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Hombre muere arrollado por un tren del metro tras perder el equilibrio y caer a las vías en la estación de Herald Sq.
NUEVA YORK (WINS NOTICIAS/WCBS 880) - Un hombre murió arrollado por uno de los trenes del metro tras caer a las vías del metro en la estación de 34th Street-Herald Square, en Midtown, el miércoles, según informó la policía. El hombre, de unos 40 años, perdió pie y fue arrollado por un tren D en dirección sur poco antes de las 12:45 p.m., según la policía. Fue trasladado de urgencia a NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, pero finalmente sucumbió a sus heridas.
Armas, cocaína, heroína y fentanilo encontrados en una casa de Queens, 5 detenidos
NUEVA YORK (WINS NOTICIAS/WCBS 880) - La policía de Nueva York arrestó a cinco personas el miércoles tras el descubrimiento de cocaína, heroína y fentanilo en una casa de Queens Village días después de la trágica muerte de un niño de un año por exposición al fentanilo en una guardería del Bronx, según la policía. Los agentes entraron en la vivienda unifamiliar de 100th Road, en Queens Village, sobre las 5 de la mañana, mientras un niño de 10 años dormía en un dormitorio del segundo piso.
More than 120 people come to party at private homeowner’s rental pool
The normally quiet neighborhood in Connecticut was anything but on the night of June 24.
More than 120 people come to party at private homeowner’s rental pool
The normally quiet neighborhood in Connecticut was anything but on the night of June 24.
More than 120 people come to party at private homeowner’s rental pool
MILFORD, Conn. (NEWS 12 CONNECTICUT) – A city in Connecticut is considering new noise ordinances after a party at a rented out pool got out of control. The normally quiet neighborhood in Milford was anything but on the night of June 24. A homeowner who had rented out his pool said he had done it many times before using an app called Swimply. This time was different, however. “Little kids’ birthday parties, 3-year-old, 5-year-old, 9-year-old,” the homeowner, who wished to remain unidentified, said.
More than 120 people come to party at private homeowner’s rental pool
The normally quiet neighborhood in Connecticut was anything but on the night of June 24.
Boy killed in Queens is second teen to die subway surfing in a week
NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A 14-year-old boy was killed while subway surfing in Queens on Thursday evening—just a week after another 14-year-old boy died doing the same dangerous stunt in Brooklyn. The teen was riding on top of a 7 train just before 5:30 p.m. when he fell off the car and onto the elevated tracks near the 33rd Street–Rawson Street station in Long Island City. Emergency responders found him lying on the roadbed with severe head trauma.
Peter King on the NFL by Inside the Story
NBC's Peter King talks with Mack about his career covering the NFL at newspapers in Cincinnati and New York, Sports Illustrated, and now NBC Sports.
Seth Wickersham on Andrew Luck
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
Inside HBO's "Hard Knocks" by Inside the Story
HBO recently turned 50. Mack talks with Jake Kring-Schreifels who wrote about the history of one of its most popular shows, "Hard Knocks", for the Ringer. Read Jake's piece here.
Inside HBO's "Hard Knocks"
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
A Journalist is Murdered in Las Vegas by Inside the Story
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
A Journalist is Murdered in Las Vegas
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
Michael Mooney on Siegfried and Roy
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
Michael Kruse on Maggie Haberman
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
Chris Ballard on LeBron James
LeBron James recently hinted at the idea that he wants to play with one or even both sons on the same team. In this age of instant hype, it garnered a lot of clicks. But there's a lot more behind it. Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated wrote a profile of James and his two sons just before the NBA season began. On the first episode of Inside the Story, he tells Mack about the pressures these kids face, how they're handling it, and the family dynamics at play. This is about much more than basketball.
Study finds 4 new, possibly antibody-resistant COVID-19 strains in NYC sewage
By Mack Rosenberg, WCBS 880 NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A recent study, funded in part by New York City, showed evidence of four additional COVID-19 variants in the city’s wastewater. A team of researchers from two CUNY schools, the New School and the University of Missouri collected samples of sewage from 14 wastewater plants across the five boroughs as part of their study, which was published Thursday.
NY lawmakers: Bar cops who've been fired, are under investigation from working in state, city
Mack Rosenberg 6 hrs ago NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Lawmakers in the city and state want to send a message to officers who've been fired or are under investigation: don’t come to New York. © Provided by WCBS Radio New York Cops Joint legislation from the City Council and state Senate would prevent officers from anywhere in the country from getting jobs in New York if they’ve been fired or are facing an investigation.
'A slow stroll': Man hikes from DC to NYC to experience history, culture of America
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — A 61-year-old man on Friday concluded his month-long hike from the nation’s capital to New York City. © Provided by RADIO.COM Neil King WCBS 880’s Mack Rosenberg spoke with Neil King, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, in the morning, shortly before he crossed into the Big Apple.
Latimer: Legal weed could lead to uptick in need for anti-addiction, mental health services
Photo credit David McNew/Getty Images By Mack Rosenberg, WCBS Newsradio 880 a minute ago NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — With New York on the verge of legalizing recreational marijuana, a local county executive is wondering about how the tax revenue should be spent. Gov.
East Harlem leaders demand mass vaccination site, more outreach for community
East Harlem leaders demand a mass vaccination site for their community on March 30, 2021. Photo credit Mack Rosenberg NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Community leaders and health providers in East Harlem want changes to the COVID vaccine distribution plan, which they say leaves them behind. In January, Mayor Bill de Blasio promised a mass vaccination site would open in the neighborhood, but months later it has yet to happen.
First Cuomo accuser among protesters calling for governor's impeachment at NYC rally
© Provided by RADIO.COM Protest NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Protesters at a rally in Greenwich Village on Saturday called for the impeachment of Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he faces growing allegations of sexual misconduct. A diverse group of activists, elected officials, minimum wage minority workers and others gathered in the Washington Square Park, saying they were fed up with the governor. Dozens of protesters chanted “Impeach Cuomo!” and “We believe survivors!” as speakers took the stage.
Chinatown grapples with xenophobia, economic losses year into pandemic
© Provided by WCBS Radio New York People walk through the streets of Chinatown on March 02, 2021 in New York City NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – A year on from the start of the pandemic, Manhattan’s Chinatown is still dealing with a sagging local economy and a wave of anti-Asian sentiment. It’s a neighborhood that prides itself on small businesses and tourism. Both suffered from a widely believed falsehood that Asians had coronavirus, even before the first case was confirmed in New York last March.
COVID-19 relief bill would jump-start recovery for NYC restaurants, public transit
© Provided by RADIO.COM A GrubHub delivery worker in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York on Saturday, January 30, 2021 NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – The restaurant industry and public transportation in New York City would get a big boost from the COVID-19 relief package making its way through Congress. The U.S. Senate narrowly approved the $1.9 trillion bill on Saturday, setting up final congressional approval by the House next week.
New Jersey seniors among first to get Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine
© Provided by RADIO.COM UNION CITY, N.J. (WCBS 880) — Seniors in Union City were among the first in New Jersey to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Friday morning. Annamarie Flores, a senior resident in the New Jersey city, says she felt relieved after she was among the first people in the state to get the single-dose Johnson & Johnsons vaccine. All she had to do was walk downstairs, as the vaccine was brought directly to the Union Plaza Apartments, where a number of seniors reside. Gov.
Workers for SUEZ Water in Westchester reach agreement on new contract
© Provided by RADIO.COM SUEZ Water NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – An agreement has been reached on a new contract between a local Union and SUEZ Water in New Rochelle. The agreement comes after Local President James Shillitto told WCBS 880 that the Utility Workers Union of America was prepared to strike if SUEZ didn’t meet their demands for better pay. Shillitto says SUEZ reps “walked away from the table” on Friday. The deadline to reach an agreement on a new deal was Monday night at midnight.
Workers for SUEZ Water in Westchester could go on strike
© Provided by RADIO.COM SUEZ NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Workers for the water company that keeps the water flowing for much of Westchester might be forced to go on strike. Local president James Shillitto told WCBS 880 that the Utility Workers Union of America was negotiating a new contract with SUEZ Water and everything was nearing a resolution before SUEZ reps “walked away from the table” on Friday. © Provided by RADIO.COM “We’ve been in talks with them for a week and a half.
Hundreds rally against anti-Asian violence in NYC amid rise in hate crimes
© Provided by WCBS Radio New York Rally NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – A rally was held in lower Manhattan on Saturday to stand up against anti-Asian attacks, which have increased in the city and nationwide during the pandemic. Cheers of “show me what unity looks like” and “no hate, no fear, Asians are welcome here” filled Foley Square as hundreds turned out at the “Rise Up Against Asian Hate” rally organized by the Asian American Federation.
NJ bill would decriminalize underage marijuana possession, drinking in legalization push
© Provided by WCBS Radio New York Marijuana NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Legalizing recreational marijuana in New Jersey took a big step forward late this week after delays. The last hang-up in legalizing marijuana in the state was how to treat underage possession. Gov. Phil Murphy wanted a specific plan, so state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, who developed the marijuana framework, had to go back to the drawing board. “This is an area that many legislators felt that we had to address in more detail,” Scutari said.
Connecticut partners with nonprofit to conduct vaccine outreach to minority communities
© Provided by WCBS Radio New York HARTFORD, Conn. (WCBS 880) — Connecticut is partnering with a nonprofit to conduct outreach to more than 10,000 minority residents and dispel myths about the COVID-19 vaccine. The arrangement between the state and Hartford-based Health Equity Solutions was announced Friday. Tekisha Dwan Everette, executive director of the nonprofit, says she hopes the new efforts will help communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
NYC food pantries struggle to meet demand this holiday season
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Food pantries, normally a lifeline for those in need, are struggling to meet their needs themselves this holiday season. Donations to St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters have dropped 75% in 2020, but the demand for help has skyrocketed.
New Yorkers face long COVID-19 testing lines
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — With Thanksgiving fast approaching and COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations surging, the lines to get tested keep getting longer across the city. The CityMD urgent care facility on West 57th Street opens at 7 a.m. and even on a rainy Monday morning, the umbrellas lined the sidewalk before 6 a.m. Brittany Pappas was in line to get tested before heading home to North Carolina for Thanksgiving.
New Jersey hopes to have first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next month
TRENTON, N.J. (WCBS 880) — Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine proving to be 95% effective has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization and New Jersey hopes to have its first doses by late December. Should Pfizer's application be approved, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday that he expects 130,000 doses will arrive around Christmastime with more to follow. Who gets the vaccine will be divided into three phases. Phase 1-A is for essential workers.
CDC report shows racial disparities in COVID’s impact on NYC
Photo credit Bryan Thomas/Getty Images NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The Centers for Disease Control is shedding some light on who is most likely to be hospitalized with COVID in New York City. University Hospital in Brooklyn is just a microcosm of COVID racial disparities in the city, said Dr. Wayne Riley, president of SUNY Downstate Medical Center. “We had disproportionate impact to our patients in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn—heavily African-American, Afro-Caribbean.
New York City officials warn against shutting down businesses, restaurants for a second time
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — New York City officials are warning Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Hall that a second lockdown would have devastating impacts on small businesses, restaurants and more. Jonnel Doris, the Commissioner for the New York City Department of Small Business Services, says the city has answered the call for more than 46,000 small businesses who need help, but without another stimulus, there is not much they can do to help a second time.
Rockland threatens to leave MTA over proposed ‘doomsday’ budget cuts
A view of commuters entering a Metro North train at Grand Central Terminal during rush hour on March 12, 2020 in New York City. Photo credit Cindy Ord/Getty Images NEW CITY, N.Y. (WCBS 880) — Rockland County officials on Thursday threatened to leave the MTA over its proposed “doomsday” budget cuts. Under the proposals, Metro-North service would be cut up to 50% if emergency funding is not provided by the federal government.
40,000 NJ students lack computer, internet connectivity
Photo credit iStock/Getty Images NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Tens of thousands of New Jersey students still lack a computer or internet connectivity amid remote learning, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. It’s another in the long list of inequities exacerbated by the pandemic—40,000 students in the state don’t have the right setup to learn outside of school. that some students have had to go to their school buildings and use the Wi-Fi there while learning outside.
New Yorkers celebrate Biden's lead at Washington Square Park dance party
Demonstrators celebrate the likely results of the 2020 presidential election in Washington Square Park on Nov. 6, 2020. Photo credit Mack Rosenberg/WCBS 880 By Mack Rosenberg and WCBS 880 Newsroom 7 minutes ago NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The winner of the 2020 presidential election has yet to be named, but the mood in Washington Square Park was celebratory on Friday evening.
More protests expected in New York City as 2020 election remains too close to call
Protestors take to the streets as results of the presidential election remain uncertain on November 4, 2020 in New York City. Photo credit David Dee Delgado/Getty Images By Mack Rosenberg and WCBS 880 Newsroom 23 minutes ago NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Protesters are set to head out on New York City streets on Thursday, demanding all votes be counted two days after the election. The “Choose Freedom” protest will begin in Greenwich Village, near the Stonewall Inn during the evening hours.
Early exit polls show Latino voters turned out for President Trump
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Some exit polls published Wednesday showed President Donald Trump got a large boost this year from Latino voters, even more so than he did in 2016. An estimated 32 million Latinos were eligible to vote in this year’s presidential election – accounting for 13% of the electorate, according to the Pew Research Center. While the Latino vote is often thought of as a guaranteed Democratic vote, research shows that was not the case in 2020.
Schools in NY’s COVID-19 hot spots can reopen
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced schools in New York's COVID-19 hot spots can begin to reopen with new testing standards. Schools in the state’s red and orange hot spot zone were told to close weeks ago to prevent COVID-19 upticks. Schools in yellow zones were permitted to stay open, but had to increase their testing capacities. The governor said schools will now have to screen all teachers and staff members, as well as students, prior to resuming in-person classes.
Unstable construction crane sends debris plunging to Midtown streets
An unstable crane on top a skyscraper in Midtown on Oct. 29, 2020 Photo credit Mack Rosenberg/WCBS 880 NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — An unstable crane was seen spinning out of control on top of a Manhattan skyscraper Thursday night. The crane was seen hitting buildings and sending debris to the street in Midtown at a high-rise under construction near 57th Street and Sixth Avenue. WCBS 880’s Mack Rosenberg was at the scene and captured video of the crane in the sky.
NYPD tells Manhattan businesses to be prepared for protests on Election Day
A boarded up business stands in Manhattan on June 18, 2020. Photo credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The NYPD is telling businesses in and around Midtown to be prepared for protests and demonstrations on Election Day after looting devastated some stores during unrest over the summer. The department said Election Day in the city will be getting the same attention as other big days, including New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July.
NYC traffic deaths reach 200 this year
Photo credit iStock/Getty Images NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Traffic deaths in New York City have reached new highs this year, according to advocates, who are calling on the city to do more to make streets safer.
Some New York lawmakers push legalizing marijuana to help recover from the pandemic
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York legislators should legalize recreational marijuana to help the state recover from the coronavirus pandemic. It’s no secret that the state's budget has been bleeding billions of dollars since the pandemic began, but making recreational marijuana legal in the state would help, according to State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda.
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