New York sets new restrictions for bars, restaurants

The new restrictions, an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, will go into effect Friday.

• Nov 11, 2020

Syracuse University cancels in-person classes amid COVID surge

On Sunday, the school reported eight new student cases of COVID-19. Three days later, the number of new cases jumped to 52.

• Nov 11, 2020

Mental health 911 calls will be handled by experts, not NYPD, in new program

First lady Chirlane McCray said NYPD officers will be "relieved" of responsibilities they should have never have been asked to handle.

• Nov 11, 2020

Indie booksellers struggle during COVID-19

The Strand Book Store is a New York institution, with four floors of books, and 93 years of tradition. But while it survived a Great Depression, World War II, 9/11 and Amazon, it has struggled during the era of COVID-19. New Yorker contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with the Strand's owners, and with the owners of EyeSeeMe, an African-American children's bookstore in St. Louis, about how independent booksellers are finding ways to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, and about the community of readers that wants them to survive.

• Nov 8, 2020
• 5:08

NYPD investigating anti-discrimination chief over alleged vulgar posts

The investigation comes after the New York City Council's Oversight and Investigations Division released a report linking Deputy Inspector James Kobel to vulgar posts spanning more than a year.

• Nov 6, 2020

Americans anxious over political uncertainty

Protesters on both sides of the political divide took to the streets Wednesday, highlighting the heightened tensions over the undecided presidential election. David Begnaud spoke with voters in New York and New Jersey.

• Nov 5, 2020
• 4:20

Ocasio-Cortez projected to win second term in House

"Thank you to the Bronx & Queens for re-electing me to the House despite the millions spent against us, & trusting me to represent you once more," AOC tweeted.

• Nov 5, 2020

Ritchie Torres becomes first openly gay Black member of Congress

If Democrat Mondaire Jones wins his New York race, he will join Torres as one of two openly gay Black members of Congress.

• Nov 4, 2020

Ritchie Torres talks historic win for Congress

New York Democrat Ritchie Torres has become of the first Black and openly gay candidates to be elected to Congress. He joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about the results from election night and what he hopes to accomplish for the people of his district.

• Nov 4, 2020
• 5:19

U.S. cities brace for unrest ahead of Election Day

Law enforcement, local, and state officials are anticipating unrest and violence following the presidential election -- regardless of who wins. Many cities nationwide are boarding up businesses, apartment buildings, and government offices in preparation. Security expert Roderick Jones joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what Americans can expect.

• Nov 2, 2020
• 6:41

101-year-old voter casts ballot undeterred

A 101-year-old New York resident continues to have her voice heard by voting in every presidential election since voting for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952. Born before women even had the right to vote, this year she battled long lines and inclement weather to cast her ballot. Nikki Battiste reports.

• Nov 1, 2020
• 1:30

Testimonies to Susan B. Anthony

Voters, women mostly, have been flocking to Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y., to pay tribute to suffragist Susan B. Anthony, who died never knowing her fight to win women the sacred right to vote would succeed. Steve Hartman talked with some of those who made a pilgrimage to her gravesite.

• Nov 1, 2020
• 2:25

The haunting roots of "Sleepy Hollow" story

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," first published 200 years ago by Washington Irving, is still one of America's all-time great ghost stories. Two centuries later, it still remains linked to Halloween and its spooky season. Jeff Glor visits the history of the classic tale this Halloween, in the spot where it all began.

• Oct 31, 2020
• 6:13

56 get COVID after "superspreader" wedding, birthday party

Nearly 300 additional people have been forced to quarantine following the events.

• Oct 29, 2020

Hundreds of inmates test positive as COVID rips through New York prison

Nearly 40% of inmates housed at the Elmira Correctional Facility have tested positive for coronavirus.

• Oct 28, 2020

NXIVM founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

A jury convicted Raniere on seven charges, including sex trafficking, racketeering, and forced labor conspiracy, in 2019.

• Oct 28, 2020

10/27/20: Red and Blue

7 days to go in the 2020 Presidential election; Mission to prevent voter intimidation at the polls

• Oct 27, 2020
• 54:45

New York's 14th Congressional District race

John Cummings is running as the Republican candidate in New York's 14th Congressional District race, against Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Cummings spoke with CBSN's Lana Zak about the race. 

• Oct 24, 2020
• 6:59

Drive-thru haunted houses make for a spooky, COVID-safe Halloween

Luke Burbank takes a look at how some places are setting up drive-thru haunted houses for a spooky — and healthy — Halloween. One of these places is a car wash-turned-haunted house in Copiague, New York, where parents can get the car cleaned and give kids a thrilling ride at the same time.

• Oct 25, 2020
• 4:11

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner threaten lawsuit over COVID billboards

One billboard shows Trump smiling and gesturing to coronavirus death numbers in the U.S. Another features Kushner next to body bags and a quote he reportedly said in March: "[New Yorkers] are going to suffer and that's their problem."

• Oct 24, 2020

Iconic bookstore makes plea to customers in effort to stay open

Strand said its revenue has dropped 70% in the last year and that the loans and cash reserves it relied on from the beginning of the pandemic have been depleted.

• Oct 24, 2020

U.S. sees record surge in coronavirus cases

There are new signs that the nation's months-long battle against the coronavirus is moving in a dangerous direction. On Friday, there were more than 83,000 confirmed cases, marking a new single-day record high in the United States. Michael George is in New York with the latest.

• Oct 24, 2020
• 3:47

Movie theaters reopen in most of New York

Movie theaters in most of New York state, except for New York City, reopened Friday with coronavirus-related restrictions. Ray Barker, the program director of the North Park Theatre in Buffalo, New York, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about the changes.

• Oct 23, 2020
• 2:51

10/22: Red and Blue

Final Presidential debate of the 2020 election; Pres. Trump's support among evangelical voters

• Oct 22, 2020
• 50:22

Cuomo redraws COVID-19 hot zones as infection rates improve

Cuomo spoke after red zone COVID-19 infection rates have come down in parts of the state in the last week, but as as New Jersey sees a surge in cases.

• Oct 21, 2020

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