MTA Begins Fining Riders For Not Wearing Face Coverings
Back in April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring all commuters and MTA employees to wear face coverings on public transit.
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Back in April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring all commuters and MTA employees to wear face coverings on public transit.
Starting Monday, Sept. 14, riders who are not wearing a face covering can be hit with a $50 fine, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday indoor dining can resume Sept. 30.
There will be a host of requirements restaurants will have to meet.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that indoor dining will only resume once local governments come up with an inspection and enforcement mechanism to make sure restaurants are in compliance with their maximum occupancy limits.
With COVID-19, many voters want to avoid the lines and crowds at the polls.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the milestone on Monday.
New York's coronavirus infection rate has remained lower than one percent for 30 days in a row and hospitalizations from the virus dropped to a new low, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
Over 99,700 coronavirus test results were reported to New York state on Friday. The governor says 801, or .8%, were positive.
In the midst of all of this, restaurants still have no indoor timeline as they think about shelling out more money to make their outdoor space conducive to colder weather.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted the move, saying the president is "telling essential workers that he does not value their safety or sacrifices over the last six months."
City and state leaders are reacting to President Donald Trump's threat to defund several major cities, including New York, over lawless behavior.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the president is no longer welcome in this town, saying, "Forget bodyguards, he better have an army if he thinks he's gonna walk down the street in New York."
With New Jersey restaurants getting ready for indoor dining, many New York City restaurant owners want to know why they can't do the same.
The shutdown of the central New York campus is the first in the state, where most colleges are opening with a mix of in-person and online instruction.
She says her mom was living at a private long-term care facility that she believes was taking in COVID-19 patients from St. Barnabas Hospital.
The governor did not set a date, but acknowledged restaurants and patrons have been following the rules.
Cuomo says there are five public nursing homes in New York State and that the information requested has already been released.
Movie theaters and casinos in New York are anxious to reopen, as they have in most neighboring states.
The CDC changed its guidelines for who needs to be tested for COVID-19. CBS2's Jessica Moore spoke with health experts to get their reaction to the abrupt change.
The DOJ says the information will help determine whether it will launch investigations under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.
Thousands of nursing home residents in New York have contracted COVID-19 and some family members are placing the blame on Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
With kids going back to school, including many sticking to remote learning, parents are relying on fall sports as an outlet.
For the 14th straight day, the infection rate has remained below 1%.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Adelphi University student Orion Newby was celebrating on Monday after a court found that he didn't use artificial intelligence to cheat on a paper.
The New York City Police Academy in College Point, Queens, will be renamed after Det. Steven McDonald, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Monday.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
A New Jersey pilot and his co-pilot have been jailed in West Africa for almost six weeks after landing to refuel. CBS News New York spoke to both men on the phone.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Adelphi University student Orion Newby was celebrating on Monday after a court found that he didn't use artificial intelligence to cheat on a paper.
The New York City Police Academy in College Point, Queens, will be renamed after Det. Steven McDonald, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Monday.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
The 140-foot cell tower in Nissequogue would fix dropped calls and spotty service, but rise far above the trees.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
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A New Jersey pilot and his co-pilot have been jailed in West Africa for almost six weeks after landing to refuel. CBS News New York spoke to both men on the phone.
The New Jersey Democrat says it's time to make seat belts on school buses a national standard, instead of leaving it up to states.
Riders on NJ Transit should still expect delays as rail services resume after two lines were suspended in and out of Penn Station Monday. An engineer was hurt after a piece of debris from overhead wire infrastructure hit a train.
Construction on the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel Project remained paused Monday morning despite a federal judge temporarily blocking the freezing of funds by the Trump administration.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
Adelphi University student Orion Newby was celebrating on Monday after a court found that he didn't use artificial intelligence to cheat on a paper.
The 140-foot cell tower in Nissequogue would fix dropped calls and spotty service, but rise far above the trees.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Long Island man accused of driving drunk and killing a Nassau County police officer appeared in court Friday. Matthew Smith entered a not guilty plea.
The entire Tri-State Area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning as dangerously cold temperatures settle in, along with some snow.
A New Jersey pilot and his co-pilot have been jailed in West Africa for almost six weeks after landing to refuel. CBS News New York spoke to both men on the phone.
The New Jersey Democrat says it's time to make seat belts on school buses a national standard, instead of leaving it up to states.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams agreed to pay thousands of dollars as a penalty for a campaign stunt at one of his official City Hall press conferences.
Construction on the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel Project remained paused Monday morning despite a federal judge temporarily blocking the freezing of funds by the Trump administration.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer said she would be willing to cooperate with a House panel's probe if President Trump grants her clemency, and would testify that he is "innocent of any wrongdoing."
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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Two-for-one tickets are returning for New York City's Off-Broadway Week.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Lindsey Vonn posted on Instagram a day after suffering a broken leg in a devastating crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
Dozens of middle school girls celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center on Wednesday.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Spring Valley police said a family received a phone call demanding $1,000 or they'd never see their daughter again.
Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Molly Wasow is stepping down from her post overseeing the Department of Social Services, City Hall confirms.
Amtrak overhead wire issues led NJ Transit to operate limited service for the remainder of the day, the agency said.
The Democratic lawmakers say the county's 911 system is operating with a 20% staffing shortage and that up to half of 911 calls are for non-emergencies.
