Hidden cameras installed on dozens of subway cars, MTA says
Hidden surveillance cameras are operating in more than 60 subway cars throughout the system.
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Hidden surveillance cameras are operating in more than 60 subway cars throughout the system.
The pilot program equipping nearly 100 subway cars with hidden surveillance cameras is meant to help the NYPD have more eyes on the subway. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
City transit officials are rolling out new technology on trains in an effort to solve crimes. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has more on the pilot program.
It's a stunning retreat from the solo subway patrols inaugurated with great fanfare by hizzoner.
It comes after a transit officer was assaulted at a Brooklyn subway station on the first day of the new initiative. CBS2's Political Reporter has more on the changes.
Mayor Adams is under pressure to change the city's new subway safety plan after a transit officer was attacked while working alone at a Brooklyn subway station. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
The MTA chair says the goal is to make service faster and more accessible.
Transit officials say Bryant died in a freak accident just before midnight Wednesday when he was getting off the Q train and got caught between the train and the platform.
The cars are being floated on barges to Jersey City to be converted to scrap metal.
Officials say a rider got caught in the gap between the train and the platform and was hit by an oncoming train. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
Police said the man's clothing got stuck in a door as he was exiting the train in Brooklyn.
Participants can rate their satisfaction with one or more of the agency's services they use.
The $6 billion project is up for bid. A winning firm will be selected sometime in early fall at the latest.
The issue emerged as leading Democratic candidates for governor took the debate stage together Tuesday night for the first time on CBS2.
Police said the 39-year-old driver confronted a man who entered the bus through a rear door.
Police say the driver was stabbed in the stomach and slashed in the face after confronting a man who entered the bus through a rear door.
First responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police said he was not wearing a helmet.
The incident happened in the Laurelton section of Queens. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
A visitation will be held today for the man shot to death in an apparent random attack on the Q train.
Safety remains a concern for many in New York City knowing the person who killed an innocent man on the subway this weekend is still on the run. CBS2's John Dias has the latest.
People who take the subway in Washington Heights say they're being forced to take a hike, literally, in order to use the 181st Street station. As CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports, the MTA started a repair project that put the escalators at that location out of service for a long time.
CBS2 hears from the victim's sister, as detectives continue to put together clues in the case. John Dias has the latest details.
The MTA, the Port Authority and their law enforcement partners kick off the summer driving season with a campaign to nab people who drive with fake or obstructed license plates. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer says it costs the agencies millions of dollars and officials are determined to go after drivers who break the law to avoid tolls.
The project would create new rail service from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Jackson Heights, Queens.
There have been 542 incidents of harassment on buses this year, and 15 assaults.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The NYPD said it received a 911 call early Wednesday morning saying three people were spotted climbing out of a sewer.
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.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
A robbery at the Riverside Square Mall Tuesday prompted a concern about possible gunshots there, Hackensack police said.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on whether their strategies are working.
The trailblazing heavy metal band put out an open call to anyone who could belt out their famous hits. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
The United Nations General Assembly continued Tuesday in Manhattan, with President Trump speaking to the assembled delegates. There were also protests in the area, as was expected.
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.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
The Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
With their 2-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees (90-66) moved six games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL's top wild-card spot.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
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
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
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 Scott Padgett says the Tri-State Area will experience wind and rain on Saturday and Sunday, but just how much remains to be seen.
A unique college program in the Bronx is giving a student the title of CEO, and he's running a bustling campus business. As CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports, he's not only working full-time, he's also earning full academic credit.
A deer in one New Jersey town got caught up in some trouble, its antlers tangled in a pole and netting. As CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports, neighbors in Midland Park are trying to find it some help.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on whether their strategies are working.
A massive rally against antisemitism got underway Wednesday across the street from the United Nations in New York City. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
