LIRR riders facing service disruptions for morning commute
Eastbound service is suspended between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal due to a downed power line. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Eastbound service is suspended between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal due to a downed power line. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Service was suspended in both directions between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal for the early morning commute. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Eastbound service was suspended for hours between the Jamaica station and Atlantic Terminal due to a downed power line.
Westbound trains on the main line are bypassing Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Woodside.
Westbound trains on the main line are bypassing Kew Gardens, Forest Hills and Woodside.
Trains were suspended between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, as crews worked to repair the damaged section of rails.
Trains were suspended between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, as crews worked to repair the damaged section of rails. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest update.
Republican lawmakers from Long Island are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to end her support for congestion pricing. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
On Dec. 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road 5:33 p.m. train. Six people were killed.
Thirty years ago, a gunman opened fire on a Long Island Rail Road car, turning the evening commute into a massacre on Dec. 7, 1993. Three decades later, the nation grapples with mass shootings on a regular basis. It's the subject of a new CBS New York documentary, "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre," produced by Carolyn Gusoff, who covered the shooting at the time. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3GxMJcF
The MTA says it's working to ease your ride this season by testing equipment well before the first snowflakes start falling.
Winter arrives in just a few short weeks, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it's already testing new equipment to be ready. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the story.
Carolyn McCarthy's husband Dennis was killed and son Kevin seriously injured when Colin Ferguson opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road 30 years ago. The tragic shooting forever altered her life, prompting to her run for Congress. She spoke extensively with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Civil rights attorney Ronald Kuby and his late partner William Kunstler were Colin Ferguson's pre-trial lawyer. Kuby spoke CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Delton Dove was the foreman of the jury that decided Colin Ferguson's fate. He spoke for the first time about his experience with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Frank Barker was shot five times during Colin Ferguson's rampage on a Long Island Rail Road train car nearly 30 years ago. He spoke extensively with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff as part of her documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Mi Won Kim's sister Mi Kyung Kim was murdered in Colin Ferguson's rampage aboard a Long Island Rail Road train nearly 30 years ago. She spoke with CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff for our documentary "The 5:33 - Legacy of the LIRR Massacre."
Next week marks 30 years since one of the nation's first public mass shootings, and it happened on a Long Island Rail Road train. Gusoff was one of the reporters there that night, 30 years ago at the Merillon Avenue train station in Garden City. The suburban community was shattered by what was then unthinkable.
CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan was the first reporter on the scene after Colin Ferguson opened fire on an LIRR train. She worked with our own Carolyn Gusoff on a documentary about the tragic event that took place almost 30 years ago.
Take a look back at some of our coverage of the LIRR massacre and its aftermath, from the time of the original incident, through Colin Ferguson's trial, and more.
The Long Island Rail Road massacre happened 30 years ago next week. This Friday, CBS New York will premiere an hourlong documentary looking back at the tragedy that killed six people and injured 19 others. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff, who directed the documentary, spoke about it with Chris Wragge.
Long before we knew the names Uvalde, Pulse Nightclub, Parkland, and Sandy Hook, the nation was stunned and horrified by the Long Island Rail Road massacre. Watch the trailer for our special documentary, airing Friday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. on CBS News New York.
The MTA says the new wireless network covers about 30 miles.
Travelers on the Long Island Rail Road may notice better cell service. The MTA says it upgraded wireless connectivity at Grand Central Madison and its tunnels. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Rag82R
The LIRR appears to be inching closer to its goal of having 60% of commuters utilize Penn Station, while 40% travel through the new terminal.
Sluggers Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso anchor the Mets lineup and All-Star closer Edwin Diaz is back in the bullpen.
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The MTA's expanded Fair Fares program offers a 50% discount on rides to certain low-income New Yorkers.
Skiboky Stora, 40, was arrested Wednesday. According to police, Stora allegedly randomly attacked Halley Kate while she was walking on near Seventh Avenue near 17th Street Monday.
The MTA's expanded Fair Fares program offers a 50% discount on rides to certain low-income New Yorkers.
Skiboky Stora, 40, was arrested Wednesday. According to police, Stora allegedly randomly attacked Halley Kate while she was walking on near Seventh Avenue near 17th Street Monday.
The Yankees added All-Star outfielder Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade, but reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will miss time due to an elbow injury.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban are making an announcement about subway safety live from the Fulton Street station in Manhattan.
Another organization also pledged $10,000 toward his 1-year-old son's education ahead of today's wake in Massapequa Park.
Today will be mild with highs around 50, but we're tracking steady rain for both the morning and evening commutes.
Rain will pretty much be ongoing for all of the day on Thursday and may be moderate to heavy at times.
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We expect to see scattered showers this afternoon, before steadier rain moves in overnight into Thursday.
Today looks cloudy with a little drizzle in areas east of the city. Highs will be around 50 degrees.
Today will be mild with highs around 50, but we're tracking steady rain for both the morning and evening commutes.
Rain will pretty much be ongoing for all of the day on Thursday and may be moderate to heavy at times.
She's blazed a trail that few in this business will ever match, with grace and diligence, attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to the power and absolute necessity of solid journalism.
The winning $1.13 billion ticket was sold at a ShopRite down the Jersey Shore. Lottery officials are now waiting for the lucky winner to come forward, as customers congratulate whoever it was.
We expect to see scattered showers this afternoon, before steadier rain moves in overnight into Thursday.
Another organization also pledged $10,000 toward his 1-year-old son's education ahead of today's wake in Massapequa Park.
Police charged 34-year-old Guy Rivera, of Queens, hours before Diller's wake Thursday in Massapequa Park, Long Island.
A burial mix-up at Beth Moses Cemetery on Long Island has been corrected.
She's blazed a trail that few in this business will ever match, with grace and diligence, attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to the power and absolute necessity of solid journalism.
Many are experiencing the tragic aftermath of what the community is calling a sickening and senseless loss of life.
Thursday's event with former Presidents Obama and Clinton will set a new fundraising record for the president's reelection campaign.
A bipartisan package of bills to crack down on squatters was unveiled in Albany on Wednesday.
The longtime Connecticut senator died from complications from a fall, his family said.
Starting as early as June, most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan's Central Business District below 60th Street.
A judge imposed a gag order restricting what former President Donald Trump can say about those involved in his upcoming criminal trial in New York.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to bring greater awareness to a disease that every year kills thousands of patients under 50.
The push is to ban 24-hour work shifts through a bill in the City Council introduced by Councilman Christopher Marte.
The CDC says roughly 25% of Americans suffer from season allergies, and studies suggest pollen season is getting longer and more intense.
The case was detected in an unvaccinated child, the Nassau County Department of Health said.
The Valley Hospital has been in Ridgewood for decades. In April, the hospital will move to a different location.
Ariana DeBose will host the 2024 Tony Awards. This will mark her third straight year as host.
She's blazed a trail that few in this business will ever match, with grace and diligence, attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to the power and absolute necessity of solid journalism.
Huge crowds flocked to Times Square on Tuesday for a last-minute Shakira concert.
Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by federal law enforcement officers, U.S. officials confirmed Monday.
This is Diaz's second child with husband Benji Madden.
Sluggers Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso anchor the Mets lineup and All-Star closer Edwin Diaz is back in the bullpen.
The Yankees added All-Star outfielder Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade, but reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will miss time due to an elbow injury.
New York never trailed in a 145-101 win over the slumping Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, the Knicks' biggest margin of victory this season.
The Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 122-119 on Wednesday night, snapping the Wizards' modest three-game winning streak.
Nestor Cortes will start for the New York Yankees against Houston's Framber Valdes at 4:10 p.m. at Minute Maid Park.
Officials at Friday's fire in Kensington, Brooklyn say solar panels on a house roof posed a challenge for the FDNY.
A troubled housing development in East Flatbush is hoping to make a fresh start after an agreement reached with the city to keep units rent stabilized.
A concentration of endangered languages is found in Queens, making the borough an important area for research.
The Gold Women's Business Connect event encouraged networking and support.
A Queens community is pushing back against the MTA's redesign plan to speed up bus service in the borough.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
A crane went up in flames high above Manhattan, then partially collapsed onto the street below.
The MTA says the new tolling system could start as early as June, but it still faces several lawsuits. CBS New York's Christina Fan has reaction from officials and riders.
John Elliott has the Tri-State Area's latest First Alert Forecast on CBS2 News At Noon.
New York City will soon have new technology to detect weapons in the subway system, the mayor and police commissioner announced Thursday. Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said the pilot program could start within a few months.
Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said the pilot program could start within a few months.
The charges were announced just hours before Diller's wake on Long Island, which former President Donald Trump is expected to attend. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports on the community reaction.