Manhattan Tenants Left Struggling In Fire-Ravaged Building, Landlord Disappears Without Making Repairs
The damage at the Inwood apartment building is extensive. The fire on Monday caused weakened ceilings to collapse onto families with kids.
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The damage at the Inwood apartment building is extensive. The fire on Monday caused weakened ceilings to collapse onto families with kids.
Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui, both from Queens, admitted in federal court in Brooklyn that they had looked for recipes for homemade explosives on the internet
He was found wandering, seemingly living in plain sight, just a few miles from his Dutchess County home.
Authorities said the object was not a bomb, rather an 18-inch pipe with caps on both ends.
Homeowners are caught in the middle of a gas dispute, victims of a battle between a company and lawmakers with no end in sight.
Newly released body cam video shows the dramatic moment police rescued the baby from what could have been another hot car tragedy.
The victim's father is talking about his grief and calling out the building for what he says was the killing his son.
As Eileen Echeverria faces unbearable grief, she's also mustering the courage to give top cops a piece of her mind.
The law will allow certain authorities to temporarily confiscate firearms from any person who may pose a threat to themselves or others.
Police said the suspect struck three times on August 14. At least one of the incidents is being investigated as a hate crime.
A man and woman allegedly posing as utility workers entered the girl's building on West 191st Street around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The subpoenas suggest authorities may be pursuing criminal charges against employees at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, where Epstein took his own life on Aug. 10.
Prosecutors are bringing a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein in an attempt to bolster their case with testimony from an actress who says he raped her in 1993.
According to police sources, the Port Authority Police Department has called in the Bergen County Bomb Squad to help with their investigation.
An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a Manhattan apartment building elevator after it malfunctioned earlier Thursday.
Andrea Zamperoni, the head chef at Cipriani Dolci Grand Central, was last seen alive by friends on Saturday night.
The cost of flood insurance could be going up thanks to FEMA, upsetting some Staten Island residents.
The Sergeants Benevolent Association is blasting the NYPD for penalizing the commanding officer in the Eric Garner chokehold case.
New York's tax collectors shut down one of Brooklyn's most iconic pizza spots two days ago, but CBS2's Dave Carlin reports their oven is back open.
Adding insult to injury, the passengers weren't even given hotel rooms for the night.
The victim was reportedly able to convince Sean Williams she had to use the bathroom and got him to pull over. She then ran into a McDonald's to call police.
38 former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City sued Thursday over claims they were molested by two prominent rabbis in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.
According to the annual highway report, released by the Reason Foundation, New Jersey has the worst urban traffic congestion in the U.S.
In the spring, the TLC temporarily allowed drivers to obtain permits for ad space, but rescinded those permits after a federal court decision last month.
Topgolf, a growing chain of driving ranges with nightlife, wants to open a new location in Holtsville.
A truck carrying a boom crane tipped over in River Vale, New Jersey, causing the crane to slice into the house.
The plan to redesign a stretch of Park Avenue has changed a bit based on community feedback.
Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world will be in town, making it a very high-profile event.
New York City parents, lawmakers and advocates will push for a new law as some students with disabilities still don't have reliable bus service after one week into the school year.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world will be in town, making it a very high-profile event.
New York City parents, lawmakers and advocates will push for a new law as some students with disabilities still don't have reliable bus service after one week into the school year.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
Police found a woman unconscious and unresponsive after responding to a call in Sheepshead Bay.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Severe storms returned to the Tri-State Area, making it a soggy Thursday morning.
The rain returns Tuesday with the possibility of severe storms and downpours that can cause flash flooding in the New York City area.
A truck carrying a boom crane tipped over in River Vale, New Jersey, causing the crane to slice into the house.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A New Jersey Republican county chair has been charged with pointing a weapon at another driver in what state police call a road rage incident.
The missing person is a 64-year-old man from Southampton, Pennsylvania, who is set to be married in two months.
Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an AI data center in Secaucus, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
Joe Petraro-Hyppolite has a 168 IQ and is set to graduate with his undergraduate degree in May. CBS News New York's John Dias has more on what else this young man has already accomplished.
The New York State Board of Regents has approved a plan to begin overhauling high school graduation requirements.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
Also known as New York State Route 27, Sunrise Highway has become so congested in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County, officials and first responders say it needs another lane in both directions. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The plan to redesign a stretch of Park Avenue has changed a bit based on community feedback.
Seventeen new modular public bathrooms are being installed across New York City as part of a yearlong pilot program.
Lawmakers are targeting what are often called "e-motos," which are devices being sold as e-bikes and e-scooters but can go much faster than what's legal on city streets.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Tuesday his 10-year street safety plan called Vision Zero Reimagined.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
A cosmetic treatment that promises breast enhancement without surgery is now at the center of a fight over who regulates human tissue in New York.
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the health threat hasn't ended for many survivors.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated the best in television and streaming from the past year on Monday. See the full list of winners and nominees.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
Coby Mayo's inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning sent the Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night.
Max Fried earned his first victory since April 27, backed by home runs from Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones that helped the New York Yankees keep pace in the AL East race with an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The Yankees beat the Twins 8-3 Monday on a night they clinched their 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 seasons.
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
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician Lizzo made a surprise visit to meet Brooklyn students and debut her new children's book.
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 ex-husband of the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children is giving his first public interview to CBS 60 Minutes.
The boom of the crane crashed through the roof of the home.
The City Council and Mayor Zohran Mamdani are battling over $10,000 one-time bonuses for paraprofessionals in New York City public schools.
Surveillance video shows the moment a school bus crashed through the front of a Brooklyn apartment building Thursday morning. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Firefighters were on the scene of the crash in Crown Heights, where the driver was evaluated for minor injuries.
