Mayor De Blasio Urging New Yorkers To Avoid Holiday Travel As Coronavirus Cases Tick Up In NYC

Coronavirus cases are creeping up in New York City, prompting Mayor de Blasio to urge New Yorkers to stay put this holiday season.

• Oct 29, 2020

Police: Woman Sexually Abused, Then Physically Assaulted At Manhattan Subway Station

When the woman fought back, the suspect allegedly grabbed her by the hair, hit her in the face and threw her on the ground. 

• Oct 29, 2020

Gov. Cuomo Takes Steps To Hold Utility Companies Accountable For Storm Response

The governor said it comes in response to widespread failures to prepare and respond to frequent and extreme weather events, like Tropical Storm Isaias. 

• Oct 29, 2020

NYC Health And Hospitals Preparing For Possible Second Wave Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations

As for ventilators and PPE, the Health and Hospitals system says it has more than a three months' supply based on what was needed during the height of the pandemic.

• Oct 29, 2020

17-Year-Old Shot Dead During Robbery In Brooklyn

Police say the suspect tried to rob two teen boys, shooting them both in the process. 

• Oct 28, 2020

De Blasio Calls For Board Of Elections Overhaul After Waiting In Long Early Voting Line

He said the Board of Elections should be bipartisan and functional, and he wants a Constitutional amendment to fundamentally change it.

• Oct 28, 2020

Suspect Shot By Federal Agents In Rockland County Hotel Parking Lot

The DEA is saying very little about what went down or why the man was wanted.

• Oct 28, 2020

101-Year-Old Queens Resident Anna Belfield Proud To Cast Her Vote In 2020 Election: 'I Changed The World'

She believes not voting is disrespecting those who fought so hard to make days like this happen.

• Oct 28, 2020

NYPD Officer Francisco Garcia Resigns Before Hearing For Violent Social Distancing Enforcement Arrest

In May, Francisco Garcia was seen aggressively enforcing social distancing in a video posted to social media.

• Oct 28, 2020

Halloween Harvest Pop-Up Helps Hundreds Of Families In Need In Brooklyn

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted a Halloween harvest food pop-up at Our Lady of Angels in Bay Ridge. 

• Oct 28, 2020

Only On CBS2: Hell's Kitchen Residents Say Nothing Is Being Done About Homeless Encampments Despite Complaints Of Fighting, Drug Use

The city's health department is primarily responsible for getting help for the people who live on the sidewalks, but workers tell CBS2 it's too dangerous and challenging a job to do alone.

• Oct 28, 2020

Suffolk County Cracking Down On Businesses, Homeowners Violating Social Gathering Limits

A wedding and a teen house party with hundreds of guests were among those cited Wednesday as potential superspreader events.

• Oct 28, 2020

Clarkstown Voters To Decide Whether Palisades Mall Can Rent Out Unused Attic Space

The mall believes unfinished, high-ceiling space would appeal to a variety of possible tenants not interested in retro-fitting a former anchor store.

• Oct 28, 2020

Hundreds Of Families In NYCHA Buildings Without Heat, Gas As Temperatures Start To Drop

Tenant Association President Cynthia Tibbs says the same stretch of housing also went without gas for an entire year, starting on Thanksgiving Day in 2018.

• Oct 28, 2020

LaGuardia Airport Now Offering Free COVID-19 Tests To Passengers

The state is partnering with NYC Health and Hospitals to offer the free COVID tests. 

• Oct 28, 2020

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