NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Another power outage in Co-op City is affecting potentially thousands of residents in the same buildings that lost electricity Friday . Co-op City Police said work to restore power to section one, buildings 1-8, is underway, but did not provide an estimate on when the power would be back on. READ MORE: Power Restored To Co-Op City After Elderly Woman Collapsed, Died Climbing Stairs To Apartment During Outage The power is out in Section 1. Buildings 1-8 are affected. — Co-Op City Police (@CCPDnyc) February 28, 2021 READ MORE: 2nd Former Aide Accuses Gov. Andrew Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment, Governor Requests Independent Review The restoration has begun! — Co-Op City Police (@CCPDnyc) February 28, 2021 A transformer fire knocked out power to the same buildings on Friday. Ada Longman, a 73-year-old resident who used a portable oxygen tank, collapsed and died hiking up the stairs to her 19th-floor apartment during that outage. … [Read more...] about 2nd Co-Op City Power Outage Affecting Residents In Same Buildings That Lost Electricity Friday
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Police: 2 Men Wanted In Violent Queens Home Invasion Stole $3,000 From Woman At Gunpoint
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police say two men robbed and attacked a woman during a violent home invasion in Queens . It happened around 7 p.m. in Flushing on Feb. 26. READ MORE: 1 Injured In Manhole Fire In Midtown; FDNY, Utility Crews On Scene The men following the woman, 35, into her apartment after she took out the trash, according to police. READ MORE: 2nd Co-Op City Power Outage Affecting Residents In Same Buildings That Lost Electricity Friday The suspects allegedly threw the woman to the ground, pointed a gun at her head, then stole $3,000, two iPhones, a designer handbag and credit cards. MORE NEWS: Yonkers Home Destroyed In Fire, But No Injuries Reported Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782 . Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com. … [Read more...] about Police: 2 Men Wanted In Violent Queens Home Invasion Stole $3,000 From Woman At Gunpoint
NYPD: Good Samaritan Killed, 3 Hurt In Stabbing Linked To Illegal Brooklyn Gambling Den
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A good Samaritan who was stabbed after stepping in to try to stop an altercation in Brooklyn on Friday has died. Police say the incident started around 9:30 p.m. Friday after a robbery in an illegal gambling den in a basement near 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park. READ MORE: 1 Injured In Manhole Fire In Midtown; FDNY, Utility Crews On Scene It happened after three men who were robbed ran onto the street after the suspects and confronted them, CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reports. Chilling surveillance video appears to show an altercation between two groups of men quickly escalate. The men appear to face off before lunging at one another. In another surveillance video from across the street, bystanders can be seen stopping to witness the attack. That’s when police say 46-year-old Yong Zheng, who was returning from dinner with his family, saw what was happening and ran over to help break up the fight. Instead, he was stabbed four times in the … [Read more...] about NYPD: Good Samaritan Killed, 3 Hurt In Stabbing Linked To Illegal Brooklyn Gambling Den
New York Weather: CBS2’s 2/28 Sunday Morning Forecast
By Mark McIntyre, CBS2 Meteorologist/Weather Producer Good Sunday mornin’, folks! The final day of February will be a dreary and soggy one, with temps a few degrees below what they were yesterday. Also, it doesn’t look like we’ll get any sunshine at all today. READ MORE: 1 Injured In Manhole Fire In Midtown; FDNY, Utility Crews On Scene Expect a gray but dry start early this morning but rain will move in over the next few hours. Rain will be steady and even heavy at times before tapering to showers overnight. Make sure you have the rain gear handy – but at least we’re not dealing with more snow! READ MORE: Police: 2 Men Wanted In Violent Queens Home Invasion Stole $3,000 From Woman At Gunpoint Monday will start off the work week with a few showers before some breaks of sun during the afternoon and temps once again topping out around 50. MORE NEWS: 2nd Co-Op City Power Outage Affecting Residents In Same Buildings That Lost Electricity Friday … [Read more...] about New York Weather: CBS2’s 2/28 Sunday Morning Forecast