President Joe Biden Plans Visit To NYC As Gun Violence Plagues City
Knowing that people are scared and fed up and seeking an end to bloody headlines, the mayor intends to ask the president to step up and help the city.
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Knowing that people are scared and fed up and seeking an end to bloody headlines, the mayor intends to ask the president to step up and help the city.
As the nation and the city celebrate Black History Month, CBS2's Marcia Kramer sat down with the mayor to talk about why he chose a life of public service, and what he hopes to accomplish for all New Yorkers.
The policy applies to vaccinated and unvaccinated students.
New York City is making progress in the fight against the Omicron variant, the mayor announced Sunday.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams spent his Saturday morning traveling around the city to tour the storm conditions.
New York City is bracing for snow and officials are taking as many precautionary steps as possible.
It looked like the prop room for a blockbuster action film. Weapon after weapon was on display as authorities detailed Operation Casper, a multi-agency investigation into "ghost guns."
Another upgrade was completed at the airport that was once the butt of jokes.
With so much at stake, many are wondering if his plan can work. Michael Alcazar joins CBS News New York to discuss.
The gun used to kill NYPD Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora late last week was illegal, and on Wednesday Gov. Kathy Hochul convened a first-of-its-kind task force to tackle the tracking of illegal guns.
Police said the victim was waiting to see a doctor, when the suspect came to visit a patient.
Facing some pushback, Mayor Eric Adams is defending his safety plans to end the epidemic of gun violence.
Adams laid out a plan that includes jobs for unemployed youth, mental health initiatives and violence interrupter programs. But the big focus is on cops and the criminal justice system.
The mayor said he will elaborate on the plans later this week.
"I am struggling to find the words to express the tragedy we are enduring. We're mourning, and we are angry," NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.
NYPD Officer Jason Rivera has died and Officer Wilbert Mora is fighting for his life after responding to a domestic dispute in Harlem.
Mayor Eric Adams held a gun violence roundtable with other leaders in the Bronx on Saturday.
Police Commisioner Keechant Sewell, Mayor Eric Adams and more held an emotional press briefing after an officer was fatally shot and another wounded while responding to a call of a domestic dispute in Harlem.
Adams says he wants New York to become the global center for cryptocurrency and other financial innovations.
It was surveillance video of an 11-month-old caught in the crossfire of a Bronx gun battle that caused Mayor Eric Adams to admit he can't do it alone
The little girl turns 1 Friday. Instead of being home, she's in a hospital in critical but stable condition.
In the 10 years since the Vision Zero initiative began, 2021 was the deadliest year for pedestrian injuries and fatalities. On Wednesday, the Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to change that.
Mayor Eric Adams stressed in-person learning will continue no matter what.
It happened near Lorillard Place and Third Avenue in the Belmont section.
The senseless killing of a 19-year-old Burger King cashier was heavy on Adams' mind as he observed his first Martin Luther King Jr. Day in office with a vow to fix things in the civil rights leader's name.