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Fourteen members of a violent street gang have been indicted after terrorizing central Harlem, officials announced Wednesday.
Testing performed by a troubled Long Island police lab appears to have produced erroneous results.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered a study of New York's minimum- and medium-security prisons to identify those that should close.
With all the snow that's fallen on New York this winter, snowblowers are a hot commodity in at least one upstate city.
Both Newark and Camden have laid off over 160 cops within the last three months.
Leslie Risinger is heading up the last resort exoneration project thru Seton Hall Law School, helping prison inmates who were wrongly convicted.
It's the second week in a row that a crew of burglars made off with an ATM along Ernston Road in Sayreville.
Police say it took only 54 seconds for three "experienced" thieves to break into a New Jersey convenience store and rip the ATM from the cement floor.
The Rye Brook Police Department has contracted with crimereports.com to map out crime for residents.
Police say they arrested a woman in connection to a New Jersey homicide after she wore boots with the victim's blood on them to a police interview.
Police in Lake Peekskill are still on the hunt for the man who held up the post office on Lake Drive.
Authorities say an investigator with the state Attorney General's was unharmed after being carjacked at gunpoint outside a store in Newark Wednesday night.
The woman who allegedly stabbed her two nieces as she babysat for them across the street from where Martha Stewart lives faces arraignment today.
A person of interest in New York City's so-called ice pick robberies is awaiting an extradition hearing in New Jersey.
What's a crime reporter to do when all the defendants and lawyers in the courtroom seem to be dancing and singing in her head?
They called him the leader of the Rim Reapers.
Police said the manager was forced to open the safe and then bound with plastic ties.
According to court papers, Salvatore LaRosa and an accomplice followed the owners of Brothers Pizzeria home.
The victim was struck six times in the legs and twice in his shoulders. He was taken to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
A four-legged hero came to the rescue in North Jersey.
Under the argument that brighter lights make people feel safer, Islip town officials are considering amendments to its newly imposed dark sky rules.
Offenders with outstanding warrants can turn themselves in through Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset.
Lawyers for a man convicted of a deadly home invasion have called a parole officer to testify as they try to persuade a jury to spare their client the death penalty.
Alan Newton was cleared by DNA evidence in 2006. He'd been sentenced in 1985 to up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of raping a woman in an abandoned building.
The New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday.
Masyn Winn singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Mets on Wednesday.
A Long Island high schooler and his mom are being credited with saving a sleeping neighbor from a house fire.
A New York City jury found the man accused of killing a police detective during a traffic stop in Queens not guilty of murder, but guilty of lesser charges in the fatal shooting.
Preparations for Passover in Brooklyn blend centuries-old rituals with modern traditions unique to each family.
A Long Island high schooler and his mom are being credited with saving a sleeping neighbor from a house fire.
Preparations for Passover in Brooklyn blend centuries-old rituals with modern traditions unique to each family.
A child was being pushed in a stroller at Moore and Humboldt streets in East Williamsburg on Wednesday when she suffered a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
The official season for outdoor dining starts Wednesday, giving New Yorkers the chance to enjoy their meals in the spring weather.
The start dates for both Luigi Mangione's federal and state trials have been pushed back.
UConn's jaw-dropping buzzer beater catapulted them to the Final Four.
Bridgeport firefighter Terrence Cramer was killed after his girlfriend's ex shot him in a fit of rage at a Connecticut home, according to an arrest warrant.
Jabari Bush is accused of fatally shooting active-duty Bridgeport Firefighter Terrence Cramer in Shelton, police said.
Warmer weather will return to New York City and the surrounding area soon.
It may not feel like spring right away, but Friday's weather does deliver a clear shift in the air in New York City.
The discovery of a suspicious device forced the cancellation of the Keansburg, New Jersey, St. Patrick's Day Parade last weekend.
New Jersey prosecutors are asking the pubic for help finding a man they say is responsible for a fatal shooting in Union City.
Jersey City P.S. 17 students are celebrating a brand new mini soccer pitch built for them ahead of the FIFA World Cup this summer.
Nerdeen Kiswani, the pro-Palestinian activist targeted in what she calls an assassination plot in NYC, spoke out Monday.
Former New Jersey Assemblyman Alberto Courtinho, 56, served for more than five years, representing parts of Newark.
A Long Island high schooler and his mom are being credited with saving a sleeping neighbor from a house fire.
New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman said Tuesday he will sue the state after the Campaign Finance Board denied him matching funds.
The driver accused of striking and killing a Nassau County school crossing guard in February has been arraigned.
New York's Republican nominee for governor Bruce Blakeman took his campaign to the steps of City Hall on Monday, where he portrayed Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani as the taxing twins.
Members and associates of the Riverhead-based 48 Gang are charged with crimes linked to murders, armed robberies and shootings dating back to 2021, prosecutors said.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to invalidating President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship.
President Trump went to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices took up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
President Trump is planning to deliver a prime-time address Wednesday night to "provide an important update on Iran," the White House said, as the president faces critical decisions in the monthlong war.
New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman said Tuesday he will sue the state after the Campaign Finance Board denied him matching funds.
President Trump has long wanted to place additional restrictions on mail-in voting, which he has called "mail-in cheating."
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
The first case of mpox clade I has been detected in New York City, health officials said Friday. Of the two types of mpox, clade I is known to cause more severe disease and death.
Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim is opening up about his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis in hopes of helping others struggling like him to care for their loved ones.
Megan Thee Stallion was released from a New York City hospital after she got sick during a performance of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion made her Broadway debut Tuesday night, adding some of her own big hits to "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
The New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday.
Masyn Winn singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning to give the Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Mets on Wednesday.
Max Fried permitted only three singles in seven sparkling innings, Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
The Houston Rockets took a huge lead early and rolled to a 111-94 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
The Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Preparations for Passover in Brooklyn blend centuries-old rituals with modern traditions unique to each family.
New York has filed a lawsuit against solar company Attyx, saying it didn't just sell panels, it sold promises it couldn't keep.
Long before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow planned a Brooklyn community that helped shape the city today.
The Center for Brooklyn History showcase examines the Battle of Brooklyn through rare maps, paintings, and historical artifacts from the American Revolutionary War.
From World War II to modern mixology, women in Brooklyn fought for their place behind the bar. This Women's History Month, their legacy continues to influence the city's nightlife.
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.
A casino project near Citi Field in Queens is facing renewed opposition.
Close to 1,000 vehicles rolled into the Javits Center for the 126th New York International Auto Show. CBS News New York's John Elliott took us for a test drive.
A shocking stray bullet shooting in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon killed a 7-month-old baby in a stroller. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A verdict has been reached in the trial of Guy Rivera, charged in the deadly shooting of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller back in March 2024. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and NYC Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry reacted Wednesday to the split verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing an NYPD detective in 2024.
