Tri-State Union Workers To Rally In Solidarity With Wisconsin
TRENTON, NJ (WCBS 880 / AP) - A rally at the New Jersey Statehouse this Friday is just one of many being held across the country. Union workers in the Garden State will hold a rally to support...
View ArticleNJ Unions Rally At Statehouse For Wisconsin Public Workers
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Wisconsin state workers protesting a move to severely curtail their collective bargaining rights have found allies in New Jersey. Workers yelled “We will not back down,...
View ArticleWisconsin Labor Union Fight Sparks New York City Hall Rally
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Thousands of people filled City Hall Park Saturday morning in a show of solidarity with union workers in Wisconsin. As they waived signs reading “tax the rich” and “save the...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: 2011 College Football Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns The college football season is back, and not a second too soon. This year’s race to the BCS title is wide open. I know that’s one of those overused clichés, but this year...
View ArticleCalls Continue For Gov. Cuomo To Extend Millionaire’s Tax
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hearing it from upstate and downstate. WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb At City Hallhttp://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/lamb_tax1w_pm_111025.mp3 At the...
View ArticleRothstein Files: What To Watch This Weekend In College Hoops
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns DUKE VS. WASHINGTON Lorenzo Romar’s team has had multiple opportunities to make a statement early in the season but a showdown against the Blue Devils at Madison Square...
View ArticleRothstein Files: Monday Morning College Hoops Notebook
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns THREE THINGS I LEARNED LAST WEEK 1. I’D TAKE MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST OVER ANY PLAYER IN AMERICA Some people told me I was crazy when I made that statement prior to...
View ArticleRothstein Files: What To Watch This Weekend In College Hoops
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns SYRACUSE AT ST. JOHN’S The return of Orange center Fab Melo ensures that Madison Square Garden will be a pro-Syracuse crowd like usual. Jim Boeheim’s team should...
View ArticleRising Star: Wisconsin’s Jordan Taylor
By: Mark Chalifoux March Madness is about big players rising on the biggest stage in college basketball. After the first day of action, there were plenty that didn’t live up to their hype. And then...
View ArticleStories From Main Street: Little Free Library Opens On Sloatsburg Lawn
SLOATSBURG, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - Not everyone is grabbing an e-book this summer. Some bibliophiles are opening their own little front lawn libraries, WCBS 880′s Sean Adams reported. WCBS 880′s Sean...
View ArticleBloomberg, Others Condemn Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Investigators could be at the scene of the deadly shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin for most of the week, collecting evidence about the tragedy that left six...
View ArticleCandlelight Vigil For Wisconsin Temple Shooting Victims To Take Place In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Local Sikh and interfaith organizations are coming together to remember the six people killed in the Wisconsin temple massacre last weekend. The Manhattan Sikh Association will...
View ArticleMitt Romney’s Excellent Choice: Paul Ryan
GOP presidential nominee-to-be Mitt Romney made his highly-anticipated vice presidential candidate announcement on Saturday, and he pleased many on the “right” with his choice of Rep. Paul Ryan. After...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: 2012 College Football Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns College football season is back and not a moment too soon! The offseason was filled with scandals—none bigger or more damaging than the sickening Penn State saga....
View ArticleFact Check Friday: Republican National Convention Rhetoric
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - It’s Fact Check Friday, when we put the Presidential campaign ads under the scrutiny of factcheck.org, a nonpartisan non-profit part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: Week 2 College Football Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns #2 USC (1-0) vs Syracuse (0-1) – 3:30 p.m. (MetLife Stadium) I know Syracuse likes to market themselves as “New York’s team” and there are a lot of Orange fans in the...
View ArticleOpinion: Mitt Romney’s Excellent Choice: Paul Ryan
GOP presidential nominee-to-be Mitt Romney made his highly-anticipated vice presidential candidate announcement on Saturday, and he pleased many on the “right” with his choice of Rep. Paul Ryan. After...
View ArticleWisconsin Gunman Shoots 7, Kills 3, Before Taking Own Life
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A man police suspected of killing three and wounding four by opening fire at a tranquil day spa was found dead Sunday afternoon following a six-hour manhunt that...
View ArticleCBS 2 Investigation: An Improper Windshield Installation Can Be Deadly
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Read this story carefully if you’re a driver, because a CBS 2 investigation has uncovered a danger that could involve your windshield, and could place you and your passengers at...
View ArticleNYC Gilda’s Club CEO Questions Wisconsin Branch’s Move To Change Name
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The chief executive officer of the original Gilda’s Club in New York City on Wednesday questioned the choice by a branch in Wisconsin to change names because younger generations...
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