Suspect punched at least 4 women in random attacks, police say
Police need help identifying this serial puncher in Brooklyn who for the last two weeks has been terrorizing female riders in the transit system.
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Police need help identifying this serial puncher in Brooklyn who for the last two weeks has been terrorizing female riders in the transit system.
The NYPD wants the public's help finding a man it says fired shots at another man while interrupting an attempted robbery on a subway platform Tuesday night.
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Police say the suspect bumped into the woman, then hit her over the head with a cellphone and kicked her in the stomach.
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Subway service was impacted for the early morning commute but has since been restored. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a live update from the scene.
Subways are running with delays for the morning commute following a track fire overnight under Grand Central Terminal. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a live update from the scene.
It happened at around 3 p.m. on Sunday on the platform at the 176th Street station.
Investigators say the suspect, 39-year-old Sabir Jones, is known to police and has a prior arrest. Meanwhile, the 33-year-old victim is in critical condition with major head injuries. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest on the investigation.
It happened just after noon Wednesday at the Fifth Avenue/53rd Street subway stop.
Investigators say the suspect is no stranger to place, as the woman remains in critical condition. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest on the case.
Police said they know who the man is and expect to find him soon. CBS New York's Dave Carlin reports.
A woman was shoved into a moving subway train in Midtown Wednesday, injuring her head. NYPD and MTA officials gave a briefing.
The NYPD and medical examiner removed the body of 18-year-old Jessica Marleny Ajtzac Guarcas from the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station as passengers paused on the platform in silence. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Police said the girl suffered a medial episode and collapsed around 6:30 a.m. at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has reaction from MTA officials and other passengers.
The man allegedly approached the 19-year-old passenger and said, "We don't wear that in this country and take that mask off."
NYPD is trying to find two people accused of pushing a man onto the subway tracks at 72nd Street and Broadway.
According to police, the man assaulted four people at three subway stations in just 12 minutes.
Police are searching for a man suspected in a pattern of subway assaults in Queens. He's accused of hitting people on platforms with pieces of wood from a moving train. CBS New York's Doug Williams reports.
MTA officials made an announcement about the station Re-New-Vation project in Queens.
Police are still searching for the assailant.
It happened on a northbound A train at the 72nd Street station on the Upper West Side.
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A homeless man who police say was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car has been reunited with his family.
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Sunday's weather was calm and pleasantly chilly, but big changes are in store as we begin the new work week.
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Sunday's weather was calm and pleasantly chilly, but big changes are in store as we begin the new work week.
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An apartment building fire in Jersey City, New Jersey, displaced about 30 people Friday, sending them out into frigid temperatures.
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Sunday's weather was calm and pleasantly chilly, but big changes are in store as we begin the new work week.
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President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
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The iconic Wythe Diner was physically moved Saturday from its location in Williamsburg to Steiner Studios in Brooklyn's Navy Yard.
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has put an end to speculation over where he will live once he takes office.
An earlier crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway has made a mess of traffic for the morning commute.
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New photos show evidence in the case, including a bus ticket and clothing. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler has the latest.
