NYPD Officer Shot In Washington Heights Gunfight Released From Hospital
Anti-crime plainclothes officer Justin Vartanian was shot in the arm.
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Anti-crime plainclothes officer Justin Vartanian was shot in the arm.
It happened at 187th Street and Wadsworth Avenue at around 4:30 p.m.
Police said the 25-year-old woman behind the wheel was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition. Her 28-year-old passenger was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian, where he was pronounced dead.
A local student escaped a fire in his own building, and he says he has an app to thank.
Police said around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday the suspect entered the 43-year-old victim's home near Wadsworth Avenue and West 189th Street.
City Councilman Mark Levine said Amtrak offered to lower the billboard two feet, but the community wants it scrapped.
The new video, provided by a law enforcement source, comes from an officer's body camera and shows a different angle before the brawl began.
An early-morning fire left a woman dead and eight people seriously hurt Friday in Manhattan.
Police say they are searching for gunman wearing a Halloween mask who shot two people early Thursday morning in Manhattan.
Health officials are still trying to determine the cause of the latest cluster, the second to hit the neighborhood in the last few months.
City health officials hosted a town hall meeting in Washington Heights Monday night regarding the latest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in that area.
City health officials say eight cases of the disease were reported in a five-day period.
The fire started just before 4:00 a.m. on the fifth floor of an apartment building on Fort Washington Avenue.
Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man they say sexually assaulted a pair of women on the bridge connecting the Bronx to Washington Heights.
The most recent incident was reported on August 17 along West 189th Street in Washington Heights. Other similar attacks happened in Bedford Park, Norwood and Fordham.
In total, 27 people were sickened in Washington Heights and Hamilton Heights, including one person who died.
A current cluster of cases has already killed one person and sickened 17 others.
The suspect was wearing a camouflage jacket with an orange skull on the back, blue jeans and orange sneakers, police said.
The FDNY says nearby businesses weren't impacted by the flooding, but water did manage to trickle into a 1 train subway station.
Video Tuesday night showed a suspect speeding off during a traffic stop in Washington Heights.
A 75-year-old man was beaten in what appears to be a random attack in Washington Heights.
They were raising glasses Sunday afternoon in Washington Heights, after the famed Coogan's Bar and Grill was saved.
A beloved Washington Heights bar and restaurant that was set to close will stay open, with help from the community and pressure from elected officials.
At least 15 people were injured in an extra-alarm fire in Washington Heights Monday.
Police have identified a suspect in a shooting that left a man dead in Washington Heights last month.
The 2025 Global Citizen Festival features performances by Shakira, Cardi B, Tyla and others on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
The teen was wounded in a shooting at a public housing project overnight in the Bronx and no suspect is in custody, NYPD says.
She said the caller provided information that seemed legitimate, like a supervisor contact and her recent transactions.
The Marlins chased Mets starter Brandon Sproat (0-2) during a six-run fifth that erased a 2-0 deficit.
Stanton put the Yankees in front with their major league-record 48th home run in the first inning, one more than Atlanta hit in 2023.
The 2025 Global Citizen Festival features performances by Shakira, Cardi B, Tyla and others on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
The teen was wounded in a shooting at a public housing project overnight in the Bronx and no suspect is in custody, NYPD says.
She said the caller provided information that seemed legitimate, like a supervisor contact and her recent transactions.
Netanyahu's speech became a campaign opportunity to either highlight support or enumerate differences.
Three large pythons were spotted in Forest Park, Queens earlier this week. So far, only one of them has been caught.
Rubin's personal assistant, who was arrested in a Dallas-Fort Worth area suburb, allegedly arranged for the women to fly to New York for the encounters.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in Sullivan County, New York, amid storms in the Tri-State Area.
The bulk of the rain looks to be Thursday, which is why we have declared a First Alert Weather Day.
With fall set to officially arrive on Monday, many are wondering when and where they can enjoy the beautiful change in leaves that occurs annually.
The first opportunity to get your hands on FIFA 2026 World Cup tickets started at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and will run until 11 a.m. on Sept. 19.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in Sullivan County, New York, amid storms in the Tri-State Area.
Traffic stretched for miles on I-80 after the truck crashed into a divider and overturned in Paterson.
The deadly crash happened Wednesday afternoon at Mountain Avenue and Mountainview Avenue.
Investigators believe the master key or locks were somehow compromised, allowing the thief or thieves to get into the boxes.
Officers responded to a call about a man with a gun at 50 Ball St., and were met with gunfire when they arrived, police said.
About 8.2 million New York households are automatically receiving up to $400 back from the state.
The 2025 Ryder Cup is underway on New York's Long Island, where security is tight for President Donald Trump's arrival at Bethpage Black.
Inside a home in Elmont, the suspect was met by three generations of a family that battled him until police could take over.
The excitement is in full swing and the community is feeling positive but also some negative impacts.
No locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne illness have ever been reported in New York, and the risk to the public remains very low, the Department of Health said.
A magistrate judge expressed confusion and surprise at some points during a Thursday night court session when a federal grand jury returned James Comey's indictment.
Netanyahu's speech became a campaign opportunity to either highlight support or enumerate differences.
An ICE officer who was captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been relieved of his duties.
President Trump was in New York for the first day of the 45th Ryder Cup, where the U.S. dropped three early matches to Europe.
About 8.2 million New York households are automatically receiving up to $400 back from the state.
In handwritten notes he left behind, the gunman repeatedly referenced CTE and asked for his brain to be studied.
Attorney Ben Crump represents families of those who died and is filing four wrongful death notices of claim.
His doctors put him on a combination of targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
The agency said it is working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed.
State health officials say the executive directive eliminates barriers to access for New Jersey residents.
The 2025 Global Citizen Festival features performances by Shakira, Cardi B, Tyla and others on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
Jeremy Allen White, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe and directors Bradley Cooper and Kathryn Bigelow also debut their latest at the 2025 New York Film Festival.
Two major TV station owners, Sinclair and Nexstar, said they would return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air Friday after preempting the show last week.
Rocki Irish Mayers was born on Sept. 13, according to Rihanna's caption on Instagram.
A former stylist for Sean "Diddy" Combs, who testified against the disgraced music mogul in his criminal trial, has filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual abuse and violence.
The Marlins chased Mets starter Brandon Sproat (0-2) during a six-run fifth that erased a 2-0 deficit.
Stanton put the Yankees in front with their major league-record 48th home run in the first inning, one more than Atlanta hit in 2023.
Team Europe silenced the crowd at Bethpage Black and reminded the Americans that playing at home won't make it any easier to get their hands on that 17-inch gold trophy.
President Trump was in New York for the first day of the 45th Ryder Cup, where the U.S. dropped three early matches to Europe.
The 2025 Ryder Cup is underway on New York's Long Island, where security is tight for President Donald Trump's arrival at Bethpage Black.
Neighbors along Newtown Creek say the acrid smog it regularly pumps out looks anything but clean.
As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, locals are fighting to preserve the city's only museum on an active military installation.
Christopher Burke estimates he's covered almost the entire western half of the borough, and is more than halfway through.
Neighbors in Queens are baffled by the sudden disappearance of their quirky local landmark.
New York City expects the World's Fair monument to reopen for limited tours by the end of 2026.
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.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The stage is set for thousands to attend the festival on the Central Park Great Lawn.
The president has publicly urged for prosecutors to go after his political opponents. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
Police said a woman riding her bike in Williamsburg was fatally struck by a blue Tesla.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's updated Saturday morning First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York.
The NYPD said the teenager was shot on a communal courtyard, which includes a playground and basketball court, at the Morrisania Houses. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
