Fire Rips Through Jersey City Mosque
Flames broke out at the Al-Tawheed Islamic Center on West Side Avenue around 5:45 a.m.
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Flames broke out at the Al-Tawheed Islamic Center on West Side Avenue around 5:45 a.m.
Police on Monday released photos of two vehicles that were believed to be involved in a crash that left a woman dead last week in Jersey City.
The streets in Jersey City have been battered by snow and freezing temperatures and are now pockmarked with potholes.
Authorities say the worker fell about 20 feet and landed on a ramp leading to the skyway, which was closed at the time. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident, and the worker's name was not released.
The three cities are joining forces to roll out a regional bike share program by this summer.
The program is expected to be the largest next-generation bike share system in North America.
Town and city officials across New Jersey are dealing with a shortage of road salt to help keep highways and side streets clear of snow and ice.
Authorities say heavy, wet snow is putting a serious strain on many buildings around the area.
A Verizon facility where workers keep their vehicles partially collapsed during Thursday's powerful winter storm.
New Jersey's senate president says if gambling is ever expanded beyond Atlantic City, the Meadowlands is no sure bet.
There is not shortage of romantic restaurants across the Hudson from NYC in Hoboken or Jersey City. So grab a date and wine and dine in New Jersey.
The area will be jam-packed this week with events, games and concerts offering a full Super Bowl experience free of charge.
Nick Giakoumatos says he couldn't believe his 3-year-old restaurant, City Diner, would get to be at the heart of Super Bowl week.
Police in Jersey City were searching Wednesday night for a driver who blew through a red light, slammed into a light rail train, and left the car on the tracks.
With the Super Bowl coming soon to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, teams are not the only ones with a game plan.
Forbes magazine is leaving its historic Greenwich Village headquarters and moving hundreds of employees to New Jersey.
The seventh-grader was charged with making terroristic threats and weapons offenses.
Jersey City released emails and text messages about setting up and then canceling meetings. The emails back up the assertions Fulop made last week about the meetings being canceled abruptly in July, but they do not offer any insight into why the officials backed out.
A retired Jersey City police officer faces attempted-murder charges after he allegedly shot and wounded a man during a dispute in a city bar early New Year's Day.
Around 3:30 a.m., a car drove through the parking lot at Liberty Marina in Jersey City and into the water.
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said consumers should be better protected and retailers who fail to safeguard information should be held accountable.
The order was issued Wednesday in the Bergen Lafayette area after a water main broke.
Students in nearly a dozen schools were sent home early Wednesday due to a lack of water.
No one paid any attention to the safes in the Jersey City city hall -- or wondered what was in them -- until the city's new mayor, Steven Fulop, decided to hire a locksmith to open them.
After much anticipation, locksmiths on Tuesday opened two mysterious safes discovered in a wall of the Jersey City mayor's office.
Staten Island City Councilman Frank Morano is calling for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to change course on how he's handling homelessness in the city.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Friday night for a doubleheader split.
Staten Island City Councilman Frank Morano is calling for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to change course on how he's handling homelessness in the city.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
The man who killed a Columbia University student in a random attack near campus in 2021 was sentenced Friday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine in signing a state of emergency declaration for their counties.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
We're set for a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday due to expected heavy rain and potential coastal flooding.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
A state of emergency has been declared in New Jersey, and down the Jersey Shore, emergency officials in one town have issued a voluntary evacuation notice.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is calling for her own lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
Tri-State Area residents who have been hit hard by storms in the past were putting their preparations in place Friday ahead of this weekend's nor'easter. CBS News New York's Scott Padgett, Andrew Ramos, Rob Flaks and Adi Guajardo report.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine in signing a state of emergency declaration for their counties.
CBS News New York's John Elliott, Ali Bauman and Elijah Westbrook have team coverage.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is calling for her own lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Thousands are expected to pack Central Park's Great Lawn for a day full of live music on Saturday.
The "Opera for All" lottery will be for New Yorkers who haven't attended a performance at the Met since 2019.
The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Friday night for a doubleheader split.
The Mets were assured their first last-place finish since 2003, losing to the Nationals 7-6 on Friday night.
Baseball's postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
The Baltimore Orioles routed the New York Yankees 10-2 in a doubleheader opener on Friday.
CC Sabathia became the 24th Yankees player or manager to get his number retired.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
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.
CBS News New York's John Elliott has the latest on the nor'easter impacting the New York and New Jersey area on Saturday, Sept. 26.
CBS News New York's John Elliott has the latest on the nor'easter impacting the New York and New Jersey area on Saturday, Sept. 26.
CBS News New York's John Elliott has the latest on the nor'easter impacting the New York and New Jersey area on Saturday, Sept. 26.
You can still hear people on the streets of New York hailing a taxi, but how long do New Yorkers expect to see those yellow symbols of the city on the streets? Marcia Kramer asked New Yorkers.
Ofir Akunis, Consul General of Israel in New York, and Staten Island City Councilman Frank Morano join CBS News New York's "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
