Major NYC Crimes On Pace For Record Low In 2015
The number of arrests so far in 2015 has fallen by about 35,000.
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The number of arrests so far in 2015 has fallen by about 35,000.
The security measures include radiation detection, checks on suspicious vehicles, hotel staffs and suspicious guests, and social media monitoring.
A college student found his way onto an unauthorized area of the Brooklyn Bridge and took a selfie this past weekend, and police said his actions were "irresponsible and illegal."
The attempted robbery took place on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Valentine Avenue and East 184th Street.
Cameras captured the suspect at the counter of the Santander bank on Broadway just after 2 p.m. Monday, police said.
Police are looking for three teenage girls who they said attacked two women and stole their purses in the Bronx.
The arrest comes at the same time that the NYPD is on high alert, concerned about a possible ISIS-inspired terror attack in the United States this holiday weekend.
Naji Fawaz, 35, was found in the front seat of a car with multiple gunshot wounds to the neck and torso, police said.
Bratton told a City Council committee Monday that he's against a package of nine bills that would impose new regulations on the nation's largest police department.
Police are looking for a man who they said flashed two young girls in Elmhurst, Queens.
The 21-year-old woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with severe head trauma, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Police are looking for a man who they said choked a woman unconscious during an attempted rape in the Bronx.
Police described the suspect as a white female in her early 30s, about 230 pounds and with black curly hair.
More than 300 cops will focus exclusively on counterterrorism, but they won't be plucked from local precincts.
Police are looking for two men who they said stole another man's iPhone after he dropped it onto the subway tracks.
It happened just before 2:30 a.m. on Unionport Road in the Parkchester section.
An attempted murder suspect was on the run Wednesday afternoon after escaping police custody in Harlem, and a video capturing the escape has sparked a lot of questions.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton will unveil more details of his new plan Wednesday on how to cut crime in the Big Apple, including how he'll use almost 1,300 extra cops that have been secured in the city's budget.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton met with urban ministers Tuesday following New York City's decision to hire nearly 1,300 new police officers as part of its $78.5 billion budget agreement.
The entire Fiscal Year 2016 budget will go to a vote before the full council later this week.
The stabbing happened at around 2:30 p.m. at 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue -- the building where convicted ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff once lived.
New York City is set to hire nearly 1,300 new police officers as part of its yearly budget agreement, Mayor Bill de Blasio said late Monday.
One woman who lives nearby said rowdy behavior is par for the course for the neighborhood.
Police are looking for a suspect who is wanted in connection with a violent sex attack in Brooklyn.
Police say Tyrelle Shaw is wanted for the attacks on four Asian women in Manhattan.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says DNA helped her team find the suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old in Queens. She thinks he might be linked to more crimes.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
The NYPD said a delivery worker on an e-bike was struck and killed by a dump truck in Midtown on Monday morning.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says DNA helped her team find the suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old in Queens. She thinks he might be linked to more crimes.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
The NYPD said a delivery worker on an e-bike was struck and killed by a dump truck in Midtown on Monday morning.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Remnants of the nor'easter that slammed the Tri-State Area are still lingering. The storm brought rain and caused coastal flooding as well as beach erosion.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
As CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports, the South Shore town of Lindenhurst was hit especially hard.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Lindenhurst residents are coping with inundating waters. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is breaking his silence a day after resigning from office.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
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.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Thousands are expected to pack Central Park's Great Lawn for a day full of live music on Saturday.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
The Minnesota Vikings are moving on from former first-round pick quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
Jahmyr Gibbs had a go-ahead 11-yard reception with 2:25 left for his third touchdown of the game and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Jets 31-24 on Sunday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
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
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.
CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley has more on what it means to survive and thrive in one of Manhattan's busiest commercial corridors.
CBS News New York's Dave Carlin has more on the death of a singer, songwriter and guitarist who became known worldwide and called Jamaica, Queens home.
DNA evidence led to all charges being dropped against a man accused of attacking an 11-year-old in Queens. In an exclusive interview, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says her team found the actual attacker and linked him to two other crimes. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
CBS News New York's Scott Padgett is calling for mostly sunny skies for the rest of the work week, with temperatures hitting the low 80s to start October.
