Cops: Would-Be Queens Rapist Fled When Victim Fought Back
The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating a man wanted in connection with an attempted rape that took place in Queens.
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The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating a man wanted in connection with an attempted rape that took place in Queens.
During the rally students could be seen carrying a mattress around to make a point. Demonstrators said people need to wake up.
In the wake of the Ray Rice scandal and reports of on-campus rapes, demonstrators at Columbia University say more attention needs to be paid to the issue of sexual assaults on campus.
Emma Sulkowicz, a senior majoring in visual arts, says it is part of her thesis, an endurance performance art piece called "Carry That Weight."
According to authorities, 25-year-old David Evanson entered the female victim's apartment through a window.
Police renewed their request to the public Monday to help them find a man who allegedly raped a woman at gunpoint in the Bronx late last month.
Police say they're looking for other possible victims after a high-level sex offender flashing a phony police badge assaulted and raped a woman in Brooklyn.
A suspect has been arrested and charged with attempting to rape a woman while brandishing a box cutter in the Bronx.
Jason Forgetta allegedly impersonated a police officer before raping and robbing a 26-year-old woman in Sunset Park on Wednesday.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in identifying and locating a man wanted in connection with an attempted rape that took place in the Bronx.
The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. Sunday on East Tremont Avenue and Meyers Street in Parkchester.
Jean Rodriguez, 23, of the Bronx is charged with rape, burglary, menacing, sexual abuse and criminal sexual act, police said.
Police are looking for a very tall man who they said forced his way into a Washington Heights apartment and raped a 20-year-old woman.
Friends and family members of a 64-year-old alleged rape victim expressed frustration Monday that the case against a male nurse accused in the crime has not moved forward.
A rally was held on Saturday, in support of five men who were wrongfully convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
A published report Thursday said the city has agreed to a $40 million settlement to the five men whose convictions were overturned in the rape and beating of a woman in Central Park in 1989.
Police are searching for a suspect who they said is wanted in an attempted sex attack near Second Avenue.
Public Advocate Letitia James is proposing a bill that would require colleges to coordinate with the local rape crisis centers and the NYPD and force them to release sex assaults stats to the public every month.
Andrew Barrett, 22, was convicted of first-degree course of sexual conduct, first-degree rape, first-degree attempted rape, and third-degree robbery, the Queens District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.
Police are looking for two suspects who they say are wanted for unrelated rapes in the Bronx.
Police on Wednesday were searching for a suspect they say raped a woman in the stairwell of a Bronx building.
Police on Wednesday were asking the public to help them find a suspect who allegedly raped a woman in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx.
Malik Taylor pleaded guilty Tuesday to rape and child endangerment for his encounters with the underage girl.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Richard Thomas was arraigned on first degree rape and sodomy charges for the July 1996 attack.
A Brooklyn man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in her bedroom in Chinatown.
Kyle Bradish pitched six one-hit innings, Adley Rutschman homered, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees 7-0 on Wednesday after New York lost left-hander Max Fried.
At least one shot was fired in Port Washington during a police pursuit Wednesday, police sources tell CBS News New York.
Team officials announced there will be additional shuttles departing from Long Island if the Long Island Rail Road is shut down due to a strike.
NYU Langone is warning patients that the hospital has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department to provide information on patients under 18 who received gender-affirming care, as well as the healthcare providers who treated them.
Jake Rosmarin is one of three New Yorkers who were on the M/V Hondius and are now quarantining in Nebraska after the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
At least one shot was fired in Port Washington during a police pursuit Wednesday, police sources tell CBS News New York.
Team officials announced there will be additional shuttles departing from Long Island if the Long Island Rail Road is shut down due to a strike.
NYU Langone is warning patients that the hospital has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department to provide information on patients under 18 who received gender-affirming care, as well as the healthcare providers who treated them.
Jake Rosmarin is one of three New Yorkers who were on the M/V Hondius and are now quarantining in Nebraska after the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
Sources say a woman was hospitalized Monday morning after debris fell from a Cross Bronx Expressway overpass onto a car below.
The weather on Wednesday will be a mix of sunshine and clouds with the potential for a shower in New York City. In the evening, rain becomes more widespread.
An unsettled pattern continues through the entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
After summer-like warmth, rainy weather and cooler temperatures return to the New York City area mid-week.
A cool weekend is ahead for the New York City area before warmer weather returns.
Some residual showers may linger into early Sunday morning, but the majority of the rainfall should be over by sunrise.
The weather on Wednesday will be a mix of sunshine and clouds with the potential for a shower in New York City. In the evening, rain becomes more widespread.
The cost of NJ Transit and NYC bus tickets to World Cup matches was lowered Tuesday. This comes as the city is also creating a new bus lane that officials say will help fans.
With just weeks to go until the start of the FIFA World Cup, hotels across the Tri-State Area are racing to cash in on the tourism boom.
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At least one shot was fired in Port Washington during a police pursuit Wednesday, police sources tell CBS News New York.
Team officials announced there will be additional shuttles departing from Long Island if the Long Island Rail Road is shut down due to a strike.
The weather on Wednesday will be a mix of sunshine and clouds with the potential for a shower in New York City. In the evening, rain becomes more widespread.
"McMansions" are now banned in the Long Island town of Levittown, America's first suburb. The decision was made following heated hearings that took place over multiple meetings.
Talks to avert an LIRR strike are set to continue Wednesday. The strike, if it happens, could begin as soon as midnight on Saturday.
Team officials announced there will be additional shuttles departing from Long Island if the Long Island Rail Road is shut down due to a strike.
NYU Langone is warning patients that the hospital has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department to provide information on patients under 18 who received gender-affirming care, as well as the healthcare providers who treated them.
President Trump said before he left that he and President Xi Jinping "have a lot of things to discuss."
The cost of NJ Transit and NYC bus tickets to World Cup matches was lowered Tuesday. This comes as the city is also creating a new bus lane that officials say will help fans.
A 29-year-old man is facing charges in connection to last week's deadly fire at an Upper Manhattan apartment building.
Jake Rosmarin is one of three New Yorkers who were on the M/V Hondius and are now quarantining in Nebraska after the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
Three New Yorkers are among the 18 people being quarantined in Nebraska and Atlanta due to hantavirus concerns.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
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Kyle Bradish pitched six one-hit innings, Adley Rutschman homered, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees 7-0 on Wednesday after New York lost left-hander Max Fried.
The cost of NJ Transit and NYC bus tickets to World Cup matches was lowered Tuesday. This comes as the city is also creating a new bus lane that officials say will help fans.
A.J. Ewing gave the Mets just the offensive jolt they were looking for throughout his impressive major league debut Tuesday night, a 10-2 victory over the sloppy Tigers.
Paul Goldschmidt homered on the first pitch of the game, Trent Grisham hit a three-run shot and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
There's a swim club in Harlem teaching kids a lifesaving skill, and they're turning timid swimmers into competitors.
The Davis Center at the Harlem Meer is celebrating one year of providing year-round recreation space to New Yorkers while still spreading the word to residents.
Residents displaced by a deadly apartment building fire in Inwood say it was only a matter of time before their building went up in flames.
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.
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NYU Langone is warning patients that the hospital has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department to provide information on patients under 18 who received gender affirming care, as well as the healthcare providers who treated them.
One person was injured after debris fell on a vehicle, injuring one person, on the Cross Bronx Expressway. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
It's a mostly cloudy but dry day for New York, but showers are expected late Wedesday night into Thursday. CBS News New York Meteorologist John Elliott has the forecast.
President Trump landed in Beijing for a high stakes meeting with China's President Xi Jinping. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The murder convictions and consecutive life sentences for Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South County attorney who was found guilty of killing his wife and son, were overturned on Wednesday by the state's supreme court.
