Lithium-ion battery safety standard bill expected to pass into law soon
A federal bill that could help prevent e-bike and e-scooter battery fires is finally nearing the finish line, according to the FDNY.
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Tim prides himself on shining a light on injustice. He has won two regional Emmy Awards and earned earned seven regional Emmy nominations, including one for his investigation into an egregious case of nepotism and tax waste within the City of Chicago. His others stories have exposed horrid living conditions in government-subsidized apartment buildings and allegations of sexual abuse within public schools. Tim has also diligently covered some of the most important stories of the past decade, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the overturning of Roe V. Wade. Just months after starting with CBS New York, he quickly discovered that the site of deadly parking garage collapse in Lower Manhattan already had several open property violations dating back decades. He was once recognized as one of two finalists of the Associated Press' "Best Reporter" award in Indianapolis.
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A federal bill that could help prevent e-bike and e-scooter battery fires is finally nearing the finish line, according to the FDNY.
The NYPD is teaming up with the Secret Service to warn shoppers about an array of dangerous scams they're seeing this holiday season.
A New Rochelle Police lieutenant was accused of planting drugs to try to justify an arrest, but we learned late Friday afternoon that he will not be indicted by a grand jury.
The Mount Vernon Police Department in Westchester County, New York is facing civil rights violations from the Justice Department.
While there are still many investigative leads to follow up on, top NYPD officials say they are now getting a clearer picture of Luigi Mangione.
Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway.
Jury deliberations resumed Monday in the Daniel Penny subway chokehold trial, but jurors will only need to consider one lesser charge.
A group of friends in Queens say they're out of tens of thousands of dollars because a third-party booking service won't give them their money back, even though the trip was supposed to be fully refundable.
Jurors in the Daniel Penny will decide whether he used excessive force when he placed Jordan Neely into a chokehold on the subway.
The Daniel Penny trial entered closing arguments Monday in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on the subway in Manhattan.
A CBS News New York investigation found online loopholes may be putting New York City's effort to prevent lithium-ion battery fires at risk.
A New York City Councilmember is taking the city's Department of Homeless Services to task, saying it needs to do a better job managing food at the city's migrant shelters.
A Hudson Valley woman says her car was driven from Queens to New Jersey after she parked at an unlicensed long-term parking lot near John F. Kennedy International Airport.
A Brooklyn woman who was wrongly marked as deceased by the government in 2022 says the problem has caused a years-long struggle.
A scathing new audit report says poor management of a New York City-run rental assistance program led to major problems for families in need of housing.