Mar 15 Police arrest man suspected of stalking and killing homeless men By Bobby Caina Calvan, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Police say they arrested a suspected gunman who has been stalking homeless men asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington D.C., killing at least two people and wounding three others in less than two weeks. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:48 A new program is giving some New York moms $1,000 a month By Zachary Green New York City’s first guaranteed income program is providing up to $1,000 a month to some low-income mothers of newborns. The minds behind the program are hoping it will be beneficial for early childhood development. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green reports… Continue watching
Feb 15 Outcry after NYC woman killed by man who followed her into Chinatown apartment By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Authorities say a woman was stabbed to death inside her lower Manhattan apartment by a man who followed her from the street into her building. Continue reading
Feb 14 New York City fires more than 1,000 workers over COVID vaccine mandate By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The mayor's office said Monday that 1,430 workers lost their jobs, representing less than one percent of the 370,000-person city workforce. … Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Biden says nation must come together to end gun violence during visit to New York By Josh Boak, Colleen Long, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Running through a grim tally of recent gun deaths, Biden pledged that the federal government would step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities to stop the surging bloodshed. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 5:16 Recent surge in violent crimes has made ‘law & order’ a hot button topic, again By Jeff Greenfield This week, President Biden is traveling to New York City to meet Mayor Eric Adams in the wake of a shooting that killed two NYC police officers. With crime rates including murder, lootings and shootings going up nationwide over the… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 2:42 Urgent tri-state infrastructure project gets green light after long delay By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, about 200,000 rode the train through the tunnel under the Hudson river between New York and New Jersey every day. The tunnel, built in 1910, is over 111 years old—and due to lingering damage from… Continue watching
Jan 16 Outpouring of grief as victims of Bronx fire laid to rest By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A Bronx community gathered Sunday to pay its final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled a high-rise apartment building with thick, suffocating smoke that killed 17 people, including eight children. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: NYC Mayor Adams holds news briefing on Bronx apartment fire that killed 17 By News Desk A fire that killed 17 in the Bronx was "a tragedy" that will show the resiliency" of the city, New York City mayor Eric Adams said during a news briefing today. Continue reading
Jan 01 New NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for resiliency against virus By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press “Getting vaccinated is not letting the crisis control you,” Adams said at City Hall. “Enjoying a Broadway show. Sending your kids to school. Going back to the office. These are declarations of confidence that our city is our own.”… Continue reading