Thousands take to NYC streets to support abortion rights
The Bans Off Our Bodies March has also been organized in other major U.S. cities.
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The Bans Off Our Bodies March has also been organized in other major U.S. cities.
Organizers said the purpose is to show an overwhelming majority of Americans support reproductive rights, CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Hundreds followed the cross from the Catholic church and over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan.
There was a special procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday to commemorate Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified. CBS2's Andrea Grymes shows us how hundreds of Christians gathered in our area.
Christians are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus on this Good Friday.
Police say a man in his 20s was taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
Police say the man in his 20s was taken to the hospital for a psych evaluation, though it's unclear why he was up there. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has the details.
Police say someone climbed the Brooklyn Bridge, shutting down two lanes of traffic during the morning commute.
CBS2 has been told one person was taken to a local hospital and six others were treated at the scene.
All lanes have reopened on the Brooklyn Bridge after a crash that critically injured one person.
There was a multi-car crash on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Already, 130,000 undocumented workers across the state have received relief, but the money has run out.
Advocates and undocumented workers marched from Brooklyn to Manhattan calling on Gov. Hochul to provide more pandemic relief. CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
When it was completed in 1883, it was hailed as an engineering marvel and called the eighth Wonder of the World.
The Brooklyn Bridge has been an indelible part of the New York City skyline for nearly 140 years. When it was completed in 1883, it was hailed as an engineering marvel and called the eighth Wonder of the World.
Drivers who lost a lane say it's now causing serious traffic problems, and some cyclists say it's just not wide enough.
Participants also expressed support for New Yorkers who battled the coronavirus and survived.
On Monday, the Department of Transportation will close the left Manhattan-bound lane of the bridge to begin converting it into a two-way bike lane.
Police said the driver of a Volkswagen sedan was trying to get around a group of bike-riding protesters, when someone jumped on top of the car.
About 100 cyclists rode across the Brooklyn Bridge.
There was bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday. The shutdown was caused by taxi drivers.
There soon could be more room for bikes and less space for cars on two of New York City' s major bridges. That's one headline from Mayor Bill de Blasio's final State of the City address.
De Blasio's desire to, in his words, "drive a recovery" also means, as he put it, leaving the era of the automobile behind.
Bike lanes are coming to the Brooklyn and Queensboro bridges. That's going to mean a tighter squeeze for drivers.
The last section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, a pedestrian plaza, broke ground Wednesday. The plaza is named after a female pioneer that helped make the bridge a reality.
