![a photo of a t-shirt, hat and orange vest with the MTA logo on them, along with a toolbelt that had a walkie-talkie and a flashlight with an MTA sticker on it, among other tools.](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/17/36835d4e-4f6f-4851-b06a-dab315e674a3/thumbnail/640x360/e5bc350d4f4f456a5324dfcca7c3ac10/impersonating-mta-emplo-wcbsb7oi-hi-res-still.jpg?v=25685eaa472b1a5dbb5bd46ae506d232#)
Man impersonated MTA employee, livestreamed what he was doing, police say
A Queens man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated an MTA employee and livestreamed what he was doing.
Watch CBS News
Katie Houlis is a digital producer with the CBS New York web team. She started her career as an intern with the Pittsburgh CW Green Team and the CBS Pittsburgh web team. She later joined CBS Pittsburgh as a full-time web producer. Katie has also written for Tell-Tale TV.
A Queens man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated an MTA employee and livestreamed what he was doing.
Staten Island's South Shore Little League was eliminated from the 2024 Little League World Series after a 6-1 loss to a team from Florida on Tuesday.
Highly placed sources in Washington tell CBS News New York that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to appoint his former chief of staff George Helmy to replace Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, who announced his resignation in July.
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik announced she was resigning on Wednesday. The announcement came months after she was criticized for her handling of antisemitism on campus and protests in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
The safest county in the United States is located on Long Island, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking.
New York City's Broadway Week returns this September, offering two-for-one tickets to some of the hottest shows.
Dozens of athletes from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are returning from the 2024 Paris Olympics as champions.
The Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday into Monday. Find out what time and where to get the best view in the New York City area.
The South Shore Little League team, from Staten Island, is heading to the Little League World Series after beating the Morristown Little League, from New Jersey, in Friday's Metro Region championship game.
A tornado occurred in Ulster County on Friday as the remnants of Debby impacted the Tri-State Area, the National Weather Service says.
A dozen apartment buildings in Edison were deemed unsafe Friday after ceilings collapsed in two different units.
A Brooklyn man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a lit firework into a Verizon utility work van in January, injuring two people.
Six men were shot near St. James Park on Wednesday night in the Bronx.
An individual who was hurt in a Brooklyn fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery in June has died from his injuries, according to the FDNY.
Heavy rain and storms caused flooding, event cancellations and more disruptions around the Tri-State Area Tuesday.