In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat. The report noted a spike in fatalities and an increase in pursuits by some departments, including in Houston and New York City.
According to police, the incident occurred just before 6 a.m. at a garage on West 43rd Street near the West Side Highway. Four men entered the garage around 5:45 a.m. and attempted to steal several luxury cars, including a blue McLaren sports car and a black Mercedes‑Benz G‑Wagon.
While dozens of other countries have delivered fast, modern train networks, we are stuck with a skeletal system built largely on slow, 19th-century alignments. Even developing nations are passing us by. There is growing recognition at the federal level that things need to change, but substantial and comprehensive reform would require an act of Congress.
The 51-year-old driver was on break at around 1:30 a.m. March 23 when the strangers approached his Toyota Highlander SUV on Second Avenue near East 3rd Street and asked for a lift.
Let's start with the biggest issue on the horizon: the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. Yes, the ultimate decision is about a year away. But sides are lining up for and against, and right now, the Surface Transportation Board, which is colloquially known as STB -- the railroads' economic regulator -- is considering the details of how the rules governing that decision will be applied.
Prosecutors say Reed was among a group of teenagers who confronted a fellow T rider at the State Street stop around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 14. The young people allegedly accused the man of photographing them, which he denied, but the altercation didn't end there. According to prosecutors, Reed split from the others and took the man's cellphone from his hand, throwing it on the ground several times until it shattered.
Svetlana Dali, a Russian National, was discovered on a United flight to Milan that departed Newark on Wednesday night, police sources tell CBS News New York. She allegedly slipped past the gates during boarding and was discovered halfway through the flight.
Broadway-Lafayette St station on the B/D/F/M lines at around 5:21 a.m. on Jan. 28. Authorities said the victim, a 51-year-old man, became embroiled in a verbal dispute with the suspect, described as a man between 20 and 30 yearss of age, while on board a southbound train. The clash turned physical and, after the train arrived at Broadway-Lafayette St, spilled out onto the platform where, sources familiar with the case said, the perpetrator pulled out a knife and stabbed the 51-year-old in the back.