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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was a minor train derailment early Thursday morning in Brooklyn. Fortunately, the MTA said no one was hurt. There is limited service on the D N Q and R lines between Brooklyn and Manhattan while FDNY conducts an investigation between DeKalb Av and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. There is no Northbound D train service between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and 36 St. https://t.co/yBo9b3TOyV — NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) November 5, 2020 The derailment happened shortly after 4 a.m. between the Barclays Center and Dekalb Avenue. D, N, Q and R trains were delayed in both directions. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK New York City’s New Quarantine Travel Rules Begin, New Jersey Adds States To Advisory List More Than 2,000 Inmates Released Early From New Jersey State Prisons In Effort To Prevent COVID Spread NYPD: At Least 50 People Arrested After Attempting To ‘Hijack’ Peaceful Protest In Midtown You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for the suspects behind an attempted robbery that turned into a shootout Monday in Brooklyn. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Maujer Street between Union Ave. and Lorimer St. in Williamsburg. (Credit: NYPD) Police said a 35-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were approached by two suspects with a gun who demanded the man’s watch. When the woman tried to intervene, the suspects allegedly shot her in the ankle. That’s when police said another man came out of 30 Maujer Street and started shooting at the suspects, who returned fire. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK NYPD: More Than 50 People Arrested After Trying To ‘Hijack’ Peaceful Protest In Midtown New York City’s New Quarantine Travel Rules Begin, New Jersey Adds States To Advisory List More Than 2,000 Inmates Released Early From New Jersey State Prisons In Effort To Prevent COVID Spread The suspects took off in an unknown direction, and the other shooter fled the scene in a blue Range Rover. The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she was treated and released. The first two suspects were seen getting out of a four-door Hyundai sedan in front of 1925 Church Avenue before the incident, police said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips . All calls are kept confidential. You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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New York City’s New Quarantine Travel Rules Begin, New Jersey Adds States To Advisory List
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the Tri-State Area. New Jersey has added new states to its quarantine list and New York set up checkpoints Wednesday, the first day of new travel rules, CBS2’s Jessica Layton reported. Members of the New York City Sheriff’s Office said they will be stopping vehicles periodically at the tunnels. Drivers can expect questions about where they are coming from, if they’ve traveled in the last 14 days, and if they have any symptoms of COVID-19. MORE : CBS2 Has What You Need To Know About New Coronavirus Quarantine Rules In New York State Though Layton didn’t see any cars stopped on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office put out a courtesy notice for what it calls it a quarantine checkpoint — an extra layer to randomly screen. COURTESY NOTICE CHECKPOINT/VEHICLE STOP CORRIDOR: Deputy Sheriffs will conduct Quarantine Checkpoints / Vehicle Stops in vicinity of Lincoln and Holland Tunnels on NYC side today. pic.twitter.com/XG7s8CLIqb — NYC SHERIFF (@NYCSHERIFF) November 4, 2020 The department also wants to know if the driver has completed any necessary travel forms that might apply to them if they’re coming from a state on the travel advisory list. MORE : Cornavirus Travel Advisory Quarantine List “In theory, it’s a good idea,” one driver said. “It’s crowded in New York, so it’s like, if people are coming from out-of-state, I think to control COVID.” “There’s gonna be people that don’t like it, for sure,” another driver said. “I mean, people wanna go into the city and they don’t like to be asked questions ever.” CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Tri-State Coronavirus Travel Advisory Quarantine List Resources, Hotlines, Unemployment & Covering Bills Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home CBS2’s Dr. Max Answers Your Health Questions What To Do If Someone Isn’t Social Distancing Or Wearing A Mask? Expert: Parents Be Mindful Of Children’s Stress After Months Of Isolation Chopper 2 Over Empty NYC Streets, Landmarks Complete Coronavirus Coverage Currently, travelers coming in from states with a high infection rate can get out of the mandatory 14-day quarantine by testing negative for the virus 72 hours before arriving in the city, quarantining for just three days then taking another COVID test on the fourth day and testing negative. Connecticut and New Jersey are still exempt. But New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday did warn about the spike in cases. The state added nearly 2,500 new infections to its tally, the highest daily count since May 6. “We’re not out of the woods on COVID, folks. Another bad day of numbers. This is going in the wrong direction,” Murphy said. And with that, New Jersey added two states to its travel advisory Wednesday, Washington and Oregon. That means there are 43 hot spots, a new high. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says compared to the surge in the rest of the country, the state is doing well keeping COVID numbers down. More From CBS New York Coronavirus Impact: NYC Businesses Near Subways, In Grand Central Terminal Struggling To Get By MTA Worker Says He’s Facing 30-Day Suspension For Exposing Safety Issues On Trains Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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Thomas Middleditch And Annaleigh Ashford Star In ‘B Positive’ Premiering Tonight At 8:30
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Could you use a little positivity? Tonight CBS delivers some with the debut of the new series, B Positive , starring Silicon Valley’s Thomas Middleditch & Tony Award-winning actress Annaleigh Ashford. B Positive was created b y MOM writer, Marco Pennette and was inspired b y his own real life kidney donor experience. Chuck Lorre also serves as Co-Executive Producer. Check out the video above for a behind-the-scenes look at B Positive and be sure to tune in tonight at 8:30 PM ET/PT, only on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access . Check your local listings for more information.
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Today will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy and a little warmer. Highs will be in the mid 60s. (Credit: CBS2) Tonight will be partly cloudy and cool with patchy fog. Temps will fall into the low 50s again with 40s inland. (Credit: CBS2) Tomorrow will go from partly cloudy in the morning to mostly sunny the remainder of the day. It will be a little warmer with highs in the upper 60s. (Credit: CBS2) It will be mainly sunny over the weekend with temperatures running nearly 15 degrees above normal. Highs both days will be around 70.
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More Than 2,000 Inmates Released Early From New Jersey State Prisons In Effort To Prevent COVID Spread
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NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — More than 2,000 inmates were released early from state prisons across New Jersey on Wednesday. The governor signed off on the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, but some say it was a rushed political move. Throughout the day, prisoners were freed from state prisons, dropped off in waves at transit hubs from Newark’s Penn Station to the Trenton Transit Center. Cars waited hours for pick-up at Northern State Prison in Newark. Kevin Hayes, a diabetic, was supposed to be released in January. He went home with his brother Wednesday. “It’s a great feeling,” he told CBS2’s Lisa Rozner. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Tri-State Coronavirus Travel Advisory Quarantine List Resources, Hotlines, Unemployment & Covering Bills Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home CBS2’s Dr. Max Answers Your Health Questions What To Do If Someone Isn’t Social Distancing Or Wearing A Mask? Expert: Parents Be Mindful Of Children’s Stress After Months Of Isolation Chopper 2 Over Empty NYC Streets, Landmarks Complete Coronavirus Coverage John Durant caught a bus to his sister’s. He was in prison for selling drugs and is being released three months early. “I was in there making my own mask,” he said. “They’re using one bathroom … The quarantine is on the unit we are on.” “New Jersey, first of all, had the worst rate of COVID-related deaths in its prisons in the country,” said Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberites Union NJ. More than 2,000 inmates were released early from state prisons across New Jersey on Nov. 4, 2020. (Credit: CBS2) “It was almost like a all hands on deck. There are a number of challenges. I mean, making sure people have food stamps and general assistance and Medicaid,” said former governor Jim McGreevey, with the New Jersey Reentry Corporation. The governor signed a law that knocks up to eight months off sentences and excludes people convicted of murder, aggravated sexual assault and repetitive compulsive sex offenders. Dwayne Burnett served time for assault. He says the state gave him a check, jail ID and bus tickets. He took advantage of Newark’s free COVID testing before heading home. “We got tested so many times, even yesterday, I got tested. Always negative,” he said. RELATED STORY: Fearful Of COVID-19 Resurgence, New Jerseyans Braving Cold, Long Lines For Testing But some say the process was rushed and not transparent. “This was the perfect time for the governor to release inmates without taking any political fallout,” Republican Minority Leader Assemblyman John Bramnick said. “The question I have is, who are you releasing, what type of crime did they commit, are they tested positive and are they under supervision?” Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora says he was told only victims will receive that kind of information. “Public safety is number one. We’re gonna have as many as 180 returning citizens into Trenton. We want to make sure that they can get back on their feet,” he said. The Department of Corrections says 11 people who were released are COVID positive, and they received personalized transportation. A spokesperson for the governor did not respond to criticism from Republicans. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Election 2020: New York City Largely Calm Overnight, Businesses Remain Boarded Up As Results Come In Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 Election 2020: New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Legalizing Marijuana You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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Election 2020: New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Legalizing Marijuana
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Voters have spoken, overwhelmingly passing a resolution to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey. Sixty-seven percent of New Jersey said yes to the ballot measure. A big election brought forth historic change in the Garden State. “I think it’s amazing. I think it’s good for our economy,” one person said. “This is a tremendous victory in New Jersey,” said Steven Hawkins of the Marijuana Policy Project. As CBS2’s Meg Baker reports, the Garden State is officially going green, but not so fast. So now what? More Election 2020 Coverage : General Election Results New York Results New Jersey Results Photos From The Polls Complete Coverage Hawkins’ organization helped with getting the initiative passed. He says now that it ha been approved by voters, it’s time for guidelines to be put in place. “The next steps will be that the Legislature perhaps as early this Thursday in New Jersey will move to pass legislation to implement a cannabis commission and set up a regulatory system for taxing cannabis and then we could see very early in the next year cannabis starting to be sold for adult use in New Jersey,” Hawkins said. Results : Marijuana Legalization Ballot Issue 2020 Recreational pot becomes in January, but you won’t be able to buy it right away. “Realistically, the timeline is anywhere from six months to a year,” said industry expert Mike McQueeny. “You have to grow it before you can package it and sell it. On top of that, you have to create regulations and rules to do that safely.” It took Massachusetts and other states more than two years to set up the industry. Those already in the medical marketplace will be the first allowed to sell to the general consumer. The problem: Growers in New Jersey do not have enough cannabis available to meet the needs of patients, let alone any other buyers. “I hope they’re out there tilling soil right now. So as soon as they have enough product, they’ll be able to sell,” said State Sen. Nicholas Scutari. Now that New Jersey has voted to legalize marijuana, the state Legislature can start establishing industry standards and deciding where the revenue goes. Scutari is writing the bill and says marijuana in New Jersey will have the lowest tax rate in the country at less than seven percent, and will allow an extra two percent local tax, giving additional revenue to municipalities that decide to allow facilities in their town. “We create an economic engine for this state moving forward, but not just taxation but with job creation,” Scutari said. But the impact is more than extra money for the state. “The economic impact it will have on our state. The job creation. The farming jobs, the tilling jobs, the bud tenders, the sales jobs, the architects,” Scutari said. Watch Meg Baker’s report — Dr. Diane Calello with New Jersey Poison Control Center says the state’s focus needs to be on safety. Edibles must be properly packaged and labeled. “Not only kids like to eat, not realizing it’s cannabis, but it’s also the thing that makes adults take some, not experience an effect, take more, take more, take more and then get hit with a big dose of THC or marijuana unexpectedly an hour or two in,” Dr. Calello said. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal reminds people that all of the state’s criminal laws relating to street purchases of marijuana still apply, though some state legislators are looking to decriminalize cannabis right away. There is opposition. More than 70 municipalities signed a pact not to allow dispensaries in their towns, and the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police cite concerns about drug impaired driving and the toxicity of today’s marijuana. “I think we have a lot of work ahead of us,” said John Zebrowski, the police chief in the town of Sayerville and serves as vice president of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. The organization has some concerns about the legalization of marijuana and how it will impact the safety of people on roads. “The issue of impairment is still one that has not been answered. There isn’t a comprehensive or comparable device available to utilize to show impairment, as there is for alcohol at this point,” Zebrowski said. More From CBS New York Coronavirus Impact: NYC Businesses Near Subways, In Grand Central Terminal Struggling To Get By MTA Worker Says He’s Facing 30-Day Suspension For Exposing Safety Issues On Trains Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 As Zebrowski waits to see how policing will move forward, some are hoping bordering states like New York will legalize marijuana, too. Currently, a New York senator is pushing for it to be legalized with a bill detailing how it can be regulated and taxed. “All New York is saying if we don’t legalize is, fine, New Jersey, we’ll come to you and we’ll spend our money over there,” Sen. Liz Krueger said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have both said they’re in favor. “It has to be done the right way in New York. It has to be done in a way that’s safe and that empowers communities who often have suffered from the wrong king of laws in the past,” de Blasio said. For social justice. For racial justice. For economic justice. https://t.co/zUTROLKhkY — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) November 4, 2020 Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted his support, saying legalizing adult use marijuana is a huge step forward for racial and social justice and for the economy. Legalizing bud was one of his campaign promises. “This is a state, when we came in to office, had the widest white/non-white gap of persons incarcerated in America, and that’s overwhelmingly because of low-end drug crimes,” Murphy said. Black people in New Jersey are 3.5 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than white people. Safeer Quraishi is with the NAACP local chapter in New Jersey. “We’re advocating for those who are incarcerated for small drug offenses to be released immediately,” Quraishi told CBS2’s Ali Bauman. You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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A handful of battleground states will be crucial to who will win the White House.
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NYPD: Over 20 People Arrested After Attempting To ‘Hijack’ Peaceful Protest In Midtown
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Over 20 people were arrested Wednesday night after police say they tried to “hijack” a peaceful protest and cause destruction in Midtown. The rally started off a peaceful gathering about counting every vote in the election, but as the night grew darker, other groups joined in and violence started, CBS2’s Christina Fan reports. Protesters gathered in Washington Square Park on Nov. 4, 2020, calling for all votes to be counted. (Credit: CBS2) One day after Election Night, the violence and unrest the mayor and police commissioner have been trying to avoid lit up near Washington Square Park. RELATED STORY: Wary Businesses Remain Boarded Up As Election Remains Unresolved Video shows bicycle cops kettling demonstrators and dragging one protester through the crowd, both sides tussling in the street. People threw garbage and eggs and even lit fires across the West Village. Officers hurried to extinguish them. We support everyone's right to self-expression, but setting fires puts others at risk and will not be tolerated. We are working to de-escalate the situation near Morton Street in the West Village to prevent further damage from occurring. pic.twitter.com/4nTK6UUBzC — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 5, 2020 Multiple groups with varying messages had protests planned for Wednesday night. More Election 2020 Coverage : General Election Results New York Results New Jersey Results Complete Coverage Numerous arrests were made near Union Square. In a tweet, the NYPD said, “We have arrested more than 20 individuals who attempted to hijack a peaceful protest by lighting fires, throwing garbage and eggs in Manhattan.” We appreciate and value the importance of freedom of speech. Our top priority is and always will be safety. We have arrested more than 20 individuals who attempted to hijack a peaceful protest by lighting fires, throwing garbage and eggs in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/5SzZ6lDWEz — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 5, 2020 For most of the afternoon and evening, the marching was peaceful. Protesters marched through Midtown on Nov. 4, 2020, calling for all votes to be counted. (Credit: CBS2) Demonstrators with Protect the Results made their way down Fifth Avenue with the NYPD escorting them, their message directed towards the president. “I am here tonight because we want 45 to know that we are not going to stop until all votes are counted,” protester Winsome Pendergrass said. “There are facts and there is libel, and his claims have been false,” Harlem resident Jon Carter said. Police say several officers were injured after the violence broke out. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK New York City’s New Quarantine Travel Rules Begin, New Jersey Adds States To Advisory List More Than 2,000 Inmates Released Early From New Jersey State Prisons In Effort To Prevent COVID Spread Group Pushing Mayor De Blasio To Make Open Streets Policy In Jackson Heights, Queens Neighborhood Permanent You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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Group Pushing Mayor De Blasio To Make Open Streets Policy In Jackson Heights, Queens Neighborhood Permanent
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There is a battle brewing over more than a mile of open streets stretching through Queens. Residents who love having the car-free space are demanding the city make it permanent. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported Wednesday, one avenue is now car free and full of fun for many. But some are asking why the city has been so slow to make it permanent. The rhythm is right on the roadway. Group exercise on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights is now a regular thing. “It’s amazing for the community and having this throughout the last few months has been great,” Elizabeth Shovers said. MORE : Upper West Side Residents Say Drivers Are Ignoring Police Barricades Set Up For Open Streets For 1.3 miles, residents can walk, run and bike and find pop-up performances, plus play various kinds of pick-up games. “We play soccer together and I love this because we don’t have to … there’s no cars here and it’s more safer,” Jackson Heights resident Angelina Han said. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Tri-State Coronavirus Travel Advisory Quarantine List Resources, Hotlines, Unemployment & Covering Bills Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home CBS2’s Dr. Max Answers Your Health Questions What To Do If Someone Isn’t Social Distancing Or Wearing A Mask? Expert: Parents Be Mindful Of Children’s Stress After Months Of Isolation Chopper 2 Over Empty NYC Streets, Landmarks Complete Coronavirus Coverage While open streets along 80 miles were a post- coronavirus pandemic gift from New York City, no one knows how long they will last. Some residents residents don’t like them when things get noisy, or when driving around them. “This is affecting the traffic coming through a lot because this is a very traffic neighborhood and I don’t really like it at all,” resident Juan Velez said. “A lot of traffic gets diverted between here and there and so everybody you get a cluster right here,” Von Edward added. “We only have one park and it is way down there. It’s not a very large park, so we needed open space,” said Jim Burke, founder of the 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition. MORE : Struggling Artists Hopeful City Council Will Allow Outdoor Performances In Public Spaces With Program Similar To ‘Open Streets’ Burke is part of a petition drive to make the 34the Avenue open street permanent, just like Restaurant Row areas. His group has gathered more than 1,500 signatures, but he wants Mayor Bill de Blasio , who appears generally supportive, to do much more. “Open streets, open restaurants have been a revelation and certainly points in the direction of being even more creative as we go forward,” de Blasio said Tuesday. “Unfortunately, things drag on. We would like them to be decisive. He’s done great things for open street restaurants. We need him to do the same thing for the open streets here,” Burke said. More From CBS New York Coronavirus Impact: NYC Businesses Near Subways, In Grand Central Terminal Struggling To Get By MTA Worker Says He’s Facing 30-Day Suspension For Exposing Safety Issues On Trains Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 A spokesman for the city told CBS2 open streets must be evaluated in the winter to see how they hold up in snow and ice before gaining year-round approval. “We love this. We want to make it permanent and we don’t want to be in limbo anymore,” Burke said. You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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Orthodox Jewish Community’s All-Women EMS Service Ezras Nashim Finally Gets First Ambulance
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some call it controversial, others call it a life saver. In time for the onset of a second wave of the coronavirus, an all-women’s EMS service in Brooklyn is finally getting an ambulance after overcoming naysayers in the city who tried to prevent it from happening. As CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported, 4-month-old Sarah Richter sleeps peacefully, even in the pouring rain. “She’s a miracle. They are a miracle,” her mother, Chani Richter, told Rozner. Richter was talking about the organization Ezras Nashim , which helped deliver her baby at home. “She came too fast, I had no labor, so I called Ezras Nashim, because they were on my speed dial,” she said. “In two minutes flat, they turned my bathroom into a hospital room.” Then, 911 had to be called to take the mother and baby to a hospital, and multiple first responders arrived. Richter only wishes then that the group had the $100,000 ambulance that just arrived. Donations helped purchase the ambulance and a $50,000 stretcher. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Election 2020: New York City Largely Calm Overnight, Businesses Remain Boarded Up As Results Come In Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 Election 2020: New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Legalizing Marijuana There was a need, some say, because in the Orthodox Jewish community, modesty is a fundamental value. Men and women who are not married do not touch each other. For 50 years, the male volunteer corps Hatzoloh has served the community, but it does not accept female paramedics . “In an emergency situation, and I’m sitting there undressed or I need to– whatever it is, I don’t want a man there. No, I don’t feel comfortable with that,” said Richter. “That’s not my choice.” Ezras Nashim, an all-women’s EMS service in Brooklyn, has finally gotten an ambulance after overcoming naysayers who tried to prevent it from happening. (Credit: Simon Gifter) After years of fighting for an ambulance so it could speed up response times, the state Department of Health finally gave Ezras Nashim the approval in August — months after the application was rejected by a city committee over concerns patients would be confused who to call. “It’s like a dream. I feel like I’m dreaming, it’s wonderful,” volunteer Sarah Husney told Rozner. “We finally grew from such a small group to something so big, you know, to have our first ambulance on the streets,” volunteer Emanual Rabaev added. “It got busier.” The group is finalizing paperwork that state inspectors need before coming out to give the ambulance the OK. The hope is to have it up and running and serving the community in the next several weeks. The organization is also in the process of filling the ambulance with specific supplies and equipment required by the state. You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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Election 2020: Ritchie Torres, Mondaire Jones Become First Afro-Latino, Black Openly Gay Members Of Congress
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The 2020 election was historic not just on turnout, but because of the new faces going to Capitol Hill. Two local incoming Congressmen will be the first and only on many fronts. This election season, residents in the South Bronx and Westchester and Rockland counties cast their ballots to make history. “Who would’ve thought the first openly LGBTQ elected official in New York City would come not from Chelsea or Hell’s Kitchen, but from the South Bronx?” Congressman Elect Ritchie Torres said. RELATED STORY: Struggling South Bronx Sends Ritchie Torres To Congress Both Torres and Mondaire Jones are now the only Afro-Latino and Black openly gay members of Congress. “To grow up poor, Black and gay is to not see yourself anywhere,” Jones said. WATCH: Mondaire Jones Speaks About His Election To Congress — Both men coming from similar backgrounds and ascended up the ranks. “To get over the oppressions that it takes to run for office, to gain access to the ballot, to actually mobilize communities. Mondaire Jones won in a district that is 58% white. That’s huge,” said Shijuade Kadree, chief advocacy officer for the LGBT Community Center. “Both Ritchie and Mondaire are brilliant and accomplished and seen as quote unquote electable, but they wouldn’t have been even 10 years ago.” RELATED STORY: Democrat Mondaire Jones Wins Race For Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s Seat Ritchie Torres (credit: CBS2) It’s why Jones calls this a watershed moment. “We are now able to use our lived experiences to inform the policy-making discussions,” Jones said. Jones and Torres now become the example to others that they personally never had. “If you are a young kid, a young kid of color or an LGBT kid or a poor kid from the Bronx, I hope you can see your story in me,” Torres said. More Election 2020 Coverage : General Election Results New York Results New Jersey Results Complete Coverage Torres and Jones want to champion mainstream issues, like the impact COVID has had on their communities. But they plan to do it from a first-hand understanding that they say addresses concerns of many more people in their communities. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Election 2020: New York City Largely Calm Overnight, Businesses Remain Boarded Up As Results Come In Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 Election 2020: New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Legalizing Marijuana You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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Community Comes Together To Help Transform Once Troubling Paterson, N.J. Park
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PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A destination for undesirable activity — that’s how the mayor of Paterson described one of his city’s parks. Thankfully, his description no longer fits the bill. The community came together to transform that same park into a destination for kids who live in the neighborhood, CBS2’s Vanessa Murdock reported Wednesday. One of Paterson’s littlest residents helped his city turn the corner on violence by enjoying the playground at the new Anthony Lucas Park/Bear Track Park. MORE : ‘History Happened In This Stadium’: Paterson Politicians Approve Development Project To Rebuild Historic Hinchliffe Stadium Four-year-old Kamille can’t get enough of the new playground. Her dad, Miguel Olaya, shares what it used to be like here. “You would drive by here and you see a lot drug addicts hanging out. You really don’t want to bring your kids here. You as an adult don’t even want to pass be here,” Olaya said. Ed Caminos told CBS2 he took his kids elsewhere. “There were bottles everywhere, drug paraphernalia,” Caminos said. Little Eva Caminos was asked why she is so good on the monkey bars. “Because I practice at other parks,” the 7-year-old said. Not anymore. Now Eva can hone her skills close to home. Taking the park back has been a community effort. “We’re here to celebrate a victory. A victory for decency. A victory for quality of life. And a victory for a neighbor,” Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said. “We came together and cleaned this park,” Council Vice President Lilisa Mimms added. “Today is a great day and I call it a better Paterson.” A community development block grant of more than $180,000 in federal funds helped make the transformation possible. “Some say this is one park, what the big deal? It means so much to the people in your neighborhood,” Rep. Bill Pascrell said. Fears that the park could return to a grim future have been calmed by the mayor. “We want to have some extra attention given here by the police,” Sayegh said. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Coronavirus Impact: NYC Businesses Near Subways, In Grand Central Terminal Struggling To Get By MTA Worker Says He’s Facing 30-Day Suspension For Exposing Safety Issues On Trains Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 Community groups that adopted the park will also conduct patrols. Security fencing surrounds the park and surveillance cameras will go up, too. All to make sure the reclaimed space remains a place safe for any child to play. You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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SENIOR Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Richard Jones says the agency will begin construction of the Bernard Lodge housing development in St Catherine, in 2019. In an interview with JIS News, Jones said the development will include 1,600 studio and single bedrooms, detached and semi-detached units.
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