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Nearly 1 million people are jammed into Times Square for the New Year's Eve ball drop. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest from the Crossroads of the World.
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Nearly 1 million people are jammed into Times Square for the New Year's Eve ball drop. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the latest from the Crossroads of the World.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced his choice for schools chancellor Wednesday afternoon.
CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has what you need to know and speaks to revelers ready to ring in 2026.
New York City carriage horse owners are not happy with a city-approved veterinarian, and they are refusing new horse exams with blood work and so-called trotting tests.
What will Zohran Mamdani's message to New Yorkers be on Jan. 1? One historian thinks he'll look to the past for inspiration.
As Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's 111th mayor, he can look to his predecessors for both inspiration and warning signs.
NYC is getting ready to ring in New Year's Eve 2026 with the ball drop countdown in Times Square.
One million people are expected to pack Times Square for the annual ball drop Wednesday night, and this year, things will be different as we usher in the New Year and celebrate America's birthday in a special way. CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley reports.
Some New York City subway riders say a new gate system designed to cut down on turnstile jumpers is creating chaos, confusion and potential danger.
Assuming the weather is favorable, the New Year's Eve night sky in New York City will be lit up by fireworks shows in Central Park and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
As NYC prepares for the 2026 New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, here's a look at how the holiday tradition got started.
Zohran Mamdani will become the next mayor of New York City just after midnight, and as he prepares to take over, he's been naming some key members of the new administration. Wednesday afternoon, he's expected to announce his choice for schools chancellor. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Mamdani is expected to name veteran city educator Kamar Samuels as the leader of the public schools system on Wednesday. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has used his lifelong love of eating to promote his message and policy plans.
Zohran Mamdani is ushering in a new generation wielding power at City Hall.
They are refusing new horse exams, blood work, and so-called trotting tests. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin has more on the latest battle involving the carriage horse industry.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram recently visited some of the mayor-elect's favorite eateries around the city.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on the incoming mayor's ushering in of a new generation of power at City Hall.
Helen Arteaga Landaverde will serve as deputy mayor of Health and Human Services, Steve Banks will be the city's corporation counsel, and law professor Ramzi Kassem will serve as chief counsel. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams claims his administration's policies have caused a sharp drop in shootings.
What will the new mayor's message to New Yorkers be on Jan. 1? One historian thinks he'll look to his predecessors for inspiration. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Adams claims his administration's policies have caused a sharp drop in shootings and he hopes Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will carry on some of his initiatives. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
A major health care merger in New York City is moving forward.
When New Yorkers are ushering in 2026, Mamdani will officially become mayor during the private ceremony underground.
Adams said 2025 is on track to finish with the fewest number of shootings in New York City history.
The two-woman, two-man crew is replacing four other station fliers who came home early last month due to a medical issue one was having.
Some homeowners in an affordable housing program in Queens say their dreams turned into nightmares as they encountered issue after issue at their newly rehabbed homes.
Kathryn Ruemmler served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.
Several websites allegedly falsely claiming to be local florists are getting hundreds of complaints from across the country, according to the Better Business Bureau.
Authorities on Thursday released the first physical description of a male suspect wanted in connection with the Arizona disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
Some homeowners in an affordable housing program in Queens say their dreams turned into nightmares as they encountered issue after issue at their newly rehabbed homes.
Starting Monday, big changes to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles point system will result in steeper penalties for dangerous drivers.
The Portal North Bridge in New Jersey is nearing completion, and when done will mark a major milestone for commuters along the Northeast Corridor.
Hicksville is New York's first school district to ban e-bikes after alarming statistics revealed at least 12 people, mostly young Long Islanders, died on them in the past three years.
The Diocese of Brooklyn says it wants to settle roughly 1,100 sexual abuse cases and compensate the remaining survivors, but it may not be their preferred form of justice.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
Several websites allegedly falsely claiming to be local florists are getting hundreds of complaints from across the country, according to the Better Business Bureau.
The Portal North Bridge in New Jersey is nearing completion, and when done will mark a major milestone for commuters along the Northeast Corridor.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order that bars federal immigration agents from launching or carrying out operations on state property.
The deadline passed for an appeals court to allow President Trump's funding freeze for the Hudson River Tunnel project to continue.
A public meeting was held on Tuesday night in Morris County, New Jersey, after shots were fired earlier in the day in Roxbury Townshp during an ICE operation.
Hicksville is New York's first school district to ban e-bikes after alarming statistics revealed at least 12 people, mostly young Long Islanders, died on them in the past three years.
It has been a brutal viral season, but as RSV cases surged in New York, Northwell Health doctors say infant hospitalizations remained down, thanks to a fairly new vaccine.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman accepted the Republican Party's nomination for New York governor on Wednesday at the GOP convention in Garden City.
An arrest has been made in the 2021 acid attack on Long Island college student Nafiah Ikram. Prosecutors said Terell Campbell had numerous incriminating and shocking web searches and rapped about burning someone with acid.
New Yorkers felt much better on Tuesday as a warm front moved toward the region. But, snow and ice could make for a potentially dangerous evening.
Kathryn Ruemmler served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.
Nineteen people died in New York City during a recent snap of brutally cold weather that lasted more than three weeks, according to officials.
The deadline passed for an appeals court to allow President Trump's funding freeze for the Hudson River Tunnel project to continue.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
The Pride flag is flying once again at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after National Park Service staff took it down earlier this week.
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection said there was a "significant reduction in water usage" throughout the Big Apple during his show. That changed as soon as his performance ended.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
The short-handed Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-110 on Wednesday night.
Jose Alvarado scored a season-high 26 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 points as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 138-89 Wednesday night.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Knicks with a 137-134 overtime victory on Tuesday night.
Nic Claxton scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Nets to a 123-113 win over the Bulls on Monday night.
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
After their building managers were arrested on fraud charges, tenants in Queens say their apartments were left in chaos.
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
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.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
A 71-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition after being hit while walking on a Brooklyn crosswalk. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Parts of the government are set to be frozen because of anger over ICE. Senate Democrats are refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security unless there are changes. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn has the latest.
New York will see sunshine but it will still be chilly and light snow may fall overnight. Forecasters are keeping an eye on a system that could develop Sunday. CBS News New York Meteorologist Tony Sadiku has the forecast.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for February 12 at 11 p.m.
Some homeowners in an affordable housing program in Queens say their dreams turned into nightmares as they encountered issue after issue at their newly rehabbed homes. CBS News New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas shows us why inspectors are now visiting some of the homes.