SEE IT: College basketball player jams so hard, shatters backboard
ALBANY (WITI) -- A college basketball player dunked the ball so hard that it shattered the backboard.Prior to the game tip-off against Canisius on Friday, January 16th, Siena forward Willem Brandwijk attempted to jam the ball and ended up collapsing the basketball hoop and shattering the backboard into pieces.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke attends wake of New York officer, Wenjian Liu
NEW YORK (WITI) -- Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke was in New York attending a wake for New York Police Detective Wenjian Liu.Liu is one of the two police officers ambushed and gunned down two weeks ago in their squad car in Brooklyn.
Studio A's Gino Salomone makes a Skype call from New York!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Studio A's Gino Salomone was live in New York with the latest Hollywood scoop!Check out his Skype interview!
SEE IT: New Yorkers inspired to 'be a kid again' and jump on the bed
NEW YORK (WITI) -- New Yorkers were encouraged to take a break from their day and revisit a childhood memory -- jumping on the bed!The beds are set up with one simple instruction: "Jump on Me."Chai Lifeline is the non-profit organization that sets up the beds.
VIDEO: Little girl starts dance party while waiting for New York train
NEW YORK (WITI) -- Waiting for the train in New York can sometimes be a drag.
Opening Spring 2015: See what it'll look like from One World Observatory
NEW YORK (WITI) -- It won't be long now and people from all over the world will soon be able to check out the view from an observation deck at One World Trade Center in New York City.One World Observatory, as it was announced on Tuesday, October 28th, is poised to open in Spring 2015.
How many flap jacks did it take to break a world record? A LOT!
NEW YORK (WITI) -- It's official, a new world record has been set for the tallest stack of pancakes!Chef Emeril Lagasse and crew from the show "On The Menu" built the pancake empire on the streets of New York City.It measured in at 87.4 centimeters, which is just under 3-feet tall.The epic pancake stack, surpassing the previous record of 87 centimeters.The 202 pancakes used to break the record were donated to a local food shelter.
Rescue caught on cam: Officer saves woman choking on throat lozenge
NEW YORK -- A New York City police officer saved a woman choking on a throat lozenge -- and the dramatic rescue on a busy Bronx highway was captured on the officer's dash cam.The video shows Highway Patrol Police Officer Gregory Zakoscielny following a car that slows down and stops in the right hand lane on the Bronx River Parkway Wednesday afternoon.The NYPD, which posted the video on its Facebook page Friday, says Zakoscielny got out of his vehicle and immediately noticed the driver, a 49-year-old woman, was having difficulty breathing and holding her throat.Zakoscielny instructs the woman to put her hands on her chest.
Gunfire erupts at skating rink in New York City
(CNN) -- New York City police detained a 16-year-old boy Sunday in connection with a shooting at the Bryant Park skating rink that wounded two people.Police believe the shooting Saturday night began over an argument about a coat, according to New York Police Detective Kelly Ort.One victim was shot in the back and the second one in the leg, police said.
Biker who swung helmet in SUV attack 'overreacted' but didn't beat driver, lawyer says
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 29-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested in connection with the beating of an SUV driver in New York last week, a spokesman for the New York Police Department said Monday.Craig Wright is expected to face charges of gang assault and related charges in the beating of driver Alexian Lien on September 29, police said.Wright, of Brooklyn, is seen on a video "punching through the window of the SUV and kicking (Lien) twice," the spokesman said.
Two bikers suspected in attack on SUV driver in custody
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two bikers allegedly linked to a clash between a motorcycle gang and an SUV driver have turned themselves in to police, a New York police spokesman said Saturday.Biker Reginald Chance, who police identify as the man seen in a video pounding his shiny helmet against the SUV, turned himself in Friday.
Official: Biker may have been trying to help the driver
NEW YORK (CNN) -- For now, no one is charged in Sunday's attack on an SUV driver who was chased on Manhattan's West Side, dragged from his car by motorcyclists and beaten."We are taking Sunday's crimes extremely seriously, and will proceed with charges in a manner that enables us to build the strongest cases possible," said Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, chief of the trial division in the district attorney's office and the prosecutor who is overseeing the case.On Wednesday, misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges against motorcyclist Allen Edwards were dropped.
Wis. woman accused of trying to bring gun into 9/11 memorial
NEW YORK (WITI) -- A Wisconsin woman is accused of trying to bring a loaded gun into the 9/11 memorial in New York on Sunday, September 22nd.41-year-old Ursula Jerry was stopped while trying to pass through a screening.A loaded pistol was apparently found in her bag.FOX6 News is told Jerry has a permit to carry the gun in Wisconsin, but not in New York.Jerry is being charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
Times Square shooting: Police wound 2 bystanders by mistake
(CNN) -- New York police have brought a variety of charges against the "emotionally disturbed" man they say triggered a police shooting near Times Square that wounded two bystanders.Officers fired three shots at 35-year-old Glenn Broadnax in the Saturday night confrontation a block west of the famous tourist district, hitting two women on a nearby corner in the process, a police statement said Sunday.
Time-lapse video shows construction of One World Trade Center
NEW YORK (WITI) -- Earth Cam assembled and released on Wednesday, September 11th, a stunning time-lapse video showing the progress of One World Trade Center in New York City from October 2004 through September 2013.Hundreds of thousands of high definition images were captured over the past 9 years and hand-edited for this special time-lapse movie.One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the western hemisphere at 1,776 feet.
After Cuba-Florida feat, Diana Nyad to swim 48 hours in New York
(CNN) -- With her decades-long dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida achieved, Diana Nyad is setting her sights on her next challenge."I am through with the ocean," she said on CNN's "New Day" Tuesday. "Never going to be seasick again!
New York-size sodas get green light from appeals court
(CNN) -- New York restaurants can continue selling large sugary drinks after an appeals court sided Tuesday with a lower court ruling that found the city's restrictions on such beverages to be "arbitrary and capricious."The Supreme Court's Appellate Division found that the city's Board of Health "failed to act within the bounds of its lawfully delegated authority" when it moved to ban sugary drinks of more than 16 ounces in New York City restaurants, movie theaters, and other food service establishments.The court declared the regulation to be a violation of the principle of separation of powers doctrine.The doctrine establishes the boundaries between the legislature and an administrative agency.
NYC restaurant bans customers from leaving tips
NEW YORK CITY (WITI) -- A New York City restaurant has banned visitors from providing tips for employees.Sushi Yasuda, the high-end restaurant known for its sushi is getting notoriety for not allowing its wait staff to accept tips.The customer receipt explains: "Service staff are professionals and are fully paid on a salary basis.
Workers rescued from high above New York streets
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two workers were rescued more than 550 feet above the streets of midtown Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon after their scaffolding buckled near the top of the Hearst Tower, the New York Fire Department said.The agency's chief of special operations told CNN the workers, who spent 90 minutes dangling near the top of the building, suffered "no immediate medical incidents."William Seelig said firefighters cut through a double-paned window on the 45th floor and brought the workers in through the newly created hole.It took about 30 minutes for authorities to cut through the glass and send a firefighter onto the scaffolding to assist the workers.Moses Neslon, a paramedic who attended to the men, said one was in his 20s and the other was in his 40s.
Damaged commuter rail snarls traffic into New York
(CNN) -- Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country."There are going to be substantial delays until we can get this line back in full service," Connecticut Gov.