Multiple arrests, officer injured at pro-Palestinian rally, NYPD says
Protesters were out for hours, starting along Fifth Avenue near the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree before heading downtown.
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Protesters were out for hours, starting along Fifth Avenue near the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree before heading downtown.
The mayor spoke with CBS New York at the Bowery Mission, saying, "The accusation absolutely did not happen."
The iconic balloons and marching bands had to veer around the demonstrators, but it did not stop the 97-year-old annual tradition from going on.
As millions prepare to enjoy the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City officials are stepping up security efforts. While there are no specific threats to the parade, the Israel-Hamas war has created a heightened risk environment where large gatherings and public events in the U.S. may be viewed as a target, according to an assessment circulating among various law enforcement agencies. Tom Hanson reports.
The announcement came after CBS News obtained a new assessment which points to increasing threats against the state.
A new threat assessment obtained by CBS News points to "an increasing terror threat" to New York state amid escalating violence in the Middle East.
Over 130 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics responded. All three floors of the brownstone were completely charred.
Sewell left the NYPD in June after 18 months on the job.
Hundreds of demonstrators from a Jewish activist group made their way into Grand Central Terminal's main concourse and staged a sit-in during rush hour.
Police tell us the truck driver, a 54-year-old woman who is a member of the NYPD, has been arrested.
The NYPD said Vernikov was seen on video with a gun in her waistband during the rally.
With opposing rallies planned by pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups, all members of the NYPD have been ordered to wear their uniforms Friday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more on what kind of extra security measures are being taken in the U.S. due to the violence in the Middle East.
Actor Luis Guzman was also honored for his charitable work in the city.
A group of NYPD officers were in Israel when Hamas attacks began Saturday morning. Richard Priem, the COO of Community Security Service, joins CBS News with his account of the strikes and what his group did to keep Americans safe.
Police believe the stabbing may have been gang-related.
Brian Dowling was questioned before he was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
The discovery comes after another recent tragedy in which a toddler died and three others were sickened due to exposure to fentanyl at a Bronx day care.
Police said they discovered a woman with stab wounds and a 14-year-old girl with head trauma. They also found a dog with a bag over its head that had been suffocated.
The NYCLU obtained this information through litigation against the NYPD.
The NYPD announced Thursday that investigators have found a trap door with a secret compartment in the playroom of a New York City day care where a toddler died and several more children were sickened after being exposed to fentanyl last week. Two people, including the woman who ran the day care, have been arrested in the case.
Grei Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, two people arrested in the death of toddler Nicholas Dominici at a New York City day care facility, are now facing federal charges.
Retired New York City firefighter Rob Serra's first day on the job was September 11th, 2001. Now he is the vice president of the Ray Pfeifer Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting September 11th first responders with medical needs not covered by insurance. Serra joined CBS News to talk about the health care needs still facing those who rushed to help 22 years ago.
Police said they are investigating the gruesome discovery as a possible murder-suicide.
Eric Duprey, 30, was fleeing a sting operation in the Bronx when an officer threw a picnic cooler at him.
Police said the teen was charged with murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon.