Experimental Tidal Turbines In East River To Be Replaced As Part Of Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project
Project officials say this effort is a critical step forward for the marine renewable energy industry.
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Project officials say this effort is a critical step forward for the marine renewable energy industry.
It's not clear how the person ended up in the water, but two EMTs jumped in to make the rescue along with an FDNY lieutenant.
Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's ocean giants program, says they appear to be common dolphins, but their appearance in the river is anything but.
The NYPD Harbor Unit pulled the man from the water near Pike Street on Thursday afternoon.
The FDNY and NYPD sent divers into the river near 34th Street after getting multiple reports of a man submerged in the water.
Cyclists from across New York City gathered in front of the mayoral residence at Gracie Mansion before taking their rally on various interborough routes.
Police said a passerby saw the body in the water shortly after 11 p.m. near Pier 35 on South Street and called 911.
Fire officials urge people to only enter bodies of water that allow swimming and have lifeguards on duty.
It's a Christmas mystery – Santa Claus has been spotted surfing in the East River. So why is he there and where is he going?
Most of the data collected to decide which color the sculpture will glow is collected in the water around Manhattan.
"How do I cut this?" one passenger asks, just 13 seconds before the helicopter becomes completely submerged.
It's been an ongoing fight between the city, state and ad companies.
The woman said her companion got out of the boat to go for a swim, but he never resurfaced after going underwater.
"We went up to the front of the boat just to get a better vantage point to see if we could locate the dog in the water which we did a few seconds later, pretty much doggie paddling," Sgt. Salters recalled.
Authorities say the father of a baby who was found dead in the East River last weekend in now in police custody.
"There will not be a good ending to this story," Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said Wednesday.
Tourists from Oklahoma spotted the approximately eight-month-old boy floating about 30 feet off shore near the Brooklyn Bridge just after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Police are looking for answers in the death of a baby who was found floating in the East River.
Authorities say the approximately eight-month-old child was spotted floating in the river near 89 South St. just after 2 p.m.
Rescue crews pulled a woman from the East River early Thursday morning after a man jumped into the water to try and save her, police said.
NYPD officers of the 1st Precinct on April 24 recovered man's body from the river shortly after 8 a.m.
The group that regulates helicopters in New York city reached an agreement with the operators of the downtown heliport to ban all doors-off sightseeing tours - but others states have no such rule.
So-called "shoe selfies," meant to show off people's exhilarating adventures, are posted all over the Instagram page for FlyNYON – the company that booked the helicopter tour, which crashed Sunday in the East River, sparing the pilot but leaving all five passengers dead.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is being urged to contact investigators.
Investigators began working Monday to determine what caused Sunday night's crash.
A woman has been arrested in connection to an attempted kidnapping in Brooklyn.
Crews battled a four-alarm fire at a Brooklyn restaurant Saturday.
New York again prevented the Philadelphia Phillies from gaining ground in the NL wild card race with a 10-3 win Saturday.
Ed Sheeran opened his solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what is happening there is "catastrophic and unjustifiable."
Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, will be displaying items from his life and work.
A woman has been arrested in connection to an attempted kidnapping in Brooklyn.
Crews battled a four-alarm fire at a Brooklyn restaurant Saturday.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
Questions are mounting about the death of a man whose body was found in the chimney of a New York City public school.
One teenage girl was killed and a second was injured after they were struck by a large truck in the East Village on Friday night, police say.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
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.
Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, will be displaying items from his life and work.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River on Friday.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
Police body camera video shows the moments a woman and two police officers remove a python that was wedged in the grill of her vehicle in Franklin Township on Monday.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Long Island Run/Walk at Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 19, 2026.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Racing returned to Belmont Park Friday afternoon, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations. The redevelopment cost $450 million. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.
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.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
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.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
New York again prevented the Philadelphia Phillies from gaining ground in the NL wild card race with a 10-3 win Saturday.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
The Mets kept the Phillies from gaining ground in the National League wild-card race with a 6-3 victory Friday night.
Julian Hall scored early in the second half for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Friday night.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't sure whether Aaron Judge will be able to return for the postseason.
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.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
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 FDNY provided an update Saturday on a 4-alarm restaurant fire in Brooklyn.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for September 19 at 6 p.m.
The annual Brain Aneurysm Run and Walk was held Saturday on Long Island. CBS News New York's John Elliott joined participants at Jones Beach State Park and spoke to our own Jennifer Bisram, who is a brain aneurysm survivor.
Dozens of "Survivor" fans gathered Saturday at a Survivor Island event Saturday at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Bus lovers were living it up Saturday in Brooklyn. They had great weather to enjoy the bus festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
