Mary Calvi

AAA: Hands-Free Texting Still Distracting For Drivers

Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.

2013/06/12

Mother Holds Out Hope For Baby Kidnapped 24 Years Ago

Three babies were abducted from three different families back in 1989 – all about the same time and in nearly the same way.

2013/05/29

DNA Helps ID Severed Head Found On NJ Golf Course In 1989

Authorities believe 25-year-old Heidi Balch was killed and dismembered by Joel Rifkin, who is serving more than 200 years in a New York prison for nine murders.

2013/03/27

A Look Back At Pope Benedict XVI’s 2008 Visit To New York City

Pope Benedict XVI has traveled around the world, but one of the most poignant trips was to New York City in 2008.

2013/02/11

Sree Tips: Favorite Apps in the CBS2 Newsroom

From Google Maps to Angry Birds and Instagram, there are a ton of apps out there, many you may not have heard of.

2013/02/06

Grand Central Terminal - New York, NY (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / Special to CBSNewYork)

Grand Central Terminal Turning 100-Years-Old

Grand Central terminal is one of the top 10 most visited attractions in the world with more than 20 million visitors each year.

2013/01/30

Eye On New York: Hollywood Awards Season, Kids On Broadway, New Year’s Resolutions, And More

This week on Eye On New York, Hollywood awards season is heating up and CBS 2’s Katie McGee has a look at the frontrunners for this year’s Oscars. Kids’ night on Broadway gives children a chance to catch great, live, theater at half the price.

2013/01/13

This home was the site of a blaze apparently set as a trap for first responders on Dec. 24, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Police: Firefighters Shot Dead While Responding To Call In Upstate New York

Officials say a fire started in one home and spread to two others and a car.

2012/12/24

Police Release Sketch Of Suspect Wanted For Attack Outside Queens Mosque

Around 5 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the Masijid-Saaliheen mosque on Kissena Boulevard. When they arrived, they found the 57-year-old victim stabbed in the torso.

2012/11/19

Prosecutors: NJ Woman Raked In Thousands By Pretending To Have Cancer

Lori Stilley, 40, of Delran, has been charged with theft by deception, prosecutors said.

2012/09/27

Police examine the body of gunman Jeffrey Johnson, shot dead near the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. (credit: Eric Yang, Gearpatrol.com)

NYPD: Disgruntled Man Kills Former Co-Worker Near Empire State Building Before Cops Fatally Shoot Him

A disgruntled employee recently fired from his job shot and killed one of his co-workers then opened fire on the street near the Empire State Building before being shot and killed by police, authorities said Friday.

2012/08/24

2 In The Kitchen: Mary Calvi’s Special Pancake Recipe

The anchors took over this week. What better way to wrap it up than with Mary Calvi’s pancakes, made just the way she does for her children.

2012/08/10

Girl Scouts of Eastchester and Tuckahoe (credit: CBS 2)

Hudson Valley Girl Scouts Fight To Keep Control Of Their Cabin

The lease expired last November and the Girl Scouts are not happy with the new terms of the deal, which would give control of the land to the town.

2012/08/06

FILE - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) receives a note from her aide Huma Abedin (L) on March 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images)

Sen. John McCain Defends Huma Abedin Against Muslim Brotherhood Allegations

McCain strongly defended a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton against unsubstantiated allegations that her family has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.

2012/07/19