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Protesters claimed a major victory Sunday, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blocked plans for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross the Missouri River next to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
A beach replenishment project is underway on Long Beach Island. The Liberty Island is a 315-ft long dredge used to pump sand onto the beach on LBI.
The rusted shipwrecked sailboat has been sitting there since Hurricane Sandy.
The idea is that man-made islands would take the first impact of a future storm.
It's officially beach season and officials have been hard at work to make the shore experience even better.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started work in Ship Bottom on a $128 million project that will restore nearly 13 miles of beaches and dunes on Long Beach Island.
A federally-funded million dollar study will help the Army Corp of Engineers find ways to prevent flooding along an area in North Jersey.
A four-mile steel wall is going up along the Jersey Shore beachfront, in one of the biggest projects that New Jersey will undertake to keep residents safe from storms like Superstorm Sandy.
It's been 18 months since Sandy struck and now on the cusp of the 2014 hurricane season, Montauk residents are calling the federal emergency project to protect their vulnerable East End community pathetic.
Representatives from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, N.J. were in Jersey City on Wednesday, conducting a necropsy on the finback that weighs 55 to 60 tons.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to start a beach restoration project from Asbury Park to Avon.
The steel sea wall is meant as a short-term protective measure, to be complemented by an extensive beach widening and dune construction project being planned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Wider beaches are on the way for some Jersey shore towns whose coast took a pounding during Superstorm Sandy as a $25 million beach replenishment project led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins Friday in Manasquan.
On Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin its beach replenishment project that will stretch from Manasquan up to Belmar.
More than 500 homes in the town were either damaged or destroyed and town officials said that they want to make sure that the town is protected from future storms.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has earmarked $500 million to lift 4,500 homes five to 10 feet to weather future storms.
Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for quick repair work on a navigational light and jetty that were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy at the Jones Inlet.
In this week's Summer After Sandy report, we have a look at a Long Island shoreline village that learned a big lesson from a storm over two decades ago.
A plume of water shot about 125 feet in the air and a boom echoed through town Wednesday as a military explosives team detonated a suspected mine that a diver had discovered partially buried in sand in the Atlantic Ocean.
Declaring the Jersey shore officially open for the summer, Gov. Chris Christie cut a 5-mile long ribbon Friday symbolically linking some of the shore towns that were hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.
The project will stretch from Sea Bright to Manasquan and is expected to be completed by early next year.
In Long Beach Township, the Army Corps of Engineers is waiting on 60 of the 465 oceanfront property owners to give their blessing to the project.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will work together on short-term measures to build up the east and south shores of the borough decimated in superstorm Sandy.
Businesses and mayors along the Hudson River are asking the Army Corps of Engineers to include them in their study to prevent disasters like superstorm Sandy.
Officials have called the dredging project a win-win that will help get beaches on Long Island ready for the upcoming summer season.
Dramatic video shows the raids mounted by a joint fugitive task force made up of U.S. Marshals and NYPD officers.
The Department of Health says it will make more appointments available as it gets more doses from the government.
Robert "Bobby" Crimo III faces seven counts of first-degree murder in the shooting at the July 4th parade in Highland Park.
Experts say a primary purpose for owning real estate in the Metaverse right now is advertising and special events.
He spoke to residents, activists and leaders in Downtown Brooklyn.
Police say suspects in two cars were firing at each other when a stray bullet struck a woman in the chest.
The 26-year-old disappeared on Nov. 3, 2020, after celebrating her birthday with friends and her boyfriend, Kareem Flake.
It happened on Rockaway Avenue near Lott Avenue in Brownsville on June 30.
The superintendent says she hopes the video gives others hope and faith in the future as we deal with the pandemic.
Experts say a primary purpose for owning real estate in the Metaverse right now is advertising and special events.
He spoke to residents, activists and leaders in Downtown Brooklyn.
Police say suspects in two cars were firing at each other when a stray bullet struck a woman in the chest.
It happened on Rockaway Avenue near Lott Avenue in Brownsville on June 30.
The removal of the Violet Cove is being hailed as a major milestone in the revitalization of a struggling community.
Tuesday was eventful, as a woman got pinned under a transit bus and another fell in a gap at Metro-North station.
Monkeypox is spread through close, prolonged contact with an infected person.
People packed state parks across the Tri-State Area to celebrate the Fourth of July.
New Rochelle's police captain said a security plan was developed months ago for the "Spark the Sound" extravaganza.
A new finding shows there's been an uptick in fireworks-related injuries. Here are tips to help keep your July 4 celebrations safe.
The superintendent says she hopes the video gives others hope and faith in the future as we deal with the pandemic.
The money for Newark's youth employment program comes from grant funding partners, totaling nearly $2.5 million.
More than a national award, this includes teachers from Central America and Asia.
Officers used fire extinguishers to tamp down the fire, giving them time to pull him from the passenger side window.
The low-cost carrier will receive 16 peak-hour opportunities to take off or land at Newark.
This is the 15th year for Operation Shower and the second year the Islanders have helped host the event.
Last weekend, a lifeguard at Smith Point Beach on Long Island was bitten by a shark.
The removal of the Violet Cove is being hailed as a major milestone in the revitalization of a struggling community.
It all started with a home security camera.
A member of the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque in Ronkonkoma posted video of the damage and said somebody threw a "bomb canister" at a sign.
Lander says he suspects it may have been done to make a pet project of former Mayor Bill de Blasio's look better than it was.
The new bill requires New York airports to provide a space for breastfeeding away from public view.
The president awarded the nation's highest military decoration to four soldiers for their service in Vietnam.
Hizzoner says the drivers with paper license plates are often up to no good, using the cars to commit violent acts.
The legislation includes measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to create green jobs in the state.
The Department of Health says it will make more appointments available as it gets more doses from the government.
Monkeypox is spread through close, prolonged contact with an infected person.
Citywide transmission rates are back at the highest levels we've seen since May.
The city's health department says it is working with federal partners to get extra doses in the coming weeks.
The medal is the nation's highest civilian honor.
The new show features former competitors from "Survivor," "Big Brother," "The Amazing Race" and "Love Island."
Last week, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing women and girls.
Federal authorities are pushing back on R. Kelly's claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment.
Swift, 32, has had prior issues with alleged stalkers.
Kelly claims officials at the Metropolitan Detention Center knew he was not suicidal after his sentencing.
Judge became the first Yankees player to hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break twice in his career.
A loss would have left the Mets with their slimmest lead since April 16.
Scherzer struck out 11 while pitching six innings of two-hit ball in his first big league start since May 18.
Taillon spent more than a decade with the Pirates before being traded to New York in January 2021.
The famous number 14 was on the back of jerseys all over Larry Doby Field on Tuesday.
"I always like to describe it as a little taste of England," owner Jennifer Myers-Pulidore told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"It's one of the few professions where you work with your heart, your hands, and your head at the same time," co-owner Tom Geppel told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"That was my dream, to open a small business here," co-owner Pompeyo "Papa" Martinez told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"We whip the whipped cream by hand. We make our hot fudge, caramel, most of our syrups," owner Vito Citrano told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"Most of my customers are regulars. They come almost every day, and they feel that this is their home," Panagiotis Binioris said.
Thousands came out for the 2022 New York City Pride March through Manhattan on Sunday.
Juneteenth celebrations took place across New York City on June 19.
The famous Mermaid Parade returned to Coney Island on Saturday for its 40th anniversary.
Stars of stage and screen hit the red carpet for the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night.
Actor Ray Liotta has died. He was 67.
CBS2's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for July 6 at 11 p.m.
The next iteration of the internet is here, and it's called the Metaverse. Some are looking at this as the new frontier with an opportunity to actually own a piece of real estate there. CBS2's Chris Wragge has a look at what's for sale and breaks down the investment potential.
With new monkeypox infections nearly doubling in the past week in New York City, more vaccines have arrived, but as CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports, some city residents are expressing frustration with the rollout.
Police say the suspect in the deadly Fourth of July parade shooting confessed Wednesday to unleashing a hail of bullets from a rooftop in a Chicago suburb. CBS2's Ali Bauman has more on the investigation.
Mayor Eric Adams held his first community forum on public safety Wednesday night.
