Mayor Bill De Blasio At Ebola Roundtable: NYC Is Ready
The mayor convened a meeting of city agencies at City Hall on Thursday as a display of readiness against the spread of the deadly virus.
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The mayor convened a meeting of city agencies at City Hall on Thursday as a display of readiness against the spread of the deadly virus.
A new bill being introduced before the City Council would ban all automobiles from the roads inside Central Park.
In the wake of a scathing federal review of New York City jails, city lawmakers grilled the city's correction commissioner Wednesday about the treatment of juvenile inmates on Rikers Island.
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino called Tuesday for the U.S. to issue a travel ban from Ebola-affected countries, but Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo said the idea isn't practical.
Security video that captured the arrest of a teen drug suspect on a New York City sidewalk has prompted an investigation of alleged abuse by two police officers.
Get ready to slow down on city streets. For the first time in more than 50 years the City Council has voted to lower the speed limit.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, a mild asthmatic himself, says doctors are watchful for D68, especially keeping an eye on asthmatics with particularly severe symptoms.
Rachel Noerdlinger, the first lady's chief of staff, failed to report on a city background check that she was living with her boyfriend, who has been convicted of drug trafficking and manslaughter.
Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey says public officials such as Rachel Noerdlinger, served at the appointment of the mayor, but also served the public and as such, are obligated to disclose their background and history under the law.
New York is implementing new rules to address sexual violence at its state universities.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the Digital.NYC website Wednesday in Brooklyn.
De Blasio said he was right to call the plan Vision Zero because it's calling out to people to change their behavior.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have ordered an unprecedented heavier police presence on commuter rail lines, subways, bus stations, airports and bridge and tunnel crossings.
In a forceful appeal for international cooperation on limiting carbon pollution, President Barack Obama warned starkly on Tuesday that the globe's climate is changing faster than efforts to address it.
Amid continued scrutiny of problems at Rikers Island and other New York City jails, Mayor Bill de Blasio said bluntly that the situation in the city's correction department is very bad.
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that National Guard troops and additional police officers at mass transit points and other sites in the New York City area – amid an increased threat of terrorist activity.
To prevent the card from being viewed as something only used by immigrants, the city is adding incentives so all New Yorkers will want one -- including free membership at 33 of the city's signature cultural institutions.
Police have stepped up security in Times Square while still insisting that there's no information pointing to any terror plot against New York City linked to the Islamic State group.
The post includes bomb-making instructions and a list of ingredients, even how to pack it with shrapnel, WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported.
A preliminary analysis of the security in New York and New Jersey will be complied within 10 days.
The breakfast meeting, which was held at the cardinal's residence on Madison Avenue, came weeks after the group first gathered at the request of Mayor Bill de Blasio in the aftermath of the death of Eric Garner in police custody on Staten Island.
A week after Organizers of the NYC St. Patrick's Day parade announced that they are ending a ban and allowing a gay group to march under its own banner for the first time, the president of the Catholic League said his group will not march in the parade.
City Council Chair of Consumer Affairs Rafael Espinal Jr. said on Wednesday he does not support a ban on horse-drawn carriages in New York City.
At a City Council hearing Monday, Bratton said he wanted to hire 1,000 more police officers.
Many teachers across the city wore pro-police t-shirts after their union president, Michael Mulgrew, attended the Rev. Al Sharpton's march protesting the death of Eric Garner.
Prince Owusu scored an early goal for CF Montreal and Thomas Gillier made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Saturday.
A New Jersey man has been convicted in the 2015 murder of professional basketball player Michael Wright.
The Republican president did not attend during his first term or the first year of his second.
Britain's King Charles will be visiting the U.S. starting on Monday to mark America's 250th anniversary – his first trip since his coronation nearly three years ago.
A woman is dead and two people are critically injured after the fire on Schley Street in Newark, New Jersey.
New York City police charged alleged gunman Zahir Davis, 18, with the murder of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre at a park in St. Albans, Queens.
A rainy weekend is in store for the New York City area.
A suspected gunman was injured in a shooting involving NYPD officers and second gunman in Harlem on Friday evening, the NYPD says.
There is a backlog of thousands of applicants who have been waiting years for approval to open legalized dispensaries in New York.
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A rainy weekend is in store for the New York City area.
Amtrak announced Thursday it is suing Metro-North for allegedly blocking nonrevenue trains on a portion of the busy Northeast Corridor for over two months.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
Colder weather returns to the New York City area this week with sub-freezing temperatures in the suburbs.
New York City's balmy weather proved to be record-breaking for the date of April 15.
A New Jersey man has been convicted in the 2015 murder of professional basketball player Michael Wright.
A woman is dead and two people are critically injured after the fire on Schley Street in Newark, New Jersey.
A rainy weekend is in store for the New York City area.
Lawmakers in New York are pushing for a ferry service from the West Harlem Piers to World Cup games, as transportation to and from the matches comes with a big price tag.
The team identified Robert Dean Irelan as the man whose body was found in a shallow grave in Salem County, New Jersey, in 1979.
Diana Kutateladze had nearly twice the legal limit of of alcohol in her system when she caused a deadly, high-speed six-car wreck on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead, prosecutors said.
We're in for a mild weather day in NYC Friday, but a First Alert Weather Day is right around the corner, with rounds of rain on tap for Saturday.
Sister Francis Piscatella, New York's oldest person, celebrated her 113th birthday and Pope Leo XIV sent a blessing from the Vatican for the occasion.
A father and son were arrested after police said they found chemicals to make explosives at their home on New York's Long Island.
Scientists say New York's coastal waters are experiencing some of the most severe threats on record, and they're not just environmental.
The Republican president did not attend during his first term or the first year of his second.
The threat of losing a $6 billion economic development project will not make NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani apologize for making hedge fund owner Ken Griffin the poster boy for his tax-the-rich proposals.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched an Office of Deed Theft Prevention on Friday.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he is vetoing a bill that would have allowed police to create a security perimeter around educational facilities during protests.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to head to Islamabad Saturday, but President Trump said later that his "representatives" would not be going.
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Travelers at Newark Airport may have been exposed to an individual with measles, New Jersey health officials warn.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
Advocates fear New York state could be taking a step back when it comes to biomarker testing access for those with Medicaid.
Ticketmaster will be rereleasing tickets for Harry Styles' upcoming concerts in New York City that were originally purchased by scalpers, the company says.
The upcoming fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes 25 mannequins based on real bodies.
A previously unreleased song is one of many ways Prince is being honored a decade after his death.
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw turned to social media for help reconnecting with a New York City bartender after a memorable performance this week.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji will not attend this year's Met Gala, sources said.
Prince Owusu scored an early goal for CF Montreal and Thomas Gillier made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Saturday.
The game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets at Citi Field was postponed more than eight hours before the scheduled first pitch.
The New York Yankees extended their winning streak to seven games with a 12-4 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
The Colorado Rockies held off the slumping New York Mets 4-3 on Friday night.
The Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up, then hung on to beat the Twins 10-8 Thursday night behind Bo Bichette's tiebreaking, three-run double.
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An out-of-service escalator at Jamaica Station in Queens is reviving complaints that date back years.
The head of a housing nonprofit in Harlem was arrested after residents complained over delayed repairs.
A 2009 New York City law requiring most roll-down security gates to be at least 70% transparent is set to take effect this summer.
Recurring elevator problems are back and worse than ever at one New York City high-rise, according to tenants.
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 John Elliott celebrated Earth Day with students at Trinity Elementary School in New Rochelle.
CBS News New York's John Elliott spends the morning in the Flatiron District for Car-Free Earth Day in New York City.
The International Jazz Day 2026 party starts with performances by students in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's TD Jazz for Teens.
There's been conflicting information about who will be negotiating for both sides. CBS News' Wendy Gillette reports.
The NYPD is investigating the late-night shooting on Harlem Drive in Upper Manhattan.
