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Police believe the migrants who were arrested are involved in 62 robberies across the five boroughs.
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Police believe the migrants who were arrested are involved in 62 robberies across the five boroughs.
Prosecutors said he confessed to traveling to New York City to carry out the attack in the name of jihad.
CBS New York spoke with demonstrators, who said they're willing to be arrested to make their voices heard.
New York City police officers were on high alert Sunday ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. Police said they were on the lookout for protests and using drones for the first time ever to monitor for potential dangers. Astrid Martinez has the latest.
Times Square in New York is ready to play host to one of the world's largest parties on New Year's Eve. But law enforcement warns of "heightened threat of violence." CBS News' Michael George has more on what's being done ahead of the celebrations.
The NYPD and FBI are preparing to secure Times Square for the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at Sunday's New Year's Eve celebration.
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.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two criminal counts. Comey has said he is innocent.
Two major TV station owners, Sinclair and Nexstar, said they will return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air Friday after preempting the show last week.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she has ordered DOJ agents to guard ICE facilities — and directed counterterrorism task forces to look into attacks against federal agents.
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.
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to withhold more than $4 billion in foreign aid funding through a maneuver known as a "pocket rescission."
The gunman in the deadly Midtown Manhattan shooting, Shane Tamura, wrote about the brain disease CTE in a note obtained by investigators.
Humberto rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.
Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and escaped prison in 1979.
Senate Democrats are escalating their demands for information about White House border czar Tom Homan and any involvement he has had in federal contracts.