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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected to announce veteran city educator Kamar Samuels as his pick for schools chancellor on Wednesday.
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is expected to announce veteran city educator Kamar Samuels as his pick for schools chancellor on Wednesday.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku has your First Alert Forecast for December 30 at noon.
Nearly 110 million Americans are expected to be traveling on the roads this holiday season, but as we all know, drivers don't always pay attention to safety rules. All 50 states have "slow down, move over" laws to protect people working on the side of the road, yet many drivers are not obeying them. Kris Van Cleave reports.
The Department of Environmental Protection says a Christian group cannot limit access to a New Jersey beach on Sunday mornings.
President Trump says the U.S. struck a dock inside Venezuela that he says was used to load drugs onto boats. The intensification includes another strike on a vessel in the Pacific. Aaron Navarro reports from the White House.
Federal prosecutors say a Texas man is facing terrorism-related charges after an undercover NYPD investigator helped uncover his alleged support for ISIS.
Strong winds toppled several trees across the Tri-State Area on Tuesday.
CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas takes a look at what changes New York City is making to keep everyone safe at the 2026 New Year's Eve celebration.
Every U.S. state has a "Slow Down, Move Over" law, designed to protect emergency responders and crews on the side of road — but compliance remains an issue.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch provided an update Tuesday afternoon on security for the 2026 New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.
As Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's 111th mayor, he can look to his predecessors for both inspiration and warning signs.
Security is top of mind as we get closer to New York City's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. CBS News law enforcement contributor Richard Esposito offers insight on how the NYPD keeps the party safe.
As Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gets ready to take office, he can look to his predecessors for both inspiration and warning signs. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer looks back at the men who also swore to leave life in the five boroughs better than they found it.
NYC is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2026 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square.
Wednesday night, Times Square will be packed with New Year's Eve revelers welcoming in 2026. CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley reports.
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.