MTA using new tech to help commuters access trains and buses more easily
The agency said Monday the codes and smartphone app will be especially helpful to low-vision and blind riders.
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The agency said Monday the codes and smartphone app will be especially helpful to low-vision and blind riders.
"This has been the biggest drug threat we have ever seen in the history of DEA," Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino told CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram.
Mayor Eric Adams says city plans to invest $18 million to buy up and erase debt for up to half a million residents. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
New York City's many speeding cameras catch cars whizzing by, but drivers with fake or illegally obscured plates can avoid getting ticketed.
New York City's many speeding cameras catch cars whizzing by, but drivers with fake or obscured plates can avoid getting ticketed. CBS New York's Dave Carlin reports.
Fans and loved ones alike hope this is another step on the long road to justice since the Run DMC-DJ's killing in New York City nearly 22 years ago. CBS New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
Mayor Adams has said the eviction policy is necessary since the city is running out of room to house asylum seekers. He claimed most end up with housing on their own.
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and a group of council members want Mayor Eric Adams to stop evicting asylum seekers from city-provided housing. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News At Noon.
Mayor Eric Adams called on every lawmaker to ride along with the NYPD this week to see the impact such legislation would have.
As city council members vow to override Mayor Eric Adams' veto of the How Many Stops Act, the mayor called on every lawmaker to ride along with the NYPD to see the impact such legislation would have. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
The fans packed a bar and watched the AFC Divisional Round game against the Chiefs, but left disappointed after Kansas City emerged with a 27-24 win. CBS New York's Steve Overmyer reports.
They are in place to essentially keep people off the tracks, and its all in an effort to keep riders safe.
Police say 15-year-old John Gray was last seen Thursday in East Hampton. Investigators believe Gray's phone is now dead or taken. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
They are in place to essentially keep people off the tracks, and its all in an effort to keep riders safe. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
The budget battles are beginning as Gov. Kathy Hochul faces off against the more progressive New York State Legislature and Mayor Eric Adams negotiates with the New York City Council.
Nothing has divided New York City more than how we're dealing with the migrant crisis. New Yorkers have strong opinions about how Mayor Eric Adams is coping.
Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, joins "The Point with Marcia Kramer" to answer the biggest questions about Mayor Eric Adams' latest city budget proposal.
Given the cost of living around here, who doesn't love a good deal? Tiffany Townsend, executive vice president of NYC Tourism, shares more about what's available over the next few weeks, from restaurants to Broadway to museums and more.
Brandon Fay, from "Cooking with Brandon" and founder of The Perry Club and Pasta By Hudson, shares some specials being offered for NYC Restaurant Week through Feb. 4.
Police are looking for up to four suspects after an armed robbery in Queens and an attempted one in Brooklyn.
Surveillance video captured a suspect hitting the Gandhi statue at Shri Tulsi Mandir in Richmond Hill with what appeared to be a sledgehammer in August 2022.
Police found Jacob and Rachel Sperber, both 75, with multiple stab wounds inside their home in Borough Park. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
New Yorkers are wearing plenty of layers as they head out in the bitter cold on Saturday.
Financial fraud tied to love, gifts and loneliness can spike around Valentine's Day, according to security experts.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
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.
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.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
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 Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown without a last-minute breakthrough.
The deadline passed for an appeals court to allow President Trump's funding freeze for the Hudson River Tunnel project to continue.
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 new profile could help lead investigators to the suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as the search nears two weeks. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The South Williamsburg, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Sunset Park, Rockaway, Saint George and South Brooklyn routes are not in service due to icy conditions.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on Friday that they should see the money at 1 p.m., after a deadline for the Trump administration to appeal the unfreezing of funds passed. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Chair of cardiology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center Brett Sealove talks to CBS News New York's Mary Calvi about how heart disease is still a major concern even though there's been a drop in heart attack deaths in the United States.
Financial fraud tied to love, gifts and loneliness can spike around Valentine's Day, according to security experts. CBS News New York investigative reporter Mahsa Saeidi shows you how you can look for love without losing your life's savings.
