"Zombie Debt": Homeowners face foreclosure on old mortgages
"I don't even know these people because they never contacted me," said one homeowner facing $130,000 in debt.
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"I don't even know these people because they never contacted me," said one homeowner facing $130,000 in debt.
Out of millions of books and dozens of genres, there is one story that sticks out for Brooklynites and beyond who visit one of the nation's largest library systems.
"It is simply devastating, and so many people are hurting right now," the police department said in a statement.
The guard was able to restrain the gunman, who tried to enter the facility with an AR-15 rifle, until police arrived.
Authorities said that they apprehended about 6,000 lethal doses of cocaine from the woman's wheelchair.
The Hollywood director was accused of sexually assaulting a publicist in 2013.
New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has conceded defeat to Mike Lawler in his bid for a House seat. The Republican will represent New York's newly redrawn 17th Congressional District in the Hudson Valley region. Lawler joined CBS News for an interview shortly after winning the race.
Three states have measures on their ballots that could have significant impact.
Gov. Kathy Hochul fended off a strong challenge from Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, whose campaign stressed concerns about crime.
The New York gubernatorial race is closer than anyone initially anticipated. Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin saw a late surge in voter support in the historically blue state. He is challenging Democratic incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul for her seat. Marcia Kramer, chief political correspondent for CBS News New York, joined CBS News to discuss the race.
Republican Mike Lawler joins CBS News on Election Day to discuss his unexpectedly close House race against Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York's newly redrawn 17th District.
Police are investigating reports that four students were drugged and another was sexually assaulted at residences affiliated with fraternities.
The man who gunned down John Lennon outside his New York City apartment building in 1980 told a parole board that he knew it was wrong to kill the beloved former Beatle.
Christian Cooper was birdwatching in New York's Central Park when he encountered a woman whose dog was loose. He says he politely asked her to leash the animal, but she became agitated. As he filmed her reaction, the woman called police and told them: "There is an African American man. I am in Central Park. He is recording me and threatening me and my dog." Cooper and his sister believe the woman was using Christian's race to get the police to respond.
Twenty-one years ago, Kadiatou Diallo's son, Amadou Diallo, was killed by New York City police officers. Thinking he was reaching for a gun, they fired 41 shots at Amadou. Now, Kadiatou reflects on who her son was, his dreams of America, and what progress can be made in how police see black men after George Floyd's death.
Officials from the New York City Fire Department rescued people who were trapped by a fire in a high-rise apartment building on Saturday.
Rome Leykin is on a mission to "conquer the hand cycling world" — and one day, maybe even the Paralympics.
Horne's granddaughter said that renaming the theater in her honor is a "celebration of the contributions of Black women to theater history."
New York's criminal tax fraud trial of the Trump Organization is temporarily on hold after a witness in the case, the company's controller, Jeffrey McConney, tested positive for COVID-19 one day after the trial began. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined CBS News to discuss how the city is commemorating the 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, his plans to combat rising crime in the subway system and the ongoing migrant crisis.
CBS News has obtained a law enforcement bulletin from the New York Police Department warning that polling sites are potential targets for extremist violence. This bulletin comes after police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested a man in connection with a break-in at the campaign headquarters of Democrat Katie Hobbs, a gubernatorial candidate. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, discuss the threats.
It's been 10 years since Superstorm Sandy hit New York and New Jersey, killing dozens and destroying hundreds of homes. CBS New York is releasing a documentary looking back at one of the biggest natural disasters in the region's history. WCBS-TV anchor Dick Brennan joins us to reflect on the storm and its impact 10 years later.
The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is locked in a tight House race in New York's Hudson Valley. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney is facing off against GOP New York state assemblyman Mike Lawler. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest on the battle to control the House.
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz faced off in their first and only debate Tuesday night. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the key takeaways from that debate and others including the matchup for New York governor.
Candidates in multiple states faced off in Tuesday night debates, just two weeks ahead of the midterm elections, and things got heated in Pennsylvania, Michigan and New York. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports on the Pennsylvania Senate debate, and then Sean Sullivan, deputy politics editor for campaigns at The Washington Post, joins CBS News to discuss.