New report accuses Neighborhood Safety Teams of unlawful stop and frisk
Among the findings: more than 97% of the people stopped by NST officers were Black or Hispanic.
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Among the findings: more than 97% of the people stopped by NST officers were Black or Hispanic.
Among the findings: 97% of people stopped are Black or Hispanic. Additionally, officers are failing to show reasonable suspicion to conduct 1 out of every 4 stops. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
Mayor Eric Adams said there's a religious obligation to shelter people in need.
A new report by the independent monitor of the NYPD's Neighborhood Safety Teams accused the units of unlawfully stopping, frisking and searching people, CBS2's Alice Gainer reports.
Instead of snacks, this new vending machine in Ocean Hill is stocked with Naloxone and fentanyl test strips. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Mayor Eric Adams said there's a religious obligation to shelter people in need, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Mayor Eric Adams is teaming up with faith leaders to help with the asylum seeker crisis. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
A spokesperson for the mayor says the city is committed to protecting the safety and livability for residents.
The units will house the homeless, and they'll give asylum seekers arriving in New York City a place to stay.
Mayor Eric Adams is demanding the state Legislature pass a plan that he says will lead to more affordable housing. If that happens, it could impact where asylum seekers are sheltered. CBS2's Marcia Kramer has the story.
Joshua Valles's sudden hospitalization was highlighted in a recent report by a court-appointed monitor.
More than 70,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the Big Apple and space is running out.
They argue there are many common sense ways for asylum seekers to be sheltered.
Mayor Eric Adams named AT Mitchell the city's gun czar almost a year ago. So far, there have been about 396 shootings in 2023, almost a 24 percent decrease from 2022.
New York City's gun czar AT Mitchell shares what keeps him up at night and what he wants for New Yorkers in part two of his conversation on "The Point with Marcia Kramer," exclusively on CBS News New York.
Andrew Rigie, executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, discussed the proposal on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Mayor Eric Adams named AT Mitchell the city's gun czar almost a year ago as part of a multi-pronged strategy to make the streets safer. Watch Mitchell's conversation on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill banning discrimination based on height and weight, potentially putting pressure on cities around the world to follow suit.
Supporters of the law say it will pressure cities around the world to do the same, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
The law prohibits height or weight discrimination in employment, housing and access to public accommodations.
Last year, there were 928 reported incidents of people riding outside trains -- a 366% increase from 2021.
CBS2's Ali Bauman speaks exclusively with a mother of a teenager who lost his life subway surfing back in February.
A group in Harlem is pushing for city leaders, specifically Mayor Eric Adams, for change in the criminal justice system after George Floyd died at the hands of police, CBS2's Jennifer Bisram reports.
The mayor says he is not looking to end the right to shelter. Instead, he wants a judge to suspend the policy.
The city says it is working to fix the problem, but one advocate says this is not a proper way to welcome people.
