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A judge has called on Harlem residents to conduct their own crackdown on guns as he sentenced a 21-year-old drug gang boss to prison.
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A judge has called on Harlem residents to conduct their own crackdown on guns as he sentenced a 21-year-old drug gang boss to prison.
Rita Morelli, 36, came to New York from Italy five years ago and was found murdered in her apartment on East 120th in Harlem last Wednesday night.
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, former New York Mets outfielder Rusty Staub, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn distributed the uncooked fixings for 400 Thanksgiving dinners at Catholic Charities in Central Harlem on Tuesday.
Shahabuddeen Ally, the boy's lawyer, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty with the hope of probation.
The suspects are being charged as juveniles and face reckless endangerment and depraved indifference charges in addition to assault.
Officials say 19 suspects face charges ranging from conspiracy to attempted murder after authorities dismantled a central Harlem gang.
On Tuesday night he spoke about what happened to his wife and her ongoing fight to survive. Michael Hedges talked about the incident that's made national headlines: his wife severely injured by a shopping cart tossed from four stories up.
Marion Salmon Hedges, 47, was walking with her son outside the Target store on East 116th Street Sunday night when the boys allegedly pushed the cart off a 4th floor walkway.
Durst shot his elderly neighbor in the face in 2001, dismembered his body and dumped the pieces into Texas' Galveston Bay.
According to detectives, one of the men allegedly pulled out a hand gun and demanded cash from the driver.
Police say a 16-year-old boy was shot in the left arm while walking with a friend on 129th and Amsterdam Avenue around 8:30 a.m.
Police say 21-year-old Robert Cartagena and 21-year-old Tyshawn Brockington arrived in New York City Wednesday to face murder charges.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has been in the news lately for calling on CEOs to boycott donating to politicans. Today, he made news in New York City.
"Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage." - Shaun and his Ford Escape
Alexander Hamilton's stately yellow and white federal style country estate has been refurbished and now stands at 141st Street and Saint Nicholas Park.
Supporters of Troy Davis, a Georgia man convicted of killing a police officer, have planned vigils around the country ahead of his scheduled evening execution.
The brick facade of a 2-story building at 305 West 125th Street, which was being demolished, collapsed and sent debris onto a city bus carrying 30 passengers.
The horse bolted down 114th Street toward Riverside Drive after taking a spill along the parade route when some protective bandaging became loose .
Time's up for parking meters in New York City. Department of Transportation workers will remove the last single space parking meter in Manhattan today.
After fighting in the American Revolution and helping to create the federal government, Hamilton built the house in 1802 on what was then a country estate. He lived there for two years before being killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.
New York City fire commissioner Sal Cassano took his campaign to 125th Street in Manhattan two days ahead of the recruitment deadline.
Monday night, the NYPD told 1010 WINS they are not questioning anyone in connection with the shooting and are still seeking witnesses.
Monday morning, officials from Brooklyn and Harlem will be coming together to call for information in two shootings that left two women dead last week.
A former prep school student who admitted with carrying guns for her boyfriend's Harlem drug gang has gotten out of jail as she prepares to start her senior year in high school.
It happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 126th Street and 7th Avenue. The FDNY says six store facades were compromised.
There will be a rally to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another to protest the war in Gaza ahead of his speech Thursday.
Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning against his former team and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2.
Police in Edison, New Jersey, will soon have more places to track vehicles entering and leaving the township.
The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
There will be a rally to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another to protest the war in Gaza ahead of his speech Thursday.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Police in Edison, New Jersey, will soon have more places to track vehicles entering and leaving the township.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on whether their strategies are working.
The trailblazing heavy metal band put out an open call to anyone who could belt out their famous hits. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
There will be a rally to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another to protest the war in Gaza ahead of his speech Thursday.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning against his former team and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2.
The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
The Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
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.
ConsumerAffairs ranked New York and New Jersey's public transit system second in the country.
Media outlets banned from the White House should have their access restored for now as President Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News New York's Jarred Hill reports.
A 45-year-old man was shot in the back during an attempted robbery early Thursday morning in Queens, police said.
The Rockettes are kicking off the holiday season with a new tap dance number to the classic "Carol of the Bells."
Organizers say the final call will come from the city and the Parks Department over whether it's safe for the show to go on.
