NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police say a man was stabbed and his car was stolen during a meetup gone wrong in Brooklyn. The 53-year-old victim met up with the suspects around 4:40 p.m. Sunday on Hubbard Street in Sheepshead Bay. He was supposed to sell them a car, but police said they stabbed him instead and drove away in his Infinity JX35. The man was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Meanwhile, the search continues for the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782 ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An arrest has been made in connection to the deadly shooting of a woman and her dog at a Brooklyn bodega. Jennifer Ynoa was killed in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Jan. 2. Police sources say she was not the intended target. Namel Colon, 36, is charged with murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new subway safety plan focusing on the homeless  is now in motion after a rash of violent incidents underground since late last week. On Tuesday, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge spoke to one of the most recent victims who narrowly avoided getting attacked with a hatchet. To start, the safety plan is targeting six subway lines — the 1, 3, A, E, N and R. READ MORE: Mayor Eric Adams’ Zero Tolerance Subway Enforcement Takes Effect After Violent Weekend Kyle Westby described the moment early Monday morning when a man swung at him with a hatchet while he was waiting on t ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD wants your help identifying a man they say impersonated a police officer to fill up on gas. Police say it happened at 9 p.m. on Jan. 30 at a gas station at Hamilton Avenue and Centre Street in Brooklyn. Police say the suspect parked a blue BMW sedan at the pumps and walked up to the station employee while carrying a gun in a holster on his hip. The suspect claimed he was a police officer and then demanded gas, police said. The employee, 39, complied, and gave him about $70 worth of gas. The suspect then drove off. Anyone with any information is asked to call th ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Quality low-income and affordable housing has been a challenge in the Big Apple for decades. But as CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Monday, there’s a gem of a building in Brooklyn that has the design, community, and backing that’s making it work. “Good design can be done at every dollar level. For those who live here, this is luxury,” said Grant Marani, a partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Marani and Andrew McIntyre are the architects behind ultra luxurious and high-priced projects like some on Park Place and Central Park West. But the latest project for the par ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Quality low-income and affordable housing has been a challenge in the Big Apple for decades. But as CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Monday, there’s a gem of a building in Brooklyn that has the design, community, and backing that’s making it work. “Good design can be done at every dollar level. For those who live here, this is luxury,” said Grant Marani, a partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Marani and Andrew McIntyre are the architects behind ultra luxurious and high-priced projects like some on Park Place and Central Park West. But the latest project for the par ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The owners of several Yemeni and Pakistani businesses in Bedford-Stuyvesant say they’re struggling to survive after their homes and stores were impacted by a fire two weeks ago. As CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Monday, the community is rallying behind them. “We have a bleak future,” business owner Asad Chaudhry said. “Now the restaurant’s closed, there’s nothing for our family to go on.” Chaudhry owns a Halal restaurant on Nostrand Avenue, one of several structures damaged after a fire broke out at an abandoned building next door on Gates Avenue back on Feb. 7. Two ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New Yorkers with family and friends in Ukraine and Russia are watching the developments there closely. While the military tensions escalate a world away, concern intensifies for locals with loved ones in Ukraine. CBS2 spoke with people over the weekend at Rondel, a Ukrainian restaurant in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. “I’m really worried, because I have all my family lives there. My mom and my sister live there,” Olga Aksonova said. “I hope that God will be with us and with our family there.” That’s all many people here can do — worry and wait. Councilwoman Inna Vernikov re ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD wants your help identifying two men and a woman they say pushed their way into a Brooklyn man’s apartment and shot him in the leg. Police say it happened around 2 p.m. Saturday at a building on Voorhies Avenue near Shore Parkway in Sheepshead Bay. According to police, a woman rang the victim’s doorbell, telling him he owed his monthly dues. The victim opened the door, and two gunmen then forced their way into the apartment. The victim struggled with one of the men, and was shot in the left leg. The suspects then tied him up with zip ties and stole a Rolex watch ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — People in the Tri-State Area with family and friends in Ukraine and Russia are watching the developments closely. CBS2’s Lisa Rozner spoke to concerned residents in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, on Sunday. Outside the Netcost supermarket on Ocean Avenue, which carries Eastern European specialty foods, most people who spoke to CBS2 have a connection to Ukraine or Russia. “Hopefully, everything gets resolved and there’s no war between Russia and Ukraine and everybody finds peace,” Alan Mamdov said. Councilwoman Inna Vernikov represents Brooklyn’s District 48, where she says m ..read more