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Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop talks on the vacancy problems in New York City.
All this comes just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is investigating nearly 100 possible cases of severe lung illnesses involving e-cigarette users, especially teens and young adults.
Citi Bike is offering a free month of membership to New Yorkers who live in public housing or receive food stamps.
It happened around 2:30 p.m. on August 11 along Fifth Avenue near 39th Street in Sunset Park.
Robert Echeverria, a 25-year veteran, killed himself last week at his Laurelton, Queens home.
Authorities say the driver of the truck called police immediately after the incident, telling them he drove away because he feared for his safety.
It's out with the old and in with the smartphone for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is looking to modernize bus stops.
Doctors say people who vape are not exposed to tar, but they're still being exposed to nicotine and possibly other unknown, harmful substances.
Epstein signed the document Aug. 8. Less than 48 hours later, he was found dead in his cell.
Thousands of parents all over the country are taking a pledge to wait to give their child a smartphone.
What should the next New York State license plates look like? Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to know from you.
Two members of the Proud Boys have been found guilty of charges stemming from street violence between their far-right group and anti-fascist activists recorded in Manhattan's Upper East Side in October 2018.
Britain's Prince Andrew has rejected renewed suggestions he may have been involved in the alleged sex crimes of his one-time friend, Jeffrey Epstein.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice expert Henry Smart III shares insight on Daniel Pantaleo's firing from the NYPD following Eric Garner's death following an attempted arrest in 2014.
Police said the suspect approached the 25-year-old victims around 3:40 a.m. on Kingsland Avenue near Woodpoint Road in Williamsburg.
CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis got an exclusive look at the intricate process behind the display our nation's patriotism.
Police seized a cache of 33 firearms and one fake weapon, leading to the arrest of three people after a gun bust in Brooklyn.
More than two decades before Jeffrey Epstein took his own life, a woman went into a California police station and filed one of the earliest sex-crime complaints against him
Police say a man fell or jumped to his death from a Manhattan apartment building Sunday night, leaving behind the body of his wife who was dead from multiple stab wounds.
Tennis fans are flocking to Flushing Meadows for this year's U.S. Open tournament.
Joe Jonas had a lavish James Bond-themed 30th birthday party at Cipriani Wall Street.
Officials say a second person has died in Saturday's plane crash in Dutchess County.
In a 46-page opinion obtained by the New York Times, the NYPD's administrative judge said Officer Daniel Pantaleo's definition of a choke-hold during questioning was "implausible and self-serving."
The fight for gun control grew louder Sunday across the country. Rallies demanding change were held in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings earlier this month.
The bail was set Sunday when Larry Kenton Griffin II of Bruno, West Virginia, appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Ariel Lawson, author of the New York Times bestseller "The Frozen River" discusses her new novel "The Pirate Queen."
Knicks fans were greeted with 2026-27 ticket price sticker shock earlier this week, only to have Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. later admit a mistake was made.
A truck carrying a boom crane tipped over in River Vale, New Jersey, causing the crane to slice into the house.
The plan to redesign a stretch of Park Avenue has changed a bit based on community feedback.
Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world will be in town, making it a very high-profile event.
Knicks fans were greeted with 2026-27 ticket price sticker shock earlier this week, only to have Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. later admit a mistake was made.
Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats from around the world will be in town, making it a very high-profile event.
New York City parents, lawmakers and advocates will push for a new law as some students with disabilities still don't have reliable bus service after one week into the school year.
A school bus crashed into a residential building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Thursday morning.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Severe storms returned to the Tri-State Area, making it a soggy Thursday morning.
The rain returns Tuesday with the possibility of severe storms and downpours that can cause flash flooding in the New York City area.
A truck carrying a boom crane tipped over in River Vale, New Jersey, causing the crane to slice into the house.
Family and the Bridgeton, N.J., community held a vigil Wednesday, marking seven years since Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance.
A New Jersey Republican county chair has been charged with pointing a weapon at another driver in what state police call a road rage incident.
The missing person is a 64-year-old man from Southampton, Pennsylvania, who is set to be married in two months.
Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled from an AI data center in Secaucus, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said.
The typical age a person in the U.S. starts a master's program is 33, but one Long Island teenager is about to shatter that timeline.
Joe Petraro-Hyppolite has a 168 IQ and is set to graduate with his undergraduate degree in May. CBS News New York's John Dias has more on what else this young man has already accomplished.
The New York State Board of Regents has approved a plan to begin overhauling high school graduation requirements.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
Also known as New York State Route 27, Sunrise Highway has become so congested in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County, officials and first responders say it needs another lane in both directions. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The plan to redesign a stretch of Park Avenue has changed a bit based on community feedback.
Seventeen new modular public bathrooms are being installed across New York City as part of a yearlong pilot program.
Lawmakers are targeting what are often called "e-motos," which are devices being sold as e-bikes and e-scooters but can go much faster than what's legal on city streets.
There are calls to widen Sunrise Highway, one of Long Island's most traveled thoroughfares, due to congestion in one 10-mile stretch in Suffolk County.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Tuesday his 10-year street safety plan called Vision Zero Reimagined.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
A cosmetic treatment that promises breast enhancement without surgery is now at the center of a fight over who regulates human tissue in New York.
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the health threat hasn't ended for many survivors.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated the best in television and streaming from the past year on Monday. See the full list of winners and nominees.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Knicks fans were greeted with 2026-27 ticket price sticker shock earlier this week, only to have Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. later admit a mistake was made.
Pete Alonso homered against the Mets, a solo shot in the first inning that sent the Orioles to a 7-1 victory Wednesday night.
Luke Keaschall went 3 for 5 and scored from second base on Victor Caratini's game-ending single in the 13th inning to send the Minnesota Twins past the New York Yankees 5-4.
Coby Mayo's inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning sent the Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night.
Max Fried earned his first victory since April 27, backed by home runs from Cody Bellinger and Spencer Jones that helped the New York Yankees keep pace in the AL East race with an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician Lizzo made a surprise visit to meet Brooklyn students and debut her new children's book.
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.
It's based on the life and adventures at sea of Grace O'Malley, the legendary Irish heroine and chieftain of the 16th century.
See the full briefing by New York City Mayor Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and other law enforcement partners on security measures for the United Nations General Assembly.
There could be a chance of showers at night, but Sunday brings a higher chance. CBS News New York Meteorologist John Elliott has the forecast.
Mike Pinsky lives on the Upper West Side and works for the New York Yankees as the assistant director of baseball operations.
Pixe is an 8-year-old chihuahua who is just five pounds but full of love. She gets along with other small dogs and is looking for her forever home.
