MLK Day celebration set to return to BAM
New York City will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an annual celebration at Brooklyn Academy of Music. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has a preview.
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New York City will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an annual celebration at Brooklyn Academy of Music. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has a preview.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20. Here's what's open and closed on the federal holiday.
Organizations across the NYC area are marking MLK Day with special events honoring the civil rights leader's legacy.
Saturday, a long list of state and city officials joined Rev. Al Sharpton for the annual Martin Luther King Day Public Policy Forum at the National Action Network.
The NFL and Martin Luther King Jr.'s family are kicking off a 5-year initiative committing more than 100 million hours of community service by Americans, according to Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, who joined CBS News on the celebration of the U.S. holiday commemorating the civil rights icon's birthday.
Dr. Clarence Jones is a Civil Rights attorney and law professor who was one of Dr. King's closest advisers and speechwriters.
The Village of Hempstead's annual MLK Day parade honored not only the Civil Rights icon but the family of a surgeon who once saved his life.
The Village of Hempstead honored the Civil Rights icon Monday, along with a Harlem doctor credited with saving his life back in 1958. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
It's a day to honor Dr. King's vision, work and legacy. This year also marks 60 years since the passage of the 1963 Civil Rights Act, which his work helped pass.
We hear from one group working toward a more equitable future for every child.
Monday it Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and his life and legacy are being celebrated with events in our area. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
On this national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for civil rights, a core part is to remember his life and how it was dedicated to service.
People around the nation and the world are paying tribute to the civil rights icon Monday.
The holiday challenges people to find ways to improve their communities, and this year many are finding that opportunity at their local food pantries.
Today marks the 35th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but as CBS2's Cindy Hsu reports, it took nearly 20 years after Dr. King's assassination to observe the first holiday.
Groups and organizations from across the Tri-State Area worked together in service Monday as Dr. King would have wanted them to.
As the city and nation celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. many are marking the occasion with a day of service.
MLK Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January and this year, it happens to fall on the Nobel Peace Prize winner's actual birthday.
Gearing up for the three-day weekend!
Hundreds of people packed into the Riverside Church Monday evening, as comedian Chris Rock, actor Michael B. Jordan and others performed historic speeches in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Some Twitter users objected to what they considered racially offensive choices. Others called the criticism political correctness run amok.
On Monday, the national holiday celebrating the slain civil rights leader, the Super Bowl-bound team sent out a Twitter message that said, "We shall overcome."
As the nation gets ready to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, volunteers in Brooklyn honored Martin Luther King Jr., a few days early.
King was born Jan. 15, 1929, and the federal holiday is the third Monday in January.
Northern New Jersey Rotary Clubs packing 25,000 meals to help the hungry in the community.
NYC is counting down to the 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan. Here's what to know about when it starts.
Stephen Curry had 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists two days after becoming the first player in NBA history with 4,000 3-pointers and a day after turning 37, leading the Golden State Warriors past the New York Knicks 97-94 on Saturday night.
New York City FC beat the New England Revolution 2-1 Saturday night.
A man was found dead along with a decomposed body inside a Queens home Saturday, police sources say.
The Rangers leapfrogged Columbus for the second Eastern Conference wild-card playoff spot with a 4-0 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
NYC is counting down to the 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan. Here's what to know about when it starts.
A man was found dead along with a decomposed body inside a Queens home Saturday, police sources say.
No. 6 St. John's beat Creighton 82-66 on Saturday night for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years.
Protesters rallied in Times Square on Saturday to call for the release of activist Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who was arrested by ICE agents on March 8.
Saturday marks five years since New York City announced citywide lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
An approaching weather system brings the threat for heavy rain, high winds and flooding to the Tri-State Area on Sunday.
We have a First Alert Weather Day coming our way, starting Sunday afternoon.
Gusts between 30-40 mph combined with dry fuels and low humidity levels will lead to a continued risk of wildfire development through the rest of the weekend.
A wind advisory is in effect for New York City and the surrounding area Friday due to gusts of up to 50 mph.
From flooding to downed trees, Wednesday's rain wreaked havoc on some parts of the Tri-State Area.
An approaching weather system brings the threat for heavy rain, high winds and flooding to the Tri-State Area on Sunday.
I-80 eastbound in Wharton, New Jersey will remain closed for two more months to repair sinkhole damage, state transportation officials say.
We have a First Alert Weather Day coming our way, starting Sunday afternoon.
The funeral for Sgt. Joseph Azcona, a New Jersey police officer shot and killed in the line of duty, was held Friday in Newark.
The father of a 6-year-old child who died in Newark says he's in shock, wishing he had pushed to see his daughter more.
An approaching weather system brings the threat for heavy rain, high winds and flooding to the Tri-State Area on Sunday.
A Long Island woman is accused of performing dental work without a license, operating a practice out of her home for nearly a decade.
Stunning video shows a car careening through a homeowner's fence and crashing into a backyard swimming pool on Long Island.
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.
A Long Island man was arraigned Wednesday on drugs, weapons and dogfighting charges.
President Trump's extraordinary order is breathtaking in its scope and has little precedent in U.S. history.
President Trump said the U.S. would use "overwhelming lethal force" until Houthis cease shipping attacks.
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
The Department of Homeland Security said a Columbia University student who had her student visa revoked self-deported.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday morning to discuss a controversial natural gas pipeline that would run through Upstate New York.
Saturday marks five years since New York City announced citywide lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Two cats in separate New York City households have tested positive for bird flu, the city health department says.
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.
A 3D printer helped save the life of a New Jersey man whose skull was crumbling.
The vaccination rate on Long Island should help keep the spread of measles at bay, health officials say.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial for federal sex trafficking charges will begin a week later than expected, a judge in Manhattan ruled Friday.
Celebrities like Laurence Fishburne, Mark Ruffalo and Matthew Broderick were among those rallying Saturday to keep a 135-year-old church and theater space on the Upper West Side open.
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home last week in a gated community in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The FIFA World Cup final will have a halftime show for the first time in history when it comes to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium in 2026.
Carl Dean, the husband of Dolly Parton, died Monday in Nashville, the singer said in a statement.
Stephen Curry had 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists two days after becoming the first player in NBA history with 4,000 3-pointers and a day after turning 37, leading the Golden State Warriors past the New York Knicks 97-94 on Saturday night.
New York City FC beat the New England Revolution 2-1 Saturday night.
The Rangers leapfrogged Columbus for the second Eastern Conference wild-card playoff spot with a 4-0 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
No. 6 St. John's beat Creighton 82-66 on Saturday night for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years.
The Boston Celtics held off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113 on Saturday night.
Residents in parts of Queens say neighborhood streets are being treated like a parking lot for trucks, with trash accumulating among commercial vehicles left on the roadside.
Hundreds of members of Borough Park's Orthodox Jewish community rallied side-by-side with neighbors from the Asian-American community Thursday to protest New York City's plans to open a homeless shelter.
The creation of the Tiffany lamp was credited to a famous craftsman, but recently the lamps' true creators were revealed – a group of artisans known as the "Tiffany Girls."
Some Bronx business owners say they they are losing business due to MTA construction hiding their storefronts and blocking nearby parking.
Advocates say nothing is stopping landowners from pricing out, evicting, or demolishing the homes of New York's estimated more than 25,000 ground lease co-op residents.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
A federal judge is blocking a new order from President Trump to deport some immigrants. CBS News New York's Bradley Blackburn reports.
A man poured flammable material on the 45-year-old and set him on fire, according to police.
Thousands of runners in the 2025 NYC half marathon are making their way from Prospect Park to Central Park. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's updated Sunday morning forecast on CBS News New York.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for March 15 at 11 p.m.
