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A deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has set health and community leaders on a campaign to educate the public on ways to prevent the bacteria from growing and spreading.
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A deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has set health and community leaders on a campaign to educate the public on ways to prevent the bacteria from growing and spreading.
Exonerated Five member Raymond Santana says he's running for City Council because his neighborhood has deteriorated and he wants to rejuvenate it.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer spoke to Raymond Santana about why he wants to be a public servant.
NYC Council Member Yusef Salaam, who was wrongfully convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, says the future of policing in New York City must emphasize "courtesy, professionalism and respect."
NYC Council Member Yusef Salaam discusses the future of policing in New York City and Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter discusses Long Island's red wave.
New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, a member of the "Exonerated Five," appears on "The Point with Marcia Kramer" on April 14, 2024.
Yusef Salaam, who was wrongfully convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, says the future of policing in New York City must emphasize "courtesy, professionalism and respect."
Committee Chair Yusef Salaam was wrongfully convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
Committee Chair Yusef Salaam was wrongfully convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
Salaam said he was diving with his wife and family when he was pulled over.
Newly elected City Councilman Yusef Salaam, who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in the Central Park Five case, says he was stopped by police without explanation Friday night. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49tDPcT
Newly elected City Councilmember Yusef Salaam says he was stopped by police Friday night while driving with his family. The NYPD says the stop was proper because the car's windows were tinted beyond the legal limit. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49tDPcT
From false imprisonment to empowerment, the Exonerated Five member won Harlem's District 9 City Council seat.
In the city that convicted him and put him behind bars in an infamous rape case, an exonerated member of the Central Park Five is now one of its lawmakers. Yusef Salaam won Central Harlem's City Council seat Tuesday. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell spoke with him Wednesday about his remarkable turnaround and his goals at City Hall. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3MxjeuY
New York City's 51 council seats were up for grabs in an election that saw low voter turnout. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has the results.
Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem district on the City Council, having run unopposed for the seat.
Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam spoke to supporters Tuesday night after winning a seat on the New York City Council. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/40qpjz7
Yusef Salaam garnered more than 60% of the vote for the District 9 City Council seat in Central Harlem in the June primary. He spent seven years in prison, accused of a rape he didn't commit as part of the now-exonerated Central Park 5. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell shares more of her wide-ranging conversation with the candidate, who used his personal plight as a platform. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3XwA94Z
Thousands of voters in Central Harlem put a political newcomer on the New York City Council. Yusef Salaam is one of the Central Park Exonerated Five wrongly convicted of rape in 1989. He made his struggle for justice part of his campaign. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell reports.
It was a night for incumbents, except in one race in Harlem, and, somewhat surprisingly, one in Brooklyn.
Despite low voters turnout, incumbents across the five boroughs appeared well on their way to winning. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The turnout was low Tuesday for one of the most talked-about primary races in New York.
The turnout was low Tuesday for one of the most talked-about primary races in New York. CBS New York's Jessi Mitchell has the story.
The alliance comes ahead of the June 27 primary, which will feature rank-choice voting.
Al Taylor and Yusef Salaam made an alliance and endorsed each other in the ranked choice primary election, CBS2's Jessi Mitchell reports.
