Despite high-profile shootings, NYC gun violence is down citywide
Police investigated a stretch of Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn after six people were shot during the West Indian Day Parade. Barring a handful of police precincts, gun violence continues to trend downward. [ more › ]
New York school districts begin enforcing cellphone ban
Students in Yonkers are some of the first to experience the rollout of the new bell-to-bell ban Wednesday as they return to school.
66-Year-Old Man Suffers Broken Jaw in Random NYC Subway Station Attack
MANHATTAN, New York (WCBS) -- A man is facing weeks of painful recovery from a broken jaw after he says he was randomly attacked while waiting for the subway in Manhattan. The victim spoke exclusively to CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal from his hospital bed. Subway attack victim on...
Manhunt underway after woman raped inside Midtown Manhattan business on Labor Day
NEW YORK, NY – A quiet holiday evening in Midtown turned into a major crime scene after a woman was raped inside a commercial building near West 36th Street and Broadway on Monday around 6 p.m., and the suspect is still at large. The NYPD released surveillance images of the man they say is connected
18 arrested by federal agents and police during early morning drug bust in Jersey...
The mayor's office said the raid was part of an ongoing violent crime initiative with the U.S. Attorney's office.
Videos allegedly show ‘reckless’ NYC subway operator allowing minors to take MTA train out...
Videos allegedly captured a New York City subway operator allowing minors to take an aboveground train out on an illegal joyride — in a stunt transit leaders blasted as “reckless.” Two clips posted to social media allegedly show the same subway operator allowing children to man an MTA train in broad daylight. “Go,...
Police ask for public’s help in search for missing male with autism
West Orange Police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing male with autism. He walked away from a disability facility on Main Street in West Orange. He was last seen at about 9:40 a.m. Monday walking north on Main Street towards Washington Avenue. According...
Genna Spina Dies In I-78 Crash
A young photographer has been identified as the victim killed in a multi-vehicle wreck over the weekend on Interstate 78. Genna Spina was a passenger in a Ford Mustang involved in a chain reaction crash on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 1:46 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Hillside, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan...
Half-dozen people shot, 1 stabbed after West Indian Day Parade
At least four people were shot, and one man was stabbed, after the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday, police said.
Hip Hop Unites Newark: 24 Hours Of Peace Returns September 5–6
Newark’s annual 24 Hours of Peace is back this September 5 and 6, anchoring the city’s Peace Week with a 24-hour block party dedicated to nonviolence, conflict resolution, and community unity. At South 10th Street and Central Avenue in the West Ward, the festival pulses with hip hop...
