The Point: How politics and hate affect the LGBTQ+ community
Drag Queen Story Hour, intended to teach empathy and deter bullying, has become a point a contention.
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Drag Queen Story Hour, intended to teach empathy and deter bullying, has become a point a contention.
Gale Brewer discusses her concerns with illegal cannabis shops in the city and children vaping on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
On Tuesday, elected officials and community leaders who had been fighting for its passage gathered in Queens.
On Tuesday, elected officials and community leaders who had been fighting for its passage gathered in Queens. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
The City Council says those measures will help more people move out of shelters.
Some critics accused the mayor of not warning the city early enough about the unhealthy air.
How prepared is New York City for more air quality alert days? The New York City Council is examining in the mayor's response to last month's air quality crisis. CBS New York's Jessica Moore has the details.
The Exonerated Five member won more than 50% of the primary vote for the District 9 city council seat.
Yusef Salaam garnered more than 60% of the vote for the District 9 City Council seat in Central Harlem in the June primary. He spent seven years in prison, accused of a rape he didn't commit as part of the now-exonerated Central Park 5. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell shares more of her wide-ranging conversation with the candidate, who used his personal plight as a platform. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3XwA94Z
Some critics accused the mayor of not warning the city early enough about the unhealthy air.
Some critics accused the mayor of not warning the city early enough about the unhealthy air from the Canadian wildfires. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
There was $4 billion for affordable housing, but most of the council's "wins" were more modest.
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council struck a budget deal just hours before the end of the fiscal year Thursday. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer says the city's multi-billion dollar asylum seeker crisis impacted funding this year. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3pvKVMA
It was a night for incumbents, except in one race in Harlem, and, somewhat surprisingly, one in Brooklyn.
Despite low voters turnout, incumbents across the five boroughs appeared well on their way to winning. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The blaring and sometimes ear-splitting sounds of sirens could soon be bearable. CBS New York's Dave Carlin has the story.
The turnout was low Tuesday for one of the most talked-about primary races in New York. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell has the story.
The City Council will consider two bills aimed at stopping the practice, which sponsors say can create "ghost cars" that are almost impossible to trace.
Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson, co-chairs of the New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus, discussed an apparent resurgence of hate in the city and where the Adams administration is falling short.
New York City Council Members Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson share their biggest criticisms of Mayor Adams' leadership and the strangest debates they've had with other council members on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson said they would not allow Mayor Adams' veto to stand after he nixed a package of bills that increase aid to homeless New Yorkers. Watch their response on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson are co-chairs of the New York City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus. Watch their response to Elon Musk declaring "cisgender" a slur on Twitter on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The City Council could override the mayor's veto for the first time since 2013.
Public defenders issue call for action, say the department needs to do a better job protecting evidence.
What started as a City Council hearing about the fire that destroyed barrels of DNA evidence turned into a call for action from public defenders. CBS2's Tim McNicholas has the story.
