At long last, jaywalking may soon be legal in New York City
The New York City Council recently passed a bill that would make jaywalking legal.
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The New York City Council recently passed a bill that would make jaywalking legal.
Rita McMahon, director of the Wild Bird Fund joins CBS New York to discuss how this new bill will help protect raptors, such as New York City's beloved owl, Flaco.
The New York City Council has launched an ethics investigation into a councilwoman accused of biting a police officer during a protest in Brooklyn.
The New York City Council has launched an ethics investigation into a councilwoman accused of biting a police officer.
A new bill aims to reveal what NYC officials knew about 9/11 toxins around ground zero, and when.
New York City Council members passed legislation Thursday aimed at acknowledging, studying and addressing the impact of slavery and racial injustices in New York City. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reparation.
Councilmember Gale Brewer introduced the bill hoping families of people who died on Sept. 11 and from related illnesses since can finally get answers. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
The council is expected to finally take up a bill that would reveal what city government knew about the toxins that lingered in the air following the 9/11 attacks. CBS News New York's Derick Waller has the story.
If you're looking for the nearest public bathroom in NYC, the park may not be your best option, this report says.
Reckless and unregulated -- that's how some people describe what is going on in NYC with e-bikes and scooters.
CBS News New York's Dave Carlin has more on what officials say they want to see happen next.
The New York City Council has voted to approve a massive plan to bring thousands of new housing units to the Bronx, along with Metro-North stations. CBS News New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
Street vendors demonstrated on Thursday in New York City, asking the City Council for passage of four new laws.
CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado has more on what they want the city to provide.
The major and NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell are among those trying to put pressure on the City Council to make some adjustments. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
A move to set up a licensing system for New York City's hotels is being met with strong opposition from groups representing hotel owners.
Mayor Eric Adams wants Randy Mastro to be New York City's new corporation counsel. But will the City Council go along?
Discussion centers around the mayor's pick for New York City corporation counsel and President Biden's Supreme Court reform plan on this episode of "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Critics want Mayor Eric Adams to rescind an emergency order that is stopping a law banning solitary confinement from being enforced at NYC jails.
Protesters want Mayor Eric Adams to allow a law ending solitary confinement in city jails to take effect after he issued an emergency order blocking it. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
The mayor signed an executive order to stop a law from taking effect that would end the practice of solitary confinement at city jails. CBS New York's Christina Fan has a closer look.
CBS News New York's Derick Waller has more on why he did it and what will happen next.
Chi Ossé, a Democrat from Brooklyn, is a rising star on the New York City Council. He was also one of the first to say Joe Biden should not seek reelection. Watch his conversation with CBS New York's Marcia Kramer.
New York City landlords would be required to provide air conditioning to their tenants under a bill introduced Thursday.
New York City Councilmember Susan Zhuang said she doesn't believe she should have been arrested after she allegedly bit an NYPD official during a protest in Brooklyn on Thursday. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports.
