Rockaway, NJ

A carriage horse suffered a bloody injury Thursday when it crashed into the back of a BMW sedan in Midtown, according to police. The horse fell to the ground and struggled to get up after the gory accident near the intersection of West 55th Street and Eighth Avenue at about 5:15 p.m., according to cops and witnesses.

YouTuber Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie and his parents were seen driving off hitching an "attached camper" the same day Petito was reported missing, a couple who lives across the Laundrie family's home in Florida has claimed. The neighbors, Charlene and William Guthrie, said the Laundries hooked what appeared to...

The forensic pathologist who performed independent autopsies on murder victim George Floyd and infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is breaking down the significance of authorities saying that 22-year-old Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito was the victim of a homicide. Investigators said the precise cause of death is pending final autopsy results, but Dr. Michael Baden opined that the most likely answer is manual strangulation.

Judge Laurence Love sided with New York City on Wednesday, allowing Mayor Bill De Blasio to go ahead with the COVID vaccine mandate for Department of Education employees, including school teachers and staff.

In Paterson Wednesday night, on the menu was a main course of confusion served with a side dish of disgust.

If you have been a part of our morning show family for any time then you are probably aware of the fact that I love coffee. I love all kinds of coffee from the cups I brew myself at home to the after-dinner cup for dessert when we are out, I just love coffee.

With the current rise in vaccinated people testing positive for COVID-19, some might wonder, "Is the vaccine as effective as they say it is?" Many continue to not get the vaccine and opt to wear a mask instead, citing the vaccine as an "experimental" treatment. Still others refuse to get the vaccine or wear a mask.

The nearly 20 percent of workers at hospitals and nursing homes who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be replaced — potentially by foreigners — once the state’s mandate goes into effect next week, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. Hochul told reporters in Rochester that she hoped that all...

One of the teenagers accused of killing Barnard College student Tessa Majors in 2019 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree robbery, CBS New York reports. Luchiano Lewis, now 16, faced a judge Tuesday and was charged as an adult. Majors, 18, was killed in New York City's Morningside Park...

An aggro panhandler outside Pickle Guys on Grand Street attacked an employee after he was asked to move away from the store entrance, cops said. The suspect had been aggressively begging at around 8:20am last Wednesday when the 63-year-old worker told him to disperse. That didn’t sit well; the pugilist picked up a nearby chair from the outdoor dining area and threatened the victim with it before slapping him in the face, surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The ongoing investigation into the death of Long Island native Gabby Petito hits close to home for families still missing loved ones. National media coverage and tips were a huge help, and some are now asking why the same kind of attention is not being given to missing people of color. As CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reports, the search for Petito was fueled by social media sleuths captivated by her and fiancé Brian Laundrie’s cross-country travel posts on Instagram and YouTube. In her hometown of Blue Point, Long Island, supporters believe it pushed the investigation forward. “Thank God Gabby had a...

UPDATE: Members of a state prison “hit squad” who were already charged with beating a fellow inmate also attacked others while targeting investigators who got wise to them, an indictment returned by a New Jersey grand jury alleges.State prosecutors earlier this year charged Frank “Lafay” Blake, 33,…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A judge has lifted a temporary pause on New York City’s vaccine mandate. That means all teachers must be vaccinated by Monday, or lose their jobs. A separate decision on a state mandate for health care workers has been delayed. City officials and union representatives debated the issue Wednesday in court. Web Extra: Read the judge’s decision (.pdf) As CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reports, city officials and union reps filed into 80 Center Street to hash out a decision on vaccine mandates. More than a month ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio said all teachers must get the shot by Sept. 27 or lose...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- ABC News Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams explained why there hasn't been an arrest warrant issued for Brian Laundrie in the Gabby Petito case and why the cause of death for Petito has yet to be released. "They want to find him. Period. They are now...

Paterson police seized 1,544 heroin folds, a quarter-pound of crack and cocaine combined and 428 illegal pills while arresting several accused dealers -- one of whom was carrying two stolen guns, authorities said.Narcotics Division detectives watched Tuesday as Doyan D. McDermott, 37, and Jeffrey T…

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for New York City and parts of the Tri-State area through Friday morning.

An imprisoned Canadian who claimed he was the second-in-command of a New York Mafia family has won a new chance for freedom — after arguing he was never convicted of being a mobster and so he shouldn’t be considered one by the parole board. Domenico Violi’s family has been an...

Authorities have identified a man who was shot dead in East Orange last weekend.Troy Traynham, 59, was shot outside his Chestnut Street apartment on Saturday, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi.Traynham was taken to Unive…

A morning coffee run at a Midtown McDonald’s got heated this week when a customer stabbed another man — because there was too much sugar in his cup of joe, cops said. The suspect was arguing with a security guard about his too-sweet coffee around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday inside the fast-food joint on Eighth Avenue near West 35th Street, authorities said.