NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The lights of Broadway have been dim for a year because of the pandemic, but CBS2’s Dave Carlin caught up with one Broadway legend who is full of hope. Ben Vereen is a Tony award winning star of Broadway, TV and movies. You know from the musicals “Pippin,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Fosse,” the TV mini series “Roots” and much more. Carlin brought him to Shubert Alley to talk about Broadway and the pandemic. “Look at this street. All our actors and musicians, crew, stage managers are out of work. We need you right now to help us out,” Vereen says looking around. “There’s something wrong with this. Something is terribly wrong with this. Somethings terribly wrong with the city. Driving down 5th Avenue, 8th Avenue, it’s vacant. But that’s today, it’s just today, it’s just today, remember that. This disease is just today. We’ll be back.” (CBSN New York) Vereen has been vaccinated and encouraged everyone else to do the same. “Let’s get our country back to work. Let’s think about your neighbor, think about your workers who are not worker right now. We need to get America back to work, and so that’s why I did it,” he said. “I prayed over it, I meditated on it, and I said wait a minute, ‘it’s not just me.’ So I went for it.” “Right now, we cannot exist with 100 people in the seats. We’ve got to get people vaccinated, so they can come back and feel comfortable being next to each other,” he added. “We’re trying to keep an industry together here. And we all truly are in this together. So it’s about us working towards a better Broadway season next year. “I want to thank the Actors Fund for being there for us, and we’re there for you, whatever we can do, we’re going to be there for you, because you’ve been there for us and you’re standing. Thank you, thank you.” Vereen said his goal is to be back on Broadway next year, in a big production for a packed house. He says have faith it will happen. Click here for more on how to contribute to the Actor’s Fund.
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – One driver was killed and a second critically injured in a collision in South Los Angeles early Friday morning. March 5, 2021. (CBSLA) The crash occurred in the 200 block of 43rd Street near Broadway at around 12:30 a.m. According to Los Angeles police, a car was traveling north on Broadway when in slammed into a car that was stopped at a traffic light. The impact sent the second car careening into several parked vehicles, police said. The driver of that car, described as a woman in her 40s, died at the scene. She was not identified. The driver that caused the crash was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries. Investigators are unsure if speed or street racing contributed to the crash.
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Long Island Woman Sentenced To 9 Months In Prison For Death Of Anti-Gang Activist Evelyn Rodriguez
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The Long Island driver accused of running over and killing the mother of an MS-13 gang victim will spend nine months in jail. Annmarie Drago was sentenced Thursday in a case that made national headlines, CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reported. “I’m just happy that there was just justice,” said Kelsey Cuevas moments after learning the woman convicted of killing her mother, Evelyn Rodriguez , is heading behind bars. Drago, 60, was sentenced for criminally negligent homicide after she was was caught on camera running over Rodriguez, 50, near a memorial for Rodriguez’s other daughter, Kayla Cuevas , who was brutally murdered – allegedly by MS-13. “I just wanted her to know that you caused more pain and suffering than what we were already going through,” Cuevas added. Cuevas addressed Drago during the sentencing, telling her, “You are a greedy murderer. Every single day, I cry myself to sleep.” Rodriguez received national attention, including from former President Donald Trump, for her anti-gang activism after Kayla’s murder in Brentwood in 2016. It came to a tragic end two years later when Drago destroyed a memorial to Kayla. Drago thought it might affect potential buyers of her mother’s home on the same street. “That was cruel. That was callous. That was heartless,” the judge told her during sentencing. “These people suffered enough.” Rodriguez and her partner Freddy Cuevas got into a fight with Drago, who ended up running Rodriguez over. “I take responsibility for the accident that occurred,” said Drago in an apology to the family in court. “I am very, very sorry.” Drago’s attorney argued she suffered from PTSD, had a panic attack and didn’t see Rodriguez next to the car. “Nothing intentional, nothing reckless,” said defense attorney Stephen Kunken. Kunken vowed to appeal, and hopes to get his client out on bail while that process plays out. Rodriguez’s daughter told Drago in court she hopes she sits in her cell and is haunted by what she did everyday.
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A long-term QB might be hard to find this offseason, but Washington could sign a free agent, build its roster and revisit the position in 2022.
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National Day Of Unplugging: Putting The Technology Down After A Difficult Year
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(CBS LOCAL) – Most of us have been spending more time than ever in front of our screens this past year, whether it’s on phones, computers, or televisions. Friday, March 5th is the National Day of Unplugging, which calls for people to put away devices. The Bartkowski family in San Diego spends much of their life online these days between remote work and virtual learning for 12-year-old McKenna and eight-year-old Aiden. When asked how much time she’s spending in front of screens, McKenna says, “I feel like a lot.” McKenna estimates she’s online eight hours or more a day for school and socializing. That’s why their mom Lisa plans to have the family participate in National Day of Unplugging for the first time. “It’s a first step in training our minds to just slow down and think of things in a different way and take the time that we will be spending on screens to do other things that are important as well,” Lisa says. National Day of Unplugging can last anywhere between one to 24 hours. People can even sign up for cell phone sleeping bags to hide their devices in, which may be a tough challenge after a year online. “We’re able to now see how we feel when it’s in excess,” says Kim Cavallo, a National Day of Unplugging organizer. “I think the thing is to realize is that what I want to do with my time when I’m not working or I’m not in school.” The campaign suggests activities like getting outside or joining their scavenger hunts. McKenna says, “I think it should be something that families should maybe do like maybe once a week or like even more than that. Realize that there’s a lot of other fun things to do.” The Bartkowskis are looking to go kayaking – a day on the water and off the grid.
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By Matt DeLucia CBS2 Meteorologist/Weather Producer Despite plenty of sunshine, it’ll be feeling more like January out there this afternoon. Highs will be about 10 degrees colder than yesterday, topping out in the mid 30s. With winds once again gusting to 30+ mph at times, expect it to feel more like the 20s at best. (Credit: CBS2) It’s another cold night as temps drop back into the 20s for most, and some upper teens far N&W. Wind chills will be in the teens. (Credit: CBS2) The weekend is cold, but dry. Highs will be in the mid to upper 30s both Saturday and Sunday with wind chills staying in the 20s. (Credit: CBS2) We’ll start a warming trend after Sunday. Our dry stretch continues into next week with 60s in sight by midweek!
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A new COVID-19 mobile vaccine unit will launch Friday in Southeast Los Angeles as part of an effort to vaccinate the hardest-hit areas of L.A. County. The launch was being announced by L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis at a food distribution event in South Gate. Armineh Tavitian, left, escorts a couple to a recovery area after they receive COVID-19 vaccines at site opened by the St. John’s Well Child and Family Center at the East L.A. Civic Center. March 3, 2021. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images) “The Southeast L.A. region has seen a record number of COVID-19 cases, but has some of the lowest vaccination rates in L.A. County,” Solis said in a news release. It’s unclear exactly how many doses the mobile unit will be capable of administering on a daily basis. On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable communities. “You can’t safely reopen your economy until you get this disease behind us,” Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. “We can’t honestly do that until we address those communities that are disproportionately vulnerable.” RELATED: Garcetti Announces New COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Initiative To Target Hard-Hit Communities Of Color In LA This comes as L.A. County reported 2,253 new coronavirus cases Thursday, the highest one-day total since Feb. 20. Also Thursday, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that a new L.A. city-run vaccination site will open next week at the University of Southern California. L.A. County as a whole has been struggling to obtain enough COVID-19 doses to meet demand. On May 1, the county expanded vaccine eligibility to include teachers, food and agriculture workers, first responders and law enforcement personnel. Nearly 10 million doses have now been administered across California.
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Caught On Video: Thieves Use Ladder To Steal Dog Portrait Outside Alfie’s Place Bar In The Bronx, Police Say
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A portrait of a dog was stolen from a bar in the Bronx, and it was all caught on camera. It happened around 1 a.m. on Feb. 20 outside Alfie’s Place on East 177th Street. A portrait of a dog was stolen from a bar in the Bronx, and it was all caught on camera. Surveillance video shows two suspects use a ladder to reach the portrait attached to a sign. One man brings it down the ladder, and they walk away. Police are searching for the suspects and the painting. Anyone with information about their whereabouts 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.
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Team LeBron or Team Durant? How the NBA All-Star captains drafted their rosters
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The picks are in. Check out the full rosters facing off during Sunday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta.
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FDNY Battles Multiple Fires Overnight; 80-Year-Old Woman Killed In East Village Blaze
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The FDNY responded to multiple fires in the cold overnight. Firefighters battled a huge blaze around 11 p.m. to a restaurant on 74th Street in Jackson Heights . Officials said it started in the basement before spreading through the restaurant and neighboring stores. Five firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Then shortly after midnight, firefighters responded to a fire on East 5th Street in the East Village . After extinguishing the flames, they found an 80-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive suffering burns. She was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The most recent fire broke out shortly after 5 a.m. on East 93rd Street in East Flatbush . Four people were taken to the hospital after flames spread through the first floor of a residential building.
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Woman In Viral Series Of TikTok Videos Finds Secret Room In New York City Apartment
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A series of TikTok videos that started when a woman made a strange discovery in her New York City apartment has captivated millions. Like a scary movie, her story started with an mysterious breeze, CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reported Thursday. “So I walk into my bathroom and… I feel cold air blowing on me,” the woman, named Samantha, said in a video. “You can see my hair blowing in the cold wind.” The suspense built when she found the source. “And the air is coming from the mirror… Let me show you what I found,” said Samantha. More than 10 million people have viewed her journey and reminded her that a hole to a room behind a mirror is the plot of the 1992 film “Candyman.” “There’s a room back there… I have to go in… What if someone’s living in there?” Samantha said as the videos continued. Samantha had seen enough scary movies to know not to investigate the unknown unprepared. She wore a flashlight on her forehead, like a miner’s cap. The plot thickened as she squeezed through the hole. “Oh my God,” she said. The final video revealed there was not just a room behind the mirror. There was an entire apartment. Trash bags and even a water bottle inside suggested she might not be alone. “OK, so there’s signs of life,” Samantha said. After exiting the front door, Samantha rejoiced in surviving the experience. “Made it out alive!” she said. Then it sank in. The apartment next door is connected through a hole in the wall. Samantha plans on cementing the mirror to the wall until the hole is fixed. “My landlord is getting a really fun phone call tomorrow,” she said. Let’s just hope the landlord’s name isn’t Candyman.
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Former Aide Accusing Gov. Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment Says She Believes Governor Was Propositioning Her For Sex
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In her only TV interview, an accuser of Gov. Andrew Cuomo talked about her time working for him and when she says things took an inappropriate turn. The governor’s former executive assistant, Charlotte Bennett , spoke to CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell . While Cuomo denies propositioning anyone, Bennett says that’s exactly what he was doing, even if he didn’t say so specifically. “Do you believe that he was propositioning you?” O’Donnell asked. “Yes,” Bennett said. “For what?” O’Donnell asked. “Sex,” Bennett said. Click here to watch the full interview from CBS Evening News . As CBS2’s Dick Brennan reports, in the spring of 2020, Cuomo had become a national celebrity, and to Bennett, he probably felt himself untouchable. In one conversation, Bennett says Cuomo even asked her about being a sexual assault survivor. “So he goes, ‘You were raped. You were raped. You were raped and abused and assaulted,’” she said. On another occasion, Bennett says he called her in for dictation and told her to turn off the tape recorder. “And then he explains at that point that he is looking for a girlfriend … He’s lonely. He’s tired,” Bennett said. “He asked if I had trouble enjoying being with someone because of my trauma … The governor asked me if I was sensitive to intimacy.” “In his office?” O’Donnell asked. “Yes. During the work day,” Bennett said. Bennett says Cuomo told her he would be OK with sleeping with anyone over 22. Bennett is 25. “I thought, ‘He’s trying to sleep with me. The governor’s trying to sleep with me. And I’m deeply uncomfortable and I have to get out of this room as soon as possible,’” she said. Bennett says she sent text messages to a friend immediately after the encounter writing the governor “talked about age differences in relationships.” The friend, who verified the messages, asks “WAIT WHAT” and “DID HE DO SOMETHING.” Bennett responds, “No but it was like the most explicit it could be.” “When I was even thinking of coming forward, I think that was where I held the most shame. In that, like, I really was uncomfortable,” Bennett said. “Why did you feel shame?” O’Donnell said. “I feel like people put the onus on the woman to shut that conversation down. And by answering, I was somehow engaging in that or enabling it, when in fact, I was just terrified,” Bennett said. The governor apologized Wednesday. “I never knew at the time I was making anyone uncomfortable,” he said. In a statement, he said, “What I said may have been misinterpreted.” “Did you misinterpret him?” O’Donnell asked. “No. I understood him loud and clear. It just didn’t go the way he planned,” Bennett said. When asked for a statement, the governor’s office referred CBS2 to Cuomo’s apology from Wednesday and asked people to wait for results of an investigation to be launched by the Attorney General’s office.
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By Giorgio Panetta, CBS2 Chief Meteorologist/Weather Producer Hi everyone! We can expect another decent temp drop overnight. In fact, this evening the wind chill was already down into the 20s and the teens north and west. By the time we wake up in the morning, some communities will be subzero in the early morning hours. It will remain cold and blustery all day with highs only reaching the mid 30s around much of the area. Unfortunately, the cold weather sticks around through the weekend with Saturday and Sunday now both firmly in the 30s. However, the good news still looms that a few days near 60 degrees are in the forecast by next week. Have a good one!
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Gov. Lamont Lifts Most COVID Capacity Limits In Connecticut, But Maintains Mask Mandate
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HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Connecticut is rolling back COVID-19 restrictions in the most significant reopening in the Tri-State Area since the pandemic began. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that in just two weeks, COVID capacity limits will be lifted for most businesses in the state, but the governor says masks, hand-washing and social distancing are still crucial. Starting March 19, all capacity limits will be lifted for restaurants, retail, gyms, officers, personal services, museums and houses of worship. The mask mandate and spacing requirements will remain in place. “I know what’s happening in Texas and Mississippi. I’ve heard the president. It’s probably the most important thing you can do,” Lamont said. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Ask CBS2’s Dr. Max Your Vaccine Questions COVID Vaccine FAQ From CDC Vaccination Sites In New York City | Call 877-VAX-4NYC Track NYC Vaccinations By Zip Code Find A New York City Testing Site Near You Check NYC Testing Wait Times Resources: Help With Unemployment, Hunger, Mental Health & More Remote Learning Tools For Students And Parents At Home Complete Coronavirus Coverage Restaurant manager Paul Murphy was elated to learn his Stamford seafood restaurant could soon be back in full swing. “It gives us hope,” he told CBS2’s Ali Bauman. “It’s gonna double the numbers that we’ve been doing lately and be able to get everyone back to work, bring some of the servers we didn’t have shifts for.” An 11 p.m. curfew for restaurants remains in effect, as well as an eight-person limit per table. “I’m just gonna keep the bars closed, if they’re just a drinking establishment, for a little bit longer,” Lamont said. Movie theaters and performing arts venues remain capped at 50% capacity. By April 2, outdoor amusement parks can open and outdoor venues will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity with a 10,000 person maximum. Indoor stadiums can reopen at 10%. All sports will be allowed to practice and compete with tournaments allowed, subject to health department guidance. COVID VACCINE New York State book online here or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX New York City book online here or call 877-VAX-4NYC Track NYC Vaccinations By Zip Code Nassau County more info here Suffolk County more info here Westchester County more info here New Jersey book online here or call 1-855-568-0545 Connecticut book online here Connecticut residents reacted to the news Thursday night. “I think it’s awesome. Great idea. Get the economy going again and businesses going,” Stamford resident Lisa Gach said. “I think that we survived long enough that there is no point of rushing,” another person said. “I want everything to open up. I’d love to go back to the way it was, but we still have to be careful,” Stamford resident Katie Philippopoulos said. While there’s no official reopening date yet for summer camps or summer festivals, the governor says they can start planning for the upcoming season.
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‘Isolation Kills, Too’: New Jersey Families Beg Governor To Loosen Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Restrictions
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LIVINGSTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — New Jersey families who have relatives in long-term care facilities have a chilling plea. With vaccinations underway, they’re asking the governor to loosen visitation restrictions for fear isolation will kill their loved ones before COVID does. Hundreds of signs that read “Isolation kills, too” fill Jill Cohen’s Livingston lawn. She says in the last year since lockdown began, she’s watched her 82-year-old mom, Norma, who has Alzheimer’s, suffer cognitively and physically. Once a week, Cohen is allowed to visit her mother for two hours, most of the time consoling her. “And you know I’ll always be with you, right? Every step of the way,” she tells her mom in a video. “We’ve been vaccinated. They’ve been vaccinated. It’s been one year, two shots. And now what? What are we gonna do now? We don’t have time on our side anymore,” Cohen told CBS2’s Lisa Rozner. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Ask CBS2’s Dr. Max Your Vaccine Questions COVID Vaccine FAQ From CDC Vaccination Sites In New York City | Call 877-VAX-4NYC Track NYC Vaccinations By Zip Code Find A New York City Testing Site Near You Check NYC Testing Wait Times Resources: Help With Unemployment, Hunger, Mental Health & More Remote Learning Tools For Students And Parents At Home Complete Coronavirus Coverage It’s a message from a group called FACE for Seniors, standing for Family Advocate Care Experience. Randolph resident Ginger Vukas last saw her 84-year-old mom, Virginia, through a window in December. “I want to get back into the facility while my mom still knows who I am, and I wake up every day afraid that she won’t,” Vukas said. The New Jersey Department of Health is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, which don’t take vaccinations into account. For visits to occur, there has to be a low number of cases in the county and the facility has to show it has not had a COVID case in two weeks. Bill Borrelle is the founder of FACE for Seniors. He says window visits and Facetime calls aren’t helping his 94-year-old mother, Rose, who is hard of heaering and legally blind. “We had many, many layers of protection to keep them safe, but the most important thing that we don’t have is the ability to be with them in their room and take care of them,” he said. “My mother’s vaccinated. She’ll wear PPE. I wear PPE.” COVID VACCINE New York State book online here or call 1-833-NYS-4-VAX New York City book online here or call 877-VAX-4NYC Track NYC Vaccinations By Zip Code Nassau County more info here Suffolk County more info here Westchester County more info here New Jersey book online here or call 1-855-568-0545 Connecticut book online here The “Isolation kills, too” signs will be moved throughout the state over the next week to send a message, asking the governor and the Department of Health for a post-vaccine visitation directive. “She basically just lays in her bed all day,” Vukas said. “Most of all I want to hug her and kiss her and tell her how much I love her.” The Department of Health says indoor visitation is open in 10 of its 21 counties. In response to the group’s request, a spokesperson acknowledges the emotional distress, but says, “There are currently 309 active COVID-19 outbreaks among our long term care facilities and virus variants circulating.” The department urges all to remain patient, but these families say their patience has already run thin. The New Jersey Department of Health sent CBS2 the following information — The NJ Department of Health’s Executive Directive 20-026 for the Resumption of Services in Long Term Care Facilities provides for outdoor, compassionate care, essential caregiver, and end-of-life visitation that is permitted in any reopening phase. The Department has not changed its visitation guidance at this time. Indoor visitation is now open in facilities in 10 counties that have met the Department’s requirements. Those counties are Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem and Somerset counties. The chart in this press release that sets up the color-coded system used to determine level of COVID-19 activity in a region — low, moderate or high. It looks at several factors including the level of COVID circulating in the county and the positivity level of county residents testing positive for the virus. A facility can resume indoor visitation if the CALI score for that region has been in the moderate/lower level of activity for at least two weeks, and if it can attest that it has met the following Department requirements: after no new cases have been detected in the last two weeks in accordance with CDC guidance the facility is not conducting outbreak testing facility has sufficient PPE and cleaning and disinfection supplies to permit visitation has a mechanism to collect informed consent from residents and visitors. Regarding the request from FACE For Seniors, a DOH spokesperson says — “We must continue to be cautious – there are currently 309 active COVID-19 outbreaks among our long term care facilities and virus variants circulating in the community that threaten the health of vulnerable residents and staff. However, the Department of Health acknowledges the emotional distress caused by isolation-which also causes us concern for the health and quality of life of residents in our long-term care facilities. For this reason, we have directed all facilities to permit compassionate care, essential caregiver, outdoor, and end-of-life visitation in every phase of our directive. The COVID-19 vaccine gives us hope for the future where we can reunite with our loved ones, but until then our facilities should be doing all they can to balance the risk of infection with the threat of isolation-and follow our directives to permit visitation in all applicable circumstances. We all must remain both patient and vigilant.” CBS2 reached out to the CDC for comment. A spokesperson said they would get back to us Friday.
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