JewishGen revamps online database to help uncover family histories
The genealogy resource, which holds nearly 33 million records, is launching an upgraded website to help users trace their roots, from immigration to the Holocaust.
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The genealogy resource, which holds nearly 33 million records, is launching an upgraded website to help users trace their roots, from immigration to the Holocaust.
Wildlife photographer George McKenzie Jr. of Brooklyn is bringing his work to some of the world's most remote places and inspiring young people through photography workshops.
More than 140 FDNY and EMS personnel responded to the fire Monday night on Preston Court near East 59th Street.
George McKenzie Jr. traded his gun for a camera. It was a decision that led him to some of the most beautiful and remote places on Earth, capturing images of birds and wildlife. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Two Amazon workers were shot late Sunday night in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
It happened at 11:15 p.m. Sunday outside the Amazon fulfillment center on Bay Street between Hicks and Columbia streets.
A 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were shot near Lorraine Street and Hicks Street in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn late Sunday night.
A battle is brewing between music superstar Kelly Clarkson and a small business in Brooklyn, with their feud on social media going viral.
As CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports, their feud on social media is now going viral.
The new 12,000-square-foot campus in Park Slope is expected to allow an additional 8,000 people to access music therapy and will also provide affordable studio space for musicians.
MTA says a warning period will begin on Monday on the Q65 route in Queens and B1 and B6 routes in Brooklyn.
Three years after the attacks in Israel, community leaders are seeking a first-of-its-kind public memorial in New York City.
This year, there's a new push to create a permanent memorial to the Oct. 7 attacks in New York City. The proposed site is in Gravesend, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Dozens of fire and EMS personnel are on the scene of a gas leak at a construction site in Brooklyn.
Los Sures' history offers a look at how generations of Latino residents have fought to preserve their homes, strengthen their neighborhood and build a lasting community in North Brooklyn.
CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger shows us how one Latino-led nonprofit in Williamsburg has spent more than 50 years preserving and fighting for affordable housing.
A deadly chain-reaction crash left one man dead and at least two injured in Gravesend, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler reports.
The annual awareness campaign brings together the book community to end book censorship.
A 54-year-old man died Saturday in Brooklyn while in police custody.
A hit-and-run crash on Ocean Parkway killed one man and injured two others early Monday. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler reports.
Police say two men were inside a car in a Burger King parking lot on 14th Avenue near 65th Street, when they got into an argument with two male suspects, who struck them in the head with a hammer. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
A stolen car was found on fire Saturday morning after the driver crashed into a pole in Brooklyn, police say.
At a miniature airfield in Brooklyn, members of the Radio Control Society of Marine Park fly aircraft capable of reaching nearly 200 mph, teach the next generation and welcome newcomers to the hobby.
Daniyyel Towing in Brooklyn and Breen Brothers Towing on Staten Island racked up so many violations with the city that they both recently paid thousands to settle, documents obtained by CBS News New York show.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the start of a $40 million construction project for Box Street Park in North Greenpoint. The new green space will transform a former MTA facility and is expected to be completed by summer 2028. CBS News New York reports.
