Police Open Fire, Arrest Man Threatening People With Stolen Kitchen Knives In Lower Manhattan
Police said the man, 24, was carrying a knife in each hand and threatening people. They said he lunged at a person at least once, but did not hurt them.
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Police said the man, 24, was carrying a knife in each hand and threatening people. They said he lunged at a person at least once, but did not hurt them.
Police said the girl was playing with her classmates when the man started yelling at the kids and sprayed the girl the water before the violent assault.
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According to police, two men got into a dispute during what may have been an attempted robbery.
The judge called the rollout of the new plan "irrational."
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The victims were taken to hospitals, but none of their injuries were life-threatening, police said.
Police said the man got into an argument with the 58-year-old victim. The suspect then shot him in the legs and buttocks, police said.
Police hope new surveillance video leads them to the gunman behind last week's shooting of a 14-year-old at a Harlem bus stop.
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Gen. Colin Powell, who was born in Harlem and became the first Black U.S. secretary of state, died on Oct. 18, 2021 at 84 due to complications from COVID-19.
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Nearly 300 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in New York City alone over the past two months, health officials said Wednesday.
Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.
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Services for the UnderServed's urban gardens and beehives provide therapeutic opportunities for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges
Three arrests have been made in a large-scale mail-theft scheme that struck over and over again right outside of Long Island post offices.
Nearly 300 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in New York City alone over the past two months, health officials said Wednesday.
Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.
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Services for the UnderServed's urban gardens and beehives provide therapeutic opportunities for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges
Three arrests have been made in a large-scale mail-theft scheme that struck over and over again right outside of Long Island post offices.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York and New Jersey on Saturday night, causing damage amid Fourth of July festivities.
The brutal heat wave caused power problems across New York City on Friday.
New York City Thursday tied the record high temperature of 100 degrees set on this date in 1966.
The New York, New Jersey area is dealing with extreme heat as cooling centers, pools, parks and other resources try to keep residents cool.
Dangerously hot weather is beginning in the New York City area, with an Extreme Heat Warning about to go into effect.
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While the rain has taken place throughout the day, the possibility of thunderstorms in the New York City area will remain for the rest of the night.
A community in Bergen County, New Jersey, was hit hard by Saturday's thunderstorms. Sheer devastation was visible in one Paramus neighborhood.
Three arrests have been made in a large-scale mail-theft scheme that struck over and over again right outside of Long Island post offices.
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The mother of the little girl who prosecutors say endured months of torture before her death is now accusing Suffolk County and her school district of failing to protect her.
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The mother of the little girl who prosecutors say endured months of torture before her death is now accusing Suffolk County and her school district of failing to protect her.
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Nearly 300 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in New York City alone over the past two months, health officials said Wednesday.
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Dozens of cyclosporiasis cases were reported across New York state between May 1 and June 16, the CDC says.
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The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
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Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.
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Brooklyn residents say loose boards and protruding nails on the Coney Island boardwalk have caused serious injuries.
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Nearly 300 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in New York City alone over the past two months, and an additional 121 cases have been reported across the state, health officials said Wednesday.
CBS News New York's Scott Padgett is calling for temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80s both days.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married in a place that generates plenty of garbage, and one man figured out there is a market for it if you package it just right. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
Prosecutors say three men struck over and over outside of Suffolk County post offices, using what was a very low-tech approach. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
CBS News New York's Christine Sloan went to the state's largest city to find out what it is doing right.
