerns.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city emergency management officials are urging New Yorkers to be ready for heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flooding Monday.
Crowds still packed the Jones Beach shoreline to cool off, play and see the fireworks Saturday despite recent shark sightings and a bite to a swimmer's foot.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York and New Jersey on Saturday night, causing damage amid Fourth of July festivities.
A beachgoer suffered a shark bite at Jones Beach, officials confirmed, a day after multiple shark sightings at Long Island and New York City beaches.
Brooklyn residents say loose boards and protruding nails on the Coney Island boardwalk have caused serious injuries.
CBS News previously reported President Trump was weighing pardons of a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations.
President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency — he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said.
It was not immediately clear how many Delaney Hall detainees were impacted by the air conditioning issue or whether repairs were complete.
New York City Zohran Mamdani remained unperturbed after taking a viral roasting for telling sweat-soaked New Yorkers in the middle of an expected heat wave to set their thermostats to 78° to protect the power grid.
A cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases on New York City's Upper East Side is under investigation, health officials say.
Dozens of cyclosporiasis cases were reported across New York state between May 1 and June 16, the CDC says.
Westchester County health officials say people should avoid recreational activities along a stretch of the Hudson River until further notice due to a massive raw sewage discharge.
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The NYPD has announced street closures around Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated to 20 local and national charities ahead of their wedding Friday.
Two elite event designers shared their thoughts on how Taylor Swift's team might transform Madison Square Garden.
Nolan McLean regrouped after a rough start and the Mets held off Atlanta's ninth-inning comeback attempt to beat the Braves 10-9 in a rain-delayed game on Sunday.
Joe Ryan scattered three hits in seven scoreless innings and the Twins won a series at Yankee Stadium for the first time since 2014 with a 6-1 victory on Sunday.
Balogun's reinstatement came after President Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino last week to ask whether the organization was going to review the situation, sources told CBS News.
The Twins hit six homers in a game for the first time in nearly three years to pull away for an 11-4 victory over the slumping Yankees on Saturday.
Serena Williams cited a knee injury behind her decision to withdraw from a doubles match at Wimbledon.
Brooklyn residents say loose boards and protruding nails on the Coney Island boardwalk have caused serious injuries.
The World Cup is renewing the call for ferry service from West Harlem.
As children cooled off in a splash pad steps from the empty Red Hook Pool, families in the neighborhood said they are once again waiting for answers about when the public pool will open for the summer.
Miss Subways was a citywide contest that highlighted everyday New York women doing amazing things. The competition no longer exists but former titleholders say the message still rings true.
Fans gathered at the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday for limited-edition card marking 30 years of "Reasonable Doubt."
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.
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A Carteret Fire Department boat sank after a whale breached the water and struck the stern of the marine unit.
The FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach was canceled Monday as downpours and some strong storms are expected to impact Long Island.
A plane "made contact with a firework" as it traveled from Atlanta to Chicago.
The CEO of the MTA is giving riders some advice as rain, flooding, concerns and service disruptions could be possible during extreme weather.
The president is departing less than a week after he said it would be "ridiculous" for the United States to continue supporting the alliance at current funding levels. CBS News New York's Bradley Blackburn reports.
