Adams, NYPD warn drivers about social media challenge targeting cars
Police say Kia and Hyundai models between 2011 and 2021 are being stolen using a USB cord.
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Police say Kia and Hyundai models between 2011 and 2021 are being stolen using a USB cord.
There's been an astonishing increase in the number of car thefts in New York City, apparently fueled by social media challenges. As CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer explains, Mayor Eric Adams wants those challenges banned.
New York City officials are sounding the alarm on a social media challenge that's spurring a rise in car thefts.
The mayor says it will streamline dealings with city agencies.
Among them, two free lines of bus service in each borough, which would come with a $50 million price tag.
The head of the police union said the reform bills compromise public safety.
The NYPD is facing a staffing crisis as the City Council considers a new package of police reform bills, CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
The city's four female deputy mayors share surprising facts about themselves, their favorite family traditions and more exclusively on CBS News New York.
The Supplemental Child Tax Credit applies to certain middle and low-income New Yorkers.
The mayor is calling on state lawmakers to make a tax credit that helps low and middle income families.
Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the city's Big Apple Connect program expanded to 67 more NYCHA complexes in the five boroughs months ahead of schedule. The tenants have free basic cable and internet.
Mayor Eric Adams says it help close the digital divide that became more evident during the pandemic.
Center for Community Alternatives has been impacted by a city so filled with red tape it can take a year to get paid.
Police unloaded steel barricades outside the Lower Manhattan court house on Monday to boost security. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Sunday in the Bronx, a man in his 60s was killed in a fire around 4 p.m. along Olinville Avenue.
It's an update to a classic campaign to boost the recovery after the pandemic.
The bills are aimed at preventing more fires and potential deaths from these e-bike and e-scooter batteries. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more.
The batteries, predominantly used in e-bikes and e-scooters, have been blamed for hundreds of fires in New York City. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
The mayor says the Big Apple is the safest big city and the best choice for the convention.
Mayor Eric Adams is making a push to have New York City host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Sandra Ung says the practice is not allowed in the area -- license or not. Vendors want the industry improved.
The unusual thing about the ring is that one of the alleged members had worked for a major gun manufacturer.
The unusual thing about the ring is that one of the alleged members had worked for a major gun manufacturer. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Construction will give pedestrians more space and drivers less up to West 32nd Street.
Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul have both called for drastically increasing New York's housing stock over the next decade.
