Summer Kicks Off With Special Meaning For Sandy-Ravaged Areas
The weather Saturday was perfect for a summer kickoff, and nearly eight months after Superstorm Sandy, this season has very special meaning.
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The weather Saturday was perfect for a summer kickoff, and nearly eight months after Superstorm Sandy, this season has very special meaning.
Some neighbors on Coney Island would like to see a ferry connecting the Brooklyn peninsula to Manhattan, but a plan by the city could ensure that it never happens.
Police said the suspect climbed through an open window of a basement apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn on May 24.
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It happened just before 1 a.m. on the Belt Parkway at Pennsylvania Avenue. Police said the 37-year-old victim was a passenger on the bike when she was thrown from the motorcycle after it struck a barrier.
Brooklyn residents turned out Tuesday evening for the third in a series of town hall meetings to discuss local issues.
Leslie Alexander, 39, faces dozens of charges for torturing and injuring animals as well as criminal possession of a weapon, DA Charles Hynes said Tuesday.
Parents, teachers and administrators surprised the kids at P.S. 10 in Park Slope by performing in a flash mob which included a choreographer, musicians, percussionists and puppeteers.
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According to police, the suspect shot at the shop located at 429 Columbia Street around 10:45 p.m. before taking off in an unknown direction.
They are shrouded in secrecy. Spas and massage parlors are popping up all over streets in Bay Ridge, with curtains drawn and accused of peddling sex.
The SUV tore through a white wrought iron fence and punched a small hole in the corner of the building.
A nasty confrontation between three young gay men and police — which was caught on video — was the subject of an angry news conference outside One Police Plaza this afternoon.
The home at 1114 East 40th Street in the Flatlands was once a pretty, Victorian house. But neighbors said it caught fire after someone tossed a Molotov cocktail at the property back in 2009.
The three-alarm blaze broke out on 11th Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets in Dyker Heights late Monday night.
Police in Brooklyn were searching Monday for a hit-and-run driver who jumped a curb and struck a middle-aged couple on their front stoop.
FDNY sources tell WCBS 880's Rich Lamb that an envelope containing white powder was mailed to a member of the department at the Fire Prevention section.
A man and woman were injured Sunday afternoon when a driver plowed right into them, and sped off afterward, in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
With Pride Month in full swing, two gay and lesbian pride parades were to be held in the Tri-State Area on Saturday.
A former Long Island elementary school teacher who served a 6 1/2-year prison term for downloading child pornography has now disappeared from the halfway house where he was living in Brooklyn.
Janixia Soto was holding her little brother on their fire escape but could not go down to the street because a ladder was broken. So the 11-year-old decided to drop her little brother into the arms of good Samaritans below.
Ronald Friedfertig, 62, was also charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
A sixth grade boy at a Brooklyn elementary school was accused of setting a girl's hair on fire with a lighter at a park near the school Tuesday afternoon.
Some strange thieves reportedly have been targeting the men's room at a bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn – stealing items that seemingly no one would even care to touch.
The two suspects, one dressed as a FedEx deliveryman, forced their way into the home and demanded cash from the nine people who were inside, police said.
Viral online competitions offer thousands of dollars in prizes and donate part of the money raised to charity, but what should you know before you enter or donate?
The developer behind the East Side high rise that sparked stability concerns and evacuations this week is currently facing two lawsuits.
Some people who watched the FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach over the weekend are claiming the colorful smoke from the performing planes damaged their boats.
Rice hit his 28th homer, a towering three-run shot to right-center, off Casey Legumina in the sixth to extend New York's lead to 10-3.
Lightning apparently struck a home and sparked a fire in New Jersey amid torrential storms Thursday.
Viral online competitions offer thousands of dollars in prizes and donate part of the money raised to charity, but what should you know before you enter or donate?
The developer behind the East Side high rise that sparked stability concerns and evacuations this week is currently facing two lawsuits.
Some people who watched the FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach over the weekend are claiming the colorful smoke from the performing planes damaged their boats.
New York City has tested about 150 cooling towers for Legionella bacteria and detected it in at least one on Manhattan's Upper East side.
Efforts to shore up the former Pfizer headquarters on the East Side of Manhattan continued Thursday after concerns of a potential collapse earlier this week sparked wide evacuations.
Thursday's flood warnings have been canceled for New York City and New Jersey, but storms are expected to return Friday.
Severe thunderstorms swept through New York and New Jersey on Saturday night, causing damage amid Fourth of July festivities.
The brutal heat wave caused power problems across New York City on Friday.
New York City Thursday tied the record high temperature of 100 degrees set on this date in 1966.
The New York, New Jersey area is dealing with extreme heat as cooling centers, pools, parks and other resources try to keep residents cool.
Lightning apparently struck a home and sparked a fire in New Jersey amid torrential storms Thursday.
Thursday's flood warnings have been canceled for New York City and New Jersey, but storms are expected to return Friday.
Homes and roads were inundated with floodwaters as strong storms swept through the Tri-State Area on Monday.
A roof partially collapsed Monday morning at a BJ's Wholesale Club amid heavy flooding in Ocean Township, N.J.
A whale that surfaced for air slammed into a New Jersey fire department's boat, capsizing it as it headed back from helping with Fourth of July security near New York City.
The Smithtown Library on Long Island opened all of its doors Thursday, nearly two years after a wave of water flowed through the building during catastrophic flooding. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Some people who watched the FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach over the weekend are claiming the colorful smoke from the performing planes damaged their boats.
Thursday's flood warnings have been canceled for New York City and New Jersey, but storms are expected to return Friday.
Three arrests have been made in a large-scale mail-theft scheme that struck over and over again right outside of Long Island post offices.
The CBIZ Workplace Challenge is back. The 3.5 run-walk was formerly known as the Marcum Workplace Challenge. It will be held at Jones Beach on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
New York City has tested about 150 cooling towers for Legionella bacteria and detected it in at least one on Manhattan's Upper East side.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is suspending his campaign against GOP Sen. Susan Collins, after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her five years ago.
The former Pfizer building in Midtown is among the largest office-to-residential building conversions in New York City history. The City Council has recently paved the way for similar projects.
Prosecutors revealed that the roommate of the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk was given "use immunity" in exchange for providing recorded video statements to investigators about the case.
The damages were awarded to Carroll, a writer, by a 2023 jury in a civil sexual abuse and defamation case.
New York City has tested about 150 cooling towers for Legionella bacteria and detected it in at least one on Manhattan's Upper East side.
Cooling tower testing continues on New York City's Upper East Side as the number of Legionnaires' disease cases continues to grow.
Nearly 300 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in New York City alone over the past two months, health officials said Wednesday.
A cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases on New York City's Upper East Side is under investigation, health officials say.
Dozens of cyclosporiasis cases were reported across New York state between May 1 and June 16, the CDC says.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married in a place that generates plenty of garbage, and one man figured out there is a market for it if you package it just right.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
"Dolly: A True Original Musical" will take viewers on a journey of the singer's life at the St. James Theatre on West 44th Street.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Rice hit his 28th homer, a towering three-run shot to right-center, off Casey Legumina in the sixth to extend New York's lead to 10-3.
Sean Manaea had his longest start in 21 months for the Mets, who won a series for just the third time since June 1.
Christian Pulisic was diagnosed with a fractured right leg, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Thursday.
Jalen Brunson's jersey that he wore during Game 1 of the NBA Finals sold for more than $1 million at an auction Wednesday.
Jared Young was plunked with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, sparking a five-run rally that lifted the Mets to a 6-2 win over the Royals.
Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.
Services for the UnderServed's urban gardens and beehives provide therapeutic opportunities for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges
Religious institutions across the country are exploring how their properties can help address the affordable housing crisis, with a Brooklyn development offering a model for blending community needs with faith-based missions.
The Classical Theatre of Harlem's artistic director says Shakespeare's famous tragedy is more relevant today, though audiences can always expect a twist.
Brooklyn residents say loose boards and protruding nails on the Coney Island boardwalk have caused serious injuries.
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.
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CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for July 9 at 11 p.m.
Viral online competitions offer thousands of dollars in prizes and donate part of the money raised to charity, but what should you know before you enter or donate? CBS News New York investigative reporter Mahsa Saeidi spoke to some local artists who said they didn't fully understand how the competition worked until after voting began.
A nonprofit is calling on New York City to take even more action to prevent Legionnaires' disease as the cluster on the Upper East Side continues to grow. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
The NYPD is investigating a stabbing that happened in Harlem on Thursday.
Storms slammed parts of New Jersey on Thursday, with flood waters overtaking roads and lightning apparently striking a home. CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn and Naveen Dhaliwal report.
