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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD has a new tool for making sure city residents feel safe. CBS2’s Marcia Kramer got the details from Commissioner James O’Neill, himself, on Monday. Your latest crime-fighting weapon is none other than your cellphone. The Police Department is now operating something called a “sentiment meter,” asking New Yorkers if…

A 14-year-old cyclist was killed and a 16-year-old cyclist was critically injured in two separate crashes on city streets this weekend.According to the NYPD, Mario Valenzuela was riding eastbound on Borden Avenue in Long Island City around 2 p.m. on Saturday when he was struck by the driver of a sanitation truck attempting to make a…

A debate is swirling over chocolate milk in New York City schools. NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was asked about a possible ban on chocolate milk during a media availability after a visit to a school. Some other districts in the country have removed food items with refined sugar. NYC Schools recently started “Meatless Mondays. Locally…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A home in the Bronx is a smelly mess, and neighbors say their cries for help have fallen on deaf ears. Monday, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner took the problem to Mayor Bill de Blasio to demand answers. Neighbors want the city to do something about the house on Balcom Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. (Photo: CBS2) The…

Judging by the amount of Halloween-related paraphernalia that has started to dominate the aisles of my local Duane Reade, it seems that Halloween is right around the corner. That means the 2019 Village Halloween Parade is also right around the corner, and the organizers have now announced this year's theme: "Wild Thing!"…