New York City paints "Black Lives Matter" in front of Trump Tower
Giant yellow letters on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue now read "Black Lives Matter."
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Giant yellow letters on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue now read "Black Lives Matter."
Families who aren't comfortable having their children return to school can choose to stay remote.
The violence continued into the July 4th weekend, as the NYPD reported 44 shooting incidents.
Gun violence in New York City "spiked significantly" during the month of June compared to the same time last year, officials say. One of the most recent victims was a teenager in Queens. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Lender viewed convicted sex offender as "high risk" client, yet still overlooked his many questionable transactions.
Ritchie Torres, a Democratic candidate seeking to represent New York's 15th congressional district, is expected to be the first openly gay Afro-Latino man to serve in Congress. He spoke with CBSN about what that means to him, and how he plans to push for progressive policies in the House.
A new report finds that many members of Puerto Rican communities in Florida, New Jersey and New York live in counties with high coronavirus infection and death rates. Carla Minet, executive director of the Center for Investigative Journalism, joins CBSN to discuss the findings.
Mr. Trump has continued to downplay the danger of the coronavirus to people who get it.
Statue of famed abolitionist was vandalized on anniversary of his iconic 1852 speech about Independence Day in city where he delivered it: Rochester, N.Y.
In America, you can get almost anything in a drive-thru. And this year, because of the pandemic, immigrants who have completed all the requirements of citizenship are pulling into parking lots from San Diego to Des Moines to Detroit for socially-distant naturalization ceremonies. Steve Hartman visits with some newly-minted U.S. citizens in Albany, N.Y. where the oath was taken behind the wheel.
Two expected winners of Democratic House primary races in New York are likely to make history as the first openly gay Black members of the U.S. Congress. One of them, Mondaire Jones, a Democratic candidate for New York's 17th congressional district, spoke with CBSN about his candidacy and what he hopes to bring to the House.
It will be postponed "until the facts change and it is prudent to open," he said.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that indoor dining won't be allowed to resume when New York City reaches Phase 3 of reopening next week. It will be delayed "until the facts change and it is prudent to open," he said. He also said people from 16 states are subject to quarantine if they travel to the New York tri-state area. Watch his remarks.
Money would be deferred to the city's chronically underfunded public housing system and to youth programs, the mayor said Monday.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is touting his response to the George Floyd protests, citing several major bills including a chokehold ban. But families of those killed by NYPD officers say Cuomo has blocked their efforts at reform for years. Constance Malcolm, the mother of a teen killed by police in 2012, joined CBSN to discuss her pursuit of justice for her son.
Two leading candidates may be on the cusp of making history as the first openly gay black members of Congress.
“Sunday Morning” takes us near Lake Erie in New York, where a great horned owl dad and mom are busy with childcare. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.
Parts of New York began slowly reopening last month after successfully "flattening the curve" during lockdown.
In what was at one point the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, one New York family decided to help their neighbors in need. A few posters around the neighborhood turned into an almost 1,000-person volunteer group called the Astoria Mutual Aid Network. Errol Barnett reports.
New York held its primary election on Tuesday, months after the coronavirus outbreak postponed it in April. Erin Durkin, a reporter for Politico New York, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss key races on the ballot and changes made at the polls designed to prevent the spread of the virus.
"The federal government is making a mistake… a historic mistake," by encouraging states to reopen too fast, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at his daily press briefing. He noted that in at least 19 states, new coronavirus cases have gone up over the last two weeks. Watch his remarks.
Many voters in Tuesday's pandemic-delayed primaries faced long lines, missing ballots and locked doors in their attempts to cast ballots in New York and Kentucky. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke to CBSN about the key races that are still days away from being decided, as well as what election security experts say about Trump administration claims that mail-in voting leads to election fraud.
Bowman's campaign was surprised he's leading in precincts where Engel, a 31-year incumbent, was expected to have strong support.
The announcement comes as new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months.
Voters in Kentucky, New York and Virginia cast ballots in state primary elections Tuesday, but it may take days before results are fully counted. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to break down some of the most closely watched races.