Two Arrested On Long Island After Reports Of Shots Fired
Witnesses told them that a man fired a gun and then fled with another man in a Honda Civic. Police found the suspects inside the car at a nearby parking garage.
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Witnesses told them that a man fired a gun and then fled with another man in a Honda Civic. Police found the suspects inside the car at a nearby parking garage.
Ashburn Neysmith was charged with three counts of robbery, two counts of assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Authorities said that there were four employees of the Hempstead, Long Island Town Clerk's Office who complained about Mark Bonilla, including two women who said they were sexually harassed.
Events and memorials were held around the Tri-State area Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks.
Investigators went to the 39-year-old's home after receiving a tip that there was a neglected dog on the property.
On Long Island, residents and lawmakers want to preserve the site where Charles Lindbergh took off for his historic 1927 Transatlantic flight to France.
Police said 51-year-old Darius Kennedy of Hempstead, Long Island charged officers with an 11-inch kitchen knife.
Some streets on Long Island were filled with caskets and hearses on Thursday. The coffins were empty, but the scene was filled with very real and raw emotion.
Kayla Gerdes, 20, pleaded guilty in April to manslaughter and other charges in the death of retired doctor, 69-year-old Rebecca Twine.
Dozens stood in Hempstead on Tuesday holding signs that said "Immigrants Welcome Here" as they discussed the high court's decision.
As of Saturday afternoon, the Long Island Power Authority reported that 130 of its customers are without power, most of which reside in Hempstead, Oyster Bay and North Hempstead.
Madricka Watson, 10, was trying to cross a busy street with her brother in Hempstead after school five years ago when she was hit by a car. She is now bound to a wheelchair, unable to walk or talk.
Dozens of people are homeless after a seven-story building in Hempstead went up in flames Sunday night.
Wearing a bikini top under her clothes, Cathy Scalia was processed and released from the courthouse for time served and was not sent back to jail.
He was accused of abusing two pit bulls at his home, one of which was allegedly found dead in the backyard. The other was found severely malnourished and covered with injuries.
Residents were fed up with all the signs covering utility poles, fences, and trees in the town of Hempstead. So the town took action, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reported.
The New York State Supreme Court has upheld a town's denial of a Long Island strip club owner's quest to open a new cabaret, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reported.
Thanks to the help of a state grant, more police officers will be on patrol throughout the month of May. And they'll be looking to arrest those driving drunk.
"I heard one gunshot and it shattered the screen door, and then I started hearing a bunch of them and then it hit my leg," the girl said. "I was screaming and stuff because it was really hurting. And my legs kept shaking."
A Uniondale man was arrested in the wee hours of Saturday morning for driving the wrong way on the Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau County's Highway Patrol Bureau said.
Prosecutors said on April 20, 2010, Kayla Gerdes was speeding and high on drugs when she lost control of the van she was driving and drove onto a Hempstead lawn, killing 69-year-old Dr. Rebecca Twine.
If seated in a quiet car, passengers are asked not to talk on cell phones, to turn off the sound on any electronic devices and conversation must be subdued.
Activists in Hartford are holding a rally today to call for justice in the killing of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer. A rally is also taking place in Hempstead on Long Island in support of the victim.
Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall, members of the village board of trustees and a local county legislator are expected to attend Saturday's 1 p.m. rally in the parking lot outside Hempstead Village Hall.
When the drugs involved in Nwakanma Ochei's case were sent to a new lab, authorities found less cocaine than the amount used to convict him.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
New York leaders hope to protect a historic African burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens.
The NYPD is taking to the water to keep hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries safe when they visit NYC next week for the U.N. General Assembly.
The suspect in the homicide of a Staten Island woman is still on the run after almost three months.
A Florida man was sentenced Friday in a Bronx rape case that dates back nearly 25 years.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
New York leaders hope to protect a historic African burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens.
The NYPD is taking to the water to keep hundreds of world leaders and dignitaries safe when they visit NYC next week for the U.N. General Assembly.
The suspect in the homicide of a Staten Island woman is still on the run after almost three months.
A Florida man was sentenced Friday in a Bronx rape case that dates back nearly 25 years.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
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.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
The shooting happened around 7:20 a.m. Friday at the convenience store at the corner of Route 37 and Garfield Avenue, prosecutors said.
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.
A truck carrying a boom crane tipped over in River Vale, New Jersey, on Thursday, causing the crane to land on two houses, slicing one in half.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
Racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations.
Racing returns to Belmont Park more than three years after the track was shut down for renovations. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
A Long Island man has been found competent to stand trial in his ex-girlfriend's 2025 shooting death.
A parent, an athletic trainer and security staff jumped into action Wednesday when a referee suddenly collapsed at a girl's junior varsity soccer game on Long Island.
A judge has ruled that a Long Island man is competent to stand trial for the 2025 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend.
Hundreds of Jewish students gathered Friday outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence on the Upper East Side to protest antisemitism.
A new rule allowing authorities to deny green cards to immigrants on the basis of being a public charge goes into effect Friday.
A carriage driver whose horse died in Central Park this summer is now suing the city, saying the horse was poisoned by a plant.
The plan to redesign a stretch of Park Avenue has changed a bit based on community feedback.
Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world will be in town, making it a very high-profile event.
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.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The Phillies beat the Mets 3-0 Thursday night to tie the Cubs for the top NL wild card.
Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Thursday night's game against Philadelphia.
Knicks fans were greeted with 2026-27 ticket price sticker shock earlier this week, only to have Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. later admit a mistake was made.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
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.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
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.
Neighbors have been pushing the city to keep its promise and rebuild a pedestrian bridge across the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, connecting them to the waterfront. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
The weekend starts off with dry weather but switches up Sunday, when the area is expected to get soaked. CBS News New York Meteorologist John Elliott has the forecast.
Officers were called to a home where they worked for 20 minutes to remove the three-foot python.
Officers were called to a home where they worked for 20 minutes to remove the three-foot python.
Officials must provide 30 days' notice before making any big physical change to the building, a judge ruled.
