NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police say a woman driving without a license crashed into scaffolding overnight in Manhattan. It happened around 2 a.m. near East 52nd Street and First Avenue. Police said the 21-year-old driver hit the gas instead of the brake. She was issued a summons for not having a license ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police have arrested the man they say followed a woman home and stabbed her to death early Sunday morning in Chinatown. Assamad Nash, 25, was charged Monday with murder and burglary in the death of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee. He stayed silent during his first court appearance on Monday. Prosecutors allege he committed the crime while out on supervised release for three other cases. Police said Nash stalked and followed Lee to her sixth-floor apartment on Chrystie Street. Sources told CBS2’s Ali Bauman that Lee likely didn’t even realize she was being followed. “He f ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD is searching for a suspect who investigators said stabbed a rider on the L train Thursday afternoon. Police described the suspect as a homeless man in his 40s. The victim, 22, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition after being stabbed in the thigh, according to police. It was unclear what led to the stabbing just before 2 p.m., but police said it was unprovoked, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. The police scene stretched from Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Third Avenue in Manhattan. It was unclear exactly where the incident started. The ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The pandemic deals that lured so many short-term renters back into New York City are coming to an end. Now as CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reports, even long-term renters who never left are facing unheard of spikes. Husband and wife, David Salsbery Fry and Claudia Friedlander, are musicians. He’s an opera singer, and she’s a voice coach. They’ve lived on West End Avenue near Lincoln Center for 15 years. That is, until the opened a rent renewal offer on New Year’s Day. “They planned on raising our rent 74%,” Salsbery Fry said. Their building was rent stabilized for two decad ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man was killed when a fire broke out early Tuesday morning at an apartment building in Manhattan. Firefighters were called around 3 a.m. to Amsterdam Avenue in Lincoln Square. Investigators said the flames started on the fifth floor. That’s where firefighters found the victim unconscious. He was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital, but did not survive. One firefighter also suffered a minor injury battling the blaze. Investigators are still working to determine the cause ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police have arrested the man they say followed a woman home and stabbed her to death early Sunday morning in Chinatown. Assamad Nash, 25, was charged Monday with murder and burglary in the death of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee. He stayed silent during his first court appearance on Monday. Prosecutors allege he committed the crime while out on supervised release for three other cases. Police said Nash stalked and followed Lee to her sixth-floor apartment on Chrystie Street. Sources told CBS2’s Ali Bauman that Lee likely didn’t even realize she was being followed. “He f ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Tuesday marks one month since Michelle Go was randomly killed at a subway station in Manhattan. Go was pushed in front of an oncoming train on Jan. 15 in Times Square. The 40-year-old lived on the Upper West Side, worked in finance and volunteered helping at-risk families. Police arrested 61-year-old Martial Simon on second-degree murder charges in her death ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police have arrested the man they say followed a woman home and stabbed her to death early Sunday morning in Chinatown. Assamad Nash, 25, was charged Monday with murder and burglary in the death of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee. Police said Nash stalked and followed Lee to her sixth floor apartment on Chrystie Street early Sunday morning. “He followed her up all six flights and she never even knew that he was there,” said building owner Brian Chin. According to detectives, Nash pushed his way inside after Lee opened her apartment door. He grabbed a knife from the kitch ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are trying to identify a man suspected of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in the East Village. According to police, the man approached the 23-year-old inside the lobby of her apartment building near Saint Marks Place and 1st Avenue at around 5 a.m. on Feb. 12. The man sexually assaulted the woman and removed her purse before leaving, police said. The purse contained a camera, wallet and credit card, police said. The woman was taken to the hospital and treated for a swollen lip and cuts to her mouth. She was in stable condition, police said. Anyone with an ..read more

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police say a man was slashed with a razor after he bumped into a stranger on a subway platform in Manhattan. It happened around 5:45 a.m. Saturday at the East 14th Street and Union Square West station. Police say a man was slashed with a razor after he bumped into a stranger on a subway platform in Midtown on Feb. 12, 2022. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers) According to police, a 36-year-old man was walking on the southbound Q train platform when he accidentally bumped into another man. Police say a physical altercation ensued and the stranger slashed the 36-year-old acro ..read more