
Yonkers unveils Enslaved Africans Rain Garden
The city has dedicated a sculpture garden created by Yonkers native Vinnie Bagwell to honor enslaved people who worked and lived in Westchester County.
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The city has dedicated a sculpture garden created by Yonkers native Vinnie Bagwell to honor enslaved people who worked and lived in Westchester County.
Newark is commemorating Juneteenth by renaming a popular gathering place after a famous abolitionist. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Sunday marked Juneteenth, a city, state and federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has more on the meaning of the day.
Juneteenth is coming up this Sunday and will be observed as a public holiday on Monday.
June 19 marks the day in 1865 -- two months after the end of the Civil War and more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation -- that enslaved Black people in Texas were told by Union soldiers they had been freed.
February is Black History Month, and part of that history comes to us from New Jersey's third-largest city, via the underground railroad.
Last summer, the day took on added importance amid the protests over racism and police brutality.
The statue arrived under wraps from a foundry in Astoria, Queens, where the vision of artist Vinnie Bagwell took final form.
On Friday, people across the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
Now the day takes on added importance amid the protests over racism and police brutality.
Long Island once had the largest slave population of any rural area in the north for most of the Colonial Era.
Students say the white teacher told students to write "funny" captions on images of freed slaves.
Georgetown University and the group of Catholic priests that founded the Washington, D.C. school have apologized for selling slaves in 1838 in order to raise money to pay off the college's debts.
"Frederick Douglass became a free man in New York," said New-York Historical Society President Louise Mirrer. "He stepped off the boat and walked down Broadway, just an ordinary human being."
The home represents the legacy of one of the most prominent former slaves in the northeast, according to village historians.
Seventh graders at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy went on a four-day trip to Nature's Classroom in Massachusetts last year.
Parents are upset and disgusted by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) was trying to correct the record Tuesday, after Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" movie suggested that Connecticut was not entirely in favor of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery.
She was berated and tricked into a life of submission. That's what a housekeeper from Indonesia claims in a shocking lawsuit against a prominent family from the Hamptons.
Some shocking allegations were levied on Friday as two immigrants from India said they were held hostage for years in an upscale home by a doctor and his family.
A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $1.5 million.
New federal charges allege that the former dean of the Institute of Asian Studies at St. Johns University threatened her scholarship students with revoking their funds if they didn't do menial tasks.
It started just after 5 p.m. Thursday on Carpenter Avenue near East 228th Street in the Wakefield section.
Saipov drove a rented truck along the West Side bike path on Halloween in 2017, killing eight people.
The mayor discussed his accomplishments and shared his plans to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.
CBS2's Kevin Rincon spoke exclusively with the union's president, who says they're overwhelmed.
The book bundle program started in 2020 to keep students reading during the pandemic.
It started just after 5 p.m. Thursday on Carpenter Avenue near East 228th Street in the Wakefield section.
Saipov drove a rented truck along the West Side bike path on Halloween in 2017, killing eight people.
The mayor discussed his accomplishments and shared his plans to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.
CBS2's Kevin Rincon spoke exclusively with the union's president, who says they're overwhelmed.
Four other existing elevators have also been replaced.
Gov. Ned Lamont will present a package of proposals to curb gun violence to the General Assembly in February.
She is one of only five finalists being considered.
Blumenthal said the war in Ukraine is "at a turning point" and it is essential for the U.S. to increase aid.
The agency would determine each spring which strains to select for the fall season.
Bobbi Wilson is fascinated by bugs, but last year her mission to catch spotted lanternflies captured national attention after her mom claimed she was racially profiled.
The book bundle program started in 2020 to keep students reading during the pandemic.
The fake diplomas and transcripts qualified those who purchased them to sit for the national nursing board exam.
Locals told CBS2 it's not uncommon for drivers to keep going, even when pedestrians are in the crosswalk.
Students say even though she was only there for four days, they still saw her in classrooms and walking the halls.
There was gunfire Wednesday morning in Hudson County as law enforcement officers were executing a warrant.
"The hurricane was terrible, but dealing with him was ten times worse," one victim said.
The fake diplomas and transcripts qualified those who purchased them to sit for the national nursing board exam.
It was a bizarre morning for a family on Long Island after three people fell into a hole in their front yard.
It follows a campaign led by local high school students to change the name.
The fence is the only one in the neighborhood, as Port Washington and North Hempstead do not allow fencing.
The mayor discussed his accomplishments and shared his plans to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.
Gov. Ned Lamont will present a package of proposals to curb gun violence to the General Assembly in February.
U.S. economy grew at 2.9% rate in last three months of year despite pressure of high rates and fears of recession.
New York Reps. Gregory Meeks of New York and Joe Morelle told McCarthy that they have "serious concerns" about Santos.
Vice Chair Victor Gonzalez will preside over board meetings until a new chair is selected.
He's participating in a pancreatic cyst surveillance research initiative at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Doctors told him to get an endoscopy with ultrasound, so he did.
Responding immediately can triple the chances of survival.
The agency would determine each spring which strains to select for the fall season.
Most people associate bacteria and viruses will illness, but research finds some microorganisms can be beneficial.
Doctors say the move will help address health disparities in underserved communities.
Due to overwhelming demand, the Queen of Pop has added two shows at the Barclays Center.
Lawyers have come forward with stories about being blocked from concerts, sports events and shows.
Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras and Sam Smith will take the stage on "Music's Biggest Night."
The piano from "The Piano Lesson" will go to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The awards show honoring the best in film is scheduled to be held March 12.
Hackett is coming off a forgettable stint as Broncos head coach, but has had success as a play-caller.
The Nets have lost five of the last seven games without Kevin Durant.
Filip Chytil scored twice for New York (26-14-8), and Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves.
The Islanders continue to struggle as their winless streak reached six games (0-4-2).
RJ Barrett added 16 points and Jalen Brunson had 14 for the Knicks, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
"If you haven't tried a Yonah Schimmel knish, you've really never had a knish," co-owner Ellen Anistratov told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"I never changed the formula. It's always the same, and it is still as good as it was from the beginning," founder Fred Schuster told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"Both Greek and non-Greek customers that have been to Greece say, 'Oh, my god! This reminds me of a little shop in Greece,'" owner Joanne Cosonas told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"This place has been in business since 1966, so it has some memories," owner Choudry Ali told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"Everyone can use a zipper," Keith Kreizel said.
The Buffalo Bills safety is showing remarkable signs of recovery after collapsing on the field during a game.
The rain didn't stop thousands of spectators from packing Times Square on New Year's Eve to ring in 2023.
Pope Benedict XVI traveled around the world, but one of the most poignant trips was to New York City in 2008.
The Brazilian soccer legend died Thursday at the age of 82.
These college degrees are worth the money.
At least four people, including three firefighters, were hurt after a fire ripped through a Bronx apartment building Thursday.
It's a new year with renewed momentum for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. He met with CBS2's Maurice DuBois for a wide-ranging conversation at Harlem Tavern in the neighborhood Bragg has lived in for most of his life.
Crews battled a four-alarm fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Thursday. CBS2's Alecia Reid spoke to a tenant who said he became aware of flames in the ceiling after the lights in his apartment went out.
CBS2's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for January 26 at 6 p.m.
Students at one Paterson elementary school lined up to receive free bundles of books Thursday.