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Waymo was permitted to test autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, the city said.
It happened at around noon Wednesday at the Nostrand Houses at Avenue V near Batchelder Street.
A 5-year-old boy is hospitalized with a major head injury after falling from a fifth floor window in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid spoke with his mother on the phone about how he's doing and how the fall happened.
A child is in the hospital with brain trauma after falling from a fifth floor window in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid spoke with his mother.
The city-owned section of the BQE would cost billions to fix, with construction not expected to begin until 2029.
Authorities say the child fell from a fifth story window and landed on a rain-soaked patch of grass. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing an 85-year-old man in Borough Park, Brooklyn, over the weekend.
Two of four suspected gunmen in the shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights are still on the run, the NYPD says.
The Crown Heights community came together for a vigil near the Taste of the City Lounge after the deadly shooting. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
The state says the move will expand protections for swimming and fishing to more than 90% of New York City's waterways.
It's been more than 50 years since the passage of the Clean Water Act, but NYC waterways continue to face contamination from sewer overflows. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Crime scene tape is still up at the lounge in Crown heights where more than a dozen people were shot. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
Up to four gunman opened fire during a dispute inside the crowded Taste of the City Lounge in New York City overnight, police say.
The Red Hook public pool reopened in Brooklyn on Sunday.
The NYPD believes at least four gunmen are responsible for the deadly shooting inside a crowded lounge in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner spoke with anti-violence groups working to prevent any potential retaliation.
Chaos erupted inside a Brooklyn nightclub early Sunday morning after suspected gang members opened fire, killing three people and injuring nine others. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Gunmen opened fire during a dispute inside a crowded lounge in New York City overnight, police say. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
New York City's tallest subway station will receive long-awaited elevators as part of the MTA's $68 billion capital plan.
Firefighters battled massive flames in Brooklyn on Friday night.
A Brooklyn homeowner says he's living a nightmare after losing his paid-off home over a disputed water bill. Now, elected officials and advocates are demanding answers. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
Immigration advocates rallied on the steps of the NYC Department of Education demanding ICE immediately release a Brooklyn student in custody.
CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge spoke with supporters who say the student should be back in the classroom -- not behind bars.
Advocates in NYC rallied to demand a student's immediate release after the asylum seeker was detained by ICE. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
People will demand the release of the 20-year-old immigrant from Guinea, known as Mouctar, at the rally in Lower Manhattan. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Sandra Hall, 80, is the former singer for the hit group The Platters. She disappeared Friday at around 4 p.m. near Atlantic Terminal.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The NYPD said it received a 911 call early Wednesday morning saying three people were spotted climbing out of a sewer.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
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.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
A robbery at the Riverside Square Mall Tuesday prompted a concern about possible gunshots there, Hackensack police said.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on whether their strategies are working.
The trailblazing heavy metal band put out an open call to anyone who could belt out their famous hits. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
The United Nations General Assembly continued Tuesday in Manhattan, with President Trump speaking to the assembled delegates. There were also protests in the area, as was expected.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
The Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
With their 2-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees (90-66) moved six games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL's top wild-card spot.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
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.
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 family that owns the famous Borgatti's Ravioli and Egg Noodles in Belmont donated enough ravioli to serve 5,000 people in the Bronx.
Water shot into the air after a water main break in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday.
PSE&G poles that fell onto LIRR tracks disrupted service Wednesday.
Head coach John Harbaugh said Dart will have surgery soon to repair his ailing left knee, and expressed confidence in veteran Jameis Winston, who will be the starting quarterback going forward. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer reports.
CBS News New York's Scott Padgett says the Tri-State Area will experience wind and rain on Saturday and Sunday, but just how much remains to be seen.
