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COVID Impact: Some Parents In Jersey City Keep Children Home From School After District Reports Positive Cases
The New Jersey health commissioner said Wednesday there have been six COVID-19 outbreaks in schools across the state.
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The New Jersey health commissioner said Wednesday there have been six COVID-19 outbreaks in schools across the state.
The judge gave New York state until Sept. 22 to respond to the lawsuit in federal court in Utica.
For the first time in a year and a half, all 1 million students in New York City public schools were expected back for in-person learning.
There are mask requirements, air filtration systems and students bring portable partitions with them from their classrooms to the cafeteria.
Monday marked a major milestone on the road to reopening in New York City.
All health care workers in New York State are required to get their first shot by September 27 or face termination.
As New York City public schools get set to re-open for in-person learning Monday, many parents still have questions surrounding health protocols.
Thousands of city municipal workers will return to their offices full-time on Monday, just after President Biden issued his most aggressive COVID vaccine mandate yet.
Development and testing will take some time, but this will revolutionize large areas of medicine.
President Biden announced the most sweeping COVID-19 vaccine requirements yet on Thursday, which will affect roughly 100 million Americans.
Mayor Bill de Blasio expanded a COVID vaccine mandate to include more education workers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is championing what he calls the gold standard for keeping students safe in the classroom ahead of Monday's first day of school, which will be fully in person.
There are a lot of new protocols in schools, like screenings and temperature checks, but most parents said they are just thankful their kids are fully back in buildings.
Unvaccinated state employees will be tested for the coronavirus on a weekly basis. There is no testing option for health care workers at state-run hospitals.
More than 23 million total doses have been administered across the state.
Just ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which begins Monday at sundown, 13 rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway released a new video encouraging everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Many Americans with an autoimmune disease have had a poor response to COVID-19 vaccines, placing them at extremely high risk.
City students and staff are getting set to head back to class in two weeks. This has many parents and students wondering what school buildings are doing to prepare.
The phony cards were allegedly sold over Instagram, and the buyers are believed to be front-line and essential workers.
In a stark departure from her predecessor, she said she's not going to issue open-ended mandates that leave no room for localities to determine what works best for them.
The lines reportedly extended from the stadium entrance all the way back to the Mets-Willets Point subway station.
A survey earlier in the pandemic found 62% of intensive care nurses are burned out. Now we're seeing the long-term impact of that over-work.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, currently a member of Pfizer's board of directors, predicted Sunday that the drug company's COVID-19 vaccine could be available to children younger than 12 by early winter.
With less than a week before many schools start, the debate over a mask mandate continues to take center stage.
An emergency mask mandate has been issued for all schools in New York and there's a new vaccine initiative getting underway this weekend.
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to dismiss some of the charges in the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial.
At least seven people in New York have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meats.
NJ Transit says regular weekend schedules will be in effect beginning Saturday, and regular weekday service will resume Monday.
The situation for a NYCHA tenant has gone from bad to worse after ankle-deep water inundated her Brooklyn apartment during a storm.
A new sculpture featuring the likeness of one of hip-hop's first DJs plays a specially curated mix, powered by solar panels.
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to dismiss some of the charges in the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial.
At least seven people in New York have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meats.
NJ Transit says regular weekend schedules will be in effect beginning Saturday, and regular weekday service will resume Monday.
The situation for a NYCHA tenant has gone from bad to worse after ankle-deep water inundated her Brooklyn apartment during a storm.
A new sculpture featuring the likeness of one of hip-hop's first DJs plays a specially curated mix, powered by solar panels.
After several days of searing, summer heat, we've finally got some good news for the Tri-State Area, weather-wise.
New York and New Jersey coped with another day of excessive heat and humidity Wednesday, as well as severe weather.
Severe weather moved through parts of the Tri-State Area amid another heat wave Tuesday, causing widespread damage.
Physical effects of heat waves, like heat stroke, are widely known. But scientists are now sounding the alarm on psychological consequences of extremely high temperatures.
The First Alert Weather Team has issued a Red Alert through Wednesday due to excessive heat and humidity in New York City, New Jersey and the entire Tri-State Area.
At least seven people in New York have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meats.
NJ Transit says regular weekend schedules will be in effect beginning Saturday, and regular weekday service will resume Monday.
Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed at NYC and New Jersey airports after a CrowdStrike update caused a global Microsoft outage.
Despite many calls to resign, convicted Sen. Bob Menendez says he's staying put.
Heat-related cancellations and delays continued Thursday on NJ Transit lines, prompting anger from riders.
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to dismiss some of the charges in the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial.
According to prosecutors, the alleged drunk driver who crashed into a Long Island nail salon in June, killing four people, had a blood alcohol level that was more than twice the legal limit.
New York's next offshore wind farm, Sunrise Wind, will be seven times bigger than its first one.
Officials in Hempstead are warning beach goers about recent shark sightings and rough seas.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a a controversial transgender athlete ban Monday which passed last month by the Nassau County legislature along party lines.
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to dismiss some of the charges in the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial.
More than two dozen House Democrats and four senators have now called on President Biden to end his reelection bid.
Weisselberg was sentenced in April to five months in Rikers Island, in line with a plea agreement over his alleged perjury in a 2023 civil fraud case.
"I am not supposed to be here tonight," former President Donald Trump said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God."
The U.S. Secret Service is facing mounting questions about the security flaws that allowed the shooter to fire from a rooftop near the rally.
At least seven people in New York have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to deli meats.
Physical effects of heat waves, like heat stroke, are widely known. But scientists are now sounding the alarm on psychological consequences of extremely high temperatures.
At least two cases of measles have been found in people staying at a New York City-run shelter for migrants in Brooklyn.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
A first responder on Long Island is said to be the first in the country, outside a clinical trial, to undergo a life-saving surgery for peripheral artery disease.
A new sculpture featuring the likeness of one of hip-hop's first DJs plays a specially curated mix, powered by solar panels.
Prosecutors have been preparing to retry the disgraced movie mogul since the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction.
The Kennedy Center named its 2024 Honorees Thursday morning. They include Harlem's historic Apollo Theater, the first institution to ever receive the honor.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Run-DMC's Darryl McDaniels will headline this weekend's free SummerStage concert at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.
Josef Martínez scored two second-half goals to help CF Montreal rally for a 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls.
Mounsef Bakrar and Talles Magno each scored a second-half goal to help New York City FC rally and play Atlanta United to a 2-2 tie.
Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi's second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 on Lautaro Martínez's 112th-minute goal.
Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia.
Michael Toglia hit three of the Rockies' six homrs in an 8-5 win over the Mets on Sunday.
The situation for a NYCHA tenant has gone from bad to worse after ankle-deep water inundated her Brooklyn apartment during a storm.
A new sculpture featuring the likeness of one of hip-hop's first DJs plays a specially curated mix, powered by solar panels.
A legal battle is brewing between some New York City tenants and Mayor Eric Adams over rental assistance laws.
The Kennedy Center named its 2024 Honorees Thursday morning. They include Harlem's historic Apollo Theater, the first institution to ever receive the honor.
It's a tradition that dates back to 1887. Worshippers in Brooklyn paraded through the streets, a beloved Italian tradition.
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 have released video showing the suspect accused of randomly punching an 89-year-old woman in the face in Greenwich Village on July 10.
The pressure is increasing on President Joe Biden to step down even though he says he's ready to get back on the campaign trail after he recovers from COVID. CBS New York's Derick Waller reports.
A multistate listeria outbreak is being linked to meats sliced at deli counters. Seven cases have been reported in New York.
Things are slowly but surely getting back to normal after what's being called the largest IT outage in history. At least 2,600 flights were canceled across the United States as a result. CBS New York's Alecia Reid has more on the impact to flyers.
Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg has been released from jail.