Rain causing flooding on Cross Bronx Expressway
CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has a look at conditions in West Farms.
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CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has a look at conditions in West Farms.
We see them standing in the middle of the highways, under pouring rain and blazing sun -- women selling fruit and panhandlers asking for money. The NYPD calls it a growing problem. CBS2's Ali Bauman has the story.
It was supposed to be its first joint operation with city social workers, but it did not go as planned.
According to police, the driver tried to avoid the truck that was stopped in the shoulder.
Supporters say it will address environmental injustice and now they have the backing of New York's most powerful lawmaker.
It may be our region's most-hated highway: The Cross Bronx, which is considered by many to be an unhealthy scar on the landscape.
The FDNY says a truck caught fire and 100 gallons of diesel spilled just before 12:30 a.m.
Passengers who were aboard an MTA bus that plunged off the road and over the edge of an overpass in the Bronx are telling their stories.
The MTA said the BX-35 bus was headed to a stop at 178th and Broadway when it somehow veered off the road.
Several people had to be rescued from their cars and it created a traffic nightmare.
The accident happened on the ramp from the Major Deegan Expressway to the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway.
The Cross Bronx Expressway has reopened to all traffic following an earlier tractor-trailer fire.
One person was killed in the six-vehicle wreck, and two others were taken to the hospital.
A truck hit an overpass approaching Third Avenue and the metal scaffolding it was transporting went flying, spilling all over the road.
The trucking industry's annual report called congestion where I-95 meets Route 4 in Fort Lee, west of the George Washington Bridge toll plaza the second worst in the country.
Investigators say his passenger is also in serious condition after the accident near the Bronx River Parkway exit in the Van Nest section.
The city knew that hundreds of bicyclists who shut down the Cross Bronx Expressway this past weekend, so why wasn't the NYPD able to stop the bikers from entering the busiest highway in the country?
There was bike bedlam this past Sunday on the Cross Bronx Expressway – a road where bicycles are banned.
Drivers trying to use the George Washington Bridge are facing heavy delays.
Police say they received calls of a person struck on the heavily traveled thoroughfare just before 2:30 a.m.
A truck driver was facing charges Monday night accused of being drunk behind the wheel and causing a deadly accident near the George Washington Bridge.
Façade bricks on a retaining wall collapsed on the Cross Bronx Expressway near the Major Deegan Expressway on Thursday.
Authorities say a tractor-trailer crashed into several cars in the eastbound lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue at around 5:45 a.m.
An accident involving a tractor-trailer is causing major backups on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Wednesday morning.
An exit ramp for the Major Deegan Expressway had to be closed late Thursday after part of a retaining wall collapsed.
Tom Cruise is proving the sky is the limit for the eighth time in nearly three decades in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning."
Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam that capped a six-run eighth inning, sending the Yankees to an 8-2 victory over the Mets in the Subway Series.
The 2025 Israel Day Parade in New York City focused on the effort to bring the remaining hostages home from Gaza.
Scottie Scheffler has won the PGA Championship for his third major title.
NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reached a tentative deal Sunday that will end the strike.
Tom Cruise is proving the sky is the limit for the eighth time in nearly three decades in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning."
The 2025 Israel Day Parade in New York City focused on the effort to bring the remaining hostages home from Gaza.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode of "The Point."
The 40th Annual AIDS Walk New York drew approximately 10,000 people to Central Park on Sunday, organizers said.
Two people died and more than a dozen were hurt when a Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in New York City, officials said.
Saturday turned out to be a nicer day than expected, despite a threat of isolated strong-to-severe thunderstorms.
The rainy weather lets up some today around NYC, but thunderstorms are back in the forecast to close out the week.
The rainy weather returns today around NYC, with a chance of showers for the rest of the week. Here's when it will be the worst.
Plan on plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures in the mid to upper 70s for Mother's Day.
The forecast shows more rounds of rain, which may be heavy at times, Friday around the NYC area.
NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reached a tentative deal Sunday that will end the strike.
NJ Transit trains are still not running Sunday as the engineer strike entered its third day.
Two lanes of I-80 in Wharton, N.J. will reopen next week after months of sinkhole repairs, the state DOT says.
As the NJ Transit strike continues, state officials and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said they had constructive talk on Saturday.
After a chaotic and emotional day, the clean-up effort in Collings Lakes, New Jersey, is just beginning in this community.
The Long Island Rail Road is warning riders to prepare for possible service disruptions next week when Amtrak starts repairing the East River Tunnels.
Two young men deported to El Salvador after living on Long Island for nearly a decade are pleading for a second chance.
CBS News New York got a rare look inside the East River Tunnels before Amtrak's $1.6 billion project to repair Superstorm Sandy damage begins.
Hospitals are already seeing an unusually high number of emergency room visits for tick bites, which are raising concerns about tick-borne illnesses.
New York is sending inflation refund checks to eligible residents. Gov. Kathy Hochul says they're expected to hit the mail this fall.
Republican leadership is committed to putting the legislation on the floor before Memorial Day.
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode of "The Point."
New technology and a change to New York state law could help protect social workers who visit clients in the field.
Five Republicans on the House Budget Committee blocked the legislation from advancing on Friday.
The 40th Annual AIDS Walk New York drew approximately 10,000 people to Central Park on Sunday, organizers said.
A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious Monday, health officials said.
Disparity in mental health care can take many forms, but there is help, and no one should have to suffer in silence.
The Food and Drug Administration's food safety labs and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's World Trade Center Health Program were reinstated.
Long Island's only remaining duck farm is raising a new generation of ducklings after a bird flu outbreak forced it to euthanize an entire flock.
Tom Cruise is proving the sky is the limit for the eighth time in nearly three decades in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning."
Cassie Ventura took the stand again in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial for her final day of cross-examination.
Cassie Ventura, Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend, was on the witness stand for a third day Thursday as defense attorneys began their cross examination.
Singer Chris Brown has been arrested in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
Cassie Ventura was back on the stand for cross-examination in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial after accusing him of raping her in 2018.
Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam that capped a six-run eighth inning, sending the Yankees to an 8-2 victory over the Mets in the Subway Series.
Scottie Scheffler has won the PGA Championship for his third major title.
Alonso Martínez had a goal and an assist and New York City FC defeated the New York Red Bulls 2-0 in the 26th edition of the Hudson River Derby.
After finishing as runner-up at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, the heavy-favorite Journalism earned a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the Preakness Stakes.
Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Mets beat the Yankees 3-2 in the Subway Series on Saturday.
Two Jewish matchmakers are preparing for an upcoming event to connect people with physical disabilities looking to find love.
Jacqueline Kimmelstiel, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, achieved a goal by attending the University of Mount saint Vincent for one day.
An organization called The Doe Fund is bringing three new affordable housing buildings to the Bronx
Bringing nature into classrooms is one of the missions of a nonprofit organization called New York Sun Works.
More than a century ago, Chinese Americans in New York City were tired of demeaning portrayals of their culture in film. So they created a film company in Brooklyn.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
New York Knicks fans flooded 7th Avenue to celebrate the team's first NBA Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer reports.
A firefighter was injured battling the fire on 18th Avenue between Ocean Parkway and East 5th Street in Kensington.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's updated nightly First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York.
Tom Cruise and others starring in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" spoke on the red carpet at Lincoln Center. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Nearly two dozen people are still recovering from injuries after a Mexican navy vessel crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
