Nation Nov 28 Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade By Associated Press
Nation Jan 30 Watch 5:16 Recent surge in violent crimes has made ‘law & order’ a hot button topic, again 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… By Jeff Greenfield
Nation Jan 10 Doctors working to save gravely injured after NYC fire kills 17 Doctors are working to save the lives of several people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise building. By David Porter, Bobby Caina Calvan, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Nation Sep 11 US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end Americans solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, remembering the dead, invoking the heroes and taking stock of the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil less than two weeks after the fraught end of the… By Jennifer Peltz, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press
Education Aug 29 Watch 6:14 COVID-19 is pushing some schooling outdoors, but will it work for NYC? For a preschool program along New York's Hudson River, taking kids outdoors, no matter the weather, is built into the school's model. But for an urban district like New York City, schools face a bigger set of challenges as they… By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong
Jun 06 Watch 5:13 As Pride Month kicks off, black trans activists want their stories centered By Ivette Feliciano June is Pride Month, the anniversary of the 1969 riots by the LGBTQ community against police brutality at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. Now, with a recent wave of violence against black, transgender people, activists are demanding those stories be… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 6:10 News Wrap: NYPD fires Pantaleo, 5 years after Eric Garner’s death In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, has been fired. New York's police commissioner said Daniel Pantaleo could no longer perform his job effectively, but Garner’s… Continue watching
Feb 04 Justice Department to investigate NYC federal jail that lost heat and power for days By Julie Walker, Associated Press Protesters have gathered outside the facility in recent days following news reports that those housed there have largely been without heat or power for the past week and also haven't been able to communicate with lawyers or loved ones. Outdoor… Continue reading
Mar 19 Hundreds rally against Donald Trump in New York City By Elif Koc Hundreds of protesters gathered in Manhattan on Saturday to rally against the potential candidacy of businessman Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination. Continue reading
Jan 08 New York City bans restaurants from using plastic foam containers By Anna Sillers New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced today that, starting July 1, the city’s food establishments will be banned from using plastic foam containers. Continue reading