![Investigator works in backyard of Long Island home of Gilgo Beach killings suspect](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/08/01/a1d15109-1096-453e-9b80-339d980a3b43/thumbnail/640x360/ec19356fcdeb8f0957f442900e8d3402/ap23199581127381.jpg?v=631cf5f2b4e8db7f9bc428589402864d#)
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann appears in court
Families of victims walked out of court in silence and grief after having seen the accused serial killer up close.
Watch CBS News
Families of victims walked out of court in silence and grief after having seen the accused serial killer up close.
Ellerup's attorney provided CBS New York with photos after investigators spent 12 days tearing through the Massapequa Park home.
Police said a dark colored SUV hit 68-year-old Paul Benjamin around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Carleton Avenue and Elmore Street.
Experts insist the shrinking number of voice-to-voice phone conversations is now leading to worries for teens and young adults.
In 2006, the bodies of four women were found close together in a drainage ditch behind a now-demolished Atlantic City hotel.
Police say the stabbing happened just before 5 p.m. Sunday at the family's home on Jefferson Avenue in Brentwood.
One bullet went through a window into the living room and grazed an 8-year-old boy who was sleeping on a couch.
Rex Heuermann's wife asked for privacy, saying her family and neighbors "deserve to live peacefully."
The Power to Feed drive was the third of six that will be hosted over the summer.
The Nassau County Democratic Committee says the boundaries dilute the voting power of communities of color.
One of the co-authors of that study noted there's a hot spot here in New York with quite a few cases.
PSEG Long Island said the program will help reduce the load on the power system and save customers money in the long run.
According to police, lifeguards rescued two of the swimmers and a good Samaritan saved the third person.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau released data on which vehicles thieves go after most.
Rex Heuermann is charged with killing three women and is the prime suspect in a fourth murder.
A deadly shooting at a New York City subway station is under investigation in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn.
NYC DOE public schools are back in session. Here's the 2024-2025 calendar, plus info about bus service and the lunch menu.
CBS News New York's Doug Williams sat down with NYC Public Schools Chancellor David Banks to preview the school year.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
The NYPD is confirms Monday's deadly shooting along the West Indian American Day Parade route in Brooklyn was gang-related.
While there are a some rain chances over the next three days, the long Labor Day weekend will feature plenty of dry time as well.
New York and New Jersey woke up to rainy weather Friday, as many set out for Labor Day weekend.
Thursday should stay pretty cloudy with perhaps a stray shower or two and highs in the mid 70s in New York City!
A heat advisory will be in effect today for NYC and parts of New Jersey, with feels-like temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees.
Intense heat and severe thunderstorms are in the forecast Wednesday for New York and New Jersey.
Police are investigating after vandals set a Paterson, N.J. soccer field on fire over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
An 18-month-old girl died after being attacked by a dog at a home in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
The Freehold Township School District says mold was found at Laura Donovan Elementary School, forcing students to relocate.
It's the first day of school in Newark, New Jersey, where students will have longer hours for 2024.
Some NJ Transit customers affected by recent service disruptions want refunds, but the agency says they won't provide them.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
Long Island mother Kerri Bedrick is facing upgraded charges in the wrong-way crash that killed her son, Eli Henrys, on the Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore.
Police are investigating a shocking discovery in Huntington, Long Island. Suffolk County Police say they found a body stuffed in a suitcase there Tuesday.
Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday morning.
LIRR schedule changes start today for riders across Long Island and heading into New York City.
China's consul general in New York has left the U.S. following a scandal that involved a former aide to two governors.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Under intense pressure to meet state guidelines for class size, New York City is set to open 24 new schools on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling upends the Republican presidential nominee's plan to move the case to federal court.
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Hamas leaders for the deaths of American citizens in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Trucks will be back on New York City streets again Tuesday and Thursday to conduct additional spraying for mosquitoes.
Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus this year, state health officials said Friday.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
A listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has led to one death in New York, the CDC said Wednesday.
The teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a handsome beach boy in the "Gidget" movies, James Darren has died at 88.
Joey Chestnut ate a world record 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Monday, relishing another victory against rival Takeru Kobayashi.
Walt Disney Co. pulled ESPN, its Disney network and ABC stations from DirecTV's service, a move that came on a busy sports night.
Patti LuPone, the star of "Evita" and "Gypsy," is returning to Broadway alongside her longtime friend Mia Farrow in a new play, "The Roommate," which explores the strength, depth, humor and surprise found in women of a certain age.
Rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop experienced a medical emergency on stage in Connecticut, local officials said.
The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees again 10-6 on Wednesday night.
The surging New York Mets matched a season high by winning their seventh straight game, 8-3 over the Boston Red Sox.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
A joyful, funny, yet fierce competitor — that's how Johnny Gaudreau was remembered Wednesday by members of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam to give the Rangers a win over the Yankees and drop New York out of the AL East lead.
Queens residents are sounding the alarm about illegal trash dumping where Jackson Heights meets Woodside.
A New York City artist returned to her childhood favorite restaurant to restore a ceiling mural damaged in a flood.
As students head back to school next week, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit is working to make sure kids have at-home libraries.
Harlem's older neighbors came together Wednesday for National Senior Citizens Day.
Steelpan orchestras citywide are preparing for the Panorama competition at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
Police say a 47-year-old man was shot and killed late Wednesday night at the Rockaway Avenue subway station in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest from the scene.
CBS New York's Tony Sadkiu and John Elliott have the latest weather forecast.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for September 4 at 11 p.m.
Water raining down on cars in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel caused a traffic mess Wednesday. The leak is now fixed, but only temporarily. As CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports, a subcontractor drilled a hole into the worst possible place.
We're learning more about the suspect accused in a deadly school shooting in Georgia. Two students and two teachers were killed. Four other people were shot. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the latest on the investigation.