New York City Monitoring Coronavirus Uptick In 2 Staten Island Zip Codes
City health officials are keeping a close eye on two zip codes - 10305 and 10314 in the Rosebank and Bull's Head neighborhoods.
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City health officials are keeping a close eye on two zip codes - 10305 and 10314 in the Rosebank and Bull's Head neighborhoods.
There is a battle brewing over more than a mile of open streets stretching through Queens. Residents who love having the car-free space are demanding the city make it permanent.
Think of Election 2020 as a train barreling into the station. Depending on who wins, New Yorkers could be on the train to economic recovery or under the train, crushed.
CBS2 has highlighted some of the more than 13,000 school children in city shelters and their struggles with Wi-Fi since schools went remote in the spring.
The NYPD is putting the finishing touches on its plan to protect residents and businesses from possible protests related to next week's election.
Citi Field is actually on land owned by the city, and the lease agreement prevents the transfer of ownership to a felon, or a person who has controlled a felon.
Voters in Brownsville lined up early again, despite rainy weather. But, elected officials said early voting turnout is lower there than in other parts of the district.
A spokesperson for the city says its goal is to have all sites completed by summer 2021.
"It's our land. There is a legal requirement that if there's an ownership change is has to be evaluated. Our law department is doing that evaluation based on the law," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Holmes is the highest ranking African-American woman and has 16 immediate family members who also serve in the department.
Board secretary Frederic Umane says no one helped find suitable places willing to let their space be used for nearly two weeks.
Coronavirus cases are creeping up in New York City, prompting Mayor de Blasio to urge New Yorkers to stay put this holiday season.
He said the Board of Elections should be bipartisan and functional, and he wants a Constitutional amendment to fundamentally change it.
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.
Businesses will be able to use sidewalks in front of their storefronts or, in some cases, the curb lane of the street.
Most people who spoke to CBS2 were not angry but say the wait is annoying and could have been avoided with better planning.
The mayor asked people not bring COVID back to the city and to help prevent a spike in infections.
He says attendance averages about 85%, which he acknowledged is lower than pre-COVID.
Videos appearing to show a uniformed NYPD officer using a marked cruiser's loudspeaker to shout "Trump 2020" are under investigation, officials from the department said Sunday.
It's the first time in history that New Yorkers can vote early in a presidential election. Election officials are prepared for a massive operation, and some speedbumps along the way.
As some New York City schools in COVID-19 hot spots are about to reopen, a school in the Bronx is forced to close.
He says volunteers will be recruited to serve as nonpartisan observers outside poll sites on Election Day.
There were many questions, few answers and a whole lot of frustration at a New York City Council hearing.
Twenty-six schools will also be allowed to refer students for additional therapy at mental health clinics.
A big job is getting even bigger -- removing the lead paint from New York City public housing.
