New York City Murders, Shootings Down 17 Percent This Year
Murders and shootings in New York City are down 17 percent since last year and if the trend continues the city could shatter records.
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Murders and shootings in New York City are down 17 percent since last year and if the trend continues the city could shatter records.
Klara Alston was separated from her family at the Sutter Avenue station in Brooklyn.
The NYPD plans to use a 'New Year's Eve in Times Square' security plan to end the spiraling violence that has beset Brooklyn's J'Ouvert festival.
Neighbors and family of 32-year-old Dwayne Jeune gathered at a neighborhood church late Monday to console his distraught parents.
The NYPD released video they say shows two men robbing a 21-year-old woman in Brooklyn earlier this month.
Police have a new weapon against the gun violence that has plagued the annual J'ouvert festival.
It was promotion day for the NYPD Friday, and among those moving up were a husband-and-wife team who have simultaneously climbed the ladder.
The NYPD did not send a representative to President Donald Trump's Long Island meeting with law enforcement on the violent MS-13 street gang.
It happened just before 9 p.m. last Friday on a southbound C train.
Police sources tell CBS2 that the man was being helped off a city bus when a gun fell from either his chair or pocket and hit the ground. One shot went off, and the bullet hit the side of the bus.
The NYPD has released new video of a man investigators say sexually assaulted four women within a span of four hours in Brooklyn.
A frightened child, and the hero cop she couldn't forget had an amazing reunion twenty years in the making.
Early on the morning of Friday, July 14, a man was seen on camera throwing a brick at the window of a building at 240 West 55th Street.
The NYPD has been looking for a man they say assaulted two women within two hours in Brooklyn last week and now, he's wanted for allegedly trying to rape another two would-be victims on the same night.
The search is on for the robbers who police say stole $80,000 in cash from a man in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
Police are looking for a man they say broke into two businesses in under an hour in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Both women managed to fight the suspect away, and now the NYPD wants him off the streets before he strikes again.
The victim and his friend were arguing with the two suspects before the dispute turned physical, according to police.
Police are looking for a man who has been following women home and attempting to sexually assault them.
On a stormy night forty years ago, New York City was plunged into darkness. It happened when lightning struck electrical equipment resulting in a blackout that lasted 25 hours.
Gunfire erupted after fight broke out on the sidewalk outside 390 East 167th St. around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Officers lined the streets outside the World Changers Church on the Grand Concourse.
Police say the man in his 40's was discovered near East 6th Street and the FDR Drive just before 8:30 a.m.
It happened just after 9 p.m. on Saturday in the area of East 112th Street and Park Avenue.
The wake for NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia, who was shot and killed last week in what police have called "an unprovoked attack," was held at World Changers Church.
The Raptors clinched their first playoff berth in four seasons by beating the Nets 136-101 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Yeison Cortes Vasquez was back at his church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Sunday, one day after being released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said La Marqueta in East Harlem, a site owned by New York City, will be developed into the city's first city-run grocery store.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 2026 Masters Tournament at Georgia's Augusta National, claiming his second straight green jacket.
Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and the Rays completed their first three-game sweep of the Yankees since 2021, holding on for a 5-4 win on Sunday.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said La Marqueta in East Harlem, a site owned by New York City, will be developed into the city's first city-run grocery store.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first social influencer mayor, has reached 100 days in office, and he's been busy.
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
A man with a machete slashed and injured three people at Grand Central in New York City before he was fatally shot by police, the NYPD said.
Hundreds of New York City firefighters spent hours battling a massive fire at a factory in Queens on Friday night
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are finally turning the corner to warmer weather this week.
When UConn plays Michigan for the NCAA Men's Basketball championship tonight in Indianapolis, there are a few places in New York City where fans can root on their schools.
The average price for a gallon of gas in New York City is now $4.11, which is 82 cents higher than a month ago, according to AAA.
Rain has returned for Easter Sunday in the New York area after the holiday weekend kicked off with May-like weather.
Yeison Cortes Vasquez was back at his church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Sunday, one day after being released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
A mass shooting at Chick-fil-A in Union Township, New Jersey, left one person dead and six others wounded, officials said.
A New Jersey pastor who was taken into custody by ICE agents in March has been released.
Crews contained a wildfire in West Deptford, New Jersey that can be seen from Philadelphia.
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
The brutal winter took out much of Southold Town Beach's sand and parking lot, forcing it to close for swimming this summer.
It's been one year since Peishuan Fan and JuanJuan Zwang, a wealthy Long Island couple, vanished without a trace.
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann answered a judge's preliminary questions before pleading guilty to murdering seven women and admitting to killing an eighth.
Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering seven women tied to the years-long Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation.
Yeison Cortes Vasquez was back at his church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Sunday, one day after being released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said La Marqueta in East Harlem, a site owned by New York City, will be developed into the city's first city-run grocery store.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first social influencer mayor, has reached 100 days in office, and he's been busy.
A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell said he allegedly forced himself on her after they met for drinks in New York in 2024.
Gas prices put pressure on pocketbooks — and President Trump's ratings — as Iran war continues.
Advocates fear New York state could be taking a step back when it comes to biomarker testing access for those with Medicaid.
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.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
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.
The Raptors clinched their first playoff berth in four seasons by beating the Nets 136-101 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 2026 Masters Tournament at Georgia's Augusta National, claiming his second straight green jacket.
Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and the Rays completed their first three-game sweep of the Yankees since 2021, holding on for a 5-4 win on Sunday.
Nick Kurtz hit his first home run this season, sending the Athletics to a 1-0 victory Sunday and a three-game sweep of the slumping Mets.
Lionel Messi scored two goals in a Champions League match for Barcelona on April 8, 2009, which was two days after Adri Mehmeti was born.
New York City business owners are pushing on the State Legislature to pass Gov. Kathy Hochul's reforms that would roll back some of the climate legislation passed by New York state in 2019.
Ismael Ox lost his right hand as a child in a grenade attack, survived homelessness in the U.S., and became a citizen, all while training to represent Team USA in para Taekwondo.
These kids from Brooklyn are playing tennis in their school hallways, cafeterias and auditoriums, to make the most of limited space and resources.
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.
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 mayor talks about his favorite and most challenging moments of his first 100 days in office. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer also speaks with political consultants J.C. Polanco and O'Brien Murray about how hizzoner is doing so far.
CBS News New York's Craig Allen says we'll see sun and clouds and a high of 75 on Monday.
Sara Mearns is one of the first dancers with the New York City Ballet to wear the devices on stage. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin has more on what led to her decision to do so.
Survivors were among those who spoke at Temple Emanu-El on Sunday afternoon. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
They released photos of 18-year-old Luis Corrigan, who they say suffers from medical issues. He was last seen in Bridgeport in early April and was wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and a blue and black winter coat. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
