Social Media Roundup: Seniors Celebrate Special Birthdays, Health Care Workers Seen As Superheroes
Seniors get special birthday shoutouts from their communities, plus health care workers honored on National Superhero Day.
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Seniors get special birthday shoutouts from their communities, plus health care workers honored on National Superhero Day.
People are getting antsy about reopening, and Long Island officials believe that region is close to doing it. Or is it?
Many could be seen wearing face masks, but they were standing close together.
The mentality of having done this for about 40 days already and still having several weeks to go is taking its toll.
Supplies are overflowing -- there's no shortage of pigs and cattle -- but the work force is suffering the consequences of the coronavirus.
Many New Yorkers have taken self-isolation seriously, especially those at higher risk of getting the coronavirus. So they've had to rely on others to do the essential.
A new social media campaign allows parents and kids to give their teachers love ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week.
For the second month in a row since the outbreak of COVID-19, New York state restaurants have been among the hardest hit in the country.
Paula Evangelista is a dress shop owner on Long Island and is desperate need of a small business loan after the coronavirus wiped out her prom and wedding business she was banking on this spring.
Two strangers were brought to tears after social media brought them together: one a nurse, the other a grateful daughter.
'Tis the season for great gatherings raising big money for charity.
There are 58,000 people living in New York City homeless shelters, and families make up 70% of the people in shelters.
Her medical staff at Good Samaritan/Catholic Health Services in Sayville believes Leigh-Manuell's strength and drive battled and beat the coronavirus. But she credits them.
After weeks of ugly finger pointing about an increase in the number of homeless on the subways, Mayor Bill de Blasio has offered a solution.
With hair salons still closed, many people looking to freshen up their look are turning to social media for help, but that can be tricky.
He wanted to stay engaged with the fans while keeping his vocal game sharp with the ultimate "goal" of putting some smiles on people's faces.
It's a sky-high tribute to first responders.
Chinese researchers looked at the blood types of COVID-19 patients and compared that to the blood types of the normal population in that area.
Businesses large and small are using this down time to figure out how to adapt to the "new normal" once they're allowed to reopen.
A lawsuit filed by the various correction unions calls the city's jails a "cesspool of illness."
We remember an emergency room nurse who fought to save others battling the disease, and a father from Haiti who did all he could to give his family a better life.
It's not a request; it's an order. If you can't maintain a six-foot social distance, wear a mask.
The new grading system will include "Meets Standards" or "Needs Improvement."
The pride of a nation that is America Strong - our Navy Blue Angels, our Air Force Thunderbirds - were in a joint fly over in salute to our doctors, nurses, medical staff who wake up every morning, or in the middle of the night, and head off to work to fight COVID-19.
There were 402 new deaths, for a total of 6,442.
Club Calvi's Readers' Choice, "The Three Graces of Pearl Street," is author Elizabeth Wellington Rollins' debut novel
Firefighters are working to put out a three-alarm blaze at the commercial building on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
A family is grieving the loss of a husband and father of two who was struck and killed by a cyclist last week in Central Park.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
Firefighters are working to put out a three-alarm blaze at the commercial building on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
A family is grieving the loss of a husband and father of two who was struck and killed by a cyclist last week in Central Park.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says DNA helped her team find the suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old in Queens. She thinks he might be linked to more crimes.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Remnants of the nor'easter that slammed the Tri-State Area are still lingering. The storm brought rain and caused coastal flooding as well as beach erosion.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
As CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports, the South Shore town of Lindenhurst was hit especially hard.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Lindenhurst residents are coping with inundating waters. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is breaking his silence a day after resigning from office.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
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.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Thousands are expected to pack Central Park's Great Lawn for a day full of live music on Saturday.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
The Minnesota Vikings are moving on from former first-round pick quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
Jahmyr Gibbs had a go-ahead 11-yard reception with 2:25 left for his third touchdown of the game and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Jets 31-24 on Sunday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
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
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.
A family of four New Yorkers was among six people killed after a residential building in a tourist area collapsed.
The famous tree is set to arrive on Nov. 7 and the tree lighting will be on Dec. 2.
Heavy smoke and flames were billowing from the commercial building early Tuesday morning on Hillside Avenue. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Club Calvi's new Readers' Choice is "The Three Graces of Pearl Street" by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins.
The new center opening on 125th Street will connect immigrant New Yorkers with legal help, caseworkers and community resources.
