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Chai Lifeline donates thousands of toys to kids battling illnesses

NEW YORK -- In a warehouse in Borough Park, Brooklyn, dedicated Chai Lifeline volunteers rummage through mountains of toys to find the right ones to send to children battling life-threatening or lifel...

December 21, 2024
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Congestion pricing is unfair for New Yorkers without subway access, some say

NEW YORK — People in Southern Brooklyn say congestion pricing is a disaster for those in so-called transit deserts. The plan is set to go into effect on Jan. 5. Elizabeth Morrissey is a retired NYPD l...

December 18, 2024
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A look inside the mysterious "Gowanus Batcave," transformed into artist hub

NEW YORK — For decades, the industrial zone of Gowanus, Brooklyn, has attracted a variety of artists and fabricators, many of whom now worry about being priced out as the neighborhood undergoes massiv...

December 18, 2024
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Here's how North Brooklyn residents are working to protect vulnerable trees

NEW YORK — Brooklynites are trying to protect the new young trees coming to the borough after an ambitious effort to plant more than 3,000 trees in one district. As CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger r...

December 11, 2024
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Meet the group of Brooklyn moms who shred at the skatepark

NEW YORK -- Across skateparks in Brooklyn, a group of moms has proved that the ramps and half-pipes are not just for the boys. Over the past year, the Brooklyn Skate Moms have found friendship and com...

December 9, 2024
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Newark community left devastated by Friday's fatal fiery car crash

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- CBS News New York has learned more about the victims of Friday night's fiery car crash in Newark. Investigators say all six people inside the car were killed when it was traveling...

December 8, 2024
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Brooklyn man dedicates months to creating dazzling holiday displays

NEW YORK — The Dyker Heights Christmas lights are a holiday staple, but that's not the only place in Brooklyn you can find dazzling displays. One man in Bergen Beach thrills thousands by bringing the ...

December 7, 2024
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A rare look inside the mysterious Coney Island Lighthouse

NEW YORK -- For lifetime Brooklyn resident Scott Schubert, a visit to grandpa's house as a kid was a rare look at living history. "We didn't really realize how special it was until we grew up," he sai...

December 5, 2024
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NYC's Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened 60 years ago

NEW YORK — Thursday marks exactly 60 years since the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened to much fanfare, connecting the borough of Staten Island to southern Brooklyn and permanently changing the fabric ...

November 22, 2024
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Jennings Creek wildfire emergency in Orange County, N.Y. extended

GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. -- Residents in Orange County are dealing with an extended state of emergency after dozens of households were asked to voluntarily evacuate from parts of Greenwood Lake due to the...

November 18, 2024
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Brooklyn residents upset about proposal to eliminate bus stops

NEW YORK — Brooklyn transit riders are worried about an ongoing proposal to cut bus stops as part of a redesign project. It's been five years of anxiety and frustration for transit activists who have ...

November 8, 2024
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Oldest bike path in U.S. is in need of a facelift, NYC cyclists say

NEW YORK — The oldest bike path in the country, located in Brooklyn, is in need of upgrades, cyclists say. Despite work on a six-block stretch of the Ocean Parkway Greenway in Gravesend, some bikers s...

November 7, 2024
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Brooklyn Public Library program helps entrepreneurs launch businesses

NEW YORK — Over the past 20 years, a program by the Brooklyn Public Library has helped create dozens of businesses. Leaders from the library say the PowerUP program was created in 2003 in response to ...

November 7, 2024
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Brooklyn man enchants his community with year-round holiday displays

NEW YORK — A house in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn has become a neighborhood attraction thanks to the homeowner's elaborate holiday displays. For Halloween, his dream is to haunt and scare. Like in a trance...

October 31, 2024
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Thousands of students celebrate their pledge to graduate from school

NEW YORK -- It's the biggest annual celebration of education for I WILL GRADUATE, a Brooklyn organization working to improve educational outcomes for students. Thousands of kids packed Kings Theater i...

October 29, 2024