How "The Lady of Gravesend" set the stage for NYC's street grid in the 1600s
Before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow laid the groundwork at a settlement in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
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Before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow laid the groundwork at a settlement in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Countdown clocks began ticking Monday, setting the stage for launch of the Artemis II moon mission early Wednesday evening.
New York's Republican nominee for governor Bruce Blakeman took his campaign to the steps of City Hall on Monday, where he portrayed Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani as the taxing twins.
Jersey City P.S. 17 students are celebrating a brand new mini soccer pitch built for them ahead of the FIFA World Cup this summer.
Students are celebrating a brand new mini soccer pitch built for them before the FIFA World Cup comes to New Jersey. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
State funding is drying up for Brentwood GO, which has transported hundreds of thousands of people for the past two years. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
An active-duty Bridgeport firefighter was killed after his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend shot him in a fit of rage, according to an arrest warrant. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
NYPD sources said the off-duty security guard was shot by a man during a dispute. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
The Nassau County executive took the governor and mayor to task over affordability. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Protests unfolded again in Brooklyn after demonstrators took to the streets in opposition to a proposed men's homeless shelter.
The FBI is in White Plains after police found an apparent explosive device near an apartment building. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
The FBI and NYPD say they thwarted a plot by a Hoboken, New Jersey, man to firebomb her home in an undercover operation last week. As CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports, the activist says she’s still getting threats.
Protests unfolded again Monday in Brooklyn after demonstrators took to the streets Sunday night in opposition to a proposed men's homeless shelter. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your seven-day forecast, which will feature a bit of a cooldown during the second half of the week.
CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis has what you need to know.
In New York alone, there have already been more than 17,000 flu cases and nearly 1,000 hospitalizations, and doctors anticipate it's only going to get worse as more people gather for the holidays.
Club Calvi gets the scoop from bestselling authors James Patterson and Mike Lupica about the third book in their "Jane Smith Thriller" series.
Mary Calvi talks to author Delia Pitts about her new book "Death of an Ex," the sequel to the Club Calvi FicPick "Trouble In Queenstown."
Mary Calvi talks to Liv Constantine, co-author of "The Next Mrs. Parrish," a Club Calvi Readers' Choice in 2024, about her new book "Don't Open Your Eyes"
The Club Calvi Book Club's Top 3 FicPicks were "Sleep" by Honor Jones, "Aftertaste" by Daria Lavelle and "The Doorman" by Chris Pavone.
This month's choices were: "Sleep" by Honor Jones, "Aftertaste" by Daria Lavelle and "The Doorman" by Chris Pavone.
"Along Came Amor" is the final book in Alexis Daria's "Primas of Power" romance series about three cousins originally from the Bronx.
Mary Calvi talks to bestselling author Annabel Monaghan about her new book "It's a Love Story"
Club Calvi is spotlighting a new young adult romantic comedy book by bestselling author Tia Williams.
"Didn't You Used to Be Queenie B?" by Terri-Lynne DeFino is the new Readers' Choice for the CBS New York Book Club with Mary Calvi.