dray clark is live in greenwich village with the details. >> reporter: good morning. bobby who worked at this restaurant spent part of this last night looking at lineups with police. detectives have a picture of the teenager they are looking matter of time before they track him down. but for bobby, it will be a lock recovery from a serious wound that stretches from his chin to his cheek. this is how 25-year-old bobby looked before he was attacked with a blade. now his face is so disfigured, he doesn't want anyone to see it. his girlfriend nicole rushed to the hospital wednesday night where doctors were already working on his face when she arrived. >> i heard a lot of screaming, like, you know, they were doing the stitches, but i didn't really want to go in the room was going to see. >> reporter: bobby is a popular bus boy in greenwich village. wednesday evening, he approached a teenager inside of the restaurant who had been asking customers for money to support his basketball league. police say it was a scam. bobby asked the teen to please leave the restaurant. return

that slashing happened here in greenwich village. police say a teenaged suspect initially walked into the restaurant carrying a folder and asking customers for money to support his high school the waiter asked the teen to please leave the restaurant. five minutes later, the teen returned and confronted the waiter to asked him to leave. as that waiter ushered the teen out the door for a second time, police say the suspect suddenly turned around and slashed the waiter in the face. an eyewitness describes what happened next. >> a lot of undercover cops and 20 police and ambulances over here. i think they were checking over here in the store to see if they could see the guy who did it. >> reporter: the victim was taken to bellevue hospital where he was treated and released. meanwhile, police describe the suspect, again, as a teenager 15 to 17 years old wearing a gray hoody and carrying a purple folder and a small gym bag. we're live in greenwich village, dray clark, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> thank you. >>> we're getting a look at a

now to a developing story in greenwich village. a restaurant worker was slashed in the face and we posted the pictures on facebook showing the suspect and his friends. dray clark is live in the village with the latest in a string of slashings. dray? >> reporter: good morning, lori. it is a string that police haven't tied to any arrests so far, but in this case involving the silver star restaurant behind me, police know they are looking for a 15-year-old suspect. they hope by releasing this new image, it will bring them one step closer to finding him. it is believed the teenagers seen in the picture were with the 15-year-old wanted for slashing 25-year-old bobby barbeau across the face, who is who was slashed severely across the face on wednesday night after he askedded 15-year-old suspect to please leave the restaurant because he was soliciting customers for money. >> it was unexpected, you know? he didn't expect the guy to slice him that way. it happened quickly. i'm just distraught. i just hope that something good comes out of it,

. >>> now at 6:00, new evidence in the slashing attack at a greenwich village restaurant. >>> plus accusations of bullying by a new jersey high school baseball coach. what some parents want done. >>> and ed mangano addresses the sexting scandal he's involved in. >>> two slashings in less than 24 hours. this afternoon a man was slashed outside a busy clothing store in soho in what may have been a robbery gone wrong. >> before that a waiter at a greenwich village restaurant was attacked by a panhandler he told to leave the restaurant minutes earlier. >> reporter: the attack, that violent attack happened right there in the vestibule. the victim stumbled out leaving a blood trail looking for help here. his attacker took off running a new photo just released by the nypd, this is the teenager police say slashed a 25 year old man at a greenwich village restaurant. a gash in his left cheek requiring 120 stitches. the victim told me over the phone he's thankful to be alive and is trying to move on from the attack. >> we've been here over 20 years. nothing like this ever happened before. >> reporter: th

the search is on for the attacker who slashed a man in greenwich village last night. janelle burrell joins us live from the scene with an update. >> mary it happened here at the silver spurs restaurant which he's just reopened after that scary incident here last night. diners were inside that waiter was trying to get this man away from the diners when the man came back, slashing him in the face requiring 120 stitches. now here's a look at what the scene looked like last night after investigators arrived a man was going table to table trying to collect donations from diners for his basketball team. now investigators say the 25- year-old waiter asked the man to leave escorting him out of the restaurant. when the waiter returned he had a gash on his cheek. witnesses described what happened next. >> we were sitting there eating and all of a sudden cops came from everywhere and someone was screaming and people were screaming. >> i live in the neighborhood and it's a very safe neighborhood usually but this is really, really shocking. >> now police have not yet released a de

it happened at a diner in greenwich village. carolina leid at the subsequently with -- carolina leid at the scene with the developing story. >> the victim was slashed in the face. his injuries are not life-threatening but he is in serious condition at the hospital. witnesses here say they didn't see this one coming. >> reporter: the slashing happened here at silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village. workers say a man walked in to the business at the corner of laguardia place and east housten street asking for donations. allegedly became very upset and slashed an employee. >> we were sitting inside eating and all of the sudden we saw cops come from everywhere and someone was screaming. people were screaming. >> reporter: the victim, a man, was taken to bellevue hospital to get treatment for his injuries. splatters of blood on the sidewalk, a sickening reminder of what happened tonight. >> this is very shocking. i live in the neighborhood. this is really, really shocking. >> we just saw police leave the scene about 15 minutes

this hours after another man was slashed in greenwich village and needed 120 stitches. police are searching for suspects in both attacks. >> no leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith. >> and donald trump now firing back, this after the trump said anybody who wants to build a wall instead of bridges is not a christian. good evening to you at 6:00, i'm liz cho. >> i'm bill ritter. donald trump has based his presidential campaign on taking on republican opponents but now he's taking on the pope. >> trump never wanted to turn the other chief and not to respond to a perceived slight. tonight is calling it disrespectful for a religious leader like the pope to question his faith. >> some pundits are asking whether the pope may have gone too far in becoming embroiled in this election. he never mentioned donald trump by name and the implication was pretty clear. trump had no problems hitting back at francis. >> reporter: over the last few days in his visit in mexico, pope francis spoke a lot about immigration. tod

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on laguardia place in greenwich village. police say the suspect did leave but came back and then sliced 25-year-old bus boy bobby on his left cheek. he had to get 120 stitches. >> it was very serious i would say. but at the moment he's just trying to rest up and trying to heal. >> he was laughing about it? >> yeah. him and his friends. he had three other friends that was with him. >> reporter: david reid walks a block away. he said he overheard a teen fitting the suspect's description around 8 p.m., the same time as the slashing, bragging about cutting someone. >> he was saying how the man's mouth was big and he said i stabbed him. i stabbed him. kept on moving along. >> police did recover a box cutter nearby. they're trying to determine if that was in fact the blade used in the slashing but i want to show you a picture of the suspect. he's believed to be 15 to 18 years old. he was wearing that gray hoodie last night. if you recognize the man in the photo, please call crimestoppers. >>> new york city's top cop and top prosec

"today in new york's" katherine creag is in greenwich village. kat? >> reporter: michael, detectives now know that the suspect in the slashing that happened at this the nypd has released new images of friends, acquaintances that the suspect was with. three young people he's seen walking with along the sidewalk here in laguardia place and houston street. the photos show one of the women and one of the men. the swaps video showed them walking with a suspect accused of slashing in the face a waiter at the silver spurs restaurant. the victim had to get 120 stitches. there's new video showing a suspect running away very quickly after police say he stole a kindle and headphones from a victim on the upper west side. a victim he had just stabbed in the back according to police. this happened at west 88th street and columbus avenue. police commissioner bratton say people must be feel uneasy about all of these crimes and he said this. >> it's understandable that the concern of the random nature of it, the unpredictability of it, if you will. the majority that w

they reportedly own this $19,000,000.6800-square-foot townhouse in greenwich village. but now, have purchased not million. >> the property is so appealing because of the exact locations. people kind of leave celebrity alone in that area. >> reporter: this property was used for nonprofit and currently is almost 14,000 square feet. it has nine bedrooms and 8 bathrooms and will be combined into one megahome. >> right now it's basically a blank slate. so would you have to come in with an architect and kind of create another mansion from the bottom up. >> reporter: they denied there was any pending construction on the homes of. >> i don't think we have anything to say. >> neighbors are going to be, you know, upset because they are going to be walking under scaffolding and see construction on the street. >> there's going to be more protection. big money come big police come. >> reporter: celebs like madonna may have started the trend. >> she has a 57-foot-wide mansion with private gates, probably about 18,000 square feet on the upper east side. and she really defines the >>

i've been doing it since -- i opened the store in 1965 in greenwich village. >> '65? >> 1965. >> you must have been, like, a kid. [laughter] >> it was the year that i graduated high school. >> okay. >> so, yes. and we've been out in the hamptons for 25 years and in sag harbor, the lee jewelers is in sag harbor been there for 11 years. my shop, a part of my life. i love the bicep. work -- bench work. i love the creative process, designing. i love dealing with the customers, trying to make them laugh. and, again, the creative process of designing and creating jewelry is something that i love. >> lee, where did it start? when did it begin for you? jewelry? when were you drawn to creating and making jewelry? >> in greenwich village we were best friends with a jeweler, and i became a fixture in their store. and eventually they showed me how to make a little bit of jewelry, and i've been doing it ever since. i was born with the right hand and, in fact, when i was in elementary school, i learned the word "ambidextrous." and i said, oh, that's me. >> okay. >> i use my right h

the bus boy at the silver spurs in greenwich village needed 120 stitches to close the wound. police say he was attacked by a teenager asking for money inside the diner. coming up at 5:30, we'll have the latest on the search for the suspect. >>> and just when you thought the presidential race couldn't get any wilder, pope francis has entered the fray. church is calling out donald trump saying the candidate is no christian. cbs 2's dick brennan is here now with more on today's developments. >> reporter: could not get any wilder is right. the remarks by pope francis are already causing a storm on the campaign trail. the pope was responding to a question about trump's pledge to build a wall on the mexican u.s. border. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be located and not building bridges is not a christian. >> the pope's comments came during a session with reporters on his plane while he was flying back to the vatican from his visit to mexico. [ speaking spanish >> as far as what i said whether i would advise to v

she now got another career break, singing at cafe society in greenwich village. cafe society was unique in its day. beside presenting extraordinary young talent like billy holiday and zero moss still it was the only integrateed nightclub outside of harlem with black patrons as well as black performers elm lena was a hit. unbeknownst to most patrons cafe society was a fundraising outlet for the then legal communist party of the us -- u.s.a. if she had known lena doubtless would not have cared. she did not know a communist from a republican. but in the 1950s, every performer would be blacklifted. now, however, she was able to bring me and little teddy to new york, where we all entered her childhood brooklyn home. little teddy's visit was short-lived, however. lewis' cruel divorce agreement stipulated i would live with my mother and teddy lived with our father, but my mother and i were soon to move even farther away. because of her cafe society success she received an offer from hollywood. not from the movies but from a new nightclub called the little toking. once a

. >> another slashing in the city at the restaurant in greenwich village. the waiter was slashed in the face of an 8:00 pm. we walked into the restaurant for money. when he turned away, he/the leader. the suspect is still on the he is still expected to be okay. if you have any information, call crimestoppers.a man touched a bus driver in the bronx. he punched the driver in the face.he got off the bus and came back and hit him again. police say this happened just after 2:00 pm tuesday after it was idling on southern boulevard near fordham university. you can see the suspect that crimestoppers. >> new york officials want apple to comply with a court order to crack the code for a cell phone killers. officials are refusing policy issues for its customers. we are live outside of the apple store in midtown . reporter: apple is bowing to appeal the ruling and they are saying many are saying it's a long-running dispute over cyber security. company like apple have information to the information your phone without your password. temp temperatures are brewing between

now to that frightening attack at a restaurant in greenwich village. a waiter slashed in the face in front much shocked customers. "today in new york's" katherine creag is at the restaurant with new details this morning. kat? >> reporter: this restaurant just opened up a little bit ago, darlene. a couple of waiters going in tell us that they're shocked this happened to their co-worker. the victim had to get 120 stitches to his face. because that's where he was attacked. police officers converging on this restaurant. silver spurs is the name of the establishment add laguardia place and houston street. it's close to the nyu campus. this happened around 8:00 last night. a man walked into the restaurant and he was asking customers and workers for money. a manager asked him to leave. the suspect, though, became ainge rip and slashed the victim, a waiter, in the face. a witness tells us it was chaos after the attack. >> we were just sitting inside eating and cops came from everywhere. like someone was screaming. people were screaming. >> reporter: and that w

incidents a 71-year-old woman from brooklyn was slashed in face on january 25th on a d train in greenwich village. surveillance video hopping turnstile and he was arrested. following day, this man slashed a woman on her had hand as rode the three train in brooklyn he too was arrested. during a radio interview yesterday bratton called the incidents, quote, isolated. >> alarmed, concerned in particular those riding the subway. he says they are safe despite the state of attacks. >> some of is reflective of the circumstances in the subway. with each other getting in disputes. some of it is unfortunately the population, some are disturbed. but very much concerned for everybody. >> and on wednesday of this week police commissioner will deliver final crime numbers for january and he says news is very good. he said this is shaping to be if not one of it could be the safest january in new york city on record. he says shootingses and murders are down. but clearly a lot of people are alarmed by these subway slashings. that is the latest lift from harlem this morning. ben and liz back to you. >> robert moses

a 71-year-old woman was attacked in greenwich village. next day, this man attacked in brooklyn. in an effort to show that the subways are safe, gratton took to this rails with security detail in so. their other pressing concerns in town. >> in the subway system the issue of concern that . it's serious assaults like flashings or stabbings. it will always be a constant issue. pickpocketing is the constant issue.robert durst will be back in new orleans court facing guilty to gun charges. it could clear the way for them to be extradited to california. durst is from scarsdale spent hundred million dollars connected to two other murders. he was a subject of the controversial hbo document and he was arrested last month. carry narrowing or is accused of salving to death a 16-year-old boy at edgewater new jersey. drug dealer and he works for him. he says he was defending himself during a robbery. his mother, rachel, was the former chief of staff of charlene mcquay . a lot of people are talking. new concerns about the spread of the zika virus. there is a new way for it to be spread. it ca

here on news 4, new photo of a young man wanted for slabbing the face of a waiter at a popular greenwich village restaurant. what the waiter said to his attacker, sparking the violence. and eric is here with the best news of ahe day. >> we had beautiful temperatures throughout the tristate into the 60s as you can see. will thi taste of spring last into sunday? 61-year-old woman has been charged with a hit anned run and killed man and injured three others. >> democrats voting in nevada. hillary clinton looks to be pr vekted win and we're brutal cyclone in the southern hemisphere and we'll talk about the government gridlock that's put college knowing they'll graduate. we'll tell you >> yes and what a contrast to last weekend. remember how bad it was with those temperatures. now, we have temperatures. it will be comfortable tomorrow, but still above average for this time of year, plus showers to end the weekend. i don't think it's going to be too much of a concern for you. usually, we get up to 43 degrees this time of year. today, up to 61 degrees, so almost 20 degrees above our seasonal average. r

we're live this afternoon greenwich village. i'm sandra bookman, channel 7, eyewitness news. >> thank you, sandra. >>> concerns over a gas leak, sending students and teachers at al hickman elementary school home. everyone left the building and police were called in. firefighters found gas leaking from the heating system on the roof. are investigating what exactly went wrong. fortunately, no students or faculty were hurt. several families are homeless, after fire gutted their apartments in the bronx overnight. the flames tore through the top floor of the building in morris firefighters needed to run several hoses before they could get it under control. they were able to keep the flames from spreading to a second wing of the building. >> it was pretty dramatic. you know, you had fire out the windows. you had fire -- we had a few units on the roof, cutting holes in the roof to allow the fire to escape. so it didn't spread laterally. >> reporter: five residents suffered smoke inhalation. and one firefighter hurt his leg. >>> the nyp

. >>> out with the old and in with the new at a century old home in the heart of greenwich village. >> the only thing left of its past is the brick facade. takes us inside in this >> reporter: it's a town home built in 1899 but everything on the outside has been restored. and inside it's all been gutted from the ground up in a classic contemporary style. >> we are in the cross roads of the west village and central greenwich village so you get the best of both neighborhoods. >> compass' leonard stein berg. >> this is the main living space. >> this is the floor where we expect people to entertain. this a beside opened up to give you loft-like proportions. >> it's open to the south with double height ceilings. >> downstairs and look at the more casual living and dining areas. >> look at these big doors. >> beautiful. they lead out on to a big, deep south facing garden. the kitchen is designed for a real chefs needs. you have two sinks, a range, tons of cabinet write. marble make the kitchen fancy and durable. marble. but we put the marble on the back splash and just having that touch of

photo just released by the nypd, this is the teenager police say slashed a 25 year old man at a greenwich village restaurant. a gash in his left cheek requiring 120 stitches. the victim told me over the phone he's thankful to be alive and is trying to move on from the attack. >> we've been here over 20 years. nothing like this ever happened before. >> reporter: this was not a random attack inside the busy silver spurs restaurant. we've learned a teenager with braces stepped into the diner asking customers to donate money to an unknown basketball team. the victim a friend of if the owner asked the teen to leave. he returned to the restaurant. then the teenager slashed the man. as police search for the teenage slasher, friends, customers and koe coworkers can't help but think 120 stitches in his face. >> terrific with everyone. he's always on time. minds his business. he just tried to do the right thing. >> reporter: this confrontation happened inside and outside the restaurant. but police sources are telling us security cameras were not working. but they are still tracking down some very solid lea

first happened wednesday night, a waiter slashed across the face by an aggressive panhandler in greenwich village. and then a man slashed outside a store in soho. and just a few hours later a man was slashed on the upper west side. this video shows the man running away moments after he stole a kindle and headphones from a man and ran a knife across his back. today police commissioner bratton was asked why. >> we don't think copy cat at all. we think it's just unfortunately mentally ill, also sometimes just career riminals. >> police also released those photos. they say they show three people believed to be with the suspect in that west village slashing. >>> today a teenager learned the price he'll pay for hitting a little girl as he fled from the police. >> reporter: head down and hands behind his back, franklin reyes got an ear full from sophia russo. the 29-year-old addressed the court before reyes was sentenced for the fatal hit-and-run that hit her four-year-old daughter while she was walking today to daycare. >> i do know she was going to come to my school and get a master's degree. but it w

we're live in greenwich village, dray clark, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> thank you, dray. >>> new at noon, donald trump's latest feud involves the leader of the roman catholic church. pope francis this morning saying that trump is not acting like a christian. those comments coming one week after the republican front- runner criticized the pontiff's border visit and for playing politics. in the presidential campaign. >> reporter: pope francis returning to rome for mass had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. "a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not about building bridges is not christian." the pope would not advise americans how to vote and said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. >> as you know, i'm christian. >> reporter: in appealing to evangelical voters, trump has been adamant about his christian lifestyle. while cruz and trump are battling over first and second place, a challenger is now emerging in marco rubio. >> the next president of the united states, marco rubio! >> reporter: as the extremely popular governo

. >>> an armed robber on the prowl in greenwich village. the video police want you to see for your protection. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in the hudson valley, with world class biotech. and on long island, where great universities are creating next generation technologies. let us help grow your company's tomorrow, today >>> some parents are up in arms about this, a proposal to give breathalyzer tests to students. >> at football games and dances. a debate is planned for tonight. checkey. >> the test could be administered during a regular school day. not just at the high school, but at the elementary and middle school level. though school administrators say they doubt they'll have to use it there. this is the fifth time the proposal is being discussed. over the past several months now, basically, as it stabbeds. if an administrator notices signs lik

most recent, 71-year-old woman was slashed in the face on january 25 while on the d train in greenwich village. the assailant was captured arrested. the following day, this man slashed a woman on her hand while she rolled the three train. bratton called the incident i said it isolated. >> he rode the subway earlier this month because despite the attacks . some of it is that we are seeing the street population. some of the mentally disturbed and it's concerning for everyone. >> robert moses, "fox 5 news" . >> the train derailment in philadelphia left eight dead and plenty more injured. they analyze everything from speed the possibility that the train hit something and crash. investigators have been searching for answers as to why it went 200 miles per hour. the trains engineer has claimed he doesn't remember what happened. >> it's a web seminar held for health officials across the new york state 's. that combats the zika virus. organization is getting ready to open an emergency meeting. teresa perillo joins us live with a look at the danger and what's being done. >> this is an outbreak of the w

from greenwich village, new york, please welcome chuck burgess. [cheers and applause] hey, chuck. how's it going, buddy?

reporting live this afternoon from greenwich village. >> thank you. >>> the nassau county executive making his first public appearance since cbs 2 broke involved in a sexting scandal. ed -- andrea grymes has this report. >> reporter: nassau county speaking at a heroin summit while her husband is in the midst of battling back, maintaining he's the victim in an allergid sexting scandal. nassau county police are probing whether ed mangano and local marketing executive are victims of a hacking scandal. x-rated texts sent from one to the other. the acting police commissioner is a mangano appointee. >> do you think you should be investigating the charges made and not some independent person not appointed by him? >> nassau county police department is conducting an investigation. the county executive has made an allegation. at this point in time the county executive is not the subject of the investigation. if he becomes a subject of the investigation that will be referred to the appropriate agencies. >> reporter: on saturday cbs 2 kramer broke the story of the lurid messages allegedly sent from ma

detectives with the nypd are searching for a suspect in the city's third knife attack in two days, a greenwich village waiter become a victim after the attacker slashed his face after bothering customers for money. >>> speaking of which, new this morning, these thieves in los angeles left a paper trail on the internet by taking selfies object a stolen kindle. one visited church on ash wednesday, the computer tablet was taken from an unlocked car the day before ash wednesday. photos snapped by the woman and man a few days later automatically uploaded into the owner's cloud storage account. >>> employees of a texas tngs pizza shop fought back when they attacked by a group of men. the men jumped the counter and went for the cash register. the owners and workers grabbed chairs, even though one of the men had a gun. the men got away before the price arrived. >>> a woman is faces charge after she attacked a wendy's manager over an order. she ordered two peacey chickee sand sandwiches and changed her mind. she traded punches before she bit nelson above her neff knee. robinson was arrested. >>> phillies rotat

we are live in greenwich village. greg: liz, thanks a lot dude police are on the hunt for a man who try to lower a young girl in manhattan. greg: he put his arm around a young girl. try to lower her away. she was walking home from school when it happened. the girl managed to run away and did not suffer any injuries. please call crime stoppers. 1-800-577-tips. rosanna: wanting apple to comply with a court order. how do you feel about this? >> i think that they should help. "door to other things. what happens if you were alive and involved in the crimes. you do it the legal way. why are they turning it over to the fbi? these are the san bernardino killers. they killed 14 people late last year. theresa priolo has more. >> reporter: good morning. not just a matter of terrorists are not. a criminal or not. if they break into the systems they say they invade, they have opened it up to anyone. they have really weakened it across the board did of course, we're talking about what is on your cell phone. if anybody should have a

compared with 470 last year. during a robbery in soho and another slashed outside a diner in greenwich village. >> we're adding 2,000 cops in the course of this year. >> reporter: the mayor insisting again that the city is safe and about to get safer. although folks around here may or may not believe that. and as for that slashing in the bronx, those two men are still out there. police are still searching for them. >>> right now police want to blaem blame for a fellow officer's injuries after a wild shootout in brooklyn. investigates say the ballistics test show that the bullet came from the suspect's gun. they're waiting to find out if came from the same gun. >>> and deposition day for the wife of bill cosby. today's deposition in springfield, massachusetts is believed to be the first by camille cosby. mrs. cosby, who also served as her husband's business manager was questioned about the sexual assault allegations against the comedian. it's all part of a civil defamation case filed by seven women. bill cosby has denied all accusations. >>> potentially illegal dumping happened on a jersey shor

case we talked a lot about, a teenager wanted for slashing a waiter in the middle of a busy greenwich village restaurant has been caught. the teen allegedly had been begging customers for money when he was asked to leave. he returned minutes later and slashed a waiter across the face. the victim hopes to return to work soon. >> the good thing is, the swelling's going down. he's feeling okay. >> police have not released the identity of the teen in custody. >> the red cross is helping several people who lost their home s homes in this apartment building. injuries. some residents say they never heard the fire alarm. >> i thought it was real. and it didn't hit me. >> every apartment on that top floor was destroyed. the fire was likely accidental. >>> in new jersey, top republicans want to loosen top gun possession laws. this motion stems from several headline grabbing cases, including an actor who was charged with a gun related offense. the republican assembly leader says the legislation would make it easier for prosecutors to reduce certain gun possession charges in cases. democrats say the legi

live in greenwich village where the suspect is being held. janelle. >> even people walking by expressing just how relieved they are to know that this teenager is now in custody. that 16-year-old right now inside being questioned by detectives who believe he is the one who slashed a restaurant worker who now has 137 stitches on his face. least police released surveillance images of the suspect the key to breaking one of the most disturbing slashing cases that's plagued the city in recent weeks. the 16-year-old in custody awaiting charges accusing slashing booby borrowbot across the face last wednesday night. he spoke with us after word of the arrest. >> i'm happy they caught him and i hope he's there for a long time. band aged face on camera two days of the attack. >> yes. i went through it. but i'm okay. i'm living i'm not dead. >> he was going table to table at the restaurant harassing diners claiming to collect money for a basketball team. >> what did you say to him. >> i told him to leave and he didn't want to leave so he told me he's comi

from greenwich village, new york, please welcome chuck burgess. [cheers and applause] hey, chuck. how's it going, buddy? >> nice to meet you. very good. [applause] >> you got a 20-year-old car. lili it too. it falls apart. just this morning driving over here, my friend closed the door

thrash of robberies unfolding in the east village and greenwich village. you need to be looking out for this guy. >> absolutely. he quietly lurks and watches. allowing new yorkers to feel like they've safely arrived at the doorstep of their home and then he attacks. exclusive video shows gun slinging crooks running away. now look at this video. police say that's one of the same men holding a gun in his right hand. screaming at his victims in an >> i don't go out at night by myself. >> it makes me a little concerned. especially since i work in the area. >> bianca changed the way she walks around the village. >> making myself more aware of my surroundings. never texting, never listening to my music. >> the first thing that goes through my mind, i can't be safe in my own home. >> that's keeping him looking over his shoulder. >> it's not comfortable with the neighborhood i'm in you would think of this neighborhood as very safe. it could happen to anyone. >> none of the victims in these robberies have been physically injured. police are hoping the video you saw

according to police, the teen was caught on camera last week near silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village. after being asked to leave, police say the teen returned with a box cutter and slashed the bus boy who asked him to go. >>> police are questioning a mother after her 2-year-old daughter started in a house fire in brooklyn. it was at 3 a.m. in a three-story home in bedford-stuyvesant but hours later investigators say the child's mother identified as leila aquino told firefighters inside. floor under a bed. shock. girl. >> it's sad. i have a young girl myself. something like that. >> no charges are filed. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> in city, the size of new and tourists on the streets, getting an ambulance where it's needed fast is a daunting task. now the crush of emergency calls is straining the stadium. steve langford reports city officials are pointing to basic flaws. >> reporter: more than half a million calls to the fdny last year alone for life- threatening medical emergencies a 17% increase over the previous year, the city straining to respond. >> how long

. >>> new information tonight in a slashing at a greenwich village restaurant. the nypd released new surveillance pictures of two people. they want to talk to them as part of the investigation. these pictures taken inside the west 4th street subway station shortly after the assault at the silver spurs diner at laguardia place. police say a teenager and another man came that the diner and began asking for donations. they were asked to leave and they did, but came back. police say the suspects slashed a 25-year-old worker on the cheek. the two were seen leaving with two women. >>> new at six, police looking for a robber who is targeting people through a dating app. here is a photo police say the suspect sent one of his it was caught on video along route 73 in mount laurel. he met the victim interest, drove to a clued area and -- to a secluded area. >>> elise finch is tracking a storm. >>> plus, heartbreak on a fraternity campus. >>> and smoke soars into the sky after several cars catch fire school. so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's ma

after he asked this teen seat in a surveillance image to leave the silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village on wednesday night. leave. he said i'll be back. >> reporter: the teen was kicked out for bothering customers asking for money for a bogus basketball league. he came back minutes later and vestibule. >> he didn't expect the guy to slice him. >> reporter: just blocks away, another slashing. and prince in front of supreme, a popular skateboard store as a get in and shop. witnesses say the 21-year-old victim had just finished up in the store when there was some kind of altercation possibly an armed robbery or argument about him cutting the line when he was slashed. >> it was like some controversy down here. next thing you know, you see him walking over here, blood all over his face. >> reporter: than a third attack just after 5:00. the 33-year-old victim was walking along west 88th near columbus when a male suspect pressed a sharp object to his back and demanded the contents of his pocket. the suspect stabbed the victim and ran off with his kindle and headphones. now with three separate

police say howington was caught on camera near silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village after being asked to leave. he returned with a box cutter and slashed a bus boy. the suspect's grandmother came to his defense tonight when confronted by reporters. >> why did he do it? >> that man punched him in the face. so he got what he deserved. >> slashing victim needed 137 stitches for his injuries. >>> a mother is being questioned by the police after her two-year-old died in a house fire in bedford stuyvesant. leila aquino's daughter kaleena was home and home. about three hours after it broke out, aquino alerted investigators that she was missing. the girl's body was found other event. no word on what caused the fire. >>> a vertical challenge in midtown today where two window the country's tallest hotel. the 68 story marriott tower at 54th and broadway, the men working when their scaffolding equipment malfunctioned. firefighters had to break a window to pull the pair back inside. we're told the window washers were actually laughing during the rescue. >>> angry words today from bill bratto

released surveillance video of three teens who were with the suspect in a diner slashing in greenwich village. the third random attack in a 24 hour period. >>> reaction after a small earthquake hits new jersey last night. people reported hearing a loud boom and felt their homes shake and smelled something burning. the u.s. survey confirms it was a quake centered near butler michael dean smith posted shook the house. thought it was an explosion. experienced a 5.5 in california back in the day and it was rolling not the sharp explosion sound go figure. and tracy boil wrote felt it in bloomingdale we thought something hit our building. going multi cultural and expanding thanks to a boost from city council. your choices matter billboards and bus signs are going up in english spanish and chinese and also ads on television and radio. a press conference is set for this morning in washington heights. the vision zero is campaign is aimed at decreasing pedestrian car crashes and deaths. here's john elliot. >> she had a red hat. how could he not slow down? in the city dealing with 27 over head sun. numb

that was just hours after what happened in greenwich village. police are still looking for the young man who slashed a waiter at the silver spurs restaurant on laguardia place and west houston place. the victim had to get 120 stitches on his face. needless to say, kerry, are up compared to the numbers from a year ago. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. back to you. >> so awful. kat, thank you. >>> 4:36. mayor de blasio will give new york city council members a 32% raise. it's a hike among several bills that he'll sign today. the legislation reforms the council by giving members full-time jobs and limiting outside income. they'll earn nearly 150,000 sds a year. even the mayor is getting a raise but he will not take the extra 33 grand. >> the polls say that nevada democrats nearly deadlocked heading into the presidential caucuses. we turn to politics. bernie sanders and hillary clinton battled it out last night. their last chance to appeal to voters. they sparred over who is the true democrat. >> senator sanders was a democrat until

katherine creag is in greenwich village with more. >> reporter: good morning, darlene. horrifying to learn that the victim received 120 stitches to his face. he was slashed across the face and he has been treated and released from a hospital. around 8:00 last night, this is the silver spurs restaurant. this is where police were called to after the victim was brutally slashed. the attracter got away. this happened at 8:00 last night. a man walked into this restaurant on laguardia place and houston street, close to the nyu campus. he was asking customers and workers for money. a manager asked him to leave, the suspect became angry and slashed a victim, a waiter in the face. numerous police officers were rushing to the scene. >> i saw a lot of undercover cops came in vans and trucks. 20 police and ambulances over here. i think they were looking for someone. they were checking the video cameras to see if they could see the guy who did it. >> reporter: the sergeant tells me when he walked into the restaurant asking for money, he was collecting money for a basketball team. wh

. >> reporter: the 25-year-old bus boy was working here at silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village when a teen walked in and went table to table panhandling customers asking them for money for a fundraising program. barbot told him to leave. >> he said i'll be back. i don't like the way you talk to me. back and they get in to a discussion in the front restaurant where he cuts that person. >> he was bragging about how he stabbed someone. he said the guy's mouth was big, he says so i stabbed him. >> reporter: police released this surveillance picture of the person they're looking for. a 21-year-old man was slashed in the face in store at lafayette and prince streets. a 33-year-old man was stabbed on the upper west side during a robbery at 88th and columbus thursday evening, all suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. now the victims want their attackers caught quickly. >> i'm just distraught. i hope something good comes out of it and they catch whoever did this. >> mr. barbot has 130 stitches on his face. that slashing from his chin to his cheek, another seven stitches inside of his m

. >>> a 16-year-old being charged as an adult in the slashing of a waiter at a greenwich village restaurant. dominick houington was begging customers for money last week when he was asked to leave. he got into a scuffle with the waiter who punched the teen. he returned minutes later and slashed the waiter's face. he needed nearly 140 stitches. howington's grandmother is blaming the victim. >> he punched him in his face. he got what he deserved. >> howington is facing assault and weapons charges. across the city in recent weeks. >>> a long island pharmacy owner was attacked after telling an employee he was going out of business. dutch broadway pharmacy has been an institution in elmont for 60 years. the long time owner, leo was choked and thrown to the ground by 27-year-old harry after the worker learned the pharmacy was closing its doors for good. he faces assault and other charges. >>> this morning a teacher in harlem out of a job and facing abuse charges. police arrested him yesterday for allegedly throwing a 7-year-old across the hallway. since 1993, he's been accused of abusing students

police say a man came into silver spurs restaurant in greenwich village about 8:00 this evening and started asking dine force money. the manager made him leave, but he returned moments later and slashed a waiter in the face. that waiter is in serious but stable condition in the hospital. his attacker ran off and has not yet been caught. >>> and we're also getting a look at the minivan police believe was used in a kidnapping and robbery in brooklyn. a witness says that two masked gunmen forced an unidentified man into this van on east 54th street last tuesday. suspects. the victim was stabbed several times in the van, and then dumped on east 39th street. the kidnappers got away with cash, debit cards, and an iphone. >>> new tonight, bill cosby is counterattacking, suing the woman at the center of his sexual assault case. and her mother of breach of contract. lawyers for disgraced comedian have declined to comment on the suit, and it remains under seal. constine accuses cosby of drugging and assaulting her in 2004. a preliminary hearing is set to start next month. >>> now to the fight against

before running away with his tablet and the teens wanting in connection with the slashing in greenwich village. >>> sentencing for a hit-and- run death of a little girl reyes driving without a license speeding away from a police traffic stop when he slammed into a four-year-old on the upper west sidewalking with her grandmother who was seriously injured. >>> and the vision zero campaign is going multi cultural and expanding thanks to a boost from the city council. bus signs are going into three languages english spanish and chinese and television and radio. >>> if you are traveling this morning this accident on the new england thruway southbound has since been cleared out. but we still have delays almost back to 287 so stick to the much as an alternate through also the lincoln tunnel a 20 minute wait through the toll plaza here and the holland looking good. alternate side in effect city wide. be safe don't text and drive. john? >> those cameras look good. there's a little bit of ice in those areas where we have drainage issues iced overnight. not wide spread but make sure you stay safe. it's g

a restaurant in greenwich, village. greg: it seemed random. there may have been some reaction. let's see here. they have a man in custody they believed responsible for that attack. twenty-five years old. he was on duty around 8:00 o'clock. wearing orthodontic retainer. wanted donations for a basketball team. he came back and then he struck with a knife. >> batman has been put under arrest this morning. we have more questions than answers and not have late shooting rampage and kalamazoo, michigan. charged with six counts of murder. sentence. coming down six people on saturday. prosecutors say he even drove fares around. receiving complaints about erotic driving. would not say whether it contacted him. they did get that information that he was striving a radically. he still was on the roads. six victims of. to be random. greg: real click here. feel field university. a ghetto party was held by students. brown makeup. that kind of thing. it looked kind of like a hate filled party. the president is really upset by all of this. the theme of the reported hardee's perpetuated racial in

71-year-old woman from brooklyn was slashed in the face on january 25 while on a d train in greenwich village. the assailant was captured on video hopping a turnstile and he was arrested. the following day, this man flashed a woman on her hand train. he was arrested. during a radio interview, he called instances isolated. earlier and says they are safe despite the attacks. >> the street population with the mentally disturbed. they are mentally concerned for everyone. >> the same radio interview with the police commissioner nursing january was among the safest , if not the safest january on record. the shootings and the murders are down significantly.that's the latest . live from hundred and 10th in the next. back to you.>> federal investigators say they will reveal new evidence from the amtrak derailment that left eight people dead and hundreds more injured. they will release 2000 analyzing everything from speed to the possibility that the train may have hit something. four months, investigators are searching for answers as to why it sped up 200 mph instead of slowing. the trains engineer cla