Police Arrest Suspect In Attempted Kidnapping Of 13-Year-Old Girl On Long Island
Authorities said a 13-year-old girl was on her way home from Lawrence Road Middle School around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday when she noticed someone following her.
Authorities said a 13-year-old girl was on her way home from Lawrence Road Middle School around 12:20 p.m. Tuesday when she noticed someone following her.
The bill, which passed unanimously, means there will be unprecedented monitoring, and a three-person panel will have veto power over superintendent selection and spending.
The New York state Senate passed unprecedented legislation Wednesday calling for intervention to help the struggling Hempstead School District, and now the Assembly will weigh in on the bill.
Votes could soon take place in Albany on unprecedented state intervention into the struggling Hempstead School District.
The bill has received a scathing reaction from the elected Hempstead board of education.
Supervisor Laura Gillen says Ana Maria Hurtado's contract with Alcott HR secured Hurtado a lucrative post-retirement job in violation of town and state ethics laws.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Sid Jacobsen Jewish Center in Greenvale.
The five second video posted on Snapchat was taken at an off-campus Hofstra University fraternity Saturday.
The suspect ran off, but the victim managed to call 911.
Top police officers in the Village of Hempstead were arrested today after prosecutors say they made tickets disappear in exchange for a promotion.
The public is demanding that school board member step down after admitting wrongdoing, and there is push back from his fellow leaders.
There was a guilty plea Thursday from a Hempstead police officer in a case that has implications for a struggling school system.
The victim's family tells CBS2 she had just taken the bus home from her home health aide job, and it was the one day a week her husband didn't pick her up.
The city expects to see 2 to 4 inches of accumulation, before the precipitation turns over to sleet and then heavy rain overnight.
Nassau County police say 51-year-old John Joseph Finnegan Jr. engaged in sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl and inappropriate behavior with at least two other female students.
Lawmakers on Long Island say funding cuts in the governor's budget came out of left field. They were not expecting to lose millions of dollars in money they say they have counted on from Albany for years.
Police say the Hempstead woman made up a story about a man jumping in front of her stroller, grabbing and throwing her boy to the pavement.
Nassau County police said a 24-year-old woman was walking with her 1-year-old son in a stroller around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead. A man allegedly jumped in front of the stroller and grabbed the boy.
The ousted superintendent of schools claimed he was being punished for reporting to law enforcement his suspicions about corruption in the district.
A court decision to finally resolve what will happen to a South Shore country club that has polarized a Long Island community was rendered Thursday.
Joseph Larocca was last seen around 8 p.m. Sunday on Sheldon Place in Oceanside.
"I am pleased that there has been some progress, but it has to continue and it has to speed up," commissioner MaryEllen Elia said.
A report is out sizing up a long-struggling school district. The Hempstead district has been under the watch of a state monitor for over a year, and now that monitor has offered tempered optimism.
At least 8,600 children from Central America between the ages of 6 and 17 have made their way to Long Island in the past four years.
According to the criminal complaint, Pablo Villavicencio pushed his wife against a wall, slapped her and grabbed her phone to keep her from calling police.
The Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series by beating the Guardians in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday night.
The Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak this weekend. Here's when and where to look, and the viewing forecast for the Tri-State Area.
Fans of former One Direction member Liam Payne held a memorial at Washington Square Park on Saturday to honor the late pop star.
Noah Dobson scored in the ninth round of the shootout to lead the Islanders to a win over the Canadiens on Saturday night.
Tom Wilson's second goal of the game came 4 minutes into overtime to give the Capitals win over the Devils on Saturday.
The Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series by beating the Guardians in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday night.
The Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak this weekend. Here's when and where to look, and the viewing forecast for the Tri-State Area.
Fans of former One Direction member Liam Payne held a memorial at Washington Square Park on Saturday to honor the late pop star.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Bike MS 2024 will shut down streets in Manhattan today.
The Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak this weekend. Here's when and where to look, and the viewing forecast for the Tri-State Area.
A superb weather weekend in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is underway, perfect for enjoying the fall foliage!
Fall foliage is slowly starting to peak in the Hudson Valley and other parts of New York. See the maps for the latest timeline.
New York and New Jersey have another chance to see a rare comet, as the October 2024 supermoon appears for the next few days.
The coldest air of the season arrives in the Tri-State Area by Monday night.
The Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak this weekend. Here's when and where to look, and the viewing forecast for the Tri-State Area.
A superb weather weekend in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is underway, perfect for enjoying the fall foliage!
New Jersey raised penalties for home invasions, but some argue they still don't go far enough as criminals increasingly target homes with high-end cars.
A drought watch has been issued for the entire state of New Jersey due to the lack of rainfall and worsening drought conditions. Here's how residents can conserve water.
The East Orange school district had another half day Friday, as it deals with a $25 million deficit and massive layoffs.
A superb weather weekend in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is underway, perfect for enjoying the fall foliage!
Dozens of New York and New Jersey schools are impacted by a recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria.
The STEM department at West Hempstead Secondary School is preparing the future generation to face life's challenges.
It's the community feel, the family environment that drives the West Hempstead Secondary School system on Long Island.
There is a renewed push on Long Island to toughen penalties for those selling deadly drugs like fentanyl.
Kamala Harris insisted it was time to "end the suffering" in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation's only Muslim-majority cities on Friday as the dueling presidential contenders fought for a small but pivotal bloc of Arab American voters in swing-state Michigan.
New Jersey raised penalties for home invasions, but some argue they still don't go far enough as criminals increasingly target homes with high-end cars.
A lawyer for former President Donald Trump asked Stormy Daniels to promise not to speak about her "interactions" with Trump or question "his suitability as a candidate for president," documents show.
Former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania attended the Al Smith dinner, a Catholic charity tradition, while Vice President Kamala Harris sent a video from the campaign trail.
Nepotism, lack of competitive bidding and exorbitant salaries are inflating the cost to shelter asylum seekers and the homeless, according to NYC investigators.
Dozens of New York and New Jersey schools are impacted by a recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria.
The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.
Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.
The Columbia University School of Nursing dean says her breast density camouflaged her cancer.
CBS News New York is taking a deeper dive at the new center that is set to change the lives of many Bronx residents.
Fans of former One Direction member Liam Payne held a memorial at Washington Square Park on Saturday to honor the late pop star.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Mary J. Blige, Foreigner, the late Jimmy Buffett and A Tribe Called Quest, among others.
The cast of "Blue Bloods" visited the Empire State Building for a special lighting ceremony with the families of fallen NYPD officers Friday.
New York Comic Con is underway at Manhattan's Javits Center. The annual event runs through Sunday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
The Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series by beating the Guardians in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday night.
Noah Dobson scored in the ninth round of the shootout to lead the Islanders to a win over the Canadiens on Saturday night.
Tom Wilson's second goal of the game came 4 minutes into overtime to give the Capitals win over the Devils on Saturday.
The Columbus Crew beat the New York Red Bulls in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday night.
Chris Kreider scored twice and Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 shots as the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
A busy intersection in Queens has neighbors saying they feel unsafe, and they want the city to step in.
For sixty years, the soul of East Harlem has spun the globe through sound, amplified by Fania Records.
The parents of a baby boy who died from injuries from a malfunctioning steam radiator in 2023 testified at a New York City Council hearing Wednesday. They're calling for a bill that would mandate annual radiator inspections in certain homes.
Four members of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church filed a lawsuit Friday, claiming flaws with the process to select a new senior pastor.
CBS News New York is taking a deeper dive at the new center that is set to change the lives of many Bronx residents.
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 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."
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for October 19 at 11 p.m.
With the Yankees and the Guardians tied in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the ALCS, CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer and Otis Livingston talk about the postseason pressure.
A new hot spot for music is now open in the Bronx. The Bronx Music Hall is the borough's first new independent performance space in more than 50 years.
The annual Walk to Cure Lupus was held Saturday in New York City. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis and Tony Sadiku welcomed teams taking part in the walk.
A memorial for former One Direction member Liam Payne was held at Washington Square Park on Saturday. He died earlier this week at age 31. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid spoke with fans who are mourning the loss.