Class Act with Chris Wragge dances into Cardinal Spellman High School
We're in the Bronx this morning for our #BetterTogether campaign as the students take part in a 13-hour dance-a-thon raising money for their more than 50 clubs.
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We're in the Bronx this morning for our #BetterTogether campaign as the students take part in a 13-hour dance-a-thon raising money for their more than 50 clubs.
Class Act with Chris Wragge is at the Bronx high school for its 13-hour dance-a-thon raising money for more than 50 clubs.
Director of Clubs and Activities, Rick Quintana, has been providing great service to his students for the last 19 years. Mr. Q, as the kids call him, will be DJing for 13 hours straight Friday as part of the school's dance-a-thon. CBS2's Chris Wragge has more.
Chris Wragge will be there Friday morning to kick off the school's 13 hour dance-a-thon.
Chris Wragge will be there Friday morning to kick off the school's 13 hour dance-a-thon.
A new city agency has been created to help with the challenge exposed during the pandemic. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has a look.
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Morningside Heights families are protesting Columbia University's eviction of their children's daycare. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Students and parents say growing acts of violence have gone unaddressed by the staff. Now, they want the city to get involved. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
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Police say an 11-year-old student was stabbed last week as he walked home from school.
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Parents and students of a dozen New York City Catholic schools are scrambling after learning they will be shutting down after this year. CBS2's John Dias reports.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the move is meant to strengthen the remaining schools. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
The New Jersey district's schools were closed Tuesday out of an abundance of caution related to the shooting at Michigan State University.
All five Ewing Township public schools closed Tuesday morning "out of an abundance of caution."
Last month, the state comptroller reported the district has the most troubled finances in New York.
Critics claim many of the city's Hasidic children have been deprived of what they call educational justice.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Thursday night.
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ICE is defending operations they are conducting this week in Danbury, Connecticut, as some residents say they feel uneasy at what they are seeing on the streets.
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Some families in Queens are desperate for answers as rescue teams continue to search for hundreds of people missing along the Nepal-China border.
A new electronic device that's the size of a grain of rice is making a big difference for heart patients. For the first time ever, it was implanted in an adult born with a congenital heart defect.
Some people living in Queens have faced flooding several times this summer.
Two air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport left work early on the night of a deadly runway collision in March, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News.
Two men convicted of staging crashes on New York City highways to get fraudulent insurance payouts have been sentenced.
ICE is defending operations they are conducting this week in Danbury, Connecticut, as some residents say they feel uneasy at what they are seeing on the streets.
Severe weather warnings have started popping up as strong storms make their way through New York City and most of the Tri-State Area.
A nice stretch of weather kicks off the week in the New York City area before a heightened chance of rain returns.
Along with the increasingly humid conditions comes another chance of showers and storms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Rainy weather returns to the New York City area Sunday, bringing with it the threat of flooding.
As students get ready to go back to school, one New Jersey school district is taking a first-in-the-state approach to limit screen time.
Lightning may have started a church fire in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Thursday morning, neighbors say.
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he will comply with New York's new law restricting police cooperation with ICE, but first, he blasted the governor. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
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Officers on Long Island deployed a drone to find the suspect after he robbed a home and ran away.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backtracking again on the controversial rollout of his pied-à-terre tax.
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.
Fifteen sheriffs across New York are asking a judge to block a new law preventing local law enforcement agencies from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The Trump administration said it may need to demolish the Kennedy Center if a plan to close the building for two years as part of a controversial renovation project pushed by President Trump and the organization's board is blocked.
State officials sent letters to agencies across New York instructing them to unwind agreements with ICE by Tuesday.
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Researchers say an alarming study on cognitive decline is specific to the African American community in Newark, New Jersey.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
NYC's Empire State Building paid tribute to music legend Dolly Parton Tuesday night. Parton, 80, died Tuesday in Nashville, her family announced.
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The AMC Kips Bay 15 on Second Avenue has been open since 1999 but will shut down at the end of 2026, according to a spokesperson.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Thursday night.
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The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
A Queens homeowner says that overgrown city trees on her block are creating a safety hazard at night.
Neighbors say Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been falling into disrepair for years.
The owner of a beloved Harlem food truck known for its burgers under $5 is retiring and selling the business.
The historic Art Deco bathhouse at Jacob Riis Park is getting a new life as the Rockaway Ocean Club. But as the long-dormant building reopens, some locals are questioning who will have access to its amenities.
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.
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Former Mets player José "Candelita" Iglesias made his Broadway debut in the musical "Buena Vista Social Club" on Thursday night.
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New Yorkers are offering support and prayers for the missing in Nepal. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
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