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After almost 140 years of resettling refugees, the group has helped more than 4.5 million people escape persecution.
With song, prayer and tributes of sorrow, a standing room-only crowd packed the Congregation Ansche Chesed on the Upper West Side, angered and shaken by the tragedy hundreds of miles away.
The attack was caught on camera around 8 p.m. Friday near 182nd Street and Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section.
The 30-year-old from Howard Beach was killed in August 2016 in Spring Creek Park.
A website evaluated three main criteria: trick-or-treater-friendliness, Halloween fun and weather.
Multiple demonstrations of unity and support were held after a mass shooting killed 11 people at the Tree Of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
A Bronx grandfather volunteering at a church in the West Farms section was attacked at random by two men who remain on the loose.
Police are searching for a teenager accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx.
There are now 33 confirmed cases and doctors say they're monitoring five other patients who may also have the virus.
The lucky numbers were 8, 12, 13, 19, 27, and the Powerball was 4.
The NYPD has released photos and surveillance video of suspects being sought in connection with several of their ongoing investigations.
Eleven people have been killed and a number of others, including four police officers, were injured in a shooting at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill.
Saturday's nor'easter dumped heavy rain and widespread flooding to the Tri-state area. In many places, travel was brought to a standstill by the powerful storm.
Flames and smoke shot out of one manhole on E. 74th Street and 3rd AVenue just after 5 p.m., while smoke could be seen coming out of another manhole nearby.
Police say Rotana Farea, 22, and Tala Farea, 16, were found Wednesday fully clothed and bound together with duct tape floating just offshore near Riverside Park.
A law enforcement source identified the suspect to CBS News as Cesar A. Sayoc, 56, of south Florida. Sayoc has a criminal record.
A mother says she thought she was doing everything right, hiring the 31-year-old woman in August to babysit her one-year-old son for 40 hours a week at their Upper West Side apartment.
Police say the rapper was celebrating a ruling from an earlier court case inside Phillipe Chow near the corner of 60th Street and Madison Avenue Friday afternoon.
The curtain may be closing for good on a staple in the performing arts community is being priced out of its lease.
A state panel is advising Gov. Cuomo to consider a bundle of new taxes after revelations that the price for fixing the beleaguered MTA has doubled.
Bandaged and bound to a hospital bed, 9-year-old J.C. Capers' mom says he broke both femurs when a subway's doors closed, dragging him more than 40 feet in East New York.
Police are searching for a man caught on camera robbing a Bronx pizzeria at gunpoint. It happened last Thursday in Hunts Point.
According to a recent study, New York's largest haulers experience three times more crashes per driver than their counterparts in Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco.
The child and his mother spoke exclusively to CBS2's Ali Bauman about their frightening ordeal.
The partial evacuation highlighted the tense mood felt across the city just one day after a pipe bomb was discovered in a package delivered to CNN's New York headquarters.
An investigation is underway following the discovery of a possible pipe bomb inside a home in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn on Wednesday morning.
The verdict, which caps a weeks-long trial in Los Angeles, could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media companies.
The bodies of the two pilots killed when an Air Canada plane collided with a Port Authority truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night are to be transported back to Canada on Wednesday.
At least 27 early childhood education centers across the city are vacant, NYC's deputy chancellor of the Division of Early Childhood Education said.
New York City has the highest individual salary nationwide needed to live comfortably, according to a new study.
An investigation is underway following the discovery of a possible pipe bomb inside a home in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn on Wednesday morning.
The bodies of the two pilots killed when an Air Canada plane collided with a Port Authority truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night are to be transported back to Canada on Wednesday.
At least 27 early childhood education centers across the city are vacant, NYC's deputy chancellor of the Division of Early Childhood Education said.
New York City has the highest individual salary nationwide needed to live comfortably, according to a new study.
Major League Baseball is set to return to New York City as the New York Mets will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in their home opener on Thursday.
It may not feel like spring right away, but Friday's weather does deliver a clear shift in the air in New York City.
The New York City area will be under a wind advisory Monday with periods of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms expected across the region.
The New York area is in for a mild weekend before the weather takes a turn to start the work week.
It will be rainy on Thursday morning, and the weather will change to snow as temperatures drop across the Tri-State Area.
Thunderstorms are expected in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this weekend after severe weather hit the Midwest.
A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was stabbed Tuesday in Hackensack, New Jersey, his family told CBS News New York.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order Tuesday that pushes NJ Transit to improve the rider experience.
ICE agents began patrolling at JFK Airport in NYC and Newark Airport in New Jersey on Monday.
The air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey was evacuated early Monday, after a report of smoke inside the tower.
Leqaa Kordia, a Columbia University protester who was detained by ICE for more than a year, spoke out Sunday for the first time since her release last week.
A second person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a 2021 acid attack on Long Island college student Nafiah Ikram.
High school students are helping residents in assisted living in Long Island, New York feel a bit more confident with makeovers.
Two of the most storied programs in men's college basketball, St. John's and Kansas, will battle it out later Sunday.
A Long Island teenager accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in November allegedly plotted to burglarize the victim's home.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
At least 27 early childhood education centers across the city are vacant, NYC's deputy chancellor of the Division of Early Childhood Education said.
Frustration over long security lines at airports reached new heights on Monday when the delay hit investigators trying to reach the scene of the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia Airport.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order Tuesday that pushes NJ Transit to improve the rider experience.
Democrats are pushing for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Senate appeared to be closing in on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Leqaa Kordia, a Columbia University protester who was detained by ICE for more than a year, spoke out Sunday for the first time since her release last week.
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.
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim is opening up about his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis in hopes of helping others struggling like him to care for their loved ones.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Michael B. Jordan's best actor win at Sunday night's Academy Awards resonated at his alma mater, Arts High School in Newark.
Major League Baseball is set to return to New York City as the New York Mets will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in their home opener on Thursday.
Jack Hughes scored twice in a four-goal first period as New Jersey beat Dallas 6-4, ending the Stars' run without consecutive regulation losses.
The New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Toumani Camara had career highs of nine 3-pointers and 35 points to help Portland beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-99 on Monday night.
From World War II to modern mixology, women in Brooklyn fought for their place behind the bar. This Women's History Month, their legacy continues to influence the city's nightlife.
A new performing arts venue with a focus on immigrant stories is opening in Upper Manhattan this fall. CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley got an exclusive tour of the construction that will give The People's Theatre its first home in more than 15 years.
Members of the Apollo Theater, where Kiki Shepard left her mark for 15 years, reflect on her legacy after the Harlem icon's death at age 74.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on New York City to help protect the Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan after a recent discovery revealed connections to the Underground Railroad.
A Harlem school is teaching students how to love, honor and care for their natural hair.
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.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Afghanistan's Taliban government on Tuesday announced that it released a U.S. national who had been detained in the country for more than a year.
A 69-year-old woman was hit and killed early Wednesday morning on Second Avenue near East 57th Street. Police are looking for the driver.
Family members, labor leaders and government officials honored the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that broke out in Greenwich Village in 1911. The blaze killed 146 people.
CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has the latest on the investigation into the deadly crash and Jenna DeAngelis has a look at what passengers are facing today.
It's a nice day to be outside with partly sunny skies and mild temperatures, but Thursday is even better with temperatures in the 60s. CBS News New York Meteorologist John Elliott is tracking the next chance for rain.
