Christie Calls For October Special Election To Fill Lautenberg's Senate Seat
The governor made an announcement during a Tuesday afternoon news conference in Trenton. The special primary would be Aug. 13, with the special election held Oct. 16.
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The governor made an announcement during a Tuesday afternoon news conference in Trenton. The special primary would be Aug. 13, with the special election held Oct. 16.
Booker plans to wait until after the November gubernatorial election to formally announce whether he will run for senate. He filed paperwork in January that allows him to raise money for a campaign.
Booker could be delivering his second-to-last State of the City address as he mulls a run for Senate in 2014.
Newark's City Council on Tuesday approved a revenue-sharing deal between the city and the NHL's New Jersey Devils for the Prudential Center arena.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker cut the ribbon for a new 12,500-square-foot Key Foods supermarket in the city's South Ward.
Despite the announcement, Lautenberg vowed to "keep fighting hard as ever" for his constituents.
The video shows the teen was forced to strip before he was whipped with a belt allegedly because his father owed someone $20.
The day after Valentine's Day ill mark the start of a two day guns for cash exchange at six churches in Essex County.
Bitter arctic air has a firm grip on the Tri-State Area and isn't about to let go anytime soon.
The state's junior senator, Robert Menendez, said "I'll have nothing to say about the U.S. Senate race," until Lautenberg makes a decision one way or the other.
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker said Sunday that it was "premature" to say definitively that he will run for a U.S. Senate seat next year.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, an outspoken advocate for gay rights, penned a column in college about overcoming the "disgust and latent hostility'' he once felt toward gay people.
New Jersey Democratic state senate leaders gathered in Trenton ahead of Tuesday's State of the State address from Gov. Chris Christie.
Booker, Gov. Chris Christie and Zuckerberg announced the $100 million grant on Oprah Winfrey's show in September 2010.
The issue of gun control was again a hot topic on the Sunday morning news programs, more than a week after one of the worst mass school shootings in U.S. history.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced that he will explore a run for U.S. Senate and not New Jersey Governor. Now the current governor - Chris Christie - has reacted to that announcement.
After much speculation that he may run for governor, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced Thursday that he has his eyes on a Senate seat instead.
Booker said he will be thoughtful in his decision, but noted he doesn't have much time to decide whether he'll challenge Gov. Chris Christie for the seat.
The LGBT community in New Jersey is hoping Newark Mayor Cory Booker will make a run for governor.
The chaos broke out when Booker and his allies in the City Council appointed Shanique Davis Speight to take over the seat vacated by Councilman Donald Payne Jr.
Shaquille O'Neal has a new kind of movie project: theater owner. O'Neal, a four-time NBA champion, grew up in Newark, and now co-owns and operates the CityPlex12 theater near downtown.
Mayor Cory Booker is reportedly considering challenging Gov. Chris Christie for governor in 2013.
Bill Clinton is the first Democratic president to be re-elected since Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama is counting on some of that mojo to help him win a second, too.
If Cory Booker decides to run for president one day, he already has a personal connection to the first caucus state of Iowa.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker took the stage Tuesday night in Charlotte at the Democratic National Convention, despite the fact that he sprained his ankle in the morning.
A Los Angeles teen who got accepted to an astonishing 65 colleges is headed to Columbia University with a dream to pay it forward.
Jacob Misiorowski reached 103 mph on 10 pitches while pitching two-hit ball over six innings in the Brewers' 6-0 victory over the Yankees on Friday.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late, leading New York to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
A woman has been charged with theft for taking a dog outside a Clifton, New Jersey, home in April, police say.
An unsettled pattern will continue through this entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
A Los Angeles teen who got accepted to an astonishing 65 colleges is headed to Columbia University with a dream to pay it forward.
An unsettled pattern will continue through this entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
A new proposal on Long Island could change how quickly a business has to hand over surveillance video to police during an investigation.
A northern Westchester County reservoir may soon be home to a floating solar panel array. The proposal is raising interest, and concern, in Peekskill.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
An unsettled pattern will continue through this entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
After summer-like warmth, rainy weather and cooler temperatures return to the New York City area mid-week.
A cool weekend is ahead for the New York City area before warmer weather returns.
Some residual showers may linger into early Sunday morning, but the majority of the rainfall should be over by sunrise.
Amtrak announced Thursday it is suing Metro-North for allegedly blocking nonrevenue trains on a portion of the busy Northeast Corridor for over two months.
A woman has been charged with theft for taking a dog outside a Clifton, New Jersey, home in April, police say.
An unsettled pattern will continue through this entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
The owners of Boulevard Drinks in Jersey City's Journal Square said new building owners gave them until May 27 to get out.
A New Jersey neighborhood is under a shelter-in-place order as police investigate at a home in Bridgewater Township.
Two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, according to health officials.
A new proposal on Long Island could change how quickly a business has to hand over surveillance video to police during an investigation.
The MTA and five of its unions are embroiled in a contract dispute that could trigger the LIRR's first work stoppage in more than 30 years.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $268 billion budget that includes a pied-à-terre tax targeting wealthy New York City second home owners.
Brookhaven town residents are anxious and worried about the underwater toxic plume created by the landfill.
It's a mixed bag for Gov. Kathy Hochul in the latest poll.
A new proposal on Long Island could change how quickly a business has to hand over surveillance video to police during an investigation.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board held a preliminary vote Thursday proposing a potential increase for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs.
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is weighing in on the ongoing war of words between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and billionaire Ken Griffin.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $268 billion budget that includes a pied-à-terre tax targeting wealthy New York City second home owners.
Two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, according to health officials.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
There's been a confirmed measles case in Manhattan, health officials said Tuesday.
Keyport residents say they're on edge because of dozens of cancer cases over the years in a neighborhood near the former Aeromarine landfill.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" has canceled two weeks of performances following a fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna, and Beyoncé all wore their best looks to celebrate the "Costume Art" theme at the 2026 Met Gala. Here are some of the best moments, photos, and more from the night.
Firefighters responded to Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theater Monday morning after a blaze broke out.
Jacob Misiorowski reached 103 mph on 10 pitches while pitching two-hit ball over six innings in the Brewers' 6-0 victory over the Yankees on Friday.
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late, leading New York to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Joel Embiid will return to the lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the New York Knicks Friday in Philadelphia.
Jake McCarthy hit a grand slam and matched a career-high with five RBIs as the Rockies snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 over the Mets on Thursday.
Trent Grisham hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a six-run sixth inning, and the Yankees beat the Rangers 9-2 Thursday for their 16th win in 19 games.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
There's a swim club in Harlem teaching kids a lifesaving skill, and they're turning timid swimmers into competitors.
The Davis Center at the Harlem Meer is celebrating one year of providing year-round recreation space to New Yorkers while still spreading the word to residents.
Residents displaced by a deadly apartment building fire in Inwood say it was only a matter of time before their building went up in flames.
In New York City, where land is at a premium, a stockpile of pristine soil unearthed at construction sites helps lower emissions and support urban farmers.
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.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for May 8 at 11 p.m.
A Los Angeles teenager who went from experiencing homelessness to class valedictorian is heading to Columbia University this fall. It was his pick out of the 65 colleges where he was accepted. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports.
Excited Knicks fans packed Madison Square Garden on Friday night for a Game 3 watch party.
Two New Jersey residents are being monitored after potentially being exposed to hantavirus. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
A 76-year-old was shoved down a flight of subway stairs and killed late Thursday, and police say the suspect had been released from a psychiatric evaluation just hours earlier. CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim reports.
