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One of the leaders of the effort to build an Islamic community center near the World Trade Center says someone threatened to kill him during the furor over the project.
The graffiti -- written in pink and black marker -- was found on a granite seat in the memorial's plaza, police said.
Construction workers removed their helmets and looked on teary-eyed as the final steel beam of the tower was lifted into place Monday, accompanied by a rendition of "God Bless America'' performed by gospel singer BeBe Winans.
On July 1, 2011, in Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device took both of Army Specialist Bryan Dilberian's legs and one of his arms, but he has not been forgotten.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says trains between New York and New Jersey should not have been halted because President Barack Obama was in town.
Thursday night, several streets around the city will closed. The Obamas headed to the West Village for a campaign fundraiser at the home of Sarah Jessica Parker and to Midtown for a stop at the Plaza Hotel.
Some 9/11 victims' family members want to have the National Park Service run the museum and memorial the World Trade Center site, WCBS 880's Monica Miller reported.
On Tuesday morning, the Enterprise will depart from Elizabeth, passing the Statue of Liberty at 9:50 a.m. and the World Trade Center at 10:40 a.m. before completing its journey to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum at 11:30 a.m., where it will be hoisted onto the flight deck.
The governors of New York and New Jersey have called on the National Park Service to take a role in funding and managing the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health director Dr. John Howard is scheduled to make a determination by Saturday, though his decision might not be announced until Monday.
A special ceremony will be held tonight at 6:30 at the 9/11 Memorial to honor the people whose hands carried the buckets, whose torches cut the steel, and whose searching discovered the bodies.
To cap off Fleet Week, hundreds of Marines gathered Monday for a wreath-laying ceremony at the World Trade Center site, WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported.
It's not just workers who were at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks who have suffered lingering health problems. It's also people who have lived in the area, WCBS 880's Peter Haskell reported
Family members of some Sept. 11 victims are frustrated with delays at the museum being built alongside the memorial at the World Trade Center site.
This month marks 10 years since cleanup at the World Trade Center site officially ended.
Until today, there wasn't a clinic for 9/11 responders in Brooklyn, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported. 9/11 first responder and advocate John Feal called the new center monumental.
A 408-foot-tall decorative shell over the antenna mast has been removed from the tower's design. That means the building might not be recognized as 1,776-feet-tall when completed.
The World Trade Center sphere was supposed to be moved out by April 30 to make way for renovations but the iconic 25-foot bronze sculpture that was pulled from the rubble of the Twin Towers is still there.
Last year, the Port Authority instituted the first round of a two-part toll and fare hike. Now, Sen. Frank Lautenberg wants to stop round two from going into effect.
It was a proud moment for construction workers Monday when just after 2 p.m. they installed two 26-foot steel columns making the unfinished tower just over 1,270 feet tall -- surpassing the height of the Empire State Building by 21 feet.
The effort to rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, destroyed on 9/11, is moving ahead.
There is a sort of modern-day skyscraper race going on as One World Trade Center races to pass its 1,250-foot-tall landmark to the north.
Richard Nappi is being remembered as a hero. The 17-year veteran and father of two devoted his life to public service and responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11.
The bronz sculpture, which once stood as a symbol of world peace between the Twin Towers, will be moved from Battery Park for park renovations.
One World Trade Center has hit the 100 floor mark and is four feet from becoming the tallest building in the city and surpassing the Empire State Building.
The New York Knicks are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals -- and their fans are loving every minute of it.
Hannes Wolf scored three goals for his first hat trick and Nicolás Fernández assisted on all the scores to help lead NYCFC to a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Sunday.
Eduardo Rodriguez came within two outs of his first complete game, Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three big league RBIs and the Diamondbacks beat the Mets 5-1 on Sunday.
The Knicks will play the winner of the Pistons-Cavaliers series in the Eastern Conference finals after sweeping the Sixers.
Brice Turang homered off David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Yankees with a 4-3 victory Sunday.
The New York Knicks are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals -- and their fans are loving every minute of it.
The Nets entered the draft lottery with a 14% chance of securing the No. 1 overall pick, tied for the best odds with the Wizards and Pacers.
The Rent Guidelines Board might be on the verge of fulfilling Mayor Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign promise after it voted to support hikes ranging from 0-4%.
The fatal fire erupted just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday at a boarded-up house on Sycamore Avenue in Hempstead, Nassau County fire officials said.
A woman is mourning the loss of her brother after he was stabbed to death in a random attack in Times Square late Monday night.
An unsettled pattern continues through the entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
After summer-like warmth, rainy weather and cooler temperatures return to the New York City area mid-week.
A cool weekend is ahead for the New York City area before warmer weather returns.
Some residual showers may linger into early Sunday morning, but the majority of the rainfall should be over by sunrise.
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.
A man was arrested after a police standoff forced Bridgewater, New Jersey, residents to shelter in place for over 24 hours, officials say.
A woman has been charged with theft for taking a dog outside a Clifton, New Jersey, home in April, police say.
An unsettled pattern continues through the entire Mother's Day weekend in the New York City area.
The owners of Boulevard Drinks in Jersey City's Journal Square said new building owners gave them until May 27 to get out.
A New Jersey neighborhood was ordered to shelter in place all day as police investigated at a home in Bridgewater Township.
The fatal fire erupted just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday at a boarded-up house on Sycamore Avenue in Hempstead, Nassau County fire officials said.
Unions representing thousands of LIRR workers rallied Saturday amid a dispute with the MTA that could trigger their first strike in decades.
A new proposal on Long Island could change how quickly a business has to hand over surveillance video to police during an investigation.
The MTA and five of its unions are embroiled in a contract dispute that could trigger the LIRR's first work stoppage in more than 30 years.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $268 billion budget that includes a pied-à-terre tax targeting wealthy New York City second home owners.
The Rent Guidelines Board might be on the verge of fulfilling Mayor Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign promise after it voted to support hikes ranging from 0-4%.
A new proposal on Long Island could change how quickly a business has to hand over surveillance video to police during an investigation.
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board held a preliminary vote Thursday proposing a potential increase for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs.
A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak reached Spain's Canary Islands early Sunday morning.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, according to health officials.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" has canceled two weeks of performances following a fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna, and Beyoncé all wore their best looks to celebrate the "Costume Art" theme at the 2026 Met Gala. Here are some of the best moments, photos, and more from the night.
Firefighters responded to Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theater Monday morning after a blaze broke out.
The New York Knicks are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals -- and their fans are loving every minute of it.
Hannes Wolf scored three goals for his first hat trick and Nicolás Fernández assisted on all the scores to help lead NYCFC to a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Sunday.
Eduardo Rodriguez came within two outs of his first complete game, Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three big league RBIs and the Diamondbacks beat the Mets 5-1 on Sunday.
The Knicks will play the winner of the Pistons-Cavaliers series in the Eastern Conference finals after sweeping the Sixers.
Brice Turang homered off David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Yankees with a 4-3 victory Sunday.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
There's a swim club in Harlem teaching kids a lifesaving skill, and they're turning timid swimmers into competitors.
The Davis Center at the Harlem Meer is celebrating one year of providing year-round recreation space to New Yorkers while still spreading the word to residents.
Residents displaced by a deadly apartment building fire in Inwood say it was only a matter of time before their building went up in flames.
In New York City, where land is at a premium, a stockpile of pristine soil unearthed at construction sites helps lower emissions and support urban farmers.
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.
New York connected on 18 3-pointers in the first half on its way to a resounding 144-114 destruction of the 76ers in Game 4 on Sunday. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer and Otis Livingston have the story.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock says our best chance for some rain is on Wednesday and Thursday.
CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian has more on how it brought families close together.
While the rush-hour trains will remain the same, there will be changes to many mid-day weekday departures. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Video shows officers surrounding a car at Hollers and Pinkney avenues in the Eastchester section early Sunday morning. Seven people were taken into custody, with some of them issued summons. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
