Restaurant Owners Find De Blasio's Electric Bike Crackdown Far From Appetizing
The mayor's new initiative -- taking aim at bikers who break the law -- may mean you have to wait a little longer for your takeout.
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The mayor's new initiative -- taking aim at bikers who break the law -- may mean you have to wait a little longer for your takeout.
A demand for mayoral intervention was issued Tuesday – in the form of a simple tax reform to help stem the glut of empty storefronts in some of the city's nicest neighborhoods.
Mayor Bill de Blasio was on the defensive Monday, amid new questions about a pay-to-play culture at city hall.
The top tax rate would rise from about 3.9 percent to 4.4 percent and would affect individuals making more than $500,000 a year and couples earning more than $1 million.
The proposal comes as the mayor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, continued to squabble over responsibility for paying for repairs to the nation's largest transit system.
Responding to a report that a pair of NYPD plain clothes detectives were denied service at a store at 1993 Atlantic Avenue, Mayor Bill de Blasio said "it's someone really being stupid and unfair."
Mayor Bill de Blasio is running for reelection, but with the latest poll showing New Yorkers split on whether he deserves a second term, it seemed like a good time to ask "how he's doin'."
Murders and shootings in New York City are down 17 percent since last year and if the trend continues the city could shatter records.
A summer of controversy has send Mayor Bill de Blasio's approval rating into a dramatic downward spiral with voters split on whether he should get a second term.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a new $836 million plan to stabilize the beleaguered subway system.
The office of Mayor Bill de Blasio says an alleged "homeless sweep" before his weekend subway ride is totally false, despite an email that appears to call for one.
The chairman unveiled his 30-day action plan to stabilize and improve service, as well as lay the foundation to modernize the system.
Sliwa, who is head of the Reform Party, was arrested trying to serve legal papers to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The mayor and governor have been squabbling about two pots of money -- operating funds for the day-to-day costs, and capital funds for long term projects like new cars and a new signal system.
With New Yorkers growing increasingly frustrated with the city's subway service, Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the subway Sunday to talk about their concerns.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is used to sparring with other political figures. But it was a potential face-off with a feisty 63-year-old mother from Queens that caused the mayor to flee.
Musk tweeted that there's still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but he's clearly used to the fast track.
Both traded barbs this week about the city's failing subway system and, more importantly, who should foot the bill.
Endless transit headaches have commuters demanding immediate help for the MTA, as the mayor and governor continue to butt heads over who is responsible for the crisis.
Until recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer were political rivals.
Groups of homeless young people have blown into New York City during the warmer months, and police efforts to make them move on have proven to be challenging.
Gunfire erupted after fight broke out on the sidewalk outside 390 East 167th St. around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The mayor is defending his decision to leave the city after NYPD Det. Miosotis Familia was shot and killed.
The city will spend $32 million to reduce the rat population by 70 percent, targeting neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.
A new poll has raised questions about just how the Tappan Zee Bridge came to be renamed, and also raised other questions about the actions of several area elected officials.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
Police found a woman unconscious and unresponsive after responding to a call in Sheepshead Bay.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
Police found a woman unconscious and unresponsive after responding to a call in Sheepshead Bay.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is toning down his rhetoric about the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who he once threatened to arrest.
Some New York City public school students with special needs still don't have school bus service almost one week into the school year.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Severe storms returned to the Tri-State Area, making it a soggy Thursday morning.
The rain returns Tuesday with the possibility of severe storms and downpours that can cause flash flooding in the New York City area.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A New Jersey Republican county chair has been charged with pointing a weapon at another driver in what state police call a road rage incident.
The missing person is a 64-year-old man from Southampton, Pennsylvania, who is set to be married in two months.
Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an AI data center in Secaucus, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
Joe Petraro-Hyppolite has a 168 IQ and is set to graduate with his undergraduate degree in May. CBS News New York's John Dias has more on what else this young man has already accomplished.
The New York State Board of Regents has approved a plan to begin overhauling high school graduation requirements.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
Also known as New York State Route 27, Sunrise Highway has become so congested in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County, officials and first responders say it needs another lane in both directions. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Seventeen new modular public bathrooms are being installed across New York City as part of a yearlong pilot program.
Lawmakers are targeting what are often called "e-motos," which are devices being sold as e-bikes and e-scooters but can go much faster than what's legal on city streets.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Tuesday his 10-year street safety plan called Vision Zero Reimagined.
Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge again blocked the board from adding President Trump's name to the facade of the building.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
A cosmetic treatment that promises breast enhancement without surgery is now at the center of a fight over who regulates human tissue in New York.
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the health threat hasn't ended for many survivors.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated the best in television and streaming from the past year on Monday. See the full list of winners and nominees.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
Coby Mayo's inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning sent the Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night.
Max Fried earned his first victory since April 27, backed by home runs from Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones that helped the New York Yankees keep pace in the AL East race with an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The Yankees beat the Twins 8-3 Monday on a night they clinched their 61st postseason berth and ninth in 10 seasons.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician Lizzo made a surprise visit to meet Brooklyn students and debut her new children's book.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
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.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The festival includes numerous vendors along Mulberry Street, along with music and games until Sept. 27.
Juan Mercedes, 25, faces multiple charges after allegedly stabbing the Australian teen tourist multiple times in an unprovoked attack.
A home on Ocean Walk in Fire Island Pines went up in flames Wednesday.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the "Respect Check Act" violates collective bargaining law and will cost the city thousands.
Many students are dealing with buses running late, excessively long rides and some kids have no bus routes at all. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
