Giuliani: De Blasio Resorting To Personal Attacks Because He's 'On The Defensive'
The back-and-forth between former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and current Mayor Bill de Blasio over the city's homeless problem continued Tuesday.
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The back-and-forth between former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and current Mayor Bill de Blasio over the city's homeless problem continued Tuesday.
De Blasio said the city is focused on a comprehensive and constructive solution, investing $1 billion over the next four years to get the homeless off the streets.
In an op-ed piece for the New York Post, Giuliani wrote that the homeless need to be "dealt with through intervention rather than denial."
De Blasio will be speaking at the National Press Club Tuesday morning, followed by an afternoon speech on "the Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality."
Several current and former New York City leaders pushed Congress Friday to confirm U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch as attorney general.
The city Board of Health decided Tuesday to maintain a long-standing prohibition on keeping the animals as pets. The vote was 3-2 to lift the ban but needed six votes to pass. There were three abstentions.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he's disappointed in former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for saying he doesn't think President Barack Obama loves the United States.
Giulani said he does not believe Obama has the same understanding or view of western civilization and the exceptional nature of America he has seen in other American presidents.
Democrats are assailing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for questioning President Barack Obama's love of country.
Police union leaders have called for de Blasio to apologize for not supporting the NYPD following the grand jury's decision not to indict a white officer in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man.
Mario Cuomo's son, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, directed Friday morning that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff in honor to remember his father.
Officers outside of the Christ Tabernacle Church in Glendale, Queens, could be seen Saturday turning their backs to the Jumbotron screen broadcasting the service as de Blasio spoke.
The charity, which was created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, said the sum is about a third of what is needed to pay the home mortgages for the families of Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced Friday that it will be paying the mortgages in full for the families of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
Giuliani spoke out in defense of de Blasio, but also criticized him for not being tough enough on protesters during recent demonstrations over the grand jury decision in the Eric Garner case.
The families of New York-area first responders killed in the line of duty were honored at a Thanksgiving breakfast.
Some big-name politicians joined protesters in a growing firestorm against an opera they say glorifies Palestinian terrorists.
Critics of the Met's decision to feature the opera want it canceled, arguing that the performance is anti-Semitic and anti-Israel.
New York City is at the top of the terror target list, but for the first time in 20 years, the city's mayor does not have security clearance to review classified documents.
The city's Department of Health is considering overturning the ban on ferrets after advances in vaccines have made ownership safer.
As the de Blasio administration considers reversing a 1999 ban on ferrets as pets in New York City, one ferret advocate said the plan to regulate the animals is "wrong."
The National September 11 Memorial Museum is being dedicated Thursday before opening to the general public May 21.
Less than 24 hours after President Obama said he's more concerned about the prospect of a nuclear weapon exploding in NYC than Russia's recent actions, Homeland Security officials announced plans to cut the NYPD's bomb detection funding by 50 percent.
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio Wednesday, saying he has some "real disagreements" with the man now occupying his former desk at City Hall.
Wet weather has moved into the Tri-State Area and will stick around through the end of the year, coming in several rounds.
Participants at the annual Good Riddance Day event in Times Square had a chance to wipe their slates clean for the new year Saturday.
One pedestrian was killed and two others were injured after a crash sent a taxi careening onto a sidewalk in Queens early Saturday morning.
NBA star Victor Wembanyama played chess with fans in Washington Square Park while the San Antonio Spurs were in town to play the Knicks and Nets.
Emma and Liam top the list of New Yorkers' favorite baby names for another year, the NYC Department of Health says.
Wet weather has moved into the Tri-State Area and will stick around through the end of the year, coming in several rounds.
Participants at the annual Good Riddance Day event in Times Square had a chance to wipe their slates clean for the new year Saturday.
One pedestrian was killed and two others were injured after a crash sent a taxi careening onto a sidewalk in Queens early Saturday morning.
NBA star Victor Wembanyama played chess with fans in Washington Square Park while the San Antonio Spurs were in town to play the Knicks and Nets.
Emma and Liam top the list of New Yorkers' favorite baby names for another year, the NYC Department of Health says.
Wet weather has moved into the Tri-State Area and will stick around through the end of the year, coming in several rounds.
A very similar setup to Thursday will be underway Friday, with highs in the mid to upper 30s under mostly sunny skies.
The National Weather Service says snow depth in Central Park was 1 inch at 7 a.m. Christmas morning. That's the minimum amount of snow needed to make it officially a White Christmas.
Some light snow is moving through NYC and the surrounding New York and New Jersey area today, just in time for Christmas Eve.
New York City congestion pricing cleared late legal challenges in Manhattan and Rockland County, keeping it on track to start Jan. 5, 2025.
Wet weather has moved into the Tri-State Area and will stick around through the end of the year, coming in several rounds.
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a federal judge to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges.
The sinkhole that cratered a section of I-80 in New Jersey was caused by an abandoned mineshaft collapsing underneath the highway, state transportation officials say.
Authorities are distributing bottled water in Edison, N.J. after a water main break left thousands of residents without any to drink, bathe or cook with.
With congestion pricing set to start on Jan. 5, the MTA now says it has the right to hike the prices even more on gridlock alert days.
In the hours ahead of Friday's Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot grew to $1.22 billion.
With congestion pricing set to start on Jan. 5, the MTA now says it has the right to hike the prices even more on gridlock alert days.
A very similar setup to Thursday will be underway Friday, with highs in the mid to upper 30s under mostly sunny skies.
A Long Island father and son are having a Christmas like no other. They've just moved from a homeless shelter into their own apartment, thanks to Catholic Charities.
The National Weather Service says snow depth in Central Park was 1 inch at 7 a.m. Christmas morning. That's the minimum amount of snow needed to make it officially a White Christmas.
With congestion pricing set to start on Jan. 5, the MTA now says it has the right to hike the prices even more on gridlock alert days.
Former President Bill Clinton remains in "good spirits," a spokesman said.
New York City congestion pricing cleared late legal challenges in Manhattan and Rockland County, keeping it on track to start Jan. 5, 2025.
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
Emma and Liam top the list of New Yorkers' favorite baby names for another year, the NYC Department of Health says.
A new course at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx aims to help medical students understand the community they serve.
A woman who lost her jaw after being caught in a crossfire in Ukraine can smile again thanks to transformative surgery in New York.
Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
New York Congressman-elect George Latimer expects "major pushback" to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential vaccine policy if he heads Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Department.
Olivia Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
A judge ruled that a woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls.
Just shy of his 70th birthday, Denzel Washington has a new line to add to an already impressive résumé.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was back in federal court in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.
A spokesperson for Foxx said that he had to get stitches after he was hit in the face by a glass thrown from someone else in the restaurant.
NBA star Victor Wembanyama played chess with fans in Washington Square Park while the San Antonio Spurs were in town to play the Knicks and Nets.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday announced the names of the 15 modern-era finalists who advanced from a group of 25 to the final stage of voting.
Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, seven rebounds and six blocks, and the Spurs beat the Nets on Friday night.
The New York Knicks extended their winning streak to six games with a win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
The New Jersey Devils defeated the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
A young man from Mauritania receives help settling into the city as he serves as a youth ambassador for others.
In the hours ahead of Friday's Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot grew to $1.22 billion.
Nine people died in the crush of the crowd outside a celebrity basketball game at City College on Dec. 28. 1991.
Volunteers delivered 14,000 meals to older New Yorkers on Christmas Day.
People living in one Harlem apartment building say they are freezing as they await a new boiler system.
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."
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for Dec. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs star player Victor Wembanyama played chess with fans in Washington Square Park on Saturday.
Saturday was the day to say "good riddance" to any negativity in 2024. For almost 20 years, people have taken part in the Times Square tradition, hoping to erase the bad in hopes of a better new year. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Two performances of the Broadway revival of "Gypsy" were canceled Saturday due to illnesses affecting the cast. The musical canceled a total of seven performances between Dec. 23-28.
A man remains in critical condition after he suffered serious burns at Penn Station on Friday.
