MTA outraged following attack on worker on Bronx subway platform
Baboo Singh, 74, recounted the brutal assault he suffered on a platform in the Wakefield section of the borough.
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Baboo Singh, 74, recounted the brutal assault he suffered on a platform in the Wakefield section of the borough.
Baboo Singh, 74, recounted to CBS New York's Nick Caloway the brutal assault he suffered on a platform in the Wakefield section of the borough.
It happened around 9 a.m. Tuesday on a northbound A train near West 4th Street and Sixth Avenue.
State Sen. Joe Addabbo presented Mohabir with a citation for his quick actions.
Pooran Mohabir said he heard shouting on the platform at the 68th Street-Hunter College station before he saw the 74-year-old man on the tracks.
Rinaldi also serves as president of Metro-North Railroad and will remain in that role.
Rinaldi also serves as president of Metro-North Railroad and will remain in that role.
The MTA says the bus driver has been sent for routine drug and alcohol screening.
An investigation is underway after an MTA bus driver crashed into parked cars in Brooklyn on Friday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Pmuw5L
The MTA says someone smashed nearly 80 windows on dozens of trains, forcing them to take the W line out of service. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has the latest.
Officials say 78 windows were shattered on more than three dozen trains along the N, W, Q, B, D and F lines.
The W line was back up and running Wednesday evening but with limited service after a vandalism spree took a number of trains out of service. CBS New York's Doug Williams reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3EDX1Hc
Officials say 78 windows were shattered on more than three dozen trains along the N, W, Q, B, D and F lines. CBS New York's Doug Williams has the details.
Officials say 78 windows were shattered on more than three dozen trains along the N, W, Q, B, D and F lines.
The victim was on the southbound 6 train platform when a man walked up to him and pushed him onto the tracks.
A 74-year-old man was pushed onto the subway tracks overnight in what appears to be a random, unprovoked attack. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports from the scene on the Upper East Side.
Service is suspended in both directions between Port Washington and Great Neck.
The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
The MTA said there will be impacts to the evening rush due to the disabled train.
The MTA is working to clean up a partial freight train derailment in Queens that is likely to impact the evening commute.
Schools Chancellor David Banks said negotiators are working to quell a work stoppage could affect 4,400 bus routes.
Officials say all the videos, graphics and animations seen on posters and banners were created by students.
The focus of a series of new subway ads made by teenagers for teenagers is "Ride inside, stay alive." They're targeting subway surfing, a growing problem among the city's youth. CBS New York's Christina Fan spoke with the minds behind the campaign and why they think it will work. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3qZwlgT
Mayor Eric Adams announced the "Subway Surfing Kills - Ride Inside, Stay Alive" campaign Tuesday, saying five New Yorkers died in the past year.
Students are due back in class Thursday, with the looming threat of a bus strike that could impact 80,000 students. CBS New York's Political Reporter Marcia Kramer is on the story.
The Knicks knocked out Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals and will play for an NBA championship for the first time in 27 years.
Nick Lodolo won for the first time in four starts since returning from a blister, JJ Bleday and Tyler Stephenson homered off an ineffective Nolan McLean, and the Cincinnati Reds extended the New York Mets' losing streak.
Anthony Volpe answered Bobby Witt Jr.'s go-ahead homer in the eighth with a two-run single in the ninth for New York, sending the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Jafet Jemmott, 15, disappeared in the Rockaways the day after Thanksgiving. His family believes he's still alive.
Marie Francillion was diagnosed with lung cancer after she was feeling heartburn and shoulder pain. She said she's able to remain hopeful and spend more time with her family because of a different type of treatment.
The Knicks knocked out Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals and will play for an NBA championship for the first time in 27 years.
Jafet Jemmott, 15, disappeared in the Rockaways the day after Thanksgiving. His family believes he's still alive.
Marie Francillion was diagnosed with lung cancer after she was feeling heartburn and shoulder pain. She said she's able to remain hopeful and spend more time with her family because of a different type of treatment.
Gold Star families, veterans and thousands of spectators gathered in Bay Ridge to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
More than 600 veterans, active-duty military, Gold Star families, civic leaders and neighbors attended a moving Memorial Day tribute at the Intrepid.
A final round of showers is moving through the New York area in the morning before the rest of the week turns much drier and warmer.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
Protests escalated outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark, after DHS denied Gov. Sherrill's request to enter the facility.
A final round of showers is moving through the New York area in the morning before the rest of the week turns much drier and warmer.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is asking ICE to let her inside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
Two people were hurt when a tractor-trailer overturned onto an SUV on I-80 in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Sunday, state police said.
The weather overnight sent trees toppling onto cars and homes in New York and New Jersey.
The Jones Beach Memorial Day drone show lit up the night sky Monday after it was postponed due to dreary weather over the weekend.
Memorial Day parades and events are taking place all across New York on Monday.
At Jones Beach, Memorial Day Weekend may be more of a washout than beach weather.
Three women were charged with killing 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan inside an alleged house of horrors in Bayport, New York.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
Protests escalated outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark, after DHS denied Gov. Sherrill's request to enter the facility.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is asking ICE to let her inside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
In 2008, Norman Siegel filed a lawsuit on behalf of online journalists who wanted press passes, and they got them. Today, a similar issue surrounds social media influencers.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
A group of protesters gathered Friday at Newark's Delaney Hall, saying their loved ones held there are enduring horrible conditions at the ICE detention facility.
Marie Francillion was diagnosed with lung cancer after she was feeling heartburn and shoulder pain. She said she's able to remain hopeful and spend more time with her family because of a different type of treatment.
New York City's Department of Health is evaluating an East Village apartment complex after two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease over the course of a year.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
Stephen Colbert made a surprise appearance hosting the "Only in Monroe" community access show broadcast in Monroe, Michigan, on Friday, one night after he recorded his final episode of "The Late Show."
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
"Romeo and Juliet" is being shown at Central Park starting Friday night through June 28. Free tickets can be attained through a lottery.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
The Knicks knocked out Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals and will play for an NBA championship for the first time in 27 years.
Nick Lodolo won for the first time in four starts since returning from a blister, JJ Bleday and Tyler Stephenson homered off an ineffective Nolan McLean, and the Cincinnati Reds extended the New York Mets' losing streak.
Anthony Volpe answered Bobby Witt Jr.'s go-ahead homer in the eighth with a two-run single in the ninth for New York, sending the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Aaron Judge hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the ninth inning that lifted the Yankees over the Rays 2-0 Sunday.
The New York Knicks are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals on the strength of a 10-game winning streak like no other in NBA history.
Gold Star families, veterans and thousands of spectators gathered in Bay Ridge to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The grassroots group pushed for bilingual policing, victim support and anti-gang efforts as Brooklyn's Chinatown rapidly grew.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
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.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's updated First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York at 11p.m.
The incredible drone display at Jones Beach created a special Memorial Day tribute in the sky. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
Protesters and federal agents clashed after days of demonstrations over conditions inside the ICE facility. CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim reports.
Knicks fans are celebrating the team's first trip to the NBA Finals since 1999. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
A retaining wall collapsed on South Broadway, releasing tons of dirt and rocks that crushed a storage shed behind the building.
