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The robber, described as a black man, about 6 feet 1 inch tall and 180 pounds, made off with the woman's purse, which contained $50. He was last seen heading south on Grant Avenue, wearing a red shirt, black pants and black sneakers.
Police say the suspect struck a 68-year-old man in the head with a brick as the victim was walking on Hoe Avenue at around 3:15 a.m.
Police are looking for two men who have been impersonating cops during robberies in the Bronx and Queens.
The NYPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in the Bronx in 2012 will face a department trial that could result in his termination, police said Thursday.
Police said Thursday that a man whose body was found stuffed inside a crate at a marina in the Bronx had been shot.
According to police, the victim was supposed to star in the video, with the suspect acting as the videographer.
A Brooklyn man was facing charges Wednesday, in a pair of robberies in the Bronx. Daniel Deynes, 26, has been charged with three counts of robbery.
Just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, police said two men wearing masks, gloves and hoodies walked into an auto body shop on Stillwell Avenue.
It happened around 2:40 a.m. Saturday at the Espinal Food Center on University Avenue in Highbridge.
Officials shot the man in the upper thigh when he continued to threaten the officers with a knife and refused to drop his weapon.
Police late Tuesday were searching for two suspects in an attack on a man and woman in a Bronx subway station last week.
Police have arrested and charged a woman who they said was seen on surveillance video stealing an 86-year-old woman's purse as she sat outside in her wheelchair in the Bronx.
It happened around 2:15 p.m. Sunday in the area of East 179 Street and Marmion Avenue.
A food delivery man was assaulted and robbed by a group of three in the Bronx, police said.
The NYPD said the suspect struck at least twice last month.
A brave 9-year-old boy in the Bronx was talking about a scary ordeal Tuesday.
New York City has 14 miles of beaches, from beauties in the Bronx to the historical sands of Brooklyn to surfing in Queens.
Four people were hurt after gunfire erupted in the Bronx early Sunday morning.
CBS2 is demanding answers from the city after Bronx residents raised a stink with the New York City Department of Sanitation.
The suspect has struck a total of seven times since mid-July in Kingsbridge, Foxhurst, Norwood, West Farms and Belmont, according to police.
Police were searching Tuesday night for a suspect who untied a dog from a tree and stole the animal in the Bronx this past weekend.
A 5-year-old child was struck by a vehicle late Tuesday afternoon in the Bronx.
Police were searching Friday night for a suspect who attacked a bodega clerk in the Bronx last week.
Two men in their twenties were shot following a quarrel outside a gym in the Bronx, police said.
Officers responding to a 911 call found 17-year-old Dontay Gordon with a gunshot wound to the chest and a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the stomach.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
Police found a woman unconscious and unresponsive after responding to a call in Sheepshead Bay.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
Police found a woman unconscious and unresponsive after responding to a call in Sheepshead Bay.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is toning down his rhetoric about the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he once threatened to arrest.
Some New York City public school students with special needs still don't have school bus service almost one week into the school year.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Severe storms returned to the Tri-State Area, making it a soggy Thursday morning.
The rain returns Tuesday with the possibility of severe storms and downpours that can cause flash flooding in the New York City area.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A New Jersey Republican county chair has been charged with pointing a weapon at another driver in what state police call a road rage incident.
The missing person is a 64-year-old man from Southampton, Pennsylvania, who is set to be married in two months.
Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an AI data center in Secaucus, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
Joe Petraro-Hyppolite has a 168 IQ and is set to graduate with his undergraduate degree in May. CBS News New York's John Dias has more on what else this young man has already accomplished.
The New York State Board of Regents has approved a plan to begin overhauling high school graduation requirements.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
Also known as New York State Route 27, Sunrise Highway has become so congested in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County, officials and first responders say it needs another lane in both directions. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Seventeen new modular public bathrooms are being installed across New York City as part of a yearlong pilot program.
Lawmakers are targeting what are often called "e-motos," which are devices being sold as e-bikes and e-scooters but can go much faster than what's legal on city streets.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Tuesday his 10-year street safety plan called Vision Zero Reimagined.
Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again blocked the board from adding President Trump's name to the facade of the building.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
A cosmetic treatment that promises breast enhancement without surgery is now at the center of a fight over who regulates human tissue in New York.
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the health threat hasn't ended for many survivors.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated the best in television and streaming from the past year on Monday. See the full list of winners and nominees.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
Coby Mayo's inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning sent the Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night.
Max Fried earned his first victory since April 27, backed by home runs from Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones that helped the New York Yankees keep pace in the AL East race with an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The Yankees beat the Twins 8-3 Monday on a night they clinched their 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 seasons.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician Lizzo made a surprise visit to meet Brooklyn students and debut her new children's book.
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.
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.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Firefighters were on the scene of the crash in Crown Heights, where the driver was evaluated for minor injuries.
The court program premiered this week on CBS, with Adam Levy taking a deep dive into real-life cases.
The festival includes numerous vendors along Mulberry Street, along with music and games until Sept. 27.
Juan Mercedes, 25, faces multiple charges after allegedly stabbing the Australian teen tourist multiple times in an unprovoked attack.
A home on Ocean Walk in Fire Island Pines went up in flames Wednesday.
