Passover starts tonight at sundown
The holiday celebrates the emancipation of the Jewish people in Egypt.
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The holiday celebrates the emancipation of the Jewish people in Egypt.
For the entire week, Jews observing the holiday will only consume items with unleavened ingredients.
For the entire week, Jews observing the holiday will only consume items with unleavened ingredients, CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
For the entire week, Jews observing the holiday will only consume items with unleavened ingredients, CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
If you're looking for a new recipe to wow your guests at this year's seder, we've got you covered.
The Jewish holiday begins Wednesday, and if you're looking for a new recipe to wow your guests this year, the New Jersey native has you covered.
Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner says it's a sad reality that the celebration of freedom must also be a time for caution.
This week, the Anti-Defamation League said 2022 saw the most antisemitic incidents ever recorded in the U.S.
Passover is next week, and with a disturbing rise in antisemitism around the country, police in our area aren't taking any chances. CBS2's Ali Bauman explains.
Passover is just a week away, and the NYPD is working to make sure communities feel safe.
Masbia Soup Kitchen is gearing up for a busy Passover, while also trying to help those in need of work.
As we approach the Jewish holiday of Passover, a kosher soup kitchen is hard at work preparing for the massive surge in the need for fresh produce. CBS2's Hannah Kliger shows us how this year, it's finding a creative solution to help two communities at once.
Families gathered Sunday at the Washington Heights Y to bake a traditional staple of the holiday.
Donations were delivered to Self Help, Part of the Solution, The Bowery Mission, and The Urban Outreach Center.
With Passover, Easter and Ramadan overlapping this weekend, more at-home testing kits are being handed out.
CBS2's Lisa Rozner has the latest on the rising number of cases across the five boroughs.
Passover lasts for eight days.
The New York City Health Department is strongly recommending people wear masks at indoor gatherings and get tested before seeing family. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
CBS2's Dana Tyler spoke with Archie Gottesman about adding olives and coffee to the Seder feast.
On Friday night, Jewish families around the world will celebrate the first night of the holiday.
CBS2's Lisa Rozner has the story.
Friday night, Jewish families around the world will celebrate the first night of Passover. Up until the last minute, companies are working to get traditional food items to homes, and they gave CBS2's Lisa Rozner a behind-the-scenes look at how it's done.
City Harvest will deliver kosher food to Masbia of Borough Park, among others.
CBS2's Leah Mishkin reports.
The soup kitchen and food pantry Masbia plans to hand out food to 20,000 families for Passover.
Nine adults and a dog were rescued from flooded motel rooms in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, as a nor'easter hits the East Coast Saturday, police said.
A NYCHA employee was killed when a tree fell on him in Brooklyn on Saturday.
The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday.
Staten Island City Councilman Frank Morano is calling for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to change course on how he's handling homelessness in the city.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
A NYCHA employee was killed when a tree fell on him in Brooklyn on Saturday.
Staten Island City Councilman Frank Morano is calling for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to change course on how he's handling homelessness in the city.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
The man who killed a Columbia University student in a random attack near campus in 2021 was sentenced Friday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
We're set for a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday due to expected heavy rain and potential coastal flooding.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Nine adults and a dog were rescued from flooded motel rooms in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, as a nor'easter hits the East Coast Saturday, police said.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
Strong winds, steady rain and pounding waves brought flooding to parts of Atlantic City as a nor'easter moved through the Philadelphia region.
A state of emergency has been declared in New Jersey, and down the Jersey Shore, emergency officials in one town have issued a voluntary evacuation notice.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
The Tri-State Area saw strong winds and heavy flooding Saturday before the peak of the nor'easter even arrived. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan, Rob Flaks, Adi Guajardo and Vanessa Murdock report.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
Tri-State Area residents who have been hit hard by storms in the past were putting their preparations in place Friday ahead of this weekend's nor'easter. CBS News New York's Scott Padgett, Andrew Ramos, Rob Flaks and Adi Guajardo report.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine in signing a state of emergency declaration for their counties.
CBS News New York's John Elliott, Ali Bauman and Elijah Westbrook have team coverage.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is calling for her own lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Thousands are expected to pack Central Park's Great Lawn for a day full of live music on Saturday.
The "Opera for All" lottery will be for New Yorkers who haven't attended a performance at the Met since 2019.
The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday.
The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Friday night for a doubleheader split.
The Mets were assured their first last-place finish since 2003, losing to the Nationals 7-6 on Friday night.
Baseball's postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
The Baltimore Orioles routed the New York Yankees 10-2 in a doubleheader opener on Friday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
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
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 the latest on the nor'easter impacting the New York and New Jersey area on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Coastal neighborhoods in New York City got their fair share of flooding Saturday morning, but residents were bracing for more. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has the latest on the nor'easter impacting the New York and New Jersey area on Saturday, Sept. 26.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has the latest on the nor'easter impacting the New York and New Jersey area on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The Tri-State Area saw strong winds and heavy flooding Saturday before the peak of the nor'easter even arrived. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan, Rob Flaks, Adi Guajardo and Vanessa Murdock report.
