Man Acquitted After 24 Years In Prison Suing NYC, NYPD
A man who spent 24 years in prison before being retried and acquitted in a 1989 New York City killing is suing police, saying detectives mishandled the investigation.
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A man who spent 24 years in prison before being retried and acquitted in a 1989 New York City killing is suing police, saying detectives mishandled the investigation.
It happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the Edgemere Houses on Beach Channel Drive.
It happened around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at a convenience store on 31st Street.
A Staten Island mother helped save a police officer in distress earlier this month, when the officer's unmarked squad car crashed into a front yard.
Security organizations from major companies gathered at police headquarters Tuesday for a briefing on the present-day terror threat.
His aides dismissed the notion that de Blasio changed tactics because he was second-guessing his comments after Garner's death.
It happened back on Jan. 31 inside a building near the intersection of Jefferson Street and Madison Street on the Lower East Side.
Police said the three were able to get into the stadium on Surf Avenue, which is home to the Brooklyn Cyclones, through a loading dock gate.
Jonathan Jolivert, 46, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 21-year-old Michelle Page, police said.
With his colleagues cheering, NYPD Chief Gerald Nelson walked out of Brooklyn North Headquarters in uniform for the final time Friday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio called the streak a testament to the hard work of the NYPD.
The TLC requires all of its registered vehicles to have working seatbelts, but there's no state law requiring passengers to wear them.
The Vice President has honored a Long Island firefighter with the Medal of Valor for heroic actions in the line of duty, but if you ask the recipient he'll say he did nothing special.
Sources told CBS2 the livery driver had a valid taxi license, but he had two moving violation convictions last year and nine cleared suspensions for previous violations.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating and identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery that took place in Chinatown.
The NYPD-FDNY matchup will raise money for the New York City Police Foundation and the FDNY Foundation.
On Thursday morning, the Dynamic Duo discussed coaching strategies, compared rosters and disclosed how they each plan to handle working with assistant coaches.
A new kind of police cruiser is hitting New York City streets.
Vladimir Krull, 37, was off-duty when he was arrested Tuesday in the Hunters Point section of Queens.
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is using her first State of the City address to call for criminal justice reform.
The rookie NYPD officer who shot and killed Brooklyn man Akai Gurley has been indicted, an attorney for Gurley's girlfriend told WCBS 880 Tuesday afternoon.
It happened back on Jan. 13 at a commercial building on Putnam Avenue in Bushwick.
Police officers on Monday rescued eight dogs from a vacant building in Brooklyn.
The man was last seen wearing a black 3/4 length jacket and a fur hood, gray pants and brown boots.
Crews responded to a three-story home at 371 Bronx Park Ave., at around 12:20 p.m. due to reports of an unstable wall.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention, education and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for outside counsel to review Cornell University's response to an allegation of gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024.
A man was dragged to death after his shopping bag got caught in the doors of a subway train in Brooklyn, police said.
Crews responded to a three-story home at 371 Bronx Park Ave., at around 12:20 p.m. due to reports of an unstable wall.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention, education and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for outside counsel to review Cornell University's response to an allegation of gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024.
A man was dragged to death after his shopping bag got caught in the doors of a subway train in Brooklyn, police said.
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.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention, education and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
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.
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.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
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.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
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.
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.
Jesus Acosta, 31, pleaded not guilty to killing two men in separate shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn in August.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku is calling for sun and clouds through Thursday.
The judge and attorneys involved in Lindsay Clancy's murder case discussed a potential retrial date in the first hearing since the high-profile trial.
The Pima County Sheriff's Office said they and an FBI task force were recently made aware of the possible note and social media comments related to it.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in the '90s sitcom "Saved By The Bell," has died, according to his agent. He was 75.
