West Side Highway Becomes Point Thank You For 9/11
Every year, on 9/11, the West Side Highway is transformed into what is, for many, an unexpected cheer zone.
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Every year, on 9/11, the West Side Highway is transformed into what is, for many, an unexpected cheer zone.
The 11th anniversary of 9/11 brings back truly scary stories from that day back in 2001.
The new Four World Trade Center isn't scheduled to open for another year, but Friday, reporters got a sneak peek.
Mayor Mike Spano said the 34-foot rusted steel beam will be erected and installed at Conor Park for families who lost loved ones
The 9/11 Museum was scheduled to open two weeks from today, but that will not happen.
Seven World Trade Center was the first building opened to replace one that was destroyed on 9/11. On August 27, a Borough of Manhattan Community College building will be the second.
A group of mostly parents of slain firefighters argued a plan for a repository inside the memorial museum - seven stories down at bedrock - is disrespectful.
The group 9/11 Parents And Families of Firefighters And World Trade Center Victims has sued the city for not releasing a list of all victims' families.
An atheist group wants to block the National September 11th Memorial and Museum from displaying the iconic World Trade Center cross.
The nonprofit foundation said visitors have come from all 50 states and 170 countries to see the two giant reflecting pools ringed by waterfalls that make up the memorial.
84 firefighters responded to a report of a smoke condition on the 88th floor.
The FDNY said the worker was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Hudson Square is within walking distance of the World Trade Center site and the 9/11 Memorial. At one institution that fact is never forgotten
Politicians will be excluded from speaking at this year's Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero, following a year in which families have expressed concern that political struggles are hindering progress on a 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center site.
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.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Police body camera video shows the moments a woman and two police officers remove a python that was wedged in the grill of her vehicle in Franklin Township on Monday.
Questions are mounting about the death of a man whose body was found in the chimney of a New York City public school.
One teenage girl was killed and a second was injured after they were struck by a large truck in the East Village on Friday night, police say.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
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.
Police body camera video shows the moments a woman and two police officers remove a python that was wedged in the grill of her vehicle in Franklin Township on Monday.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
The shooting happened around 7:20 a.m. Friday at the convenience store at the corner of Route 37 and Garfield Avenue, prosecutors said.
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.
A truck carrying a boom crane tipped over in River Vale, New Jersey, on Thursday, causing the crane to land on two houses, slicing one in half.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Racing returned to Belmont Park Friday afternoon, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations. The redevelopment cost $450 million. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations.
Racing returns to Belmont Park more than three years after the track was shut down for renovations. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.
CBS News observed two MS NOW employees being turned away from the White House on Saturday morning.
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.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
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.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
The Mets kept the Phillies from gaining ground in the National League wild-card race with a 6-3 victory Friday night.
Julian Hall scored early in the second half for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Friday night.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't sure whether Aaron Judge will be able to return for the postseason.
New York Mets first baseman Jared Young will miss the rest of the season because of a concussion.
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.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
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.
Police have released a sketch of the suspect in an attempted rape in Prospect Park.
Two teen girls riding a bicycle were hit by a truck in the East Village on Friday night. One of those girls has died. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
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A New Jersey woman got a slithery surprise when she was heading out to her car Monday morning. CBS News New York's Rob Flaks reports.
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