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New Omicron variants drive increase in COVID cases
"Your immune system will have a harder time fighting off this current wave."
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"Your immune system will have a harder time fighting off this current wave."
"Our new COVID-19 treatment hotline will provide New Yorkers with better access to early treatments that help prevent severe illness," Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Since receiving approval in 1973, Opill has been available with a prescription for women to take to prevent pregnancy.
The Health and Human Services Department is telling hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.
A shipment of more than 14,500 doses from the federal government is expected to arrive later in the week.
It's based on new hospital admissions and new cases per 100,000 people. Officials recommend residents wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.
Starting Monday, anyone considered high risk could sign up for an appointment on the Suffolk County website.
The senator will quarantine and work remotely this week.
All five boroughs have a "high" community level, prompting health officials to recommend New Yorkers wear masks again.
Starting Monday, appointments to get the monkeypox vaccine on Fire Island will open online.
President Biden took executive action intended to protect access and privacy related to abortion.
While New York City's health department has opened a pair of temporary monkeypox vaccine sites, getting an appointment is still a challenge.
Mayor Eric Adams says the city is in a stable place and he's monitoring hospital capacities and deaths.
The Department of Health says it will make more appointments available as it gets more doses from the government.
Monkeypox is spread through close, prolonged contact with an infected person.
It's the first day of school for NYC public schools and nearly a million students in the nation's largest district.
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.
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.
Kyla McMillan, director of The Armory Show joins CBS New York to discuss The Armory Show and the galleries and exhibits participants can expect to experience this weekend.
Emory Hunt, On-Air Football Analyst for CBS Sports joins CBS New York to discuss the teams to watch this NFL season.
A school bus caught fire while it was parked between two buildings Thursday morning in Brooklyn.
Nearly one million students in New York City are headed back to school for the first day of class. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has a look at the DOE's top priorities heading into the new year.
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.