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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is spending $59 million to prepare its facilities for the upcoming hurricane season. The Port Authority's Board of Commissioners approved the money at its monthly meeting Wednesday.
Port Authority Police said the pistol was disassembled and was found wrapped in a t-shirt in a garbage can.
Congress approved a bill Friday allowing the U.S. Department of Transportation to shift about $250 million within the agency and put 15,000 air traffic controllers back on the job full-time.
About 50,000 FAA employees including 15,000 air traffic controllers are being forced to take a furlough day every other week until the end of September because of the cuts.
The Port Authority says the all-clear has been given after the upper level of the central terminal building at LaGuardia Airport was evacuated Tuesday morning.
Friends of LaGuardia Airport say the $200 million project could attract more birds around the airport looking for food. The activists lost their court fight on Tuesday.
The violations occurred at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Teterboro airports from Dec. 2010-June 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The Centre Daily Times reported that Delta Flight 6044 was traveling from Cleveland to LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday night when smoke was seen in the cockpit.
President Barack Obama has issued a travel warning to the flying public: If the government goes over the latest fiscal cliff, expect major delays at airports, especially those in the busy Tri-State Area.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers said that they're gathering information after defensive end Da'Quan Bowers was arrested after a handgun was found in his luggage at LaGuardia Airport.
Local airports started to see some activity Saturday morning after a blizzard forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights.
As of Thursday night, airlines have canceled more than 2,400 flights scheduled for Friday. Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia Airport have more than a 1,000 cancellations.
Captain "Sully" Sullenberger ditched the plane in the Hudson River shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte.
The pilot was removed from the cockpit because someone smelled something -- and said something.
By afternoon, there were no major problems on the roadways. Subway, bus and rail service also was normal.
The storm system is the same one that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the South.
Winter got off to a wet and windy start across the Tri-State area Friday, causing power outages, flooding roads and delaying holiday travelers.
All New York metro area airports were experiencing major delays Monday afternoon due to heavy fog in the area.
With the long Thanksgiving holiday coming to an end, millions of travelers were headed home Sunday evening.
A Spirit Airlines jet was sitting in the tarmac at LaGuardia airport following the removal of a passenger who made a threat, CBS 2 reports.
Fears of a jet fuel shortage at New York's airports have led some airlines to take the unusual -- and costly -- step of putting extra fuel on planes.
More mass transit operations are coming online in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
Marathon organizers had been moving forward with planning but awaited final word from the city about whether holding the race would be safe and viable with flooding, power outages and transit shutdowns still afflicting the five boroughs.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the two airports reopened on a very limited operational schedule and passengers are being urged to call their carriers before heading to the airports.
The TSA said its decision to pull the machines is in an effort to speed up security lines at the two New York City airports, and insists the full body scanners are safe.
The FDNY said it started receiving 911 calls at around 4 p.m. and quickly responded to the blaze on Ryer Avenue in the Fordham section.
Eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York bats in the 5-2 loss, wasting another solid effort from Cam Schlittler.
Cuomo went before the movers and shakers of the city's business community at a forum with a proposal that he says is just plain common sense.
The dated and bland terminal was dedicated exactly 30 years ago -- and many say that's about the best thing that can be said about it.
The mayor is asking the Landmarks Preservation Commission to hold a public hearing to make the statues public landmarks, which means they can't be torn down.
The FDNY said it started receiving 911 calls at around 4 p.m. and quickly responded to the blaze on Ryer Avenue in the Fordham section.
Eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York bats in the 5-2 loss, wasting another solid effort from Cam Schlittler.
Cuomo went before the movers and shakers of the city's business community at a forum with a proposal that he says is just plain common sense.
The dated and bland terminal was dedicated exactly 30 years ago -- and many say that's about the best thing that can be said about it.
The mayor is asking the Landmarks Preservation Commission to hold a public hearing to make the statues public landmarks, which means they can't be torn down.
As they say, all good things must come to an end. It's a First Alert Weather Day, as rain arrives with some weather whiplash.
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 appeared in the skies over NYC, Long Island, New Jersey and beyond Monday night.
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.
Candidates for governor in New Jersey Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill took the stage for their final debate Wednesday night.
A New Jersey farm has a warning for people headed pumpkin picking this fall.
The debate will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick.
Turnout will be key in the New Jersey governor's race between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli, a political expert says.
As they say, all good things must come to an end. It's a First Alert Weather Day, as rain arrives with some weather whiplash.
Members of a Long Island family say they feel like they are living next door to a zoo -- and that it smells like one, too.
Police announced the arrest of 16 people accused of systematically stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds of donated clothes at charity bins across Suffolk County.
A broken wing almost ended a monarch butterfly's journey on Long Island, but a wing transplant gave it a second chance to fly.
The Neutra family still have no grave to visit. They come to a park in Oyster Bay named after their son, where he played and dreamed.
It appeared an officer leading the motorcade was struck moments after pulling out of the church in Lindenhurst.
Cuomo went before the movers and shakers of the city's business community at a forum with a proposal that he says is just plain common sense.
The dated and bland terminal was dedicated exactly 30 years ago -- and many say that's about the best thing that can be said about it.
The mayor is asking the Landmarks Preservation Commission to hold a public hearing to make the statues public landmarks, which means they can't be torn down.
The announcement comes days after President Trump presented a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
Candidates for governor in New Jersey Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill took the stage for their final debate Wednesday night.
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.
Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations after federal funding cuts.
FCI Fort Dix, one of several dozen federal prisons with a residential drug treatment program, will best allow Sean "Diddy" Combs "to address drug abuse issues," his lawyer said.
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.
Eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York bats in the 5-2 loss, wasting another solid effort from Cam Schlittler.
Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the Yankees rallied to beat the Blue Jays 9-6 on Tuesday.
Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced, and the Penguins beat the Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday in each team's opener.
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.
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.
In the interim, CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn is calling for sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s over the next few days.
CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo has more on their emotional reunion on Long Island.
CBS News New York's Christine Sloan has a recap of Wednesday night's meeting at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
The Bombers were shut down by eight Toronto pitchers in a season-ending 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the ALDS. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
FDNY officials said 12 people were injured, including one critically, in the blaze in the Fordham section on Tuesday afternoon. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
