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5 Great Places To Play Catch In NYC

A good game of catch requires a few things: warm weather, at least two people, a ball, and an uninterrupted stretch of field. But not all fields are equal. Read on for five of our favorites.

2013/05/21

Volunteers in Red Hook are working to rebuild the home of a Vietnam veteran who put the community ahead of himself in the months after Sandy. (Credit CBS 2)

Life After Sandy: Neighbors Unite To Help Vietnam Veteran Rebuild His Home

After Sandy flooded Red Hook, Chirieleison spent long days helping his neighbors recover; neighbors including his beloved VFW Post, Post 51-95. During that time Mickey put repairs to his own, flood ravaged, home on the back burner.

2013/05/10

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

NYC’s 5 Best Soap Shops

Spring cleaning shouldn’t stop with the house. Read on for New York City’s best purveyors of housemade, artisanal soaps.

2013/04/24

Police In Brooklyn To Warn Drivers Who Leave Electronics Out In Cars

We’re all familiar with the advice, “If you see something, say something,” and if police in Brooklyn see a smartphone or tablet lying in your parked car in plain view, they will be saying something to you.

2013/04/03

Red Hook Public Libary - April 2, 2013 (credit: Peter Haskell / WCBS 880)

Red Hook Public Library Reopens Months After Sandy

One Brooklyn neighborhood took a big step today on the road back from superstorm Sandy.

2013/04/02

Meeting held Thursday night in effort to keep Long Island College Hospital open. (credit: Eileen Lehpamer, 1010 WINS)

Nurses, Patients Pushing To Keep Long Island College Hospital Open

The State University of New York board of trustees may have voted to close down Long Island College Hospital, but some are hoping it won’t happen.

2013/03/28

Police Probe Officers’ Deadly Shooting Of Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Roommate

Police were investigating Saturday morning, after officers shot and killed a man who stabbed his roommate in the shoulder in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

2013/03/23

Police: Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot Dead By Cops In Red Hook, Brooklyn

The suspect was accused of stabbing his roommate in the shoulder. The roommate escaped the apartment and called 911.

2013/03/22

Some New York City Residents Left Without Heat In Bitter Cold

The mercury has dropped to the teens, and the wind chill has made it feel like a mere 5 degrees, and some New York City residents can’t even find relief in their own homes.

2013/01/23

NYPD Crime Scene Unit vehicle (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYPD Scrambles After Sandy Floods Evidence Warehouses

Two months after superstorm Sandy, we are continuing to find out about the extent of the damage. Two NYPD warehouses were flooded out and now the city is dealing with the consequences.

2013/01/02

Sandy Food Assistance Money Coming To Some NYC ZIP Codes

The State of New York has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to free up funds for 10 complete and two partial ZIP codes in four of the five boroughs.

2012/12/08

Film shoot equipment on the street in Red Hook (credit: CBS 2)

Red Hook Residents Complain Hollywood Film Shoot Has Taken Over Neighborhood

City officials said film and television productions bring in about $7 billion per year, but some residents said that comes at a cost of inconvenience.

2012/11/27

Storm-Struck Red Hook Public Housing Residents Warn They’ll Get ‘Radical’ If NYCHA Won’t Act

Residents rallied in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday demanding, among other things, a two-month rent credit, a moratorium on evictions along with water and air testing

2012/11/27