Puerto Rican community protests sign removal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The Puerto Rican community is demanding an investigation after a street sign in Brooklyn was taken down.
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The Puerto Rican community is demanding an investigation after a street sign in Brooklyn was taken down.
Pawlendar 2022 raised nearly $20,000, and the goal is to double that amount.
The bond we share with our dogs is unlike any relationship, but one New York City photographer works to capture their true personality through her lens. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has the story.
It will make it easier for people to obtain birth certificates, marriage licenses and other vital records.
Gov. Kathy Hochul traveled to Puerto Rico on Friday, where she announced the opening of an office that will help Puerto Ricans living in New York.
La Borinqueña represents the women who've made a difference in graphic novelist and philanthropist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez's life.
Esmeralda Santiago, who was born in Puerto Rico, is this year's honoree at the 17th annual Brooklyn Book Festival, CBS2's Hannah Kliger reports.
He says Americans need to see how other parts of the world live to get a better understanding of the situation.
Mayor Eric Adams was in the Bronx on Tuesday morning to recap his trip to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. He and his team traveled to the Caribbean following destruction left behind by Hurricane Fiona to provide boots-on-the-ground relief. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the details.
The mayor returned Monday from visiting the island and the Dominican Republic in wake of Hurricane Fiona.
The mayor returned Monday after touring the damage from Hurricane Fiona.
Calls are also intensifying to modernize the island's antiquated and unreliable electric grid.
Mayor Eric Adams is back in New York City after spending two days getting a closer look at Hurricane Fiona damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Mayor Eric Adams is on his way back to New York City after touring hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. CBS2's Christina Fan reports New York lawmakers are calling for additional financial support for hurricane survivors.
A vessel carrying 300,000 barrels of fuel to Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Fiona caused massive blackouts, is stalled off the island's southern coast.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls for billions in federal relief after Hurricane Fiona hits Puerto Rico.
Thousands in Elizabeth, New Jersey turned a party on Sunday into a purpose to also help.
The goal Sunday was to fill up two trucks with supplies and ship them to the hurricane-ravaged island. CBS2's John Dias has the story.
The mayor will join state troopers from New York and New Jersey to help with relief efforts.
A contingent of New Jersey state police and New York state troopers boarded a plane for Puerto Rico on Saturday.
A contingent of 75 New Jersey state troopers boarded buses and then a plane for Puerto Rico this morning, where much of the hurricane ravaged island remains without power and water. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
The hurricane hit the island earlier this week, killing at least five people and causing widespread power outages.
Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from Hurricane Fiona's fury. CBS2's Alecia Reid spoke with a New York City organization that has boots on the ground, helping with the recovery effort.
President Biden, Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams pledged support for the island recovering from Hurricane Fiona.
New Jersey state troopers and a doctor will assist in the recovery efforts.
