Boy killed in Bronx fire was in illegal basement unit, city says
City inspectors said people living in the basement of the building in the Williamsbridge section had no alternate means of escaping, CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
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City inspectors said people living in the basement of the building in the Williamsbridge section had no alternate means of escaping, CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
In a release announcing the event, Gottheimer's team called New York's plan a "cash grab."
Government sources say more than 700 of the 978 people brought to Jersey train stations made their way to New York City.
Adams called Abbott a bully. Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy likened him to the Joker from "The Dark Knight" Batman movie.
A 1.7 magnitude earthquake was felt on Roosevelt Island early Tuesday. The last recorded earthquakes centered in our area were back in 2001. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3tFzHHq
The mayor of Secaucus is responding after four buses were seen dropping off asylum seekers at the Secaucus Junction train station.
Buses of asylum seekers from Texas headed to New York City were dropped off at New Jersey train stations over the weekend to apparently get around the city's new executive order requiring bus companies to give notice before arriving. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3S32DT6
The start of a new year means many people are taking a cold plunge into the water at Coney Island.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest New Year's Day forecast on CBS2 News At Noon.
A driver going the wrong way on 34th Street struck and injured multiple people, including a police officer, on the sidewalk. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Neighbors said that part of the Cross Island Parkway is a hotspot for accidents. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Police said at least two cars were involved in the crash near Exit 36N, where the Cross Island connects with the Whitestone Expressway. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Several streets along Second Avenue in Midtown East were shut down last week following a rupture.
Piles and piles of confetti filled Times Square after the crowd left, but cleaning crews were on the scene all night.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
A driver trying to escape police struck and injured multiple people on a sidewalk on 34th Street in Manhattan overnight. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
People from all over the world came together to reflect on the past year and look ahead to a new one.
Watch CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer's bonus conversation with anchor Dick Brennan, exclusively on CBS News New York.
Are New Yorkers feeling hopeful, optimistic or worried about 2024?
2023 was either the best of times or the worst of times for politicians across our area. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer and Dick Brennan tally up the hits, runs and errors of the year in this special edition of "The Point."
Barricades line the streets and traffic is restricted around Times Square, except for street sweepers giving the area a final scrub before the party starts. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's First Alert Forecast for New Year's Eve on CBS2 News This Morning.
More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene on Colgate Avenue.
Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-off is back at the Museum of the City of New York. Bakers from across the city were invited to create gingerbread displays representing their neighborhoods. Jerry Gallagher, COO of the museum and the exhibit's driving force, and amateur baker Nishat Shahabuddin joined CBS2 News to share more.
Craig Allen has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News This Morning.
Dozens of young runaways were found during a three-day missing child rescue operation in Westchester County this week, officials say.
As the cost of living rises and some investments turn shaky, the financial outlook is forcing some New Yorkers to come out of retirement.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
A Queens man who was shot by police officers responding to a mental health call last month is now facing charges for allegedly advancing toward the officers with a knife.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
Dozens of young runaways were found during a three-day missing child rescue operation in Westchester County this week, officials say.
As the cost of living rises and some investments turn shaky, the financial outlook is forcing some New Yorkers to come out of retirement.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
A Queens man who was shot by police officers responding to a mental health call last month is now facing charges for allegedly advancing toward the officers with a knife.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
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.
A Palestinian woman who had been living and working in Paterson, New Jersey, suffered a seizure while in ICE custody in Texas, her legal team says.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
Video from a New Jersey police department's drone helped officers rescue a missing child in dense woods amid severely cold weather.
A New Jersey jury found Paul Caneiro guilty of murdering his brother and his brother's family before setting their house on fire.
Several websites allegedly falsely claiming to be local florists are getting hundreds of complaints from across the country, according to the Better Business Bureau.
Potholes are causing even more crashes on an already dangerous stretch of New York 25 on Long Island, officials say.
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.
The mayor announced the plan to redesign Fordham Road was back on during a comically tight press conference aboard an MTA bus.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said officials expected the Trump administration to release more than $200 million in frozen funds by Friday, but they did not.
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 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.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
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.
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.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis joined firefighters Friday to celebrate $9 million in federal money earmarked for the FDNY.
Students at Mamaroneck Avenue School worked with the nonprofit Brighter Days Project to craft valentines for children in the hospital and the employees who care for them.
Another partial government shutdown will begin at 12 a.m. Saturday. Now, the question is how long will both sides go before they reach a compromise to fund the Department of Homeland Security? Erica Brown reports.
Dozens of young runaways were found during a three-day missing child rescue operation in Westchester County this week, officials say. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
Police have identified the suspect in a deadly shooting on a Bronx subway platform.
