NYC builds shelter for at least 500 asylum seeking families in Brooklyn
Families are expected to move in this week. Authorities said security will patrol the site 24/7, but some local leaders have concerns about flooding and fire safety.
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Families are expected to move in this week. Authorities said security will patrol the site 24/7, but some local leaders have concerns about flooding and fire safety.
A father and son were allegedly shot dead by their downstairs neighbor in Brooklyn Sunday night. The search is still on for the shooter. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Seven massive climate-controlled tents now stand on repurposed land that was once a former naval air station. They will soon house 500 migrant families with children. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
It happened at an apartment building in East Flatbush Sunday night.
Some local leaders expressed concern over fire safety and the facility being built in a flood zone. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
With thousands relying on help to put food on the table, Faith Forward Holy Church leaders are running out of time.
With thousands relying on help to put food on the table, Faith Forward Holy Church leaders are running out of time to keep the pantry open. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
Democrat Susan Zhuang and Republican Ying Tan, the two main contenders for the new City Council seat in Brooklyn, duked it out this week.
The debate between Zhuang and Tan on "The Point with Marcia Kramer" continued on CBS News New York.
Democrat Susan Zhuang and Republican Ying Tan, the two main contenders for a new City Council seat in Brooklyn, duked it out. Watch the debate on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The group of thousands marched from the Brooklyn Museum, over the Brooklyn Bridge and into Manhattan.
Thousands of people marched for hours Saturday, from Brooklyn to Manhattan, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. At one point, the rally forced all lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge to be shut down. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis was there. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49aCIPM
The fire was reported just after 6 p.m. Saturday at the Salt Marsh Nature Trail in Marine Park.
Demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in Gaza made their way from Brooklyn into Manhattan on Saturday. Dan Rice reports from Chopper 2. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49aCIPMhttps://cbsloc.al/49aCIPM
Saturday, a massive rally and march calling for a ceasefire in Gaza spanned two boroughs. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49aCIPM
Demonstrators taking part in a large pro-Palestinian rally marched through Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon. Dan Rice reports from Chopper 2.
"I'm just trying to unlive that moment. 'Cause all it does is play over and over," mother Taqunda Hughes said.
We're hearing for the first time from the mother of the 7-year old boy who was hit and killed by an NYPD tow truck driver Thursday. CBS New York's Doug Williams has the emotional interview. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3tWzyyN
See the headed debate between the two candidates on "The Point with Marcia Kramer" at 11:30 a.m. Sunday on CBS2.
Early voting starts Saturday in New York City, and there are two main contenders for the newly created "Asian Opportunity" City Council district in Southern Brooklyn. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3sbmK7j
Surveillance video shows the boy riding a scooter while crossing the street with his mother on the way to school Thursday morning in Fort Greene.
Several units spent hours negotiating with the man before officers tackled him and brought him to safety.
The NYPD tow truck driver who hit him is now facing charges of failure to yield and exercise due caution. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has more reaction from the community.
Police shut down traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours Friday morning after they say a man climbed onto its cables.
Police tell us the truck driver, a 54-year-old woman who is a member of the NYPD, has been arrested.
