New York City sues 31 state localities for refusing asylum seekers
The move comes as another 2,100 arrived in the city last week, increasing the overall total to more than 74,000
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The move comes as another 2,100 arrived in the city last week, increasing the overall total to more than 74,000
Among the findings: more than 97% of the people stopped by NST officers were Black or Hispanic.
They argue there are many common sense ways for asylum seekers to be sheltered.
The mayor says he is not looking to end the right to shelter. Instead, he wants a judge to suspend the policy.
The city says it is expecting as many as 15 more busloads over the weekend.
There are questions about how the NYPD handles disciplinary cases against police officers.
Flooding and other damage caused by the storm forced nearly 400 families in the city to seek emergency housing.
The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless have said they have concerns.
Many are calling the mayor's plan draconian, adding it doesn't get to the root of the problem.
Adams is going to go after brokers and apartment owners who think it's okay to turn low income New Yorkers away.
As CBS2's Marcia Kramer reports, the mayor is going to go after brokers and apartment owners who think it's okay to turn low income New Yorkers away.
The mayor says the new location has better access to public transportation and is less prone to flooding.
It will open two humanitarian emergency response and relief centers in the coming weeks.
The Legal Aid Society says the DHS told them beds were available, but there was an operational issue.
Advocates say at least 60 people, some of them migrants arriving in New York, were denied beds at a Manhattan shelter, and now the Legal Aid Society is vowing to sue the city for breaking the law. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
The NYPD says 716 people, in a city of eight million, are responsible for 30% of shootings since the start of 2021.
The former will rise 3.25 percent and the latter will go up 5 percent, following 5-4 vote Tuesday night.
The board's ultimate decision in June will impact nearly 2 million apartments in the city.
The Legal Aid Society is calling on the state to limit the number of cases on the calendar.
Tuesday, Legal Aid attorneys said they cannot take new housing court cases in Queens this month, highlighting a much bigger problem.
For people facing eviction, it may now be harder to get a free attorney. Legal Aid officials said Tuesday they cannot take new housing court cases in Queens in April, highlighting a much bigger problem; CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
Facing a budget deadline, state lawmakers appear ready to do something that they said only last week was unthinkable.
Critics say reforms are causing a rise in violent crime, but is that really the case? Join us as we separate rhetoric from reality.
Group alleges thousands of innocent residents, including children, have had their DNA entered into a suspect index.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer confirmed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets for residents.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer confirmed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets for residents.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
A woman, her mother and her daughter have all been charged in connection a child's death on Long Island.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
Keep an umbrella nearby as there's a chance for showers across the New York and New Jersey area. But the weather will turn to sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer confirmed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets for residents.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
NJ Transit rail service into and out of Penn Station New York resumed Wednesday night after a brush fire caused a suspension.
A Jersey Shore community had to implement a curfew and use its public alert system to tell residents to take shelter after authorities say several hundred teenagers and young adults came to the beachfront for a pop-up gathering.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
A woman, her mother and her daughter have all been charged in connection a child's death on Long Island.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
The MTA is moving forward with refunds for thousands of LIRR commuters who were left dealing with three days of service disruptions as workers went on strike.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul were all on hand Wednesday morning to officially launch a split of the Bronx into two separate police boroughs, called Bronx North and Bronx South.
A New York City watchdog group is urging the Manhattan District Attorney to open an investigation into federal charges that were dropped against former Mayor Eric Adams.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
The well-known film critic and journalist Rex Reed has died at 87.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer confirmed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets for residents.
The Nationals returned to .500 for the second time since the season's first week Wednesday night with an 8-4 victory over the Mets.
New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on a 90-degree night Tuesday in the Bronx.
The Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit Tuesday night to defeat the New York Mets 9-6.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Millions of people will travel at least 50 miles from home for the holiday weekend.
Police said a bullet tore through the back of an ambulance and shattered the front windshield while two EMS workers were inside.
Host Stephen Colbert will say goodbye to fans Thursday night during the final episode of "The Late Show" at the famous Ed Sullivan Theater.
Port Authority officials say they hope to have the runway open by midday Thursday after it shut down Wednesday. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Thousands of residents in the Tri-State Area lost power after a series of strong storms swept through Wednesday night. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
