Riverkeeper: Hudson River Often Unsafe For Swimming
While the water looks pristine, Riverkeeper says raw sewage pollutes the Hudson River from Manhattan to Troy, often making it unsafe for swimming.
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While the water looks pristine, Riverkeeper says raw sewage pollutes the Hudson River from Manhattan to Troy, often making it unsafe for swimming.
Race Director Bill Burke says in a statement that the 64-year-old man died in Sunday's race. A 40-year-old woman was treated on the scene and brought to Roosevelt Hospital.
Ossining, in Westchester County, was among the hardest hit by Friday's weather. Residents said patio furniture went flying and some lost shingles off their roofs.
Officials announced that all water recreational activities, including kayaking, swimming and water skiing, can resume on the Hudson River and surrounding waters.
The Westchester County Health Department has lifted its advisory for the Hudson River in Westchester.
The triple-digit scorcher that taxed the electrical grid and made life uncomfortable in the Tri-state area is finally expected to simmer down somewhat on Sunday.
While the all-time record of 106 degrees wasn't reached, residents in the Tri-State were left sweating it out as the mercury soared.
New York City health officials hope to lift advisories at some area beaches forced to close due to a massive sewage spill in the Hudson River.
Engineers are working around the clock to get the minimum of two out of the five engines up and running at the North River Waste Water Treatment Plant. Until then, raw sewage is bypassing the plant and going straight into the river.
There have been 25 rabies cases in Westchester County this year - the most in the state.
On Tuesday, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino took State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Sen. Charles Fuschillo, the chairman of the transportation committee, on a tour of the aging Tappan Zee Bridge.
The two reactors in Buchanan, 35 miles up the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan, provide about a quarter of the power used in New York City and Westchester County.
It's back in the water today for swimmers who are swimming the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim.
The mighty Hudson River has eight major bridges starting from the mouth in New York harbor up to Catskill in the Hudson Valley.
It was an Independence Day with a flair, as the 35th Annual Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Show over the Hudson River lit up the night sky in every color of the rainbow.
The holiday weekend continues and there are lots of events going on around the Tri-state area to keep you and your family busy all weekend-long.
The Macy's folks say this year's show is going to be a 25-minute show with more colors, shapes and effects.
When the state of Florida nixed federal funding, nearly $1 billion was set aside for the New York area's rail needs.
The plane that Capt. Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger III famously landed in the Hudson River will arrive Friday in Charlotte at the Carolinas Aviation Museum.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he just found out through a newspaper that he supports raising Hudson River tolls by $2.
The plane that landed safely on the Hudson River more than two years ago is about to begin the slow journey to its final destination.
Heroes in the making taught CBS 2's Lou Young a lesson he will never forget. Firefighters from Orange County took their training high above the Hudson River and Young went along with them.
There may be a sweeter deal on the other side of the Hudson River for the Hunts Point produce market's 47 vendors and 8,500 jobs.
What's in the Hudson River? It may be a visitor from China and it's one that scientists and environmentalists say is not welcome here.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen told cadets graduating from West Point on Saturday they should build bridges to a public that doesn't always understand the "full weight'' of military service after a decade of deadly conflicts.
