President Joe Biden Visits New Jersey To Push Infrastructure Plan, Including Portal Bridge Construction
The bridge is part of the Gateway Project, a huge infrastructure program designed to ease congestion along the Northeast rail corridor.
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The bridge is part of the Gateway Project, a huge infrastructure program designed to ease congestion along the Northeast rail corridor.
It's a challenge the president said he, too, was familiar with during his early years as a young senator and single father when he earned $42,000 a year.
Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, account for 40% of all shipping containers entering the U.S.
Senate Democrats still don't like the idea of using the budget maneuver to raise the debt limit.
Back in January, Cuomo staffers told Hochul, she was being dropped from the ticket for the next election, sources said.
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate reached a deal to extend the debt ceiling through early December, avoiding what could have been an economic disaster.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said moderate Democratic senators are "not really coming to the table" to negotiate the details of a sweeping $3.5 trillion social spending package.
The bottom line: Mr. Biden will need more time to push the bills across the finish line.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and progressive lawmakers in the House are headed for a face-off with a vote this week on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
A spike in COVID cases is still preventing the ongoing economic recovery from reaching millions of Americans, though a fourth stimulus check could help.
In a letter initiated by Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres, elected leaders also called for the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into the conditions.
An F-16 fighter jet seen soaring through the Manhattan skies on Tuesday afternoon was sent to intercept a single-engine Cessna plane that entered a restricted flying area, according to NORAD.
President Biden said the global community stands at an "inflection point in history" amid the compounding crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other challenges, telling world leaders they must "work together as never before" in his first address as president to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres and New York City Councilmember Mark Levine are pushing the Biden administration to mandate COVID vaccines for air travelers.
The package is key to Mr. Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda.
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.
President Biden recently announced broad new vaccine requirements with the potential to affect approximately 100 million Americans once they go into effect.
President Biden announced the most sweeping COVID-19 vaccine requirements yet on Thursday, which will affect roughly 100 million Americans.
A day after showing President Joe Biden their storm-ravaged homes, families in Queens were back at work, continuing the massive cleanup ahead of more rain in the forecast.
The president met the Dommar family, who CBS2 reported on last Friday. They were there picking up the pieces after their home exploded.
Biden's trip to East Elmhurst centered on an alley near 87th Street that was inundated with seven feet of water.
President Biden will travel to Queens and Manville, New Jersey, next week to survey storm damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, the White House said Saturday.
The order directs the Justice Department and other executive branch agencies to begin a declassification review, and requires that declassified documents be released over the next six months.
President Biden on Tuesday defiantly defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31.
Another attack is "highly likely" to take place in Afghanistan in the next 24-36 hours, President Biden said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
The New York City marathon takes over the city this Sunday, with several major roads and bridges closed across the five boroughs.
The New York City marathon is back this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Here's everything to know about the route from the start to finish.
A manhunt is underway after a New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight on the Southern State Parkway.
NYC's annual Village Halloween Parade returns tonight for 2024. See the route map, start time, road closures and more.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 shots for his 21st career shutout as the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 on Wednesday night.
The New York City marathon takes over the city this Sunday, with several major roads and bridges closed across the five boroughs.
The New York City marathon is back this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Here's everything to know about the route from the start to finish.
A manhunt is underway after a New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight on the Southern State Parkway.
NYC's annual Village Halloween Parade returns tonight for 2024. See the route map, start time, road closures and more.
Horrendous play in the field destroyed any chance the Yankees had of sending the World Series back to Los Angeles.
Police say a shooting at the University of Bridgeport was an isolated incident that did not involve students.
The Halloween weather forecast for 2024 shows several record highs are in jeopardy around New York and New Jersey.
Connecticut voters are getting their chance as America decides on the next president, but that's not the only thing voters will see on their 2024 ballot.
The New York City area will see a warm-up to close out the month, with record highs in jeopardy on Halloween.
A frost advisory will be in effect in parts of the Tri-State Area early Sunday morning.
A water main break in Somerville, New Jersey has left most of the borough without any water.
Police officers raced into a burning New Jersey home and saved a woman's life, and the heroic rescue was captured on camera.
Students and staff have been displaced from their New Jersey elementary school after the discovery of mold shut their school building down.
The Halloween weather forecast for 2024 shows several record highs are in jeopardy around New York and New Jersey.
Anthony Volpe, the pride of Watchung, N.J., will take the field at shortstop for the Yankees on Monday in Game 3 of the World Series.
A manhunt is underway after a New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight on the Southern State Parkway.
The suspect in the murder of Sabina Rosas has been found dead, police said Wednesday.
Sabina Rosas, 33, was found dead in a room at the Shou Sugi Ban House wellness resort in the Hamptons on Monday.
Clean water is on the ballot in Long Island's Suffolk County. Proposition 2 asks voters to approve a small new sales tax to protect drinking water and waterways.
The NY-1 race on Long Island pits incumbent Republican Nick LaLota against Democratic challenger John Avlon.
A Republican-led House panel has referred former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Justice Department for potential prosecution for allegedly lying to Congress in September about his role in a COVID report on nursing home deaths.
As America decides control of the House of Representatives, no race is tighter or more expensive than New York's 19th Congressional District.
Starting in February, New Yorkers will no longer be breaking the law when crossing the street in between traffic, and will no longer receive a fine for jaywalking.
Republicans seized on comments made by President Biden appearing to refer to Trump supporters as "garbage."
A judge in Queens has ruled that the city shutting down a cannabis shop that was operating without a license was unconstitutional.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced a $150 million investment in a new state-of-the-art cell and gene therapy hub to be built on Long Island.
Dozens of New York and New Jersey schools are impacted by a recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria.
The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.
Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been arrested in New York City for alleged violations of the conditions of supervised release that were set when he was sentenced several years ago to two years in prison in a racketeering case.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
Timothée Chalamet surprised the crowd at his own look-alike contest at Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Cardi B says she's been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss her scheduled performance at ONE Musicfest in Atlanta.
The New York City marathon takes over the city this Sunday, with several major roads and bridges closed across the five boroughs.
The New York City marathon is back this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Here's everything to know about the route from the start to finish.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 shots for his 21st career shutout as the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Horrendous play in the field destroyed any chance the Yankees had of sending the World Series back to Los Angeles.
It's the eighth World Series title in franchise history for the Boys in Blue, and their second in five years.
The landmarked library branch in Harlem underwent a $34.4 million renovation from top to bottom.
A Brooklyn-based nonprofit is working to make a positive change in the form of student graduations in the community.
A Harlem preschool teacher was honored Monday for his three decades of serving students, some as young as 3 years old.
A 130-year-old organization, the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society is working to bridge gaps for early childhood education in underserved communities.
Rudy's Pastry Shop in Ridgewood, Queens has been serving up cookies, cakes and more for nearly nine decades.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
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."
Police launched a manhunt after a trooper was shot by a driver on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock says temperatures on Thursday could reach 80 and conditions should be perfect for trick-or-treaters at night. She adds needed rain will move into the area into Friday morning.
Police sources say a man shot his mother and stepfather before turning the gun on himself inside a home in the Longwood section of the borough on Wednesday night. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Investigators say the trooper was shot after some type of altercation with a suspect, who fled the scene in a dark vehicle, which is believed to be a black Dodge Charger with a temporary paper New Jersey license plate: 997636T.
CBS New York's Maggie Cole takes us behind the scenes of The League of Kitchens organization focused on helping people learn to cook.
