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Mom Facing Charges After 5-Year-Old Found Riding His Bike Alone In Brooklyn...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn mother is facing charges after her 5-year-old child was found alone riding his bike. Who the boy is and where he was supposed to be was all a mystery up until late...
View ArticleCrews Battle Manhole Fire In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Con Edison was on the scene Saturday morning after a manhole fire in Brooklyn. Firefighters responded to Linden Boulevard and Troy Avenue in East Flatbush around 3 a.m. No one...
View ArticleNYPD Vehicle Covered In Cracked Eggs, Garbage In Latest Case Of Police...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NYPD vehicle was deliberately covered in trash Halloween Night in Brownsville. A small group of residents laugh, some of them taunting two officers cleaning up the latest...
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Brooklyn Woman Wounded When Stray Bullet Smashes Through Kitchen Window
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Brooklyn woman is recovering after she was shot in the chest by a stray bullet that came flying through her apartment window. The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m....
View ArticlePolice: Passenger Killed In Brooklyn Car Crash, Driver Ran From Scene
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police said a driver ran away from the scene of a fatal car crash in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. It happened around 5 a.m. at East 55th Street and Foster Avenue in East...
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Police: Group Wanted For Punching, Robbing Deliverymen In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are trying to track down a group of suspects accused of robbing deliverymen in Brooklyn. They’re wanted in six incidents between Oct. 7 and Nov. 21 in the Flatbush and...
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Woman Killed In Crash While Celebrating 23rd Birthday; Driver At Large After...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A woman celebrating her 23rd birthday was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in Brooklyn. Now, police are searching for the driver of the car she was in, who allegedly ran...
View Article2 Teens In Brooklyn Injured After Firework Explodes In Boy’s Hand
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two teenagers in Brooklyn ended up in the hospital Tuesday after an incident with fireworks went wrong. Police say the boys found the fireworks near 57th Street in East Flatbush...
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Exclusive: Abandoned East Flatbush Property Racking Up Hefty Fines, Angering...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An abandoned property in Brooklyn has racked up more than 200 city violations and the owner owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. Neighbors have been fighting for...
View ArticleMayor Bill De Blasio Says Eyesore Home In Brooklyn ‘Has To Be Addressed’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — On Thursday, CBS2 demanded answers from Mayor Bill de Blasio about a vacant property in Brooklyn that neighbors say is an eyesore. A homeowner on Clarendon Road in East Flatbush...
View ArticleCity Boards Up Long-Abandoned House With Cement, But Brooklyn Neighbors Cry...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A vacant home with more than 200 violations is still upsetting neighbors after years of complaints in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Mayor de Blasio promised to get the...
View ArticleWoman In Custody After 85-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death Inside Brooklyn...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An 85-year-old man was stabbed to death last night in Brooklyn. Police say a 48-year-old woman is now in custody. Officers responded shortly after 10 p.m. to an apartment on...
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Brooklyn-Born Fashion Designer Collaborating With Tommy Hilfiger For New York...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York Fashion Week is now in full swing. Designers are showing off their latest and greatest work. One local designer, though, is expected to make a major splash with a...
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Union, MTA Outraged After No. 5 Train Conductor Hit Over Head With Bat Or...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD is looking for a suspect in an attack on a subway conductor in Brooklyn. The assault left the transit worker seriously hurt, and also disrupted service, CBS2’s Jenna...
View ArticlePolice: Group Seen On Video Smashing Door To Break Into Brooklyn Cellphone Store
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are trying to track down a group of suspects caught on camera breaking into a cellphone store in Brooklyn. It happened around 2:10 a.m. on May 31 around Church and...
View ArticlePolice: 2 Men Seen On Video Opening Fire On Group In East Flatbush
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two men were seen on video opening fire on a group of people Monday in Brooklyn. The shooting happened shortly before 11 p.m. around Sterling Street and Brooklyn Avenue in East...
View ArticlePush For Police Reform Leaves NYPD In Difficult Position As Gun Violence...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It’s like the wild west on the streets of the Big Apple, with instances of gun violence soaring. Police say they’re between a rock and a hard place, CBS2’s Andrea Grymes...
View Article9 More People Shot Across New York City As Spike In Gun Violence Continues
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was another night of gun violence on New York City’s streets. Police said nine people were shot in five separate incidents across Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan on...
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SEE IT: Chadwick Boseman Mural Unveiled In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Late actor Chadwick Boseman is being remembered and honored in Brooklyn. People pose in front of a mural of actor Chadwick Boseman in Brooklyn on Sept. 26, 2020. (Credit: CBS2)...
View ArticlePolice: Gunman Shoots 3 People From Car In East Flatbush
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are investigating a triple shooting overnight in Brooklyn. Authorities say someone fired several shots from a car in East Flatbush. LINK: Tracking Shootings In New York...
View ArticlePolice: Man Dies After Being Set On Fire In The Middle Of Brooklyn Street
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police have identified the man who was killed after being set on fire in the middle of the street in East Flatbush. According to the NYPD, it happened at 9:23 p.m. on September...
View ArticlePolice: Correction Officer Shot In Brooklyn, Investigation Ongoing
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police say a correction officer was shot in Brooklyn on Saturday. It happened just before 10 p.m. on Lenox Road in East Flatbush. The officer was rushed to a local hospital and...
View Article2 Ambulances Crash In Brooklyn, EMT Hospitalized
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An Emergency Medical Technician has been hospitalized after two FDNY ambulances collided in Brooklyn. It happened just before 11 p.m. Monday on Midwood Street in East Flatbush....
View ArticleFDNY Battles Multiple Fires Overnight; 80-Year-Old Woman Killed In East...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY responded to multiple fires in the cold overnight. Firefighters battled a huge blaze around 11 p.m. to a restaurant on 74th Street in Jackson Heights. Officials said it...
View ArticleAunts et Uncles: A Vegan Cafe-Bar In East Flatbush Inspired By The Love Of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Nicole and Michael Nicholas have always looked up to their aunts and uncles. “They truly did play really big roles in our lives, whether it be introducing us to new music or...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Bashes Laundromat Employee With Detergent Bottle During Violent...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for a woman seen on video attacking an employee at a laundromat in Brooklyn. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday inside the business on Clarendon Road between...
View ArticleLionel Virgile Accused Of Throwing Bleach In Officer’s Face, Tossing Lit...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Connecticut man was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly hurling bleach in an NYPD officer’s face and throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at others. It happened around 8...
View ArticleLionel Virgile, Accused Of Throwing Bleach And Molotov Cocktail At NYPD,...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Brooklyn man accused of throwing bleach in a NYPD officer’s face and a Molotov cocktail at other officers is now facing a federal charge. CBS2 has obtained exclusive video...
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Suspect Lionel Virgile Charged With Attempted Arson For Allegedly Throwing...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Brooklyn man accused of throwing bleach in an NYPD officer’s face and a Molotov cocktail at other officers was formally charged Monday. Lionel Virgile is facing a federal...
View Article12-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy Dies After Complaining Of Head Pain, NYPD Investigating
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD is investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn. The sudden death of Romy Vilsaint is described as suspicious by investigators, who are looking into claims...
View ArticleQuestions Linger After Death Of 12-Year-Old Romy Vilsaint: Family Says He Was...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A grieving family is demanding an investigation from the New York City Department of Education. This after 12-year-old Romy Vilsaint died unexpectedly last week, they say after...
View ArticleNew York City Gun Violence Continues With 8-Year-Old Boy Shot In Queens; ‘He...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A drive-by shooting in Queens on Wednesday night left three people injured, including a child. The 8-year-old boy is one of the latest victims of gun violence in New York City,...
View ArticleAt Least 7 Injured, Including Several Children, In East Flatbush Fire
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – At least seven people were injured after an early morning fire in Brooklyn. The flames were so intense some residents escaped by jumping out of a window. NYPD investigators are...
View ArticlePolice: Sedgrick Jason Intentionally Set Fire In East Flatbush Building,...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police have arrested a tenant of an East Flatbush building for allegedly intentionally setting a fire that injured seven people Tuesday. According to police, Sedgrick Jason, 30,...
View ArticleMedical Examiner: 12-Year-Old Romy Vilsaint, Said To Be Bullying Victim, Died...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There is an update on a 12-year-old boy who died unexpectedly last month in Brooklyn after his family said he was bullied. The Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that Romy...
View Article2 Charged In 2018 Death Of Man Crushed In Makeshift Elevator At Brooklyn...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two people are facing charges in the death of a man who was crushed in a makeshift elevator at a Brooklyn grocery store in 2018. It happened at KP Farm on Nostrand Avenue in...
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Flames Burst From Burning Tire Shop In East Flatbush; No Injuries, FDNY Says
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Flames and smoke filled the sky during a fire at a tire shop in Brooklyn early Friday morning. The FDNY is still trying to figure out how the massive fire on Church Avenue at...
View ArticleEast Flatbush Hit-And-Run Victim In Critical Condition; Neighbor Says Cars...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man is in critical condition Thursday following a hit-and-run crash at what neighbors say is a dangerous intersection in Brooklyn. Police are still searching for the driver,...
View Article54-Year-Old Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Crossing Brooklyn Street
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man is dead after police say he was mowed down by a hit-and-run driver overnight in Brooklyn. The search continues for a white BMW and the driver who fled the scene. Police...
View ArticleMan Hit With Multiple Charges After Allegedly Assaulting NYPD Officer With...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An alleged assault on a police officer in Brooklyn was caught on camera. The NYPD released body camera video Monday of what it says was an unprovoked attack early Sunday morning...
View Article9-Year-Old Critically Hurt In Brooklyn Crash, Driver Charged With DUI
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A 9-year-old child is in critical condition and a driver is under arrest following a crash in Brooklyn. Police said a Ford Explorer and a Range Rover crashed around 1 a.m. on...
View ArticleBrooklyn Residents Remember Actor Michael K. Williams As Giving Member Of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Tributes are pouring in for actor Michael K. Williams. The Emmy-nominated star of “The Wire” and “Lovecraft Country” was found dead Monday in his Brooklyn apartment. He was 54...
View Article4 Injured In Shooting Outside Brooklyn Lounge
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Four people were injured in a shooting outside a Brooklyn lounge Saturday morning. It happened around 3:30 a.m. in East Flatbush. Police say a gunman opened fire outside the...
View ArticleNYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea Joins Peace & Unity Walk In Brooklyn For...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — This weekend is full of events to strengthen outreach between police and communities. Saturday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea joined civil rights leader Rev. Markel Hutchins in...
View Article18-Year-Old Shot In Head Working At Family Deli In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The search is on for the suspect who shot a teenager inside a Brooklyn deli Saturday. It happened in East Flatbush around 6 p.m. The deli owner told CBS2 his 18-year-old son was...
View ArticleSayid Muthana Recovering After Being Shot On The Job At Family’s Brooklyn Deli
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn teen is recovering after he was shot in the head at his family’s deli. The father of 18-year-old Sayid Muthana said Tuesday he is in stable condition and has been...
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‘I Want Justice For Him:’ Father Of Zayid Muthana, Bodega Owners Call For...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An 18-year old was shot while trying to make a living. On Wednesday, the father of the Brooklyn teenager gunned down inside his family’s bodega spoke out. Zayid Muthana is...
View ArticleZayid Muthana Has Successful Surgery To Remove Bullet From His Head, Family Says
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The family of 18-year-old Zayid Muthana says he is recovering in the hospital after being shot in the head last weekend at their deli in Brooklyn. His family says the surgery to...
View ArticleMayor-Elect Eric Adams To Hold Inauguration At Kings Theatre In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City’s next mayor will be inaugurated in Brooklyn. Eric Adams will hold his inauguration at Kings Theatre in East Flatbush. The swearing-in will happen New Year’s Day....
View Article‘I Want Him To Rot In Prison Because I’ll Never See My Sister Again’:...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A woman on her way to work in East Flatbush was stabbed to death in what police sources say was a random attack. CBS2’s Alice Gainer spoke with her heartbroken sister, who says...
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