Mayor announces $40M investment to improve Downtown Brooklyn
The improvements include plans to redesign intersections, widen sidewalks and add protected bike lanes.
Watch CBS News
The improvements include plans to redesign intersections, widen sidewalks and add protected bike lanes.
Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday a series of block parties this summer to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop.
Commissioner Louis Molina says the push to end city control of the troubled jail doesn't stop his mission.
Mayor Eric Adams insists the city has reached its limit, with about 55,000 asylum seekers being housed in humanitarian relief centers here.
The mayor insists the city has reached its limit, with about 55,000 asylum seekers being housed in humanitarian relief centers here. So city housing is now closed to new arrivals. CBS New York's John Dias has reaction from advocates who oppose the plan.
Mayor Eric Adams says there is no more room in the city to house them. CBS New York's John Dias has the details.
Single adults will be given 60 days' notice to find housing. After that, they'll have to re-apply at intake centers.
New York City is at capacity -- that's the message from Mayor Eric Adams regarding asylum seekers. Wednesday, city officials announced new restrictions on how long people can stay in shelters, but many say they have nowhere else to go. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/45alz6b
The mayor says there is no room in the city to house recently arrived asylum seekers. CBS New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/45alz6b
Hizzoner responded to a U.S. Attorney calling for the troubled jail to be taken over by an outside entity.
Hizzoner insisted Tuesday he's still the best person to handle the crisis at the troubled jail complex. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly resisted the idea of a federal takeover of the system.
Damian Williams wants the jail taken away from Mayor Eric Adams' administration, calling conditions there a "collective failure with deep roots." CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Caban had been interim commissioner of the police department since Keechant Sewell stepped down in June.
It was a day of intense ethnic pride as Mayor Eric Adams swore in Edward Caban to be the first Latino head the NYPD in its 178-year history. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Caban is the first Hispanic commissioner of the NYPD, after former commissioner Keechant Sewell became the first woman to lead the department. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Caban had been interim commissioner of the police department since Keechant Sewell stepped down.
Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the NYPD, resigned in June. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Keechant Sewell stepped down in June, about 18 months after she became the first woman to lead the NYPD.
A source tells CBS New York that Mayor Eric Adams will name a new police commissioner Monday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3K1QusX
From New York City issues to presidential politics, Marcia Kramer talked turkey with two women in the know this week on "The Point."
Has the Adams administration been successful at creating day care slots in New York City?
The City Council says those measures will help more people move out of shelters.
The New York City Council on Thursday overrode Mayor Eric Adams' veto on a package of bills to expand housing vouchers for people experiencing homelessness.
Some critics accused the mayor of not warning the city early enough about the unhealthy air.
School district leaders in Scarsdale, New York, are investigating what the superintendent called "unacceptable antisemitic conduct."
Federal law entitles students with disabilities to special education services until they turn 21. What happens next is what many caregivers call "the transition cliff."
Much of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under a freeze warning Monday night, and that means crops and plants are in danger of dying.
The investigation into the shooting death of Bronx grandfather Edgar Spence is intensifying, with community advocates now offering a $5,000 reward in the case.
The first step toward a possible reunion between Odell Beckham Jr. and the New York Giants is complete.
School district leaders in Scarsdale, New York, are investigating what the superintendent called "unacceptable antisemitic conduct."
The investigation into the shooting death of Bronx grandfather Edgar Spence is intensifying, with community advocates now offering a $5,000 reward in the case.
Erik Duran, a former New York City police sergeant who was convicted of manslaughter after throwing a cooler at a drug suspect, was released from prison on bail Monday.
A violent, wrongful arrest in Brooklyn that prompted outrage has civil rights leaders calling on the NYPD to take action.
Decades after their theft, rare books worth millions were recovered in New York City after being stolen from venture capitalist John Hay Whitney's Long Island home.
Colder weather returns to the New York City area this week with sub-freezing temperatures in the suburbs.
New York City's balmy weather proved to be record-breaking for the date of April 15.
Parts of the New York area could see record high temperatures during a summerlike stretch of weather this week.
A major warmup, featuring summer-like temperatures in the 80s, will take over the Eastern Seaboard beginning Monday.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are finally turning the corner to warmer weather this week.
Federal law entitles students with disabilities to special education services until they turn 21. What happens next is what many caregivers call "the transition cliff."
Much of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under a freeze warning Monday night, and that means crops and plants are in danger of dying.
A stolen Lamborghini worth around $300,000 was recovered in New Jersey after its owner said police tracked an Apple AirTag he hid inside.
Officials are continuing to investigate a deadly fire in Union City, New Jersey.
No arrests have been made in connection to a shooting in Paterson, New Jersey, that left one man dead and three others injured.
Decades after their theft, rare books worth millions were recovered in New York City after being stolen from venture capitalist John Hay Whitney's Long Island home.
John Gotti's grandson Carmine Agnello is headed to prison in connection with a COVID fraud scheme in New York.
A young Long Island man who overcame autism to graduate high school as valedictorian is now poised to graduate from Hofstra with top honors.
New York families rely on state records to make sure car purchases are legit, but what happens when those records are wrong?
A Marine Corps veteran is walking more than 100 miles from eastern Long Island to Staten Island to support a little girl battling cancer.
Menin's relationship with Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still a work in progress, but the two agree on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed pied-à-terre tax.
Former President Barack Obama met privately with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before joining together to read to preschoolers at a child care center in the Bronx.
The deal, approved by the FCC, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and Washington, D.C.
President Trump spoke with CBS News Friday in a new telephone interview.
The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has apologized for what she says were "harmful" social media posts she made as a teenager.
The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
Advocates fear New York state could be taking a step back when it comes to biomarker testing access for those with Medicaid.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
The first case of mpox clade I has been detected in New York City, health officials said Friday. Of the two types of mpox, clade I is known to cause more severe disease and death.
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw turned to social media for help reconnecting with a New York City bartender after a memorable performance this week.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji will not attend this year's Met Gala, sources said.
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame unveiled its list of inductees for 2026, and it includes the Wu-Tang Clan, the legendary, local hip-hop collective.
Jury selection for Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in a Manhattan courtroom began Tuesday. He is being accused of raping actress Jessica Mann in 2013.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The first step toward a possible reunion between Odell Beckham Jr. and the New York Giants is complete.
The Yankees beat the reeling Royals 7-0 to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday following a long rain delay.
Chicago had at least one baserunner in each of the first seven innings.
The Cincinnati Bengals acquired Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants for the 10th overall pick in next week's NFL draft, sources say.
Charlotte FC beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday night.
Recurring elevator problems are back and worse than ever at one New York City high-rise, according to tenants.
Students at M.S. 407 transform a barren space into a habitat for bees and butterflies, part of a broader city push to expand pollinator-friendly green spaces.
Brooklyn officials announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to build sensory rooms in every District 75 elementary school.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration unveiled a dramatic traffic redesign at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza.
New York City business owners are pushing on the State Legislature to pass Gov. Kathy Hochul's reforms that would roll back some of the climate legislation passed by New York state in 2019.
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.
Brendan Trivisonno barricaded himself inside a home when he was set to be charged in the murder of Janaina Freire Goncalves.
Recent CDC data shows that out of every 100,000 weekly ER visits, 85 were for tick bites. That's a major increase from earlier this year. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Jessica Tisch is calling for a department-wide review of the NYPD's Narcotics Unit, a week after the violent arrest of Timothy Brown that was caught on camera inside a liquor store. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Lonnie Quinn has the Tri-State Area's updated Monday evening First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York.
It comes as new video shows a second man being detained by police during a drug sweep that went wrong. CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
