Home ownership remains out of reach for many New Yorkers
Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to convert commercial office buildings built as recently as 1990 into housing.
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Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to convert commercial office buildings built as recently as 1990 into housing.
Rent remains high in New York City, and mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level in decades. Mayor Eric Adams is responding to the housing crisis with a unique solution, but as CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports, New Yorkers say it's not soon enough. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/45DWwbT
He plans to update zoning and permit rules to make it happen, but said the state will get the final say.
New York City says we are at a breaking point when it comes to housing asylum seekers. They are currently staying in hotels, in tents on Randall's Island and even on the grounds of a psychiatric center, but the city says that's not enough and is now even considering a jail. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram takes a look at the options on the table. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/3s9DjQE
Heart rates will be high on the Hudson River this weekend for the Navy SEAL Foundation New York City SEAL Swim.
Get ready to dig a little deeper to pay for your commute.
Police said the dog got loose and caused extensive delays on the 4/5/6 lines.
The Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan was closed in 2021.
The base fare for a subway or bus ride is jumping from $2.75 to $2.90, the first fare hike in eight years. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Four people were taken to the hospital, including a woman who died. CBS New York's Doug Williams reports.
The Navy SEAL Foundation New York City SEAL Swim raises money for the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Shawn Smith, an endometrial cancer survivor who advocates for women to pay close attention to their bodies, joined CBS News New York on Friday to share more about her mission and the Spot Her initiative in Harlem.
Some witnesses said the driver was speeding and trying to beat a light at the intersection before crashing into another car, CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Tatyana Koltunyuk was swimming close to the shore when a shark bit her leg. She underwent five surgeries over the next eight days. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Get ready to dig a little deeper to pay for your commute. On Sunday, the MTA is raising subway, bus and train fares. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Video from the scene shows firefighters pulling a victim out after cutting through the car.
Protests on both sides of the issue took place Thursday, while some city leaders questioned the plan's validity.
Those issues include replacing old buses and subway cars, adding elevators and other ADA upgrades.
More than 300 students left IS 291 with backpacks full of supplies like crayons, notebooks, and pencils.
The mayor insists many of the state's assertions about his leadership are just plain wrong.
The mayor said office-to-residential conversions could produce 20,000 new homes over the next decade.
E-bike batteries are now the leading cause of fatal fires, according to the FDNY.
The body of a 9-year-old boy who went missing from the Ikea in Brooklyn was found by the shoreline shortly after midnight Thursday, CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Investigators said the man was hit by a truck and an MTA bus.
The controversial Manhattan congestion pricing plan is taking centerstage again, and things are getting heated on both sides on the issue. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
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.
This project has been caught in a political and legal tug of war, but as of this morning, federal money is expected to start flowing again. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
A 26-year-old man is recovering after being shot in the Allerton section of the Bronx. Police said they are searching for two suspects in the case.
A triple shooting in the Bronx left a 16-year-old dead and two other teens hurt. Police released pictures of the four people investigators want to question.
Brooklyn residents called out for safer streets after 11-year-old Amira Aminova was hit by a school bus while crossing Bath Avenue in Bath Beach.
Law enforcement have released a profile of the person they are calling a suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
