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Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat representing Queens and Brooklyn, has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993.
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Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat representing Queens and Brooklyn, has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993.
A tumultuous time in government stretches from NYC to Washington, D.C. and back again. Rep. Nydia Velazquez and Lee Zeldin, President Trump's EPA administrator, appear on this episode of "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The Justice Department's motion to drop charges against Mayor Adams ends a days-long public over the decision to abandon the case.
State Senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says New York City Mayor Eric Adams should resign because his legal troubles are too much of a distraction.
Federal prosecutors have formally asked a judge to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. It's the next step to a days-long battle that's upended the Justice Department. As CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports, this comes as calls for the mayor's resignation continue.
Adams is at the center of a controversy over a directive by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against him.
The Justice Department has officially filed a motion to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said allegations of a quid pro quo to help ICE in exchange for the DOJ dropping charges against him are "silly."
There are new developments in the efforts by the Justice Department to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. The lead prosecutor in the case is now the seventh person to resign since Thursday. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the story.
Calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign are getting louder, but Adams moved to shut out the "noise," as he calls it, saying it's "silly" to question whether the corruption charges against him were dropped in exchange for his cooperation on deportation. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer sorts it all out.
The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the U.S. with immigration enforcement "in exchange for dismissal of his case."
Mayor Eric Adams spoke out after Manhattan's top prosecutor resigned. Danielle Sassoon called a DOJ directive to drop the charges breathtaking and dangerous.
Mayor Eric Adams is refuting insinuations the DOJ's efforts to erase his legal troubles leave him indebted to President Donald Trump. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Danielle Sassoon, the interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, inherited the case when Damian Williams resigned after President Donald Trump's election win. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
After meeting with the White House border czar on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers Island to find violent criminals.
After meeting with the White House border czar, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers Island to find violent criminals. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Adams and Homan were expected to discuss immigration enforcement and scaled-back FEMA money, among other topics. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams will meet with "border czar" Tom Homan on Thursday, a day after U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi announced she is suing the state over immigration enforcement. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian has the latest.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney Alex Spiro criticized the mayor's corruption case after the DOJ recommended dropping the charges.
Alex Spiro leveled stunning charges at former U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, saying he "would stop at nothing" to get Adams because he apparently had a political agenda of his own. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
During his news conference on Wednesday, Alex Spiro outlined why he feels the case against Adams is weak and should never return. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' lawyer held a news conference Wednesday to address the recent Department of Justice order to drop the charges against the mayor.
The mayor wants to move forward after the Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop the charges against him, but critics say the move puts him in a compromising position. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
The Department of Justice's order to end the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has not come as a surprise to some city officials.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams spoke less than 24 hours after the DOJ ordered prosecutors to drop their charges against him.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The NYPD said it received a 911 call early Wednesday morning saying three people were spotted climbing out of a sewer.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The NYPD said it received a 911 call early Wednesday morning saying three people were spotted climbing out of a sewer.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
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.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
A robbery at the Riverside Square Mall Tuesday prompted a concern about possible gunshots there, Hackensack police said.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
A 34-year-old man was conducting an experiment in his Mineola apartment when the mixture reacted violently, according to law enforcement officials.
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 race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
The United Nations General Assembly continued Tuesday in Manhattan, with President Trump speaking to the assembled delegates. There were also protests in the area, as was expected.
The ongoing feud between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani erupted again Tuesday.
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.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
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.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
The Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
With their 2-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees (90-66) moved six games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL's top wild-card spot.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
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
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.
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.
Police are looking for three people who were seen exiting a sewer near Park Avenue and East 61st Street early Wednesday morning. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast. CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock and Lonnie Quinn have team coverage.
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday morning for a criminal sexual assault conviction from 2025.
It's cool and windy while the weather team watches for a possible coastal storm that could impact the weekend. CBS News New York Meteorologist John Elliott has the forecast.
The NYPD is investigating after receiving a call that three people crawled out of a sewer and took off in two separate vehicles.
