NYPD Takes Security Precautions Ahead Of New Year's Ball Drop In Times Square
The celebration in the Crossroads Of The World is second to none and the NYPD says so is security for the event.
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The celebration in the Crossroads Of The World is second to none and the NYPD says so is security for the event.
The men and women in blue and some others undercover will be out in full force this Saturday night in and around Times Square.
The magical moment at midnight on New Year's Eve with the confetti flying over Times Square doesn't happen without some practice.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has selected the pop superstar to push the crystal button that will help drop the famed New Year's Eve ball and ring in 2012.
Tri-State area residents are bracing for more wild weather a day after high winds knocked out power for thousands of residents and heavy downpours flooded some roadways.
Times Square is getting ready to throw a New Year's Eve bash. But with a new year, come new resolutions and the experts weighed in to help people learn how to stick with them all year long.
A dollar can make a difference and this holiday season one man is making a major push using that mantra to help needy New Yorkers.
Bursting with pride, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood at the crossroads of the world Tuesday to announce the big tourism numbers.
Nearly 200 people arrested during Occupy Wall Street-related protests were in New York courtrooms hundreds of miles apart Wednesday, answering charges that stemmed from a march on the Brooklyn Bridge and a demonstration in a Rochester park.
The 20-year-old woman, who authorities said was grabbed from behind, told police the suspect touched her breast and buttocks as she walked near Broadway.
Jason Gluskin has been drawing for as long as he can remember but it wasn't until four years ago that he began painting.
Tired of those run-of-the-mill occupiers? Looking for an occupier with a star quality? Some rhythm maybe? A good singing voice? You're in luck, the Occupy Wall Street movement now comes complete with an entertainment department, and they've created their own movement called Occupy Broadway.
Before teaming up with Toys "R" Us and the Marines, the former NBA star said he spent nearly 20 years buying gifts for thousands of children on his own.
Friday marks the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. From right here in town to all across the world, people are celebrating 11/11/11 in a variety of ways.
With life size warp pipes, trampoline coin jumps and a flagpole finale, New Yorkers can step into a Nintendo game Saturday as the Super Mario 3D Land launch event comes to Times Square.
The goal of the nationwide celebration is to focus on eating healthy food. Apples are touted as an easy and inexpensive way to eat better.
Wall Street protesters are intent on hanging on to the momentum they gained from Saturday's worldwide demonstrations, which drew hundreds of thousands of people, mostly in the U.S. and Europe.
As Occupy Wall Street protesters marched and held rallies Saturday to commemorate the four week anniversary of the protests, nearly 70 protesters were arrested.
According to their website, they're planning a "Mass March on the CHASE Bank" Saturday morning followed by a "party" in Times Square.
New Yorkers can now become a crime scene investigator, if only for an afternoon.
The Times Square Alliance says it's intended to simplify and de-clutter -- and create a unified identity for the heart of Times Square.
Most folks consider them a nuisance. They come ambling up to your car and start wiping down your windshield, whether you want them to or not.
Fall may officially be one week away but with temperatures dropping nearly 40 degrees since Wednesday it feels like the seasons have already changed.
Vehicle checkpoints set up after what authorities described as a specific, credible but unconfirmed threat will remain in place.
Fortress New York. That's what it seems like out on the streets of the city on the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on America.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The NYPD said it received a 911 call early Wednesday morning saying three people were spotted climbing out of a sewer.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Winds were already cranking along the Jersey Shore, and the storm will mean prolonged problems along the coast.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
A robbery at the Riverside Square Mall Tuesday prompted a concern about possible gunshots there, Hackensack police said.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on whether their strategies are working.
The trailblazing heavy metal band put out an open call to anyone who could belt out their famous hits. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
A federal judge signaled he is skeptical of President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
The race for New York governor between incumbent Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, her challenger, has narrowed to single digits, according to the latest Siena poll.
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
The United Nations General Assembly continued Tuesday in Manhattan, with President Trump speaking to the assembled delegates. There were also protests in the area, as was expected.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
A Long Island musician has landed his dream gig after being chosen as the new frontman of Quiet Riot.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
Jaxson Dart is once again the Giants' future at quarterback now that his feared season-ending left knee injury has become a reality.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
The Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
With their 2-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees (90-66) moved six games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL's top wild-card spot.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
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.
California's Six Flags Magic Mountain describes its X2 roller coaster as a ride "for the ultimate daredevil" and "downright scary," but is it also dangerous? Lawyers for more than 100 people say the coaster left them with traumatic brain injuries. Carter Evans reports.
The family that owns the famous Borgatti's Ravioli and Egg Noodles in Belmont donated enough ravioli to serve 5,000 people in the Bronx.
Water shot into the air after a water main break in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday.
PSE&G poles that fell onto LIRR tracks disrupted service Wednesday.
Head coach John Harbaugh said Dart will have surgery soon to repair his ailing left knee, and expressed confidence in veteran Jameis Winston, who will be the starting quarterback going forward. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer reports.
