New law would fine landlords of illegal marijuana shops up to $10,000
Statewide, illicit sales are expected to be $5.4 billion and licensed sales are projected to be only $2 billion.
Marcia Kramer joined CBS News New York in 1990 as an investigative and political reporter. Previously, she was the City Hall bureau chief at the New York Daily News.
Her reports on the local, national, and international level have garnered her multiple honors, including two George Foster Peabody awards, two Edward R. Murrow awards, nine Emmy awards, two New York Press Club Golden Typewriter awards, and a first-place award from the Associated Press for her investigative reports. Her work has been recognized in editorials in the New York Times and the New York Post, as well as in a piece entitled "Marcia Kramer: Journalism at its Best," which ran in the New York Observer in March 1998.
Kramer broke a story exposing the improper use of lights and sirens by city government officials. Her story led to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crackdown resulting in the removal of lights and sirens from hundreds of vehicles. Other credits include a report on people stealing school supplies and selling them on the black market, a story on schools that served old food past its freshness date, and a film exposing school board members vacationing in Las Vegas on taxpayer dollars. She has also been cited for her reports on the Swiss banks and Nazi gold that culminated in a decision by the Swiss to finally give back the money. Kramer is also known for her 1992 interview with President Bill Clinton in which he confessed he "never inhaled."
Statewide, illicit sales are expected to be $5.4 billion and licensed sales are projected to be only $2 billion.
Comptroller Brad Lander says New York City is spending "way too much money" to detain people on Rikers Island.
At issue is whether the jail complex should remain under city control or be put under federal receivership.
He added without help from federal or state officials, he'll have to make decisions about cutting city services.
Its much better assessment comes after a new report by the monitor slammed city efforts yet again.
Work resumed Monday after up to 6,000 people stormed the area Friday during a social media influencer giveaway.
Queens Borough Pres. Donovan Richards and Westchester County Executive George Latimer are two of New York's leading politicians.
Officials believe the four pitches could serve as a location for a tent city that could house 2,000.
CBS New York visited the shelter on Tuesday with local City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino.
Officials say it's not only a city problem but a state problem, and the governor needs to step up to the plate.
Adams unveiled a new safety plan that earmarks nearly half a billion dollars to address the root causes of crime.
Drag Queen Story Hour, intended to teach empathy and deter bullying, has become a point a contention.
Adams said the media pressures Black men to keep their opinions and passions to themselves so they won't be thought of as an "angry Black man."
Empire Center's new study shows 566 collected more than $100,000 in overtime and many tripled their pay.
Councilwoman Gale Brewer tells CBS New York that people in the area around Creedmoor Psychiatric Center are worried.