NYPD: Man Arrested In Elevator Robbery Of Elderly Bronx Woman
Homer Griffin, 50, is charged with robbery, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
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Homer Griffin, 50, is charged with robbery, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
An extra-alarm fire swept through a six-story apartment building in the Bronx Monday evening.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. at the Bronxwood Avenue house in the Williamsbridge section.
According to police, an unidentified man pretended to help the woman out of an elevator in a residential building on Grand Concourse and Marcy Place before threatening her with an unknown object.
The woman met the suspect at the Paradise Motor Inn on Boston Road in the Laconia section of the Bronx around 3 p.m. on January 11.
Police say two men punched, kicked and cut a 35-year-old man as he was returning to his residence on Croes Avenue and Watson Avenue at around 4:50 a.m. on Feb. 24.
Flames broke out at a two-story residential building at 1342 College Ave. around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
It happened just before 3 a.m. last Tuesday at the New Way Deli on Creston Avenue and East Kingsbridge Road.
Police are searching for two men who they said attacked another man with a paint bucket during an attempted robbery in the Bronx.
An out-of-control brawl was caught on video this week at a Bronx restaurant, and calls for action were mounting Friday night in the wake of the incident.
Taha Mahran, 51, is charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of his tenant, 44-year-old Zakir Khan.
Surveillance video shows the man placing the large, flat-screened television into a shopping crate on the street.
Police say the suspect displayed a black firearm and demanded money from the driver after arriving at Bruckner Boulevard and Wheeler Avenue.
A violent confrontation was caught on camera this past weekend, when a New York City Department of Parks and Recreation worker came to the rescue of a girl under attack – and got attacked himself.
Authorities say around 7:00 pm a 44-year-old male was stabbed multiple times throughout the body by a 51-year-old man at 1001 Logan Avenue.
Police released a sketch Wednesday in the attempted rape of a woman in the Bronx this past weekend.Police released a sketch Wednesday in the attempted rape of a woman in the Bronx this past weekend.
The incident took place at around 2:30 p.m. on Merritt Avenue and Conner Street, the NYPD said.
It happened Feb. 2 as the 21-year-old victim was making a delivery at a building on Olinville Avenue near Britton Street in the Allerton neighborhood.
It happened at the Burger King at Concourse Plaza on 161st Street in the Grand Concourse section of the Bronx on Friday.
Police were searching Monday for a woman who tried to take $50 that a man with a walker left on the counter of a Bronx Burger King, and shoved him when he tried to get it back.
Surveillance video captures the car as it slams through the window of the shop, knocking over shelves and almost pinning the customer, who manages to escape.
Surveillance video shows the vehicle crashing through a Mobil Mart in the Grand Concourse section as a customer reaches for an item inside.
Firefighters got the call just after 6 a.m. Sunday when part of the second story loaded with cars came crashing down on vehicles below.
The FDNY was on the scene Sunday morning after a freight train derailed in a South Bronx yard.
Authorities say the FDNY responded to a call at a residence on Randall Avenue in Castle Hill at around 11:30 a.m.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks received a warm welcome from the faithful in the pews at St. Patrick's Cathedral as he presided over his first Mass Sunday.
Salman Rushdie has come to terms with the attempt on his life the only way he knows: by writing a book about it, "Knife." He detailed the experience in his first television interview since the attack.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
NYU stands alone atop the NCAA Division III women's basketball record book with 82 consecutive victories.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks received a warm welcome from the faithful in the pews at St. Patrick's Cathedral as he presided over his first Mass Sunday.
Con Ed blamed the Bushwick power outage on snow and road salt mixing together and seeping into its ground equipment.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
New York City officials are expanding efforts to make sure all residents stay safe during Saturday night's dangerously cold conditions.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order he says will protect New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement" by the Trump administration.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
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A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are preparing for what is expected to be the coldest weather of the season so far this weekend.
The Democratic primary race for the Congressional seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill is too close to call.
Gateway Tunnel construction may resume after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's funding freeze for New York and New Jersey's $16 billion infrastructure project.
The entire Tri-State Area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning as dangerously cold temperatures settle in, along with some snow.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Long Island man accused of driving drunk and killing a Nassau County police officer appeared in court Friday. Matthew Smith entered a not guilty plea.
The entire Tri-State Area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning as dangerously cold temperatures settle in, along with some snow.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to endorse Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy's grandson, a source familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order he says will protect New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement" by the Trump administration.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are preparing for what is expected to be the coldest weather of the season so far this weekend.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
Day 25 of the New York City nurses strike saw protests, arrests and some progress in the negotiations.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Two-for-one tickets are returning for New York City's Off-Broadway Week.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
NYU stands alone atop the NCAA Division III women's basketball record book with 82 consecutive victories.
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and Josh Hart added 19 to help the New York Knicks beat the cold-shooting Boston Celtics 111-89 on Sunday.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
Dozens of middle school girls celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center on Wednesday.
A group of senior dancers aged 70 and up shine on stage at the Korean Community Services' center in Queens. They practice in Flushing twice a week and perform at events citywide.
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.
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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.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock is calling for temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s on Monday and then we'll see a gradual climb as the new work week continues.
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CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian spoke to the new leader of the Archdiocese of New York and worshippers excited to see him.
The Pima County Sheriff's Office plans to maintain a police presence at her Tucson, Arizona-area home for security. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
The utility said Sunday it shut the power off temporarily to prevent more extended outages, adding it hopes to have service restored by 7 a.m. on Monday. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
