Queens Man Convicted Of Bludgeoning Cat To Death
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced Richard Ferrugio of Ozone Park was convicted Monday of aggravated cruelty to animals and fourth-degree weapon possession.
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Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced Richard Ferrugio of Ozone Park was convicted Monday of aggravated cruelty to animals and fourth-degree weapon possession.
FBI agents on Monday were digging underneath a home in Queens, and the excavation might relate to a search for human remains relating to a mob murder from some 30 years ago.
The vans were filled with equipment and tools that were being used by the students who used their spring break this week to help Sandy victims rebuild their homes.
A woman was struck and killed by a motorcycle on the Belt Parkway in eastern Queens Tuesday.
The founder of the United Hindu Cultural Council Senior Center was arrested Monday and charged with stealing more than $50,000, reportedly by filing false invoices for lunches that were never served.
Victims in each robbery were approached by a group of six people, including male and female suspects, police said.
The victim was shot once in the face at the corner of 80th Street and Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park early Monday morning, police said.
The bus in south Ozone Park is running on a new route, but it's a change that proved an unwelcome surprise for some.
Police said they observed marks on the neck of the teen, but Jillian Selby said they came from his friends who were trying to restrain him.
Police are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident in Ozone Park, Queens. The incident happened just after 3:00 a.m on Sunday morning at Liberty Avenue and 108th Street.
Robin Yang spent more than a decade on Wall Street, but gave it up last year to focus on teaching New York City children about fiscal responsibility.
A landlord in the Ozone Park section of Queens says that the court system is completely unfair to landlords, and he cites one specific example to prove his case.
The victim was allegedly held against her will in the home and forced to have intercourse and oral sex with numerous men, the DA's office said.
Police said Theodore Ellinghouse was killed by a large firecracker which exploded while he was holding it in the hallway of a home at 112-21 111th Avenue in Ozone Park Monday.
Neighbors became aware of the tragedy as firefighters and other investigators went door to door, checking carbon monoxide levels on the block.
Investigators say the man approached his victim at 87th street in Ozone Park when he demanded the woman's cash, jewelry, cell phone and iPod.
As police search for the suspect involved in Friday's shooting of a livery cab driver in Ozone Park, NYSFTD President Fernando Mateo said the driver can't speak, but is communicating through gestures.
On Monday night a mom couldn't believe her daughter's shocking homework assignment. On Tuesday she went to the school demanding answers.
It was one assignment students in Queens will not soon forget. The scandalous schoolwork was loaded with sexually explicit material, and students were given a book with some very racy reading.
Police have charged Deevan Jagnarine and Alex Gobardhan with murder in the death of 58-year-old Park Slope building superintendent Ramnarain Matadin.
Sam Carrick scored in overtime and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the Rangers beat the Devils on Thursday night.
The NYPD is stationing officers at Central Business District entry points with patrol cars looking for illegal or obstructed license plates.
President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in New York is scheduled for Friday morning.
A new audit has found nearly 400 New Jersey police departments spent over $1 million total on a controversial training program known as "Street Cop."
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
The NYPD is stationing officers at Central Business District entry points with patrol cars looking for illegal or obstructed license plates.
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
Congestion pricing is causing parking problems at Long Island Rail Road stations as commuters ditch driving into Manhattan.
New York Blood Center's newest donation site just opened to the public Thursday in Midtown at a critical time for donations.
People in the Tri-State Area are asking how they can help those who have lost everything in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
People in the Tri-State Area are asking how they can help those who have lost everything in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Hate groups are not only promoting that content on popular social media sites, but a CBS News New York investigation shows they're actively trying to recruit kids into their ideology.
The New York City area will see one more day of windy, cold weather before temperatures return to normal.
The cold weather continues around NYC, and there's more snow on the way. But the question is, how much?
A new audit has found nearly 400 New Jersey police departments spent over $1 million total on a controversial training program known as "Street Cop."
The fate of a former New Jersey school bus aide charged in the death of a special needs student is in the hands of a jury.
Hate groups are not only promoting that content on popular social media sites, but a CBS News New York investigation shows they're actively trying to recruit kids into their ideology.
The New York City area will see one more day of windy, cold weather before temperatures return to normal.
A New Jersey man killed in the Jan. 1 New Orleans terror attack was honored Wednesday.
Congestion pricing is causing parking problems at Long Island Rail Road stations as commuters ditch driving into Manhattan.
A couple says some of their 23 cats alerted them to a raging fire in the middle of the night at their home in Copiague, New York.
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos had his February sentencing delayed until April so he can keep making new episodes of his podcast.
Ray Tierney, the district attorney credited for the arrest of Rex Heuermann in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, will be running for re-election next year.
Several people, including two children, were injured in a crash involving a school bus Tuesday in Old Westbury, Long Island.
President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in New York is scheduled for Friday morning.
Tributes were held for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday across the greater New York City area.
Congestion pricing is causing parking problems at Long Island Rail Road stations as commuters ditch driving into Manhattan.
The U.S. had filed an appeal to stop plea proceedings for alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others from moving forward Friday in the war court in Guantanamo Bay.
President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction is scheduled for Friday.
New York Blood Center's newest donation site just opened to the public Thursday in Midtown at a critical time for donations.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
In New York City alone, there were nearly 1,300 cases in December. That's almost triple the number during same time in 2023.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment standards.
"Inside Edition" correspondent Alison Hall opens up about her breast cancer battle and how Olivia Munn's own experience with early detection inspired her to take a life-saving risk assessment test.
New York City's Broadway Week is back, offering two tickets for the price of one to select Broadway shows in January and February.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
The actor Aubrey Plaza has spoken out for the first time since her husband Jeff Baena's death last week. He was 47.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Sam Carrick scored in overtime and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the Rangers beat the Devils on Thursday night.
The New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
The Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
The Panthers will play host to the Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami -- home of baseball's Marlins -- on Jan. 2, 2026, the NHL said Wednesday.
The Stars rallied from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the struggling Rangers on Tuesday night.
Two eighth graders in Queens are being hailed as heroes after their quick thinking helped a woman who had taken a bad fall near their school.
Neighbors were left baffled and heartbroken after an unknown perpetrator left slash marks across two street trees in Ridgewood, Queens.
Musicians and student groups marched through the snowy streets of East Harlem on Monday to celebrate Three Kings Day.
New Yorkers can now be fined $50 if they fail to secure their trash bins properly, but some Brooklyn residents say the city is failing to maintain the same standards.
A young man from Mauritania receives help settling into the city as he serves as a youth ambassador for others.
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 Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for January 9 at 11 p.m.
Thursday was a somber day for many in the Bronx as they remembered the 17 people killed in an apartment fire three years ago. The blaze is considered one of the deadliest in the city's history. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal shows us how loved ones are honoring those who were lost.
Thursday was a national day of mourning as the country remembered former President Jimmy Carter. He was laid to rest in Plains, Georgia, and before that, Carter's state funeral was held in Washington. CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson reports.
President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday in Manhattan in his hush money trial. Late Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected his bid to delay the sentencing. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The devastation from the California wildfires is heartbreaking to see, and many people are looking for ways to help the victims. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman spoke to volunteers from organizations in the Tri-State Area who are reaching out a hand to the West Coast.
