Stringer Wins Contest For New York City Comptroller
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was elected New York City comptroller Tuesday night, over five other candidates.
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Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was elected New York City comptroller Tuesday night, over five other candidates.
With 41-percent of precincts reporting Astorino had 54-percent of the vote, Bramson came up short with 46-percent. Early worries for the Astorino camp faded as numbers began to come in and solidly Democratic precincts gave him an edge.
Four Democrats and on Republican won races to Tuesday night to become the new presidents of each of New York City's five boroughs.
In his victory speech as mayor-elect of New York City Tuesday night, Democrat Bill de Blasio declaed a mandate to repair the inequality he said has left the city suffering, and said as mayor, "I work for you."
A lopsided race for governor in New Jersey will be decided Tuesday when voters choose between Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democrat Barbara Buono.
Kenneth Thompson was elected district attorney in Brooklyn Tuesday night, defeating longtime incumbent Charles ``Joe'' Hynes, who refused to accept defeat after a bruising Democratic primary.
Edward Mangano declared that Nassau County was "on the right" path for job creation and opportunities for residents, as he trounced his Democratic challenger Tuesday night.
New York state voters on Tuesday authorized seven Las Vegas-style casinos to be built to boost the economy.
"My brother intended to harm nobody else but himself," Kevin Shoop told reporters. "He just sadly decided to make an act of self-indulgence by taking his own life publicly, and it's a tragedy to us all."
Democrats on Tuesday night retook control of the mayor's office in Stamford, Conn., with businessman David Martin defeating former Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele.
Connecticut state Sen. Toni Harp has been elected the first woman mayor of New Haven in 20 years, and as well as the city's first woman mayor.
An 86-year-old California woman has died, after she hit her head on the pavement while competing in the ING New York City Marathon this past weekend.
According to police, the suspect entered the lobby of an apartment building on Gleason Avenue around 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 30, approached his 37-year-old female victim and forcibly removed her property.
There is a new push to reduce the speed limit from 30 to 20 mph on many residential streets, CBS 2's Don Champion reported.
Shoppers were on edge across the Tri-State Area Tuesday, as worried parents tried to explain the latest random violence to their children.
