![DNA spiral with Monkeypox Virus attacking](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/07/26/289c9ee1-5ad2-4be3-8a5d-60b74801383b/thumbnail/640x360/66a349a139cbd1ec369fb8c577270e50/gettyimages-1402562733.jpg?v=631cf5f2b4e8db7f9bc428589402864d#)
White House could declare monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
There are nearly 2,900 confirmed monkeypox cases across 44 states, but New York remains the epicenter.
Watch CBS News
There are nearly 2,900 confirmed monkeypox cases across 44 states, but New York remains the epicenter.
CBS2's Jessica Moore spoke with one man who is suffering with the disease right now, and trying to raise awareness and support for others.
The vaccination clinics will continue for the next two Sundays, but all appointments have already been booked.
This comes just as the disease was declared a global emergency by the World Heath Organization.
Dr. Anthony Fauci told "CBS Saturday Morning" that the president "continues to improve."
Taking care of business means working five days a week - or so we thought.
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
There's a strong push to slow the spread of monkeypox as the number of cases in the city surpasses 800.
Polina Shchepaniak can finally return to just being a kid after doctors performed surgery to plug a hole in her heart.
Free vaccines were provided Friday morning at the Pomona Health Complex. Another clinic will be held on Monday.
The city's mass vaccination sites will hold three days of vaccinations on July 24, 30 and 31.
The case occurred in an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County, according to officials.
The governor laid out plans to deal with the pandemic moving forward, including back to school plans.
Wednesday's announcement comes ahead of a major party weekend on Fire Island.
Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show Black women are more likely to die from giving childbirth.
A deadly shooting at a New York City subway station is under investigation in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn.
NYC DOE public schools are back in session. Here's the 2024-2025 calendar, plus info about bus service and the lunch menu.
CBS News New York's Doug Williams sat down with NYC Public Schools Chancellor David Banks to preview the school year.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
The NYPD is confirms Monday's deadly shooting along the West Indian American Day Parade route in Brooklyn was gang-related.
While there are a some rain chances over the next three days, the long Labor Day weekend will feature plenty of dry time as well.
New York and New Jersey woke up to rainy weather Friday, as many set out for Labor Day weekend.
Thursday should stay pretty cloudy with perhaps a stray shower or two and highs in the mid 70s in New York City!
A heat advisory will be in effect today for NYC and parts of New Jersey, with feels-like temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees.
Intense heat and severe thunderstorms are in the forecast Wednesday for New York and New Jersey.
Police are investigating after vandals set a Paterson, N.J. soccer field on fire over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
An 18-month-old girl died after being attacked by a dog at a home in Newark, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
The Freehold Township School District says mold was found at Laura Donovan Elementary School, forcing students to relocate.
It's the first day of school in Newark, New Jersey, where students will have longer hours for 2024.
Some NJ Transit customers affected by recent service disruptions want refunds, but the agency says they won't provide them.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
Long Island mother Kerri Bedrick is facing upgraded charges in the wrong-way crash that killed her son, Eli Henrys, on the Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore.
Police are investigating a shocking discovery in Huntington, Long Island. Suffolk County Police say they found a body stuffed in a suitcase there Tuesday.
Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday morning.
LIRR schedule changes start today for riders across Long Island and heading into New York City.
China's consul general in New York has left the U.S. following a scandal that involved a former aide to two governors.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Under intense pressure to meet state guidelines for class size, New York City is set to open 24 new schools on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling upends the Republican presidential nominee's plan to move the case to federal court.
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Hamas leaders for the deaths of American citizens in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Trucks will be back on New York City streets again Tuesday and Thursday to conduct additional spraying for mosquitoes.
Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus this year, state health officials said Friday.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
A listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has led to one death in New York, the CDC said Wednesday.
The teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a handsome beach boy in the "Gidget" movies, James Darren has died at 88.
Joey Chestnut ate a world record 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Monday, relishing another victory against rival Takeru Kobayashi.
Walt Disney Co. pulled ESPN, its Disney network and ABC stations from DirecTV's service, a move that came on a busy sports night.
Patti LuPone, the star of "Evita" and "Gypsy," is returning to Broadway alongside her longtime friend Mia Farrow in a new play, "The Roommate," which explores the strength, depth, humor and surprise found in women of a certain age.
Rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop experienced a medical emergency on stage in Connecticut, local officials said.
The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees again 10-6 on Wednesday night.
The surging New York Mets matched a season high by winning their seventh straight game, 8-3 over the Boston Red Sox.
A singer from Long Island is on a mission to perform the national anthem at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.
A joyful, funny, yet fierce competitor — that's how Johnny Gaudreau was remembered Wednesday by members of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam to give the Rangers a win over the Yankees and drop New York out of the AL East lead.
Queens residents are sounding the alarm about illegal trash dumping where Jackson Heights meets Woodside.
A New York City artist returned to her childhood favorite restaurant to restore a ceiling mural damaged in a flood.
As students head back to school next week, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit is working to make sure kids have at-home libraries.
Harlem's older neighbors came together Wednesday for National Senior Citizens Day.
Steelpan orchestras citywide are preparing for the Panorama competition at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
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.
Police say a 47-year-old man was shot and killed late Wednesday night at the Rockaway Avenue subway station in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest from the scene.
CBS New York's Tony Sadkiu and John Elliott have the latest weather forecast.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for September 4 at 11 p.m.
Water raining down on cars in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel caused a traffic mess Wednesday. The leak is now fixed, but only temporarily. As CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports, a subcontractor drilled a hole into the worst possible place.
We're learning more about the suspect accused in a deadly school shooting in Georgia. Two students and two teachers were killed. Four other people were shot. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the latest on the investigation.