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Sean Adams

Do you have a minute? Turn up your radio and let me tell you a story!

It’s a simple thing, really. Humans have been doing it for thousands of years, around campfires, on paper, through the magic of electromagnetic waves and vacuum tubes, and now across the boundless expanse of cyberspace. Technology has shrunk our planet, allowing more of us to talk with one another, but no matter how sophisticated the communication device, the essence of storytelling remains the same. I consider it an honor to be your storyteller, to be your eyes and ears on the street, and I aim to transport you to the action.

My own story starts in New Jersey. I was born in Paterson and raised in Jersey City. After interning at WCBS 880, I graduated from New York University in 1995 and went to work at WRKL radio in Rockland County. I moved on to Associated Press Radio and NBC Mutual in New York City before returning to WCBS.

Every morning as I sit in my car and write my script, I remind myself of one thing- my job is to tell you a story, a clear, concise, accurate story.

Whether you’re listening to your radio or your computer, we’re really still just sitting around that old campfire.

Sleep Hollow Cemetery - Sleepy Hollow, NY (file / credit: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on Facebook)

Stories From Main Street: Spookytime At Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge is a village full of ghosts and goblins and a rich part of New York’s history.

2011/11/03

Some Rockland, Westchester County Residents Still Without Power

Susan and Martin Sher of New City are among those on their fifth day without power. There are no utility trucks in their neighborhood, just one orange cone near some downed wires.

2011/11/02

Rockland County Executive Announces Budget That Raises Taxes, Cuts Jobs

Rockland County’s problems have been growing for some time.

2011/10/25

Louis Armstrong (file / credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Stories From Main Street: Rare Louis Armstrong Recordings Come To Queens

45 boxes of Louis Armstrong recordings, letters, and videos have been donated to the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens by the late Gösta Hägglöf of Stockholm, Sweden.

2011/10/24

The Brick House Restaurant in Wyckoff (credit: CBS 2)

Police Warn Of Sexual Predator In Wyckoff

As police in Wyckoff search for a sexual predator who attacked a woman Tuesday night, they are warning women to be on alert, saying, the best protection against being the next victim is the knowledge that it could be you.

2011/10/21

Beer Bottle (file / credit: clipart.com)

Drinking Alleged After Clarkstown North High School’s Homecoming

Clarkstown Police are looking into claims that students riding a bus to New York City for a cruise on homecoming night became violently ill because of drinking.

2011/10/18

Eight Injured When New York Trailways Bus Crashes On Thruway Near Sloatsburg

There were 17 people were on board the bus. Six people were injured, though none of the injuries are considered to be life threatening.

2011/10/18

A man goes fishing across the Hudson River from the Indian Point nuclear power plant (file / credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NRDC, Riverkeeper Look At Replacement Options For For Indian Point

An environmental group says that if the Indian Point nuclear plant suffered an accident like the one in Japan, the consequences could be worse.

2011/10/17

Passengers wait as a Metro-North passenger train approaches the platform. (file/credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Quiet Cars Make Debut On Metro-North Railroad

If tranquility on the train is what you seek – an escape from inconsiderate cell phone shouters and blabbing, blathering bozos – Metro-North hears you loud and clear.

2011/10/17

Brooklyn Grange - Queens, NY (file / credit: Brooklyn Grange on Facebook)

Stories From Main Street: Rooftop Farming In Long Island City

Brooklyn Grange is a 40,000 square foot rooftop farm in Long Island City, whrere they grow things like the white icicle radish.

2011/10/17

The Tappan Zee Bridge is seen on Jun 27, 2008 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Greenburgh Official Says Use Old Tappan Zee Bridge For Park

As the Tappan Zee Bridge gets pushed to the front of the line for replacement construction projects, many are left wondering what will happen to the old deteriorating bridge.

2011/10/16

Gas Pump (file / credit: David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

Rockland Legislator Ed Day Continues Push To Lower Gas Prices

Rockland County residents know the road to cheap gas leads down south to New Jersey.

2011/10/14

New Burglary Patterns Hit Wealthy Staten Island Neighborhoods

When a few career criminals were deported to Albania a few years ago, residents of the Todt Hill section of Staten Island thought the days of the “Ninja Burglar” were over. Now they have a new worry.

2011/10/13

Mass Transit Cut From New Tappan Zee Bridge, Lowering Cost To $5.2 Billion

The cost of a new Tappan Zee Bridge has been shaved to $5.2 billion by focusing solely on the bridge, a federal agency said Tuesday. That means no mass transit – rail or dedicated bus lanes – at this point.

2011/10/12

Cleanup of the Saw Mill River near Elmsford, NY - Oct 7, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Saw Mill River Cleanup To Continue This Week

With special permission from the state, Greenburgh and Elmsford work crews have been clearing debris that’s been clogging the Saw Mill River for years.

2011/10/10

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