Gray haze continues to cover New York area; air quality still unhealthy
Even though the situation had improved Thursday, a haze could still be seen as it sat over the New York City skyline. CBS2's Ali Bauman reports.
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Even though the situation had improved Thursday, a haze could still be seen as it sat over the New York City skyline. CBS2's Ali Bauman reports.
Many are asking what's causing this unprecedented problem.
New York City had the worst air quality ever recorded here Wednesday. CBS2's Nick Caloway spoke to experts about the role climate change played in this dangerous air.
The air in New York City may have looked better Thursday, but doctors say you still need to take precautions when you head outside. CBS2's Alice Gainer reports.
Composting in New York City will soon be mandatory.
Visibility was better in New York City on Thursday, but that doesn't mean the air quality is. CBS2's Alice Gainer reports.
Canadian wildfires are causing dangerous air quality in the Big Apple, where levels reached the worst in the world on Wednesday.
After a particularly orange day in New York City, a hazy night descended, leaving sidewalks emptier than we've seen since the pandemic. CBS2's Ali Bauman reports on how the city tackled the air quality crisis Wednesday.
Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials provided an update Wednesday on the air quality alert in New York City.
The move comes as another 2,100 arrived in the city last week, increasing the overall total to more than 74,000
In an unprecedented move, New York City has filed a lawsuit against 30 New York counties for refusing to accept asylum seekers. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer has more.
Health experts are urging everyone to continue taking precautions as smoky air is expected to linger in New York City through Thursday. CBS2's Doug Williams reports.
The New York City skyline was barely visible in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Wednesday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. CBS2's Alice Gainer reports.
With New York City's air quality getting worse by the hour Wednesday, people were pulling out face masks they may have put aside from the pandemic. CBS2's Doug Williams has the latest on the alert issued.
We asked him about the asylum seeker crisis and other topics, like affordable housing.
Hizzoner is working on a plan to pay city residents to house them, perhaps $100 per night or more.
Among the findings: 97% of people stopped are Black or Hispanic. Additionally, officers are failing to show reasonable suspicion to conduct 1 out of every 4 stops. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
The mayor is working on a plan to pay city homeowners to house them, perhaps $100 per night or more. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
Mayor Eric Adams said there's a religious obligation to shelter people in need.
The 71-year-old from Howard Beach opted for the cash value, totaling about $157 million after taxes.
The MTA said the gates will help prevent people from falling or being pushed onto the tracks.
MSG's permit with the city expires soon. The Planning Commission will hear testimony on a new bid, CBS2's Dave Carlin reports.
A new report by the independent monitor of the NYPD's Neighborhood Safety Teams accused the units of unlawfully stopping, frisking and searching people, CBS2's Alice Gainer reports.
Mohamed Amin founded the Caribbean Equality Project in 2015. CBS2's Jennifer Bisram reports.
Instead of snacks, this new vending machine in Ocean Hill is stocked with Naloxone and fentanyl test strips. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
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.
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.
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.
