Stay informed on the most exciting stories taking place across the tri-state area and beyond as they unfold.
New York influencer who disappeared after offering cosmetics classes has reappeared and is offering refunds to some of her followers.
Nine Ukrainians died while fleeing heavy Russian shelling hours after talks between Moscow and Kyiv failed to lead to a cease-fire agreement, prompting more Ukrainians to flee for their lives from heavy Russian shelling. And more.
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New York
New York City is America’s iconic urban center and no place is as culturally embedded in our national memory than New York. Wall Street and finance, Broadway and theater, Madison Avenue and advertising, Greenwich Village bohemian lifestyles, Tammany Hall machine politics and Harlem African American aspirations all instantly bring up images of this global yet local city.
Mexican Navy ship collides with Brooklyn Bridge on Tuesday; cause remains unclear. NJ Transit and union representing locomotive engineers plan on meeting again Saturday to negotiate over compensation.
Breanna Stewart scored 25 points as the New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces 69-63 on Saturday in Women’s National Basketball Association action. Meanwhile, Queens politician Brian Foy has offered up solutions for dealing with NYC’s massive distribution of composting buckets to residents; and Cassie Ventura completed four days of testimony against Sean “Diddy” Combs during his sex trafficking trial.
New Jersey
An employee working on a residential property in Gloucester County lost his footing and fell into the water, prompting a large-scale search and rescue mission by the United States Attorney’s Office of New Jersey. They prosecute federal crimes that are committed throughout New Jersey such as acts of terrorism and bribery, public corruption, white-collar crime, organized crime activity/gang activity/internet-related criminal conduct/drug importation through ports of entry.
John Alite has big plans for Englishtown, a small hamlet known primarily for potatoes and drag racing. He wants to help steer children away from criminality, beautify the town with cobblestones and restaurants similar to Princeton, and eliminate any possible fentanyl dealers from entering. Unfortunately for some residents – and his fellow council members – many residents may not welcome Alite’s presence on City Council but Alite states his intentions as having changed and plans on being an excellent model citizen and has provided advice for his fellow council members in regard to how best serve on City Council membership.
Long Island
Two Long Island brothers deported to El Salvador are appealing for another chance. CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Suffolk County residents are abuzz about 28 members of Bloods and Crips being indicted, according to CBS News’ Jennifer McLogan.
An ex-U.S. Representative who had been charged with crimes was sentenced to 87 months of federal incarceration, reports CBS News’ Carolyn Gusoff.
Long Islanders are increasingly opting for quieter lawnmowers — small electric-powered bots.
Housing trends on Long Island were once favorable. Now, however, due to a shortage of rental properties on Nassau and Suffolk counties it has become harder for talented workers and families to move there. Every 100 new rental units creates 32 local jobs with associated earnings totalling $2.3 Million but few communities are building them; as reported by NBC New York’s Macy Egeland.
Westchester
Yonkers was shaken overnight by a large boulder sliding down from a hillside and smashing into a building, leading to its collapse according to CBS News’ Tony Aiello’s report. Over 1 million New Yorkers use public systems for water provision and are exposed to manmade “forever chemicals” called PFAS that have yet to be banned by lawmakers. A group has asked lawmakers for action.
Playland Amusement Park of Rye will reopen for business by Memorial Day weekend, with plans underway to have all rides operational at that time. Playland was closed down last year due to financial issues and safety concerns;
Westchester County police routinely violated residents’ civil rights by making unlawful arrests and conducting unnecessary strip and cavity searches, a federal investigation finds. But one local lawmaker contends the report is exaggerated and called for further inquiry from law enforcement officials in Westchester. Furthermore, two candidates for county executive are currently running against each other in this campaign for county executive.