NYC sees fewest murders in recorded history for first 4 months of the year
Murders in New York City hit a record low for the first four months of 2026, the NYPD said Monday. It comes amid a citywide drop in major crime of 9.5%, police said.
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Murders in New York City hit a record low for the first four months of 2026, the NYPD said Monday. It comes amid a citywide drop in major crime of 9.5%, police said.
NYPD officials said they responded to a call of a burglary Saturday night at the Church of Scientology New York.
Several people were arrested Saturday night when a large crowd gathered outside a Brooklyn hospital after ICE agents detained a man, according to the NYPD.
Hundreds gathered Saturday night outside of a hospital in Bushwick, where the man was seen being put into an SUV. Several demonstrators were arrested. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports..
Police said a customer stabbed a 36-year-old employee after arguing with him over a refund. No arrests have been made. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
A brazen motorized wheelchair theft was caught on video in the Bronx. It happened early in the morning of April 21 in the lobby of a building at Grand Concourse and East 161st Street, police said.
The NYPD has released video of a suspect stealing a motorized wheelchair in the Bronx.
The NYPD officer who stopped a would-be purse snatcher while on horseback was promoted to detective Friday. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
The NYPD has released harrowing bodycam video of a deadly police shooting of a man with a machete who had slashed three people at Grand Central Station.
The NYPD has released harrowing bodycam video of a deadly police shooting of a man with a machete who had slashed three people at Grand Central Station. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
An explosion that triggered a large fire at a Queens home is now being cleaned up. The incident left one man dead and seven police officers hurt.
Police are looking for a woman accused of attacking three people in front of the North Central Hospital in the Bronx.
A car theft ring that victimized more than 250 people in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens has been broken up, the NYPD said Thursday.
A man's body has been recovered after an explosion triggered a five-alarm fire at a Queens home early Thursday morning, the New York Police Department said. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
A man's body has been recovered after an explosion triggered a five-alarm fire at a Queens home early Thursday morning, the NYPD said.
The NYPD and Bronx district attorney announced more than a dozen arrests for stealing at least 15 cars and more than 700 car parts.
More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel were called in to put out a five-alarm fire in South Richmond Hill, Queens on Thursday morning after an explosion caused a fire.
Multiple NYPD officers were injured after an explosion caused a house fire in South Richmond Hill, Queens. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
NYPD robots are banned from being armed with weapons, and one New York City Council member wants to make sure it stays that way.
NYPD robots are currently banned from being armed with weapons, and one New York City Council member wants to make sure it stays that way. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
A 26-year-old man was shot in the back around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lower East Side, according to police.
The man who was injured when he was wrongfully arrested inside a Brooklyn liquor store on April 14 plans to sue the NYPD.
Police are looking for at least two people after they say a 15-year-old boy was shot on a Manhattan-bound A train Monday night.
The NYPD says two people of interest are being questioned after a 15-year-old was shot on a moving subway train in Queens.
The deadly shooting of a deli worker late Saturday night in Lower Manhattan has left a community in mourning.
