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LIRR strike leaving riders with marathon travel to NYC | Team Coverage

On Day 1 of the Long Island Rail Road strike, riders reported their regular trips to and from New York City have become marathons.

• May 16
• 7:04

Man accused of helping lead check fraud scheme pleads guilty in Michigan

A New York man accused of helping to lead a multi-state check fraud scheme has pleaded guilty, according to a court record filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

• May 16

Driver in Upper West Side crash charged with DWI, manslaughter, NYPD says

The NYPD said Elvin Suarez struck four pedestrians after his 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV veered over a concrete island near West 109th St. and Amsterdam Ave.

• May 16

Ice cream sold in 17 states recalled for potential metal fragments

No injuries have been reported because of the issue, the Food and Drug Administration said.

• May 16

LIRR, North America's busiest commuter rail system, shuts down | Team coverage

CBS News New York's John Dias has the latest on the strike, the LIRR's first since 1994, and Kristie Keleshian looks at alternative ways to get around during the work stoppage.

• May 16
• 6:03

First Alert Weather: This is the weekend to get outside!

CBS News New York's John Elliott is calling for sunny skies and a high near 80 on Saturday, and it will be even warmer on Sunday.

• May 16
• 2:12

LIRR workers hit the picket lines | Team coverage

Many gathered outside Penn Station on Saturday morning as the railroad begins its first strike in 32 years. CBS News New York's John Dias leads team coverage.

• May 16
• 8:13

First LIRR strike in 32 years begins

The MTA and the unions failed to come to an agreement on the fourth year of a new contract late Friday, leading to the railroad's first work stoppage since 1994. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.

• May 16
• 3:42

Hamas leader who helped plan Oct. 7 attacks has been killed, Israel says

Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a "precise strike in the area on the City of Gaza," the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.

• May 17

Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike after failing to reach new contract

The work stoppage, the LIRR's first since 1994, went into effect after the MTA and five unions representing 3,500 workers failed to reach a deal on a new four-year contract.

• May 16

Proposed battery energy storage site plan for Staten Island is scrapped

A controversial plan would build one of nation's largest battery energy storage sites​ near homes on Staten Island. The state says the sites are critical to New York's push for cleaner energy, but how and where they're built remains a flashpoint.

• May 15

New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers

A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.

• May 15

First Alert Weather: A summer feel this weekend in NYC area - 5.15.26

Lonnie Quinn has the Tri-State Area's updated nightly forecast on CBS News New York.

• May 15
• 3:15

Staten Island battery energy storage site scrapped after residents take action

Controversy surrounded the plan to build one of the nation's largest battery energy storage sites near homes on Staten Island. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.

• May 15
• 4:27

Iraqi national charged with plotting to bomb NYC synagogue

Investigators called 32-year-old Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi a worldwide terror leader. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.

• May 15
• 2:05

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