US Filmmaking Great Sidney Lumet Dies In NY At 86
Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86.
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Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86.
City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said Macdonald Park in Forest Hills took a great deal of damage. "It looked like a war had been fought there. All of these beautiful trees had been blown apart in their crowns and were lying all over the place."
Rudin Management will turn the historic medical center into a walk-in emergency facility and hundreds of luxury apartments. The new facility will be operated by the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.
Aftab Ali Khan would plead guilty to lying to investigators. According to a published report, he'd be sentenced to time served, and be deported to Pakistan.
Amtrak has cleared equipment that closed one of the two rail tunnels leading in and out of New York City.
According to published reports, the Bloomberg administration confirmed it withdrew the plan following City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's "strong case against it."
Ayala said she was so busy working on her taxes she didn't notice when her 20-month-old son slipped out the front door, police allege.
The NYPD and 70 other law enforcement agencies across our region will test their ability to detect radiological materials and prevent an attack orchestrated by four fictional terror cells.
Two New York lawmakers say the National Transportation Safety Board will commence a broad investigation of the low-cost tour bus industry.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the new state budget unfairly singles out the city and makes it impossible to prevent layoff and cuts in services.
A high school art teacher was arrested and charged with making terrorist threats on Friday, accused of threatening to bring a gun to school – and going on a Columbine-style massacre.
In a shocking case of mistaken delivery, a local dentist received a UPS box filled with marijuana - and he has no idea how it happened.
Union Square was the home for New York City's sixth annual celebration of International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday.
The ongoing disaster in Japan has renewed efforts by activists to shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Complex. Activists will gather at Union Square on Saturday to call for the plant to be shut down.
Cricket fans came out in the wee hours of the morning to catch their cricket heroes compete in the final of the World Cup.
Parents in Bellport organized a petition drive pushing to get the dump permanently closed and cleaned up.
The New York City Department of Transportation started using 12 new electric screeds to fix potholes, paid for with $1.14 million in federal funds.
The Bronx Zoo shut down its reptile house which houses turtles, lizards and snakes because an adolescent Egyptian cobra had slithered out of it's enclosure.
Local lawmakers announced plans on Sunday to challenge the 2010 Federal Census count of New York City.
A couple that met in a Macy's in New York City two years ago and became engaged in the same store last year was married Sunday night in the department store.
Urban radio and TV personality DJ Megatron was shot to death in New York City early Sunday morning near his Staten Island home.
Police are seeking suspects in a series of bodega robberies in the Highbridge and East Concourse sections of the Bronx.
The Reptile House at the Bronx Zoo was closed Saturday after an adolescent Egyptian cobra went missing from an off-exhibit enclosure.
A new clock - well, an old clock, really - has been installed on the lower level of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal.
Authorities said the suspect followed a 24-year-old woman into her apartment and once inside grabbed the victim around the neck before fleeing the scene.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is asking ICE to let her inside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
Two people were hurt when a tractor-trailer overturned onto an SUV on I-80 in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Sunday, state police said.
The weather overnight sent trees toppling onto cars and homes in New York and New Jersey.
Sources identified the 21-year-old suspect as Nasire Best of Dundalk, Maryland, and documents obtained by CBS News show Best previously blocked a White House entry lane in June 2025.
Veterans and families crossed the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain while carrying heavy backpacks Sunday to honor fallen service members.
The weather overnight sent trees toppling onto cars and homes in New York and New Jersey.
Veterans and families crossed the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain while carrying heavy backpacks Sunday to honor fallen service members.
Two teenagers were arrested Sunday after an MTA bus driver was shot with a pellet gun in Brooklyn, police say.
In 2008, Norman Siegel filed a lawsuit on behalf of online journalists who wanted press passes, and they got them. Today, a similar issue surrounds social media influencers.
Memorial Day parades are taking place all across New York City's five boroughs this weekend.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is asking ICE to let her inside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
Two people were hurt when a tractor-trailer overturned onto an SUV on I-80 in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Sunday, state police said.
The weather overnight sent trees toppling onto cars and homes in New York and New Jersey.
A group of protesters gathered Friday at Newark's Delaney Hall, saying their loved ones held there are enduring horrible conditions at the ICE detention facility.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
At Jones Beach, Memorial Day Weekend may be more of a washout than beach weather.
Three women were charged with killing 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan inside an alleged house of horrors in Bayport, New York.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
A 7-year-old girl died in December on Long Island after prosecutors say she was abused and tortured by the people who were supposed to care for her.
Drivers on Long Island say the cost to fill up is becoming a significant source of stress and taking a toll on their moods.
In 2008, Norman Siegel filed a lawsuit on behalf of online journalists who wanted press passes, and they got them. Today, a similar issue surrounds social media influencers.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
A group of protesters gathered Friday at Newark's Delaney Hall, saying their loved ones held there are enduring horrible conditions at the ICE detention facility.
President Trump visited Rockland County on Friday to endorse Rep. Mike Lawler in the battle for the 17th Congressional District.
A federal district judge granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss two criminal charges on the grounds his prosecution was vindictive and selective.
New York City's Department of Health is evaluating an East Village apartment complex after two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease over the course of a year.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
Stephen Colbert made a surprise appearance hosting the "Only in Monroe" community access show broadcast in Monroe, Michigan, on Friday, one night after he recorded his final episode of "The Late Show."
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
"Romeo and Juliet" is being shown at Central Park starting Friday night through June 28. Free tickets can be attained through a lottery.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Aaron Judge hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the ninth inning that lifted the Yankees over the Rays 2-0 Sunday.
The New York Knicks are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals on the strength of a 10-game winning streak like no other in NBA history.
The Knicks can wrap up the Eastern Conference Finals and sweep their second straight series with a win on Monday night.
The New York Red Bulls held on for a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
MLS-leading Nashville SC beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to eight games.
The grassroots group pushed for bilingual policing, victim support and anti-gang efforts as Brooklyn's Chinatown rapidly grew.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
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.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for May 24 at 11 p.m.
A group of volunteers came together on Long Island on Sunday to built nine toddler mobility trainers.
Piermont in Rockland County is preparing for their annual watchfire. It will be burned for 24 hours to honor fallen service members.
A growing monument to those who made the ultimate sacrifice is being built, stone by stone, near the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Charlie D'Agata shares his hike to the Trail of the Fallen.
We're learning more about the man killed in an explosion at a Staten Island shipyard Friday.
