NYC health commissioner reflects before stepping down
New York City's top health official is stepping down next week.
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New York City's top health official is stepping down next week.
New York City's top health official is stepping down next week after guiding the city through most of the pandemic. Dr. Dave Chokshi was named city health commissioner in August of 2020. He sat down with CBS2's Jessica Moore on Wednesday for an emotional conversation about answering his calling.
With gun crimes soaring and gun arrests declining, the NYPD says the crisis is magnified by a huge increase in the number of so-called ghost guns on the streets. CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer has more on what's being done.
Undocumented workers marched Tuesday, shutting down the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges as they called for more unemployment benefits; CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
Five years ago, the New York Soccer Initiative promised to install 50 mini-soccer fields in underserved communities, and they've made good on that commitment. Students are benefitting in more ways than one; CBS2's Steve Overmyer reports.
Most students, restaurant patrons breathe big sigh of relief being able to go without face coverings.
CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis has the story.
It's aimed at elevating the use of alternatives to incarceration.
Mayor Adams marked the easing of pandemic restrictions with a tour of East Village businesses that was one part celebration, one part boosterism and two parts quirkiness. CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports.
Anderson will star as Roxie Hart in the long-running musical.
The owners of Sheen Brothers Deli on Avenue B said there have been several incidents, including thefts and workers getting attacked, since October.
Local politicians and community groups are stepping up to feed them, but they told CBS2's Lisa Rozner the agency needs to do more.
A Brooklyn-based business owner says it's the support of the ladies in her life that led to her success and inspired a book promoting female empowerment. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
A dozen people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
All of the injuries are said to be minor.
Nurses at Maimonides Hospital in the Bronx recently protested what they called unsafe staffing shortages. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
More than 700 days after schools in New York City implemented the indoor mask mandate, most students are no longer required to wear face coverings. CBS2's Kevin Rincon reports.
Tonight, there are questions for the NYPD and a devastated family after an officer shot a young man during a traffic stop in the Bronx. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
Evacuations started around 10 a.m. after the college received an anonymous threat.
CBS2's Jim Smith reports from Chopper 2.
A dozen people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
CBS2's Kevin Rincon visited some restaurants on Sunday night to get reaction from patrons.
CBS2's Dana Tyler went backstage at "MJ the Musical" and "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," where the conductors discussed how they're helping others break barriers.
CBS2's Dana Tyler went behind the scenes of "MJ the Musical" with musical director Jason Michael Webb.
CBS2's Dana Tyler spoke one-on-on with Alvin Hough Jr., who holds the baton at "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical."
