Police technology helps detect sharks at Rockaway Beach
Swimmers at Rockaway Beach in Queens had a scare Thursday after two shark sightings. As CBS New York's Lori Bordonaro reports, police technology helped detect the danger in the water.
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Swimmers at Rockaway Beach in Queens had a scare Thursday after two shark sightings. As CBS New York's Lori Bordonaro reports, police technology helped detect the danger in the water.
People trying to beat the heat at Rockaway Beach in Queens had to get out of the water Thursday after two shark sightings. CBS New York's Lori Bordonaro reports on the technology used to detect sharks.
Thursday, people cooling off in the water at Rockaway Beach had to get out after a shark was spotted.
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First responders covered several hundred square miles Saturday in their search for two teenagers missing in the Atlantic Ocean. CBS New York's Tony Aiello reports from Rockaway Beach in Queens.
That's despite the ongoing concerns of the city's lifeguard shortage. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
The New York City Ferry is making it easier to hit the beach this summer with the return of Rockaway Reserve and the Rockaway Rocket.
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The FDNY says they got a call around 6 p.m. Thursday about a swimmer in distress.
A swimmer pulled from the water off Rockaway Beach was taken to a local hospital in critical condition Thursday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/48B0DaZ
A swimmer was pulled from the water at Rockaway Beach and rushed to a local hospital Thursday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/48B0DaZ
Tatyana Koltunyuk, 65, will likely have a permanent disability, her family says.
Tatyana Koltunyuk was swimming close to the shore when a shark bit her leg. She underwent five surgeries over the next eight days. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Experts tell CBS New York the number one preventable cause of death after injury is external bleeding.
A serious shark bite at Rockaway Beach has prompted a renewed focus on special training at some beaches. As CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, the town of Hempstead wants all ocean lifeguards to know how to stop the bleed when a swimmer is bitten by a shark.
The waters off the beach were closed Tuesday after officials said a 65-year-old woman was bitten Monday.
CBS New York caught up with a man who says he was bitten by a shark at Rockaway Beach back in 2017. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3s8wU8e
Rockaway Beach reopened to swimmers Wednesday after a woman was bitten by a shark there Monday evening. CBS New York's Alice Gainer has an update from officials and the victim's family. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3s8wU8e
Rockaway Beach has reopened to swimmers after a woman was bitten by a shark there Monday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3s8wU8e
The waters off the beach were closed Tuesday after officials said a 65-year-old woman was bitten by a shark the evening before. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a look at the technology crews are using to keep people safe.
The FDNY shares an update on the search for sharks off Rockaway Beach after a woman was bitten earlier this week.
Officials say a woman remains hospitalized after she was bitten in the water Monday night. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest on whether the beach will reopen for swimming today.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks received a warm welcome from the faithful in the pews at St. Patrick's Cathedral as he presided over his first Mass Sunday.
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Archbishop Ronald Hicks received a warm welcome from the faithful in the pews at St. Patrick's Cathedral as he presided over his first Mass Sunday.
Con Ed blamed the Bushwick power outage on snow and road salt mixing together and seeping into its ground equipment.
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New York City officials are expanding efforts to make sure all residents stay safe during Saturday night's dangerously cold conditions.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order he says will protect New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement" by the Trump administration.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Connecticut man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk in the Bronx and hitting pedestrians on a sidewalk Friday.
Parts of New York and Connecticut could see snow Friday into Saturday. A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for the weekend due to dangerously cold temperatures.
Bundle up — New York City and the Tri-State Area's stretch of dangerously cold weather continues, and it's sticking around longer than anyone would like.
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A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are preparing for what is expected to be the coldest weather of the season so far this weekend.
The Democratic primary race for the Congressional seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill is too close to call.
Gateway Tunnel construction may resume after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's funding freeze for New York and New Jersey's $16 billion infrastructure project.
The entire Tri-State Area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning as dangerously cold temperatures settle in, along with some snow.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in place through 10 a.m. on Monday for the entire Tri-State Area. As a result, a First Alert Weather Day will be in play for at least part of the day.
A Long Island man accused of driving drunk and killing a Nassau County police officer appeared in court Friday. Matthew Smith entered a not guilty plea.
The entire Tri-State Area will be under an Extreme Cold Warning as dangerously cold temperatures settle in, along with some snow.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to endorse Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy's grandson, a source familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order he says will protect New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement" by the Trump administration.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
New York City and the Tri-State Area are preparing for what is expected to be the coldest weather of the season so far this weekend.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to offer human composting.
The goal is to get patients drunk and high at a new research lab on the border of Nassau County and Queens.
The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an infectious person in the school community.
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Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl. Get live updates here.
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President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
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Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture centennial anniversary began last year, and 2026 marks 100 years since the library became owner of its namesake's personal collection, making it a full-fledged research center.
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CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock is calling for temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s on Monday and then we'll see a gradual climb as the new work week continues.
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The Pima County Sheriff's Office plans to maintain a police presence at her Tucson, Arizona-area home for security. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
The utility said Sunday it shut the power off temporarily to prevent more extended outages, adding it hopes to have service restored by 7 a.m. on Monday. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
