COVID Clusters In NYC: De Blasio Promises Crackdown With Hefty Fines, Enforcement For Violations In Hot Zones
The new lockdown is set to begin Thursday in COVID hot zones in Brooklyn and Queens.
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The new lockdown is set to begin Thursday in COVID hot zones in Brooklyn and Queens.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes mass gatherings are the priority right now to curb the recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases.
Health officials say while compliance is improving through education, in most of the hot spots, the rate of infection continues to rise.
Police said the suspect was seen on video breaking in through the front door.
Mayor Bill de Blasio sounded the alarm Wednesday about another neighborhood in Brooklyn which is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Police said he confronted a group of men for assaulting another victim when one of the suspects slashed him below the knee.
Friends said Jose Barrera was a family man, who was especially close with his 6-year-old daughter.
The mayor expects Phase 1 of reopening to begin in the city in the next few weeks, but that doesn't include entering stores or salons.
"I think I'd be able to sanitize my space better than a large Target, let's say, or a large Costco," she said.
Baruch Feldheim allegedly sold 1,000 N95 masks to a doctor at a 700% mark-up.
The first 30 cameras will be up and working by March.
New video shows a would-be robber holding a knife in his hand walking through the kitchen of a home in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn.
The frightening ordeal was caught on camera shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 27 along 60th Street near 12th Avenue in Borough Park.
Police took Mohib Hoque into custody late Wednesday night and charged him with hate crime assault, hate crime harassment and other counts.
Police said two children, ages 6 and 14, were pelted with eggs as they walked home from synagogue on Sunday evening in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Police say the 16-year-old was arrested Friday morning.
The victims were chased, scared, taunted and, in some cases, punched.
State police will coordinate with the NYPD, who will have patrol cars stationed at every synagogue until the holiday ends Wednesday night.
Police believe the same suspects approached four children. One incident was captured on surveillance video.
Chaya Horowitz and her family have been unable to take hot showers, use the stove or even cook basic meals.
Police are searching for a suspect accused of slashing another man during a fight in Brooklyn.
Police continue to investigate what led to the crash between an NYPD cruiser responding to a call and a mini van on Saturday night.
Police were called to Sahara Sam's Oasis Outdoor and Indoor Water Park in West Berlin at around 7:30 p.m. for a report of cardiac arrest.
It has happened yet again. There has been another anti-Semitic incident in Brooklyn. And on Monday it was followed by a call for action.
The search is on for four men wanted for harassing two Hasidic teenagers in Brooklyn on Saturday.
Kristen Hogan faces an attempted murder charge after police said she laced a bottle of wine with a toxic chemical and her partner drank it.
The former governor also called into question why Mamdani maintains dual citizenship with Uganda, where he was born.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared at the New Jersey airport to say the federal government shutdown is already affecting air traffic controller staffing and sick calls.
Five years after their influential drummer Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour Monday.
A student brought a loaded gun to a high school in Brooklyn Monday morning, police said. It happened at East Brooklyn High School on Kings Highway in Flatbush.
The former governor also called into question why Mamdani maintains dual citizenship with Uganda, where he was born.
Five years after their influential drummer Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour Monday.
A student brought a loaded gun to a high school in Brooklyn Monday morning, police said. It happened at East Brooklyn High School on Kings Highway in Flatbush.
The October 2025 supermoon will light up the skies over NYC, Long Island, New Jersey and beyond tonight.
At times, they're billed when they pull out of their own garage, they say.
Kristen Hogan faces an attempted murder charge after police said she laced a bottle of wine with a toxic chemical and her partner drank it.
The October 2025 supermoon will light up the skies over NYC, Long Island, New Jersey and beyond tonight.
The U.S. Drought Monitor rates most of New York, northern New Jersey and Connecticut as "abnormally dry."
Rubin's personal assistant, who was arrested in a Dallas-Fort Worth area suburb, allegedly arranged for the women to fly to New York for the encounters.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in Sullivan County, New York, amid storms in the Tri-State Area.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared at the New Jersey airport to say the federal government shutdown is already affecting air traffic controller staffing and sick calls.
The October 2025 supermoon will light up the skies over NYC, Long Island, New Jersey and beyond tonight.
The multi-vehicle accident happened early this morning in the westbound lanes of Rt. 80.
Isabella Salas and her best friend, Maria Niotis, were struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding an e-bike.
New Jersey voters in a recent poll want gubernatorial candidates to address taxes and the cost of living.
The "DQ Sisters" say their employees are part of their family, so they were blindsided by a blizzard of claims that they were breaking the law.
Democrats were trying to get another candidate on the ballot instead, but Republicans filed a lawsuit against the change.
The U.S. Drought Monitor rates most of New York, northern New Jersey and Connecticut as "abnormally dry."
Petros Krommidas, 29, is a Democratic candidate for the Nassau County Legislature, but he hasn't been seen since April.
A body found in a Long Island dumpster in 1982 was identified as 15-year-old Susan Mann, who went missing in 1980.
The former governor also called into question why Mamdani maintains dual citizenship with Uganda, where he was born.
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not take up a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her 2021 conviction for sex trafficking.
The government shutdown stretched into its sixth day on Monday with no signs of an imminent resolution. Follow live updates here.
Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
As negotiations continue over the end of the war in the Middle East, New Yorkers were making their voices heard Sunday.
Juan Namnun, the baseball coach at Frankford High School, is in the small group of men diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The 2-year-old facility is breaking the stigma when it comes to addressing mental illness.
With time running out to avert a government shutdown, millions of Americans who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act could soon face sharply higher premiums.
In handwritten notes he left behind, the gunman repeatedly referenced CTE and asked for his brain to be studied.
Attorney Ben Crump represents families of those who died and is filing four wrongful death notices of claim.
Five years after their influential drummer Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour Monday.
Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day this year. The company said it only took 11 hours to hit that mark.
Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," was released at midnight Friday. Swift wrote and produced the album with Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback.
Thousands of "Swifties" have been flocking to a Spotify pop-up experience in Chelsea that brings the new recording to life.
Dutch producer pitches her AI creation, Tilly Norwood, as the next Scarlett Johansson, and says several agents are vying to represent it.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following a violent altercation over the weekend.
Toronto rookie right-hander Trey Yesavage mowed down the Bombers into the sixth inning of an eventual 13-7 victory on Sunday.
Spencer Rattler threw an 87-yard touchdown pass, safety Jordan Howden returned a fumble 86 yards for a score, and the Saints beat the Giants 26-14 on Sunday.
With Sunday's 37-22 loss, the Jets became the first team in NFL history to start 0-5 and have no takeaways on defense, according to ESPN Research.
The Red Bulls fall to 10-4-3 at home, while Cincinnati improves to 11-4-2 on the road.
The park's carefully designed gardens and habitats make visitors forget they're in the middle of Brooklyn.
The beloved Coney Island landmark was recognized for its role in shaping Brooklyn's heritage and identity.
The Delivering Together program offers repair kits, restrooms, language classes, and much more to support app-based delivery workers.
Neighbors along Newtown Creek say the acrid smog it regularly pumps out looks anything but clean.
As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, locals are fighting to preserve the city's only museum on an active military installation.
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.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
Police charged Kristen Hogan with attempted murder for allegedly slipping an ingredient found in antifreeze into wine her romantic partner drank. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
The former governor also questioned Mamdani's dual citizenship with Uganda, where he was born. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Cindy Hsu talks with Wendy Supron, the Chair of the annual Morristown Festival of Books in New Jersey.
Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was charged with a felony over a violent altercation in Indianapolis over the weekend, officials announced Monday.
Maxwell, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, argued she was protected by Epstein's 2007 plea deal.
