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Attorney General Letitia James' office on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss a petition filed by Gillio Lopes' attorney seeking to block her role as special prosecutor in the Jane Doe v. Cornell University case.
City data shows the time to fix repairs in NYCHA apartments is 470 days on average, which is up from 370 in 2024.
Concerts will continue at Forest Hills Stadium after the venue's operators reached an agreement with neighboring residents and community groups.
CBS News New York’s Marcia Kramer was honored Thursday night for a decades long career covering politics and keeping New Yorkers informed.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for October 22 at 11 p.m.
City data show NYCHA apartment repairs now take an average of 470 days to complete, up from 370 days in 2024. CBS News New York’s Tim McNicholas reports.
The MTA has suspended its fare enforcement unit, known as the Eagle Team, following two incidents that are under investigation. CBS New York's Rob Flaks reports.
Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with the rape and robbery of a 24-year-old woman in the Bronx.
ELMONT, NY — Brandt Clarke roofed a wrister over Semyon Varlamov with 2:17 left in overtime, and the Islanders dropped a game in which they dominated 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Outshooting the Kings 43-27, the Islanders (5-3-1, 11 points) overturned a 2-0 deficit to force overtime and…
On Thursday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the A and C lines will be part of the largest signal and track replacement project in Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) history.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Work is set to begin to bring faster train service on two busy subway lines in Brooklyn and Queens. The largest signal and track replacement in the history of the MTA will begin on the A and C lines, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday. The $1.9 billion project, funded through
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) – Talk about a heated rivalry! Two Long Island neighbors are going head-to-head in a political feud that started with simple lawn signs and has now grown into something bigger than life. “I met Bruce Blakeman, and I liked what he had to say, so I put his sign up,” said Joe
The family of a 46-year-old married father of two, who died after being shot in a suspected road rage incident on the George Washington Bridge earlier this week, spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday.
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Brooklyn nurse has been suspended without pay from a city hospital after advocating for patient safety and discussing staffing concerns, according to the New York State Nurses Association. The nurse, who has not been identified, is a nurse practitioner and vice president of the local bargaining…
"Should you be rooting for them?" Steve Buscemi asks the important questions about Martin McDonagh's new political comedy movie, "Wild Horse Nine."
Miguel Salgureo Olivares' guilt or innocence in the Sept. 2012 death of Faith Hedgepeth is now in the hands of 12 jurors.
Gas customers who spoke with 7 On Your Side's Nina Pineda said they typically fill up wherever prices are a few cents lower, but many were unaware of additional ways to save.
Westport police are investigating overnight mail thefts that have affected at least 40 homes, with thieves targeting residential mailboxes and stealing checks and other valuables.
Police are searching for a burglar who was caught on camera stealing a safe from one Jersey City restaurant before breaking into a neighboring eatery and taking cash.
Recent polls show Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul holding a double-digit lead in the race against Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Vincent Fiordilino was found floating face-down in an in-ground pool during a Super Bowl gathering at the family's home in Gilbert, Arizona, according to police.
HILLSBOROUGH TWP., N.J. (PIX11) — From within the cab of his tractor, Jim Abma has had his share of close calls on the roads. One day last year, just a few miles away from his Hillsborough farm, came his closest call yet, when a car trying to pass him cut him off. “When all was
When the Knicks won the NBA championship, first-time mom Yvonne Gonzalez-Bradford was 7 months pregnant. She and her husband Vance Bradford had names picked out for their baby: Lady Victoria if the baby was a girl and Prestige Wisdom if the baby was a boy.
Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini charged toward a resident during a council meeting.
A mayor in Burlington County, New Jersey, is defending his actions after a heated confrontation with a resident during a township council meeting Wednesday night was caught on video.
The City Council on Thursday resurrected a controversial housing bill vetoed by former Mayor Eric Adams, approving a dramatically scaled-back measure that would give nonprofits first crack at buying certain apartment buildings. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, passed on Oct. 22 after lawmakers…
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A towering new mural stretching 29 stories up a NYCHA building in the South Bronx is drawing attention from residents and visitors, with organizers calling it the tallest mural in the United States. The artwork covers the Morrisania Air Rights building on East 158th Street between Morris and…
A litigator with an early career background in engineering, corporate counseling attorney Kristie Blase has always been drawn to analyzing systems. Her career trajectory went from running an environmental energy engineering center to counseling corporations and financial entities on business law and regulatory advice…
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses.
Neighbors of a Brooklyn man detained by ICE inside his home earlier this month demanded his release Thursday, alleging that the federal agents apprehended the man after posing as NYPD officers. According to friends and family, Roberto Lamour was taken by federal agents inside his own home located at 75 Lenox Road in…
The City Council on Thursday overwhelmingly voted “yea” for “neigh” more horse carriages in Central Park. The 51-member council passed with a veto-proof majority, 40-7, the measure to ban horse carriage licensing and operation in the park, known as Romanch’s Law, on Oct. 22. The legislation was named by its sponsor…
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A bill outlawing the horse-drawn carriage industry has passed the New York City Council, making the historic Central Park tradition a thing of the past. Romanch’s Law passed on Thursday, an agreement to end the industry in 2028 after years of deliberation. It passed with 40 "yes" votes, seven…
The distraught family of the Con Edison worker shot to death by a retired NYPD detective broke down in tears following the arraignment Thursday, accusing the cop of having “a license to kill.” The family of slain Con Ed worker 47-year-old Koran Irvine filled a courtroom in 100 Center Street to face 62-year-old Victor…
One of the largest industrial warehouse managers in the country is eyeing a massive, once-public vacant building steps from the South Bronx waterfront — raising concerns with locals who say the area is already overrun with similar businesses. The nearly 400,000-square-foot facility at 900 E. 132nd St. served as the…
The New York Department of Sanitation is proposing to amend its rule relating to the expansion of community districts requiring containerization for buildings with 10 or more dwelling units. New York would have new rules for its container program to become permanent and expand it from its original two pilot areas to…
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the NBA star appeared to continue his warmups while the national anthem was performed before Philadelphia’s season opener on Tuesday.
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- New York City Public School officials say they are exploring the idea of more site mergers as student enrollment continues to decline, a spokesperson tells PIX11 News. The 2025-26 school year opened with 733,790 students in the New York City Public School system, down from 906,248 students…
GLEN COVE, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Long Island woman is accused of hoarding 166 cats and abusing them, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Alena Horbatko, 54, allegedly allowed the cats to live in filthy and unsafe conditions, causing many of them to suffer from severe respiratory and eye…
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Sullivan was recognized Tuesday with an award in the name of former U.S. Southern District Judge Edward Weinfeld, something he told the crowd of attorneys and roughly four dozen federal judges gathered at the New York County Lawyers Association’s annual autumn luncheon was…
Rauw Alejandro performs during the inaugural Red Bull Chapters at Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 5.
A 26-year-old man was stabbed with a syringe in Midtown as thousands of people were leaving their offices for the day on Wednesday, an attack the NYPD is investigating as a possible hate crime, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the matter.
A rendering of the Hunts Point Produce Market project released by Mayor Adams on his final days in office.
A man works inside a kiosk at the 7th Avenue - 53rd Street subway station while an E train arrives.
An arrest has been made in connection with the midtown Manhattan subway station shooting that claimed the life of a 26-year-old man from the Bronx, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the case said Thursday.
Tony Herbert, a longtime ally of Mayor Eric Adams, was fired for remarks about the Kirk assassination.
The MTA is promising smoother rides on the A and C trains once they finish adding modern signals to the busy subway line.
Officials say retired NYPD detective Victor Romero, 62, killed 46-year-old Koran Irvine in a road rage incident. [ more › ]
The MTA's EAGLE team is tasked with confirming bus riders paid the fare. MTA Chair Janno Lieber said he needed to confirm protocols are being followed. [ more › ]
A horse attached to a horse-drawn carriage waits on the side of the street in 2016.
Did New York’s landmark program to give eviction help to low-income people cause a dip in emergency room visits? That’s what a new study points to, studying millions of ER visits in the first neighborhoods where the legal program rolled out. The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of General Internal…
The city’s former parks commissioner had serious concerns about the proposed Metropolitan Park casino in Queens before it was approved by the state, noting the potential to increase flooding in the area and restrict parks access, documents shared with The City Reporter show. Sue Donoghue, who left the Parks Department…
Neighbors stunned by the closure of a local newspaper in The Bronx are rallying behind an effort to relaunch the community mainstay, with or without help from its former owner — the borough’s largest employer. In August, the owners of the Norwood News — Mosholu Preservation Corp., an umbrella organization of…
It was the beginning of her first year at Hostos Community College, and Shannon needed help. The Bronx mother of two was excited to be in school, but right as she started her public health classes, she was stunned by a notice alleging she owed nearly $50,000 in arrears on her apartment. Shannon, who’s been
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. As new Medicaid work requirements are set to take effect in January, approximately 200,000 Bronx residents could get a reprieve. Because of the borough’s high unemployment rate, Bronx residents…
After a twelve-hour shift, most people would undergo a bleary-eyed commute home, enjoy whatever show they’re currently binging, and go to bed before doing it all over again the next day. But not Alex Gomez. Gomez, a 31-year veteran of the city’s Emergency Medical Services, lives in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, a…
When the New York Knicks took home the NBA championship title for the first time in 53 years this summer, fans joked that a Knicks-inspired baby name trend may be nigh. Would someone name their newborn daughter “Anna Nobey” after forward OG Anunoby, who famously tipped in a game-winning shot to complete a 29-point…