FDNY: 4-Alarm Fire In Brooklyn Caused By Lightning Strike
It happened around 1 a.m. at a building on Rockaway Parkway in Brownsville. The fire started on the sixth floor and then quickly spread to about six apartments.
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It happened around 1 a.m. at a building on Rockaway Parkway in Brownsville. The fire started on the sixth floor and then quickly spread to about six apartments.
Residents of an apartment building in Brownsville, Brooklyn marched to the building owner's office in protest Thursday, after going with no gas and electric a week.
A Brooklyn man died of a single gunshot wound to the head on a Brooklyn street, authorities said.
Black, red, and white. Those are the colors of spray paint that the NYPD will reportedly be using to cover up graffiti in the city.
A fight has erupted between elderly New York City residents, and city officials who said the residents need to move into smaller apartments.
Police said four suspects, who are believed to be in their late teens, assaulted and robbed the victim as he got off an elevator in the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville.
It started around 3 a.m. on the first floor of a two-story multi-family home in Brownsville.
Four people were injured Friday afternoon when a fire broke out in a high-rise building in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
On Saturday, January 11, police arrested Jahiem Spruill, 17, and charged him with second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
Police on Sunday were searching for the suspect or suspects in a shooting that left a man dead in broad daylight the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
What was supposed to be a night of fun turned to terror this weekend, when a teen was shot and killed outside a house party in Brooklyn.
Barry Baldwin, 35, of Brownsville is accused of targeting women, hitting most of them in the back of the head during daylight hours.
Police were looking for a suspect or suspects in the gunfire, which erupted just after midnight at a building in the Howard Houses public housing complex in Brownsville.
A man was struck and killed this weekend in a hit-and-run accident in Brooklyn.
Six people suffered minor injuries in a fire in Brooklyn on Sunday.
Daquan Breland and Daquan Wright are charged with murder and weapons possession in the September death of 16-month-old Antiq Hennis.
Police are investigating after a woman and a newborn baby were found dead in a Brownsville, Brooklyn apartment Thursday morning.
Anthony Hennis and another man are suspected of robbing a man at the Saratoga Avenue subway station in Brownsville on Thursday, police said.
Daquan Breland and Daquan Wright are charged with murder and weapons possession in the death of 16-month-old Antiq Hennis.
The suspect was identified as Wade Arthur, 42, who was 22 years old at the time of the killing. Arthur has been described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 175 pounds, with dreadlocks.
Around 5 a.m. on Sept. 17, a 35-year-old woman hailed a SUV livery cab, police said. One inside, police said she was raped by the driver.
Daquan Breland was arrested Friday in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on the same day the toddler, Antiq Hennis, was buried. He's charged with second-degree murder.
As police held two suspects in the shooting that killed a toddler in Brownsville, Brooklyn, a crowd rallied in the neighborhood to stop the violence Sunday.
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a Brooklyn toddler.
Antiq Hennis was gunned down Sunday evening as his father pushed him in a stroller in Brownsville.
Two tornadoes touched down in Parsippany and Stanhope Tuesday afternoon during severe storms.
A man pretending to be a utility worker was arrested for brandishing a gun, grabbing a woman's neck and taking her purse, the NYPD said.
Sgt. Angel Rampersad was a 28-year-old from Ozone Park who died in an Iranian attack on an air base.
Nicolás Maduro will return to a New York courtroom as his lawyers continue their objections to the U.S. military action that snatched Venezuela's president from power.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani conceded late Tuesday that the city does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A man pretending to be a utility worker was arrested for brandishing a gun, grabbing a woman's neck and taking her purse, the NYPD said.
Sgt. Angel Rampersad was a 28-year-old from Ozone Park who died in an Iranian attack on an air base.
Nicolás Maduro will return to a New York courtroom as his lawyers continue their objections to the U.S. military action that snatched Venezuela's president from power.
Andrew Arrabaca, the U.S. Army veteran arrested after allegedly shooting off a pellet gun and setting a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza, was in court Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday's storms flooded roads and brought down trees across New York City and its suburbs.
Severe weather impacted the entire region on Tuesday, with watches and warnings throughout the CBS News New York viewing area.
Stormy weather will return to the New York City area Tuesday after a brief reprieve.
Storms brought flooding rains, damaging winds, hail and lightning to New York and New Jersey on Saturday.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
A tornado warning was issued in parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.
Two tornadoes touched down in Parsippany and Stanhope Tuesday afternoon during severe storms.
There were two confirmed tornadoes in northern New Jersey on Tuesday.
Severe weather impacted the entire region on Tuesday, with watches and warnings throughout the CBS News New York viewing area.
There have been major developments in the case of a social media influencer who was gunned down last summer on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester.
Two young children were killed during the crash in Barnegat Bay between Berkeley Township and Seaside Heights on Sunday night.
An electrical transformer caught fire outside the Nassau County Court Building on Long Island on Tuesday.
There was a special celebration at Long Island Children's Hospital on Tuesday for two facility dogs who bring comfort to young patients. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
Studies show older adults are among the safest drivers on the road, but crashes involving seniors are on the rise.
Severe weather impacted the entire region on Tuesday, with watches and warnings throughout the CBS News New York viewing area.
Matthew Smith, 21, pleaded guilty to driving drunk and crashing his pickup truck into Patricia Espinosa's car, killing her.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani conceded late Tuesday that the city does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Despite promises of action from Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the blocks-long homeless encampments on the West Side of Manhattan continue to stir controversy.
An attorney representing an Upper East Side woman whose husband just died from Legionnaires' disease is planning to take legal action.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of the people registered that way went on to cast ballots.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is doubling down on his promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives for the United Nations General Assembly in a few weeks.
Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, the New York City Health Department announced Tuesday.
An attorney representing an Upper East Side woman whose husband just died from Legionnaires' disease is planning to take legal action.
Studies show older adults are among the safest drivers on the road, but crashes involving seniors are on the rise.
For the third day in a row, the NYC Health Department has announced a death in the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster.
A second death has been reported in connection to the Legionnaires' disease cluster on the Upper East Side, health officials said Saturday.
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The final show of Jay-Z's anniversary concert series at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours after hundreds of ticketless fans flooded the gates and breached security, according to officials.
Jay-Z and some very special guests took over Yankee Stadium on Friday night, performing to a sold-out crowd.
The New York Mets blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in consecutive at-bats against All-Star Braxton Ashcraft and drove in five runs, powering the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Pirates on Monday night.
Cooper Pratt hit his first major league homer to help spoil Freddy Peralta's return to Milwaukee as the Brewers defeated the Mets 8-3 on Monday night.
Five Yankees pitchers combined on a four-hitter as New York edged the Dodgers 2-1 to split their day-night doubleheader Sunday.
The New York Mets won a series in Philadelphia for the first time in nearly four years, beating the Phillies 6-1 on Sunday.
A specialized program from God's Love We Deliver is serving nearly 400 veterans with medically tailored meals, while helping combat isolation and ease the challenges of life after military service.
The Newtown Creek Alliance community science project gives students hands-on experience monitoring the health of one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S.
The FIFA World Cup is delivering a business boost for many bars and restaurants across New York City, but not every industry is seeing the same payoff.
Two Upper West Side children went on a mission to visit 40 playgrounds in one day, hoping to set a record.
Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.
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.
The city's only casino-hotel will break ground on phase two of the expansion as officials show off new renderings of the project.
Thirty-four cooling towers at 33 buildings on the Upper East Side tested positive for live Legionella bacteria, which comes as the fifth confirmed death was reported. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Award-winning journalist and CBS contributor Norah O'Donnell talked about her new podcast "Healthful" that launched Wednesday.
A hearing is set for noon in the case of the ousted Venezuelan leader who is facing drug and weapons charges.
Three people were hospitalized after a slashing incident just before 11:40 p.m. Tuesday night on West 50th Street near Ninth Avenue.
