Children injured by protester with pepper spray in Times Square
Multiple children were injured when a protester discharged pepper spray Wednesday in Times Square, police confirm.
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Multiple children were injured when a protester discharged pepper spray Wednesday in Times Square, police confirm.
Uber drivers in New York staged a protest Wednesday, saying they are being locked out of the app and losing money.
Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams are among the New York elected officials who want the anti-mask law brought back to stop antisemitic protesters.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to bring back a public mask ban that was lifted during the pandemic. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a look at what she has to say.
Protesters threw red paint Wednesday morning on the Upper East Side, and the NYPD is looking into at least four other incidents that may be related.
Pro-Palestinian protests moved through Manhattan on Monday, at one point gathering outside the Nova Exhibit, which pays tribute to the victims of the Oct. 7 attack. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators entered the Brooklyn Museum Friday afternoon, and police say they are hurling debris at responding officers from the building's second floor.
A few dozen NYU students walked out of Yankee Stadium during the school's commencement ceremony on Wednesday.
Pro-Israel demonstrators and counter protesters descended on Times Square on Monday night.
Protests around the Israel-Hamas war have taken centerstage on college campuses across the U.S. Some New Yorkers support them, some don't.
Columbia University began its graduation ceremonies Friday. This year, Columbia will not be holding the planned main ceremony on the South Lawn of the Morningside Heights campus. Dozens of smaller ceremonies are being held instead. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
Cornell University president Martha E. Pollack will step down at the end of June, she announced Thursday.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is offering $5,000 of his own money for information leading to the arrest of whoever vandalized a WWI statue Monday night.
Nearly two dozen faculty members at The New School put up tents in the Greenwich Village school's lobby on Wednesday.
Jewish students and leaders are not happy with Rutgers University's agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters.
They are demanding the administration divest from several weapons manufacturing companies. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
The agreement, which is contingent upon no more disruptions or protests breaking out on campus, is facing criticism from some lawmakers, including New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. CBS New York's Christine Sloan reports.
Chancellor David Banks will testify Wednesday about antisemitism at schools. As CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports, he is speaking before the same Congressional committee that questioned college presidents and cost some their jobs.
In wake of last week's pro-Palestinian protests, all is quiet on Rutgers' New Brunswick campus as students finish up finals.
Adams said he is offering $5,000 of his own money for information leading to an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the vandalism, which happened as pro-Palestinian protesters were marching to disrupt the Met Gala Monday night.
Pro-Palestinian protesters started at Hunter College and tried to get to the Met Gala on Monday night in New York City.
Pro-Palestinian protesters departed Hunter College on Monday and descended on the Met Gala in New York City. Police say 27 people were arrested. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the details.
Columbia University said Monday it is canceling its main commencement ceremony after weeks of protests and turmoil on campus.
Israel stepped up operations in Rafah and Hamas said it had agreed to a peace plan. Meanwhile in New York City, Columbia has canceled its main graduation ceremony, and protesters kept demonstrating. CBS New York's Jessica Moore, Mahsa Saeidi and Dave Carlin report.
Instead of one single commencement ceremony, the various schools involved will hold smaller, individual ceremonies, the university announced Monday. CBS New York's Mahsa Saeidi reports.
