
Pedestrians race NYC bus to stress need for 34th Street busway
Transportation advocates showed their support for a car-free busway along 34th Street by proving they could walk faster than a New York City bus.
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Alecia Reid is an Emmy award-winning reporter for CBS News New York. She is a sustainability & social justice advocate, passionate about giving a voice to people who may not otherwise be able to tell their stories.
Before joining the team at CBS News New York, Alecia reported in Philadelphia and San Francisco. She started her career at News 12 Bronx/Brooklyn. She is a proud Bronx native.
In 2019, Alecia had the opportunity to share her craft, proudly teaching journalism at Del York Creative Academy in Lagos, Nigeria.
Alecia is passionate about clean water and sanitation (WASH), poverty, and the environment. She is an alumna of the Harvard Extension School's Global Development Practice program and holds certification in social justice and environmental policy.
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Transportation advocates showed their support for a car-free busway along 34th Street by proving they could walk faster than a New York City bus.
So far there have been 73 cases of Legionnaires' disease identified since July 25. Three of those people have died.
The search for the suspect in a deadly Brooklyn deli stabbing continued Saturday.
The victims of the Manhattan office building shooting are identified as NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, Cornell grad Julia Hyman and security officer Aland Etienne.
New York City health officials say they're investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem and bordering areas.
It was an extremely active day for weather across the Tri-State Area on Friday, with record-breaking heat and severe thunderstorms.
A child was killed and two others were injured, along with their mother, after they were hit by a car in Oakland, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon.
Two people were killed when a driver struck pedestrians in Manhattan's Chinatown Saturday morning.
It was all hands on deck at a New York beach when eight swimmers needed to be rescued after lifeguards left their posts for the day.
Two people died when a car drove through a Brooklyn intersection, hitting and killing them as they crossed the street.
Three people were shot and a child was injured in the commotion when a gunman opened fire near a barbecue in East Harlem on Thursday night, police and witnesses said.
A 90-year-old man was fatally struck by a moped in Homecrest, Brooklyn, the NYPD said Wednesday.
Severe weather caused damage across the region Tuesday, even triggering a tornado warning in parts of New Jersey.
The Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks show in New York City ended a holiday that came with spectacular weather.
Deaths were reported after severe thunderstorms hit parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.