NYC public advocate slams response to arsenic in tap water
First, it was positive, then negative. Jacob Riis Houses tenants have no idea if their tap water contains arsenic.
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First, it was positive, then negative. Jacob Riis Houses tenants have no idea if their tap water contains arsenic.
New York City's public advocate is blasting Mayor Eric Adams and NYCHA for their handling of arsenic found in the water at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village. Tenants told CBS2's Jessica Moore they share his frustration.
According to the NYPD, this was the third best Labor Day Weekend related to violence on record.
Mayor Eric Adams says the city came together to make sure this weekend's celebration of Caribbean culture went safely and smoothly.
Thousands of people are waiting for test results, and in the interim are now using water from cans.
Immigration advocates are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to invest $4 million in community-based organizations to support migrants. It comes as hundreds of young asylum seekers arrive in the city. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado spoke with parents.
Heavy rain often overflows the city's sewer system because most of it is covered by surfaces that don't absorb water.
Mayor Eric Adams is defending the officers involved.
Mayor Adams and other officials announced their plans to make the city more resilient in the event of another devastating storm like Ida. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge has more.
The NYPD released body-worn camera video Thursday of an altercation that led to an officer hitting a 19-year-old woman, sending her to the ground.
The mayor and officials made a climate-related announcement Thursday morning in Queens.
There is an educational component being pushing online and on the air waves to inform the public of the changes.
New York State's new gun laws take effect tomorrow after a Supreme Court ruling struck down its concealed carry law. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams & NYPD officials discuss new gun laws for Times Square and New York City.
The city council passed a series of bills to expand maternal health services and address systemic inequities.
Mayor Eric Adams was on hand for the opening of a new middle school in Queens on Friday.
There is added outrage over the migrants being bused into New York City from Texas. Gov. Kathy Hochul told CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer she's not wading into the ugly fight between Mayor Eric Adams and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, but she's appalled they're apparently barcoding migrants to keep track of them.
They also charge the unusual security system was designed to make sure everyone he sends to the Big Apple gets there.
Strategies to combat gun violence brought together federal, state and local authorities Wednesday in Lower Manhattan.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams speak ahead of meeting on illegal guns.
Mayor Eric Adams hosted a group of immigrants as they became U.S. citizens Tuesday.
Adams told them to bring their culture, energy and spirit to their new lives.
On this Primary Election Day in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams hosted a group of immigrants as they became U.S. citizens.
Mayor Eric Adams speaks at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony.
The mayor is putting his foot down on 18 wheelers that use the city streets as their own personal parking lots.
