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The buildings department is examining the billboard, looking at the bolts that held it in place and if it was built too close to the road.
A 35-year-old financial analyst from California has come forward to claim his winnings from the largest lottery jackpot in Long Island history.
The winning ticket, worth more than $208 million, for the Dec. 27 Mega Millions drawing was bought at the King Kullen supermarket located at 1235 Middle Country Road in Middle Island.
The winning numbers are 23, 32, 33, 39, 43 and the mega-ball is 8.
The jackpot has been building since Nov. 1. There were no winners during Friday's drawing, bringing the total to a whopping $206 million.
There's a tantalizing mystery on Staten Island: who won the $72 million jackpot?
Mike Barth, who bought the winning ticket at a newsstand in downtown Albany last Friday, said the group's fortune was sealed by the "fickle finger of fate."
A lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y.
Mega Millions fever is getting even hotter across the Tri-State Area as the jackpot swells to the sixth-highest in the drawing's history.
Lottery officials confirmed that two winning tickets were sold, one each in Idaho and Washington State.
Lottery players in the tri-state area got the chance to vie for the seventh-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Tuesday, a $355 million Mega Millions jackpot -- or about $208 million if taken as a lump sum.
If you play the Mega Millions lottery, it's time to pull out that lucky rabbit's foot and wish upon a shooting star because the third largest jackpot ever since New York joined the game will be drawn on Tuesday.
Heading into Friday night's drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot is up to $242 million -- and it's generating a ticket-buying frenzy at area lottery outlets.
Rikers Island corrections worker Garina Fearon said she plans on using the money to help family members in Jamaica and send her two daughters to private school.
Garina Fearon has overcome being homeless, bankrupt and a robbery victim. Now she's gone from counting inmates to counting millions after winning last Friday's Mega Millions jackpot.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks routed the Nets 134-98 on Sunday night to win their fourth straight overall.
The Jets got touchdowns on a kickoff return and a punt return in the same game for the first time in franchise history in a 27-20 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Chicago scored the last 17 points after Younghoe Koo's 19-yard field goal gave New York a 20-10 lead with 10:19 left.
The New York Jets honored the late Nick Mangold with an on-field tribute before their Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns.
Federal agents said they arrested Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera in Boston Sunday and also revealed the indictment against Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz.
The New York Jets honored the late Nick Mangold with an on-field tribute before their Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns.
Firefighter Patrick Brady went into cardiac arrest on the roof of a burning building in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, FDNY officials said.
Three firefighters and six civilians were injured when a five-alarm fire broke out at a Washington Heights apartment building Saturday.
SNAP uncertainty leaves Tri-State Area food pantries struggling to meet demand
A massive fire spread from a Bronx auto body shop to two neighboring homes Saturday, displacing about a dozen people.
It comes after last week's deadly storm brought damaging winds that knocked down trees around the city and the Tri-State Area.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day as we deal with the messy conditions, especially during the evening commute.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
In the last few years, New York City has not had much snow, due to mild and dry winters.
The New York Jets honored the late Nick Mangold with an on-field tribute before their Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns.
SNAP uncertainty leaves Tri-State Area food pantries struggling to meet demand
The major medical office chain Optum will be closing nearly 90 clinics across New Jersey.
JFK, LaGuardia and Newark are all among the 40 travel hubs bracing for delays and cancellations as the FAA starts reducing air traffic.
LaGuardia, JFK, Newark Liberty and Teterboro airports are among the 40 that are expected to be impacted by the FAA's flight reduction due to the government shutdown
The New York Jets honored the late Nick Mangold with an on-field tribute before their Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns.
A grandfather was killed in a hit-and-run after leaving his granddaughter's South Farmingdale elementary school Friday.
CBS News New York got an exclusive look at major renovations underway at Belmont Park on Long Island.
Six men accused of trafficking catastrophic amounts of drugs to NYC and Long Island were arrested in a major narcotics takedown, authorities said.
A Mega Millions winner is running out of time to collect their $1 million prize, the New York Lottery says.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with the government's new orders.
A deal was reached in the Senate ahead of the vote, a source familiar with the deal told CBS News, with at least eight Democrats prepared to vote in favor of advancing a funding measure Sunday night.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a federal judge to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide full food benefits to roughly 42 million Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by Friday.
The major medical office chain Optum will be closing nearly 90 clinics across New Jersey.
The NYC Department of Correction and the Caribbean Women's Health Association are helping expectant mothers prepare for childbirth with dignity, even while in custody.
New York City students interested in medicine are gaining experience before they even graduate, thanks to the program at Maimonides Health in Brooklyn.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
The next time you're buying something sweet at a New York City restaurant, you may notice a new warning comes with it.
The Radio City Rockettes celebrated their 100th anniversary with a street renaming ceremony outside Radio City Music Hall.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
Prince Andrew is being stripped of his titles and must surrender his lease to Royal Lodge, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks routed the Nets 134-98 on Sunday night to win their fourth straight overall.
The Jets got touchdowns on a kickoff return and a punt return in the same game for the first time in franchise history in a 27-20 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Chicago scored the last 17 points after Younghoe Koo's 19-yard field goal gave New York a 20-10 lead with 10:19 left.
The New York Jets honored the late Nick Mangold with an on-field tribute before their Week 10 game against the Cleveland Browns.
Federal agents said they arrested Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera in Boston Sunday and also revealed the indictment against Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz.
The NYC Department of Correction and the Caribbean Women's Health Association are helping expectant mothers prepare for childbirth with dignity, even while in custody.
Studio Museum in Harlem is reopening after more than 7 years, welcoming visitors back at low-cost. Since 1968, the museum has featured the work of artists of African descent.
A slow but hopeful recovery effort is continuing with the planting native vegetation and restoration of damaged woodlands.
New York City students interested in medicine are gaining experience before they even graduate, thanks to the program at Maimonides Health in Brooklyn.
After a failed $13 million attempt to launch ferry service from Kaiser Park, the city is testing new waters off Steeplechase Pier.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
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.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock says Tuesday will be sunny, but temperatures won get out of the low 40s.
Nearly 2,000 mental health advocates and allies gathered at Pier 17 on Sunday morning. Our own Cindy Hsu served as emcee, and led the CBS News New York team.
The NYPD says the fire at the six-story building on Fort Washington Avenue may have been started by a space heater. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
It happened at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. The firefighter were treated for minor injuries. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
While senators were at work on Capitol Hill, they still didn't seem much closer to resolving the government shutdown. CBS News New York's Willie James Inman reports.
