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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There has been another violent attack on a Jewish resident in Brooklyn. Surveillance cameras caught the disturbing incident on Warsoff Place between Flushing and Park Avenues Tuesday night. Four suspects are seen stalking and then attacking a Hasidic Jewish man as he walked down the sidewalk. SHOCKING VIDEO: A Hasidic…

All this week, as part of our We the Commuters series, we’re talking about homelessness in the subway system. According to the latest federally-mandated count in January 2019, there are an estimated 2,178 homeless people sleeping on trains every night. What do these numbers tell us, and what is their experience like?Q: Some New…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — CBS2 has been reporting on the natural gas fight, demanding answers for businesses and homeowners affected by a national grid moratorium on gas hook ups. On Tuesday, a Brooklyn homeowner caught up in it all, is powerless no more. There was a spring in Julie Levin’s step as she pushed her four-month-old daughter down a…

Earlier this month, New Yorkers chose a new license plate. Based on the outcome of a five-way vote, it is difficult to tell whether or not participants — i.e., those of you who actually knew this was happening and chose to weigh in, which would not appear to be many of you — took the assignment seriously. Our new plates will feature…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are trying to identify someone accused of setting an American flag on fire outside a Manhattan business. Police are trying to identify someone accused of setting an American flag on fire outside a Manhattan business on Sept. 13, 2019. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers) It happened around 8:40 p.m. Friday on 7th Avenue…