
NYC property manager says he's inspecting trash to avoid compost fines
Buildings across New York City are now required to separate trash from compost, and one property owner says he feels the need to conduct his own inspections to avoid fines.
Watch CBS News
Zinnia Maldonado joins the CBS News New York team from CBS Boston. While there, she had the opportunity to cover an array of national and breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon, the Harmony Montgomery disappearance and the Celtics' journey to the NBA Finals.
Prior to CBS Boston, Zinnia was a reporter and fill-in anchor at FOX61 News. While in Connecticut, she covered a wide range of stories.
Zinnia started her career as a Multi-Media Journalist for PBS, outside of Philadelphia. She graduated magna cum laude from Penn State University with degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Digital Media Trends & Analytics.
Zinnia is a Philadelphia native and is excited to be living in New York City. She is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. In her free time, she loves to work out, try new restaurants and take her dog Yogi on long hikes.
Buildings across New York City are now required to separate trash from compost, and one property owner says he feels the need to conduct his own inspections to avoid fines.
A Brooklyn community is pushing for new legislation targeting speeding drivers just days after a horrific crash killed a mother and her two young daughters.
NYC starts enforcing its new compost rules today. All food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage.
A 3D printer helped save the life of a New Jersey man whose skull was crumbling.
Police say a dispute between next-door neighbors in a quiet Jersey Shore community led to gunfire, leaving a husband and wife injured and the shooter dead.
New York State Assemblymember Steven Raga is leading a charge to install cameras to catch double parkers across New York City.
New York City officials say they'll soon be able to deploy flip-up flood gates that are being placed underneath the FDR Drive to protect Manhattan from extreme floodwaters.
A deadly fire in Bayside, Queens is under investigation after three people were killed overnight Saturday, the FDNY says.
The NYPD is searching for a man who claimed to be with "Immigration" before attempting to rape a woman in Brooklyn Heights on Tuesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says Con Edison needs to get back to the drawing board after proposing significant double-digit increases for natural gas and electric bills.
The Gates art installation in Central Park made quite a mark on New York City back in 2005. They're back in augmented reality.
The family of a 78-year-old Bronx man who fell down an elevator shaft spoke out Tuesday, just two days after the horrific accident.
A fire in Williamsburg, Brooklyn late Saturday night left 12 people displaced and three firefighters hurt, the FDNY says.
The New York City Department of Sanitation says it's considering using drones for trash enforcement.
The New York City Department of Education is pulling the plug on several early child care centers in Brooklyn.