NYPD Clears Occupy City Hall Encampment, Mayor Says 'Health And Safety Issues Were Growing'

Protesters said they were fighting for better housing, help for the formerly incarcerated and to defund the police.

• Jul 22, 2020

Mayor De Blasio: New York City Wants Nothing To Do With President Trump's 'Operation: Legend'

President Donald Trump says he's sending hundreds of federal law enforcement officers into cities to combat alarming increases in crime.

• Jul 22, 2020

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rejects GOP Colleague's Apology In Verbal Spat: 'Yoho Is Refusing Responsibility'

In a series of tweets, Ocasio-Cortez rejected Yoho's remarks, saying he hadn't mentioned her name or specified what he was apologizing for.

• Jul 22, 2020

Trump Encourages Americans To Wear Masks, Warns Pandemic May 'Get Worse Before It Gets Better'

President Trump changed his rhetoric on wearing masks in a press conference Tuesday, saying that "they have an impact."

• Jul 21, 2020

New York Suspends Liquor Licenses At 4 Area Establishments Due In Part To Failure To Enforce Social Distancing Rules

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued another stern warning Tuesday to bars and restaurants.

• Jul 21, 2020

Residents Want Citizens Complaint Review Board To Look Into Suffolk County Police Officer Accused Of Excessive Force

There were calls Tuesday for a citizens complaint review board on Long Island, in the aftermath of a police-involved fatal shooting in 2018.

• Jul 21, 2020

Graffiti Is Making A Big Comeback In NYC, But There's No Money In The Budget To Fight It

And that's not all. CBS2 has learned that 311 is no longer taking graffiti complaints.

• Jul 21, 2020

NYPD Commissioner Shea Rebukes City Leaders As 'Cowards' Amid Surge In Gun Violence, Police Reforms: 'They Have Screwed This City Up So Much'

"They're failing at every possible measure to be leaders," Shea said.

• Jul 20, 2020

Community, Local Leaders Offer More Calls For Action To End The Gun Violence Sweeping New York City

In the latest numbers released by the NYPD, from July 6-12, the number of people shot across New York City went up 252%, compared to the same week last year.

• Jul 20, 2020

NYPD Officers Thankful For Show Of Support During Sunday Pro-Police Parade In Forest Hills

A convoy of cars hit the streets in Queens on Sunday. The event was a show of support for police.

• Jul 19, 2020

Campaign 2020: Political Newcomer Jamaal Bowman Defeats 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel

Bowman campaigned on the message that Engel, the 73-year-old chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, had lost touch with his economically and racially diverse district.

• Jul 17, 2020

3 Arrested, Charged With Assaulting Police Officers After Cops, Counter-Protesters Clash On Brooklyn Bridge

Clashes marred what started out as a peaceful unity march in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning.

• Jul 16, 2020

Community Activists: Add Homelessness To The Growing List Of Things Spiking In New York City

Under scaffolding near the Lincoln Tunnel sits a mattress and a desk. A few feet away, a couch and a tarp. Not visible on camera was a man sleeping amidst all of it.

• Jul 15, 2020

Gunmen Open Fire On Crowd Outside Crown Heights Apartment Building; 1 Dead, 5 Wounded

Police said a large crowd was gathered outside an apartment building by the corner of President Street and Franklin Avenue around 2:15 a.m.

• Jul 15, 2020

Campaign 2020: Mondaire Jones Wins Democratic Primary In Race For Rep. Nita Lowey's Seat

Jones defeated a raft of other candidates in New York's 17th Congressional District, currently represented by Rep. Nita Lowey.

• Jul 15, 2020

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