Lawyer: NYC EMT Had Fireworks At Brooklyn Home, Not Explosives
Attorney Oliver Storch said at the 29-year-old's arraignment that weapons recovered at his Brooklyn home were actually "inoperable props.''
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Attorney Oliver Storch said at the 29-year-old's arraignment that weapons recovered at his Brooklyn home were actually "inoperable props.''
The fire started around 10 a.m. on the second floor of the apartment building on Lafayette Street between Clinton and Vanderbilt streets.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating a teenager who was reported missing on Friday afternoon.
Spring cleaning shouldn't stop with the house. Read on for New York City's best purveyors of housemade, artisanal soaps.
The fire broke out in a four-story building on Scholes Street in Williamsburg at around 1 p.m., according to the Fire Department.
The pilot project to separate left over food, leaf, and yard waste is expanding to 70,000 homes.
If you're a cocktail lover and haven't spent time in Williamsburg, you're missing out. This neighborhood is home to some of the city's best and most unique cocktail bars.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating a man wanted in connection with a grand larceny that took place inside of a Brooklyn Walgreens.
Police and the city Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a "slow zone" that will be implemented on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, in an effort to reduce speeding.
After repeated tries, CBS 2 finally tracked down a city commissioner who has the power to get their homes fixed and their landlord punished.
According to authorities, the 46-year-old bicyclist was struck by a 2014 BMW at the intersection of Broadway and Halsey Street just before 8 a.m.
Police late Tuesday were asking the public to help them find a suspect they said stole nearly $8,500 from a deli in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn.
On Monday, a rat found its way onto an A Train heading from Manhattan to Brooklyn. A YouTube video showed passengers lifting up their legs and even standing up on the seats, and many of them screaming in horror.
The suspect escaped from custody at Atlantic and Vanderbilt avenues, on the cusp of Fort Greene and Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, around 7 p.m., police said.
Marcell Dockery is charged with assault, arson and reckless endangerment, police said. He lives on the 12th floor of the residential high-rise on Surf Avenue where the fire broke out Sunday, police said.
An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested this past weekend, and charged with driving drunk and leaving the scene of an accident.
Mickey Rooney died Sunday at age 93 surrounded by family at his North Hollywood home, police said. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office said Rooney died a natural death.
The group demanded that the De Blasio administration enforce laws on affordable housing so that regular people aren't chased out of neighborhoods.
Obatakum Staton is charged with several counts of criminal possession of a weapon as well as criminal possession of stolen property, and resisting arrest.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is urging parents to sign their children up for pre-kindergarten next fall.
The fire broke out at 247 Clifton Place in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn Saturday afternoon.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating a Brooklyn teenager who was reported missing on Friday.
Police on Friday were asking to help them find two suspects who robbed a woman at gunpoint in a Coney Island, Brooklyn elevator.
The protest was held outside P.S. 321 in Park Slope after hundreds of third, fourth and fifth grade students took the English language arts assessments this week.
Brooklyn's popular Smorgasburg heads outside again this weekend on April 5. We've outlined some of the best food to eat here.
Mathew Barzal scored in overtime to cap the Islanders' rally from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over the Blues on Tuesday night.
Jalen Duren scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 15 assists, and the Pistons hammered the Nets 138-100 on Tuesday night.
Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as the Rangers defeated the Flames 4-0 on Tuesday night.
New York City's minimum wage could climb to $30 per hour in the coming years. The proposal in the City Council stands to benefit of a lot of people, but there has also been significant pushback.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, on the job for a little over a month, called for major cuts during her first budget address Tuesday.
New York City's minimum wage could climb to $30 per hour in the coming years. The proposal in the City Council stands to benefit of a lot of people, but there has also been significant pushback.
The Albany budget battle that could test whether New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has to raise property taxes began Tuesday with the state Senate and Assembly unveiling their initial wish lists.
A Brooklyn man is facing multiple charges for allegedly pushing two people onto subway tracks on the Upper East Side Sunday.
The Jets are set to acquire quarterback Geno Smith and a seventh-round draft pick from the Raiders.
A Long Island mother accused of driving while impaired in a 2024 wrong-way crash that killed her son 9-year-old son on the Southern State Parkway has been found not competent to stand trial, the Suffolk County DA's office confirmed Tuesday.
Thunderstorms are expected in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this weekend after severe weather hit the Midwest.
Periods of rain will move through the New York area Thursday, but spring temperatures are on the way for the weekend.
Snow and rain will make for messy morning and evening commutes for New Yorkers on Tuesday. It's a First Alert Weather Day.
The Tri-State Area's weekend is looking like a tale of two seasons with both snow and sunshine.
Another round of snow is impacting the Tri-State Area Wednesday, just after a major blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow in some parts of New York and New Jersey.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, on the job for a little over a month, called for major cuts during her first budget address Tuesday.
The Jets are set to acquire quarterback Geno Smith and a seventh-round draft pick from the Raiders.
Thunderstorms are expected in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this weekend after severe weather hit the Midwest.
While the money promised by Gov. Mikie Sherrill will help Phillipsburg make sinkhole repairs, it won't be enough to get everyone back in their homes.
The suspect allegedly used Google Translate to threaten to shoot a cashier at Mi Rinconcito Ecuatoriano in Newark.
A Long Island mother accused of driving while impaired in a 2024 wrong-way crash that killed her son 9-year-old son on the Southern State Parkway has been found not competent to stand trial, the Suffolk County DA's office confirmed Tuesday.
A three-alarm fire was reported Tuesday morning at West Side Elementary School in Laurel Hollow on Long Island.
Data shows a massive increase in pump-and-dump schemes over the last year. Two traders from New York say it cost them tens of thousands of dollars.
Virtual reality is helping some veterans on Long Island travel the world again without leaving their nursing home.
Many of these Long Islanders believe their section of New York's shoreline is shrinking because of the brutal winter.
New York City's minimum wage could climb to $30 per hour in the coming years. The proposal in the City Council stands to benefit of a lot of people, but there has also been significant pushback.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, on the job for a little over a month, called for major cuts during her first budget address Tuesday.
The Albany budget battle that could test whether New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has to raise property taxes began Tuesday with the state Senate and Assembly unveiling their initial wish lists.
Carl Schurz Park near Gracie Mansion was evacuated Tuesday as police investigated a suspicious package. It comes after two teens were arrested for an attempted "an act of ISIS-inspired terrorism."
More than 1,000 new seats for New York City's 3-K program were announced Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
A new study shows toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS may be entering the food chain on Long Island through contaminated soil, water and air.
Erik Lochtefeld is back to acting and marathon training after a glioblastoma diagnosis and complex surgery at NYU Langone.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Failed contract agreements between Mount Sinai and Anthem have caused thousands of New York patients to lose in-network care.
New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actress Daryl Hannah explains why the depiction of herself in the FX miniseries "Love Story" is unacceptable in an op-ed in Friday's New York Times.
Justin Timberlake is suing Sag Harbor to prevent the release of bodycam video of his 2024 arrest for driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Brian Anthony Moreland is a Tony Award-nominated producer who has worked on numerous hit shows and joins a short list of Black producers working on Broadway.
Pokémon fans across New York City waited in live for special events marking the franchise's 30th anniversary.
Mathew Barzal scored in overtime to cap the Islanders' rally from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over the Blues on Tuesday night.
Jalen Duren scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 15 assists, and the Pistons hammered the Nets 138-100 on Tuesday night.
Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as the Rangers defeated the Flames 4-0 on Tuesday night.
The Jets are set to acquire quarterback Geno Smith and a seventh-round draft pick from the Raiders.
Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, and the New York Rangers scored on three power plays in a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.
Neighbors and local businesses in Long Island City, Queens, say rental trucks parked on streets are impacting daily operations.
Erik Lochtefeld is back to acting and marathon training after a glioblastoma diagnosis and complex surgery at NYU Langone.
Manhattan historians recently discovered a link to the Underground Railroad at the Merchant's House Museum.
The National Dance Institute in Harlem hosts a special camp twice a year to bring together dancers with and without special needs for a dance camp, proving anyone can take center stage.
Could New York City's harsh winter weather end up curbing the number of rats? Here's why experts are saying don't count on it.
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.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
Three children were found unharmed inside the home on Fairwood Drive. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
And the craziest part is it doesn't have a bedroom. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
The mayor issued a plea to residents who apply on Tuesday. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
As CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports, some say they are struggling to get in touch.
While road crews work year-round filling potholes, the more permanent work doesn't start until the spring. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
