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but also new york city. i hope in channeling these two men, that this book also tells a history of new york city from a point of view that has rarely ever been told. which is the point of view of black new yorkers because the events that take place that battling counters on the police force and because his career stretches so far and is involved with so many important people, i believe the eliminates all the major turning points of black history in new york from 1900 through his death in 1966. and the portrait of new york will be as surprising to people and shame provoking, if he will, as battles story is inspiring. that is my hope, if you read it. you tell me. so now i will do a little bit of reading to understand the context. and i will take you through various episodes in samuel battles life. i will start early. at this point samuel battle is 14 years old. he was a large young man when full grown 6-foot 2 inches to under 40 pounds a boxer, a tough guy, had to be to survive on the new york city police depa
but also new york city. i hope in channeling these two men, that this book also tells a history of new york city from a point of view that has rarely ever been told. which is the point of view of black new yorkers because the events that take place that battling counters on the police force and because his career stretches so far and is involved with so many important people, i believe the eliminates all the major turning points of black history in new york from 1900 through his death in 1966....
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the skyscraper museum and new york city -- in new york city hosted this program. ms. willis: welcome. i'm the founder and director of the skyscraper museum. i want to welcome you tonight to the lecture that will elevate the50th year anniversary of landmarks preservation commission and as occasion by the book that is the catalog for the exhibition called "saving place" which is on view at the .useum of the city of new york i hope you will go see that exhibition. andrew dolkart is the curator for that exhibition, and he has a very long history with new york city landmarks and architectural history. i think this has gone off now, has it? all right. andrew is a good friend of long-standing, we like to say, rather than old friend, but we do go way that. this is one more lecture at the skyscraper museum, which has been going on in a relationship now for probably nearly the 17 years since the museum was started. andrew is always there when you call on him to talk about new york city history or speak about yet another of his new books and new publications. he is an exemplary
the skyscraper museum and new york city -- in new york city hosted this program. ms. willis: welcome. i'm the founder and director of the skyscraper museum. i want to welcome you tonight to the lecture that will elevate the50th year anniversary of landmarks preservation commission and as occasion by the book that is the catalog for the exhibition called "saving place" which is on view at the .useum of the city of new york i hope you will go see that exhibition. andrew dolkart is the...
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and, new york city is a time ,ere, in new york city as i say i will give you one other picture here. the workers, the working women -- here are women at a sweatshop, ok? i am not sure the year. a lot of migrant women, a lot of at how you women producing clothing -- italian women reducing clothing for tiny wages -- producing clothing for tiny wages. of socialiste organizations and the labor movement. the garment workers union and others. the lower east side, that is 1920, soin every year many immigrants living in manhattan, the population density of manhattan was greater than the city of calcutta and india. almost three times as many people living on manhattan island and 10 then there are now. -- then then there are now. packed densely mostly into the working-class districts way downtown. london was elected to congress in 1914. london, another guy, speaking the language of socialism in the american tradition. partiesdon, just as the preceded the civil war, how much of the abolitionist shaped this thinking of later radical spring just as the numerous parties preceded the civil war had
and, new york city is a time ,ere, in new york city as i say i will give you one other picture here. the workers, the working women -- here are women at a sweatshop, ok? i am not sure the year. a lot of migrant women, a lot of at how you women producing clothing -- italian women reducing clothing for tiny wages -- producing clothing for tiny wages. of socialiste organizations and the labor movement. the garment workers union and others. the lower east side, that is 1920, soin every year many...
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in new york city, that is around 8:00, 9:00. it waiting all night long to get to eastern long island, feeling the comfort tomorrow. speaking of boating, west- northwest winds tomorrow will be light. water temperatures are nice. rip current risk back to low. central day forecast, a cake walk. low to middle 80s with low humidity. no rain threat. maybe until we get to late saturday or sunday a spot storm around as the humidity comes back. nice last weekend of august. we will update that at 6:00. >> thanks, lee. >>> running and cycling could tend to be individual exercises. a new trend brings community and support into the workout. >> we introduce you to two new classes and help people get fit faster. here is lauren glassberg. >> reporter: jump on a bike and you are in for a whole new indoor cycling experience. >> sit down, accelerate. >> reporter: 45 minutes of intense intervals all of which you can measure on your bike and on the wall. the spinning circles represent riders. you want yours to burn brightest. it's encouraging when y
in new york city, that is around 8:00, 9:00. it waiting all night long to get to eastern long island, feeling the comfort tomorrow. speaking of boating, west- northwest winds tomorrow will be light. water temperatures are nice. rip current risk back to low. central day forecast, a cake walk. low to middle 80s with low humidity. no rain threat. maybe until we get to late saturday or sunday a spot storm around as the humidity comes back. nice last weekend of august. we will update that at 6:00....
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york city. >>> a tourist who snapped an illegal selfie is on his way back to new york city to face charges. he's expected in court tomorrow. 21-year-old, david is being extradited from his home state of tennessee where he was arrested on an nypd warrant for wreckless endangerment. police say he climbed a beam on the bridge in june, snapped a selfie, then got down before officers spotted him. >>> a water main break causing quite a mess tonight. the main broke at the intersection of mcdougal. several basements in the immediate area were flooded, including two buildings on the campus of nyu. work crews are still on the scene making repairs. >> the new jersey dozens of people without homes tonight after a destructive fire there. a row of five homes catching fire along patterson earlier this afternoon. officials say that fire started at 175. then quickly spread to the others. some residents scrambling just to escape the flames. others rushing home after getting frantic calls from relatives. >> i wasn't home. i was out on a job interview. my mother called me and says my house is on fire. pj's an
york city. >>> a tourist who snapped an illegal selfie is on his way back to new york city to face charges. he's expected in court tomorrow. 21-year-old, david is being extradited from his home state of tennessee where he was arrested on an nypd warrant for wreckless endangerment. police say he climbed a beam on the bridge in june, snapped a selfie, then got down before officers spotted him. >>> a water main break causing quite a mess tonight. the main broke at the...
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of new york city, chirlane mccray. she knows from personal experience with her daughter and her parents how substance use, depression, and anxiety can exact a very high emotional, social, and economic toll on a person. so the city is looking at mental health through the lens of public health. just a few weeks ago, the first lady of new york city announced that the city executive budget was going to have an additional approximately $100 million spent on mental-health services over the next several years. we're very grateful for government. >> there is -- there are a lot of things that parents should look out for, as well, with their kids. there are challenges that maybe could be exhibited in youth. what are certain things that maybe parents should be looking out for in children? >> i mean, if there are changes in sleep patterns, if there are wide swings in moods. there's a lot of symptoms, but i really do recommend that parents go to their pediatrician and ask, "is my child exhibiting normal behaviors that a child or an
of new york city, chirlane mccray. she knows from personal experience with her daughter and her parents how substance use, depression, and anxiety can exact a very high emotional, social, and economic toll on a person. so the city is looking at mental health through the lens of public health. just a few weeks ago, the first lady of new york city announced that the city executive budget was going to have an additional approximately $100 million spent on mental-health services over the next...
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city and new york state. gender neutral bathrooms, city council is considering a lot essentials leave that will make gender neutral bathrooms the wave of the future. theresa: it would affect single public restrooms, not multi stall bathrooms, most businesses would have to buy new gender neutral signs, not a big change on their behalf. is part of an effort to curb gender bias and harassment in the city. i don't think a lot of women want to share data with men. greg: i saw one at nyu, men and women in the same facility. stay tuned for that. samsung coming out with new telephones. >> they are unveiling their biggest jumbo's screen smart phones. taking pre orders for the new galaxy, those devices have four gigabytes of memory and it will be really big, they can broadcast live video. one of the coolest things about it. is designed for more business purposes and has a 10-0 option. it is a very long name to say, more of a standard smart phone but both hit the stores at day. greg: what is the song of the summer? was
city and new york state. gender neutral bathrooms, city council is considering a lot essentials leave that will make gender neutral bathrooms the wave of the future. theresa: it would affect single public restrooms, not multi stall bathrooms, most businesses would have to buy new gender neutral signs, not a big change on their behalf. is part of an effort to curb gender bias and harassment in the city. i don't think a lot of women want to share data with men. greg: i saw one at nyu, men and...
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. >> we've had over the last ten years a hidden homelessness crisis in new york city. >>reporter: steven leven says the solution is long term housing. >> it's not to criminalize the homeless or mentally ill. >>reporter: but it happens all over the country criminalizing those resting and sleeping in public places. it's happening in a time where there's not shelter for housing. >> with us is a tax attorney, an advocate for the rights of the homeless. it's a cause dear to her hurt. she was homeless at the age of nine living in shelters with her mother and younger brother. also joining us is a senior attorney at the national law center on homelessness and poverty. there seems to be an explosion in the numbers of homeless on the streets of new york city. >> i think you're seeing the after effects of the get recession, the affects of not having the proper services and not having good public education systems. to me homelessness just isn't about the homeless. it's about the poor. you don't find middle class people ending on the streets. you find people on the cuff. the workin
. >> we've had over the last ten years a hidden homelessness crisis in new york city. >>reporter: steven leven says the solution is long term housing. >> it's not to criminalize the homeless or mentally ill. >>reporter: but it happens all over the country criminalizing those resting and sleeping in public places. it's happening in a time where there's not shelter for housing. >> with us is a tax attorney, an advocate for the rights of the homeless. it's a cause...
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demonstrations here in new york city as well. the nypd says there were multiple arrests outside the bar clays center in brooklyn. people silently laid on the ground for four and a half minutes. this symbolized the four and a half hours his body was on the street in ferguson. protesters say they want a different kind of policing. >> it takes us continually being out here and talking about it and bring awareness to every single solitary person that has been killed. >> in union square manhattan as well, a large banner had pictures of people protesters were said were murdered by police officers. a new analysis by the washington post says 24 unarmed black men have been shot and killed by police this year alone. >>> a wild scuffle between soccer fans. brand new video of an all out brawl before a soccer match kicked off in new jersey. >>> no apologies. donald trump refusing to say he's sorry for controversy comments some see as a tax on women. >>> super swim. an athlete braves shark infested waters to accomplish what no woman has ever a
demonstrations here in new york city as well. the nypd says there were multiple arrests outside the bar clays center in brooklyn. people silently laid on the ground for four and a half minutes. this symbolized the four and a half hours his body was on the street in ferguson. protesters say they want a different kind of policing. >> it takes us continually being out here and talking about it and bring awareness to every single solitary person that has been killed. >> in union square...
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when we come back, we head to the streets of new york city. the latest phase of mayor de blasio's vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. is it working? apparently it is. new york city's transportation commissioner joins us when we come back. >> actions are being taken to save lives here on queens boulevard that should have happened long ago. no longer will anyone's life be threatened simply by virtue of walking or biking or driving on this street. >> mayor de blasio unveiling a $100 million safety plan for queens boulevard, a street so dangerous, so lethal, it's come to be called the boulevard of death. the safety campaign part of the mayor's quarter-billion-dollar vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. joining us this morning to talk about that and more, new york city's transportation commissioner, polly trottenberg. commissioner, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> before we get into this, you listened to senator menendez's interview. you were involved when the first tunnel was scrapped by g
when we come back, we head to the streets of new york city. the latest phase of mayor de blasio's vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. is it working? apparently it is. new york city's transportation commissioner joins us when we come back. >> actions are being taken to save lives here on queens boulevard that should have happened long ago. no longer will anyone's life be threatened simply by virtue of walking or biking or driving on this street. >> mayor de blasio...
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and i'm very happy to be serving the people of new york city. this is the spot where i like to sit and do my e-mail and check on what's happening. >> so, you sit here? >> yeah, right here. >> this is a nice spot to just do e-mails, read a book. >> i was here last night. >> so i think that does it for our tour here at gracie mansion. chirlane, thank you so much for having us here. >> it was a pleasure. >> it was our pleasure. and i think new yorkers have a greater sense of who you are. so, thank you for joining us here at gracie mansion. i'm sade baderinwa.
and i'm very happy to be serving the people of new york city. this is the spot where i like to sit and do my e-mail and check on what's happening. >> so, you sit here? >> yeah, right here. >> this is a nice spot to just do e-mails, read a book. >> i was here last night. >> so i think that does it for our tour here at gracie mansion. chirlane, thank you so much for having us here. >> it was a pleasure. >> it was our pleasure. and i think new yorkers have...
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watch at new york city like around 11:30. watch how this doesn't move from then until 4:30 in the afternoon. if that happens you could have flooding problems again. the numbers across my board. 83. primarily it's tomorrow night into friday where some of those storms could be heavy as the front comes through. 81 on friday. saturday 83. sunday 82. i can't keep the rain out of the forecast. but i'm not convinced that the weekend is a washout yet. but i have a rain chance for saturday and sunday. >> all right, thank you. >>> an army reservist who survived a tour in middle east to face danger at home was recognized today with new york state's highest military honor. marlena watson joined the national guard at 17 and served for a year in afghanistan. at facing fire as a medic, the last thing she expected was to hear gunfire upon returning to her home in syracuse. last november, two young teens collapsed on her lawn in the middle of the night victims of a drive-by shooting. >> one was shot in the back. a lot of people are standing a
watch at new york city like around 11:30. watch how this doesn't move from then until 4:30 in the afternoon. if that happens you could have flooding problems again. the numbers across my board. 83. primarily it's tomorrow night into friday where some of those storms could be heavy as the front comes through. 81 on friday. saturday 83. sunday 82. i can't keep the rain out of the forecast. but i'm not convinced that the weekend is a washout yet. but i have a rain chance for saturday and sunday....
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still to the east of new york city. fairfield county, nassau, suffolk county as that cold front can't clear the region. we've got hung up here. downpours a possibility anytime from new york city east through the morning. notice how it drys out late morning to the west of town. around lunchtime, 1:00, 2:00, more showers and storms just around new york city. possibility not a washout. not everyone is going to see rain, but you might. if it does rain, it will be a heavy soaker. for the evening commute, east of the town, fairfield county, again, nassau, suffolk county. dry from new york city west. as we start to feel the lower humidity as well. overnight tonight, a big refreshing air mass moving in, dropping the temperatures and definitely the humidity. tomorrow will be a delightful day. 85 degrees for tomorrow. and then steamy and hot again on sunday, 91. keeping it in the 90s as we kick off september and early next week. lauren scala has a look at the commute. >> the long island commuters, we're heading over to oak dale w
still to the east of new york city. fairfield county, nassau, suffolk county as that cold front can't clear the region. we've got hung up here. downpours a possibility anytime from new york city east through the morning. notice how it drys out late morning to the west of town. around lunchtime, 1:00, 2:00, more showers and storms just around new york city. possibility not a washout. not everyone is going to see rain, but you might. if it does rain, it will be a heavy soaker. for the evening...
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went to a red sox game, found its way to new york city. it fell into trouble in philadelphia where a group of vandals decapitated it. the team behind hitch bot said in a statement, sometimes bad things happen to good robots. >> i didn't expect to happen that there was so many people happy to root for hitch bot, to talk about it, to think what it likes. that's wonderful. >> hitch bot last week read in part, my love for humans will never fade before trying to hitchhike across the u.s. it did make successful trips across canada, germany and the netherlands. it's a shame something happened. >> it was successful in other countries and right away something terrible happens here. >>> it was a big weekend for horse racing fans along the jersey shore. >> much anticipated and a packed monmouth park to see the first triple crown winner in 37 years. >> it's american pharoah and he's coming into the final furlong and he is all by himself himself. >> all by himself. american pharoah making it look easy at the haskell invitational. 61,000 people, record
went to a red sox game, found its way to new york city. it fell into trouble in philadelphia where a group of vandals decapitated it. the team behind hitch bot said in a statement, sometimes bad things happen to good robots. >> i didn't expect to happen that there was so many people happy to root for hitch bot, to talk about it, to think what it likes. that's wonderful. >> hitch bot last week read in part, my love for humans will never fade before trying to hitchhike across the u.s....
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showers off to the east of town but dry in new york city. also dry into the areas west of new york city. up to 82 by lunchtime. it's muggy with a high of 85 degrees today. including running into a stray shower or storm west out of new york city towards the hudson valley. take a look at the showers from long island coming up in a minute. here's lauren scala is a look at the commute. >> good morning everyone. that accident on the whitestone bridge heading to the bronx is cleared. that's good news for the roads. on the rails, you have service changes on downtown 1, 2 and 3 trains. they're terminating at 14th street. you can get a shuttle bus from there. some 2 trains are running on the 5 line due to track maintenance. we have signal problems on the 7. main street on the 7 trains, they're running express from 74th to willets point. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thanks, lauren. >>> a house fire left a toddler fighting for his life. katherine creag is in marine park in brooklyn with the story. >> reporter: you can see it on the neighbors'
showers off to the east of town but dry in new york city. also dry into the areas west of new york city. up to 82 by lunchtime. it's muggy with a high of 85 degrees today. including running into a stray shower or storm west out of new york city towards the hudson valley. take a look at the showers from long island coming up in a minute. here's lauren scala is a look at the commute. >> good morning everyone. that accident on the whitestone bridge heading to the bronx is cleared. that's...
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i love this city. i love new york city. i absolutely love it. i have been here for the better part of ten, 11, 12 years. what happened in new york city from 1993 to 2012 is nothing short of a mir california it's one of the greatest governmental miracles that's ever happened in the past too many years. it's unbelievable. anybody that lived in new york city in 1989 knows exactly what i'm talking about. this isn't about politics. it's about how this city and the residents of the city turn themselves around and how people now looked in new york city with love and admiration especially after 2001. >> it has already changed and if the current mayor doesn't understand that things have gotten worse for everybody, then i think he probably will lose if he doesn't change things back. because you are right, the miracle is being undoen. >> yeah. so i'm just going to say, we should probably have him on to talk about this, instead of it spewing out. >> this is a reality. it spews out all the time. why don't you tell him to bring a squeegie? >> let's ask him to
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they are requiring new york city pet shops to have sprinklers. the rule applies to stores that house animals without 24-hour supervision. according to fire officials, sprinklers save lives and homes and businesses from serious damage. that law goes into effect in december. too cute. too cute. >>> it's 4:38. in new jersey, a frightening ordeal for a school bus packed full of kids. surveillance video shows the aftermath. the driver lost control and crashed. police say the bus owned by horizon link hit an suv and slammed into a liquor store. it was headed to the mt. caramel guild school in irvington. all 11 children on board were take into the hospital. >> he was screaming from his lungs, another from his mouth. i think his tooth broke or something. >> none of the kids suffered serious injuries. the driver says her brakes failed before the crash. >>> our i-team found out that during an inspection, 90% of the bus fleet had a mechanical issue. so far the company hasn't commented on the inspection reports we found. >>> one of the men who walked away fr
they are requiring new york city pet shops to have sprinklers. the rule applies to stores that house animals without 24-hour supervision. according to fire officials, sprinklers save lives and homes and businesses from serious damage. that law goes into effect in december. too cute. too cute. >>> it's 4:38. in new jersey, a frightening ordeal for a school bus packed full of kids. surveillance video shows the aftermath. the driver lost control and crashed. police say the bus owned by...
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new york city looks good. it's pretty. this is all compliments of drone force 2 flying up and over sunset park looking good out there. [ music ] >> let's talk about the headlines and how we see things coming together. we'll be using the drones throughout the newscast here as we move forward just incorporate, the technology. temperatures going way up. the water will be drawing you, water temperatures even on the south shore of long island where we have the coolest water temperatures around montauk, somewhere in the lower 70s. i checked coopers beach. they came in at 74.2 degrees today. that's pretty nice and you were hitting the 880 mark well south around cape make -- 80- degree mark well south around cape may. nice weekend. saturday warm sunshine, sun and cloud mix, partly sunny with a slight chance for a bit of rain during the afternoon. 85 to 89. sunday a warm finish 85 to 88 and less chance of a rain shower on sunday. the mountains bumping the rain chance from 20% of the shoreline to 30% for the mountains. it's only bec
new york city looks good. it's pretty. this is all compliments of drone force 2 flying up and over sunset park looking good out there. [ music ] >> let's talk about the headlines and how we see things coming together. we'll be using the drones throughout the newscast here as we move forward just incorporate, the technology. temperatures going way up. the water will be drawing you, water temperatures even on the south shore of long island where we have the coolest water temperatures around...
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is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm erica and we begin with the continued tensions in ferguson, missouri, more protests are planned there today to mark one year since the death of michael brown. some organizers are calling for civil disobedience and comes after a night of gun violence following demonstrations. [gunfire] two teens shot near a memorial to brown and one man is in critical condition after police say he shot a plain clothes officer and diane has more. >> about 2:00 this morning two teenagers walking by the apartment complex near the site where michael brown was shot last year. someone from a back of a vehicle fired at those two teenagers and the two teenagers were struck but sustained nonlife threatening injuries. a few hours before that at about 11:00 shots rang out near a protest on west floricent avenue just as the police chief andre anderson was talking to reporters and it happened when they fired at police and the chief belmar describes what happens. >> the suspect engages them with gunfire at the grill of the car and strike the hood and i don't know i
is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm erica and we begin with the continued tensions in ferguson, missouri, more protests are planned there today to mark one year since the death of michael brown. some organizers are calling for civil disobedience and comes after a night of gun violence following demonstrations. [gunfire] two teens shot near a memorial to brown and one man is in critical condition after police say he shot a plain clothes officer and diane has more. >> about...
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., and new york city during the 9/11 attacks. the ship was commissioned way back in 1797, and now sits in a dry dock for restoration, but does remain open to the public. how cool is that? >> just saw it in the springtime. it is a beauty. >>> tomorrow you can help us clear the shelters. nbc 4 is teaming up with local animal shelters to find loving homes for as many pets as possible. >> yeah, and our own janice huff is at animal care centers of nyc in east harlem, having fun with those cats, janice. >> they're everywhere. cats all over the place. and there are dogs here and and rabbits. i had no idea you could adopt a rabbit. we're here in east harlem, the animal care centers manhattan location. but this is reesa winestock, exec ive directo0 of all the locations throughout the boroughs. how many l fiocatiokid.o you have? >> we have five locations, three locations that are full-service animal care centers where you can adopt. and that will be participating in the clear the shelters day tomorrow. that's in manhattan, bro lyn and stat
., and new york city during the 9/11 attacks. the ship was commissioned way back in 1797, and now sits in a dry dock for restoration, but does remain open to the public. how cool is that? >> just saw it in the springtime. it is a beauty. >>> tomorrow you can help us clear the shelters. nbc 4 is teaming up with local animal shelters to find loving homes for as many pets as possible. >> yeah, and our own janice huff is at animal care centers of nyc in east harlem, having fun...
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worst case a shower sneaks into new york city. i am concerned what happened when the storm durals up the -- curls up the coast on saturday. look what happens on this futurecast. we start out with thursday afternoon. the high clouds come in. thursday into friday. a brush of rain may get southern ocean county. a few sprinkles to long island and new york city. north and west, very little impact. clouds and probably some breaks in the clouds as well. that first piece scoots offshore. clouds may thin out friday west. then this second piece where at least clouds are going to get beaches. brighter off to the west. but there are other computer models suggesting that rain may hug the coastline saturday into early sunday morning then exits. questions because we are on the fringe of that system. i will have more at 6:00. sun and high clouds tomorrow. friday nicer north. maybe an early shower especially south of new york city, around 80. saturday into sunday morning, the most dependable part of the weekend would be sunday afternoon as the sto
worst case a shower sneaks into new york city. i am concerned what happened when the storm durals up the -- curls up the coast on saturday. look what happens on this futurecast. we start out with thursday afternoon. the high clouds come in. thursday into friday. a brush of rain may get southern ocean county. a few sprinkles to long island and new york city. north and west, very little impact. clouds and probably some breaks in the clouds as well. that first piece scoots offshore. clouds may...
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still ahead on "news4 new york," hazardous equipment at new york city play grounds. why the neighborhood you lived in would determine how quickly these things get repaired. what the i.t. discovered, up next. >>> broken swings, jungle gyms and cracked black top. is new york city falling behind on fixing public parks? >> it could put you and your kid's safety at risk. >> reporter: the i-team obtained a list of thousands of city parks work orders. in it, we found it often takes months, even more than a year to fix serious play ground problems. how about 477 days and counting to fix cracks in the pavement that could twist an ankle? just try and follow a 5-year-old, darting and dancing across brooklyn's play grounds. his little feet are hard to keep up with, but look closer at the ground he's playing on. >> i got it. >> reporter: cracks, crevices, and puckers in the pavement zigzag this park, and the city has known about the trip hazards. there was a work order to fix them for more than 477 days. >> if they know about them, shame on them for not taking care of them. >> re
still ahead on "news4 new york," hazardous equipment at new york city play grounds. why the neighborhood you lived in would determine how quickly these things get repaired. what the i.t. discovered, up next. >>> broken swings, jungle gyms and cracked black top. is new york city falling behind on fixing public parks? >> it could put you and your kid's safety at risk. >> reporter: the i-team obtained a list of thousands of city parks work orders. in it, we found it...
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york city and new york state in 1979 led to legal guarantees for the right to shelter. for decades, new york city has had a legal obligation to provide shelter for the homeless but the problem has, again, reached critical mass. according to the coalition for the homeless, there are approximately 58,000 homeless people on the streets of new york city this summer which is the highest number since the great depression. those 58,000 are in a sense the lucky ones. they're able to find spots in local shelters in new york city every night. but not everyone goes. >> i sleep on a bench in the even overnight. >>reporter: he has to sleep sitting in a bench until 56 p.m. when the city curfew is lifted and then he can lay on the ground and sleep. >>reporter: the solution is long-term affordable housing. >> it's never effective to criminalize being homeless or criminalize being mentally ill. >>> with us in the studio tonight is nicky houston, a tax attorney and advocate for the rights of the homeless. she was homeless at the age of nine living in shelters with her mother and younger
york city and new york state in 1979 led to legal guarantees for the right to shelter. for decades, new york city has had a legal obligation to provide shelter for the homeless but the problem has, again, reached critical mass. according to the coalition for the homeless, there are approximately 58,000 homeless people on the streets of new york city this summer which is the highest number since the great depression. those 58,000 are in a sense the lucky ones. they're able to find spots in local...
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york" is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new york city police officer. now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. joining us today -- pulitzer prize-winning journalist and the author of "one righteous man," arthur browne. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. >> thank you for having me, sandra. i appreciate it. >> this book really is a walk-through history, through new york city history, in a lot of ways -- and even the country's to a smaller extent. what drew you to sam battle's story? >> okay. in 2009, an amateur historian had known about sam battle and known that he'd been the first cop on the new york city police force, that he'd broken in in 1911. he persuaded new york city to place a sign up on the intersection of lenox avenue and 135th street. the daily news did a little story. they called him the jackie robinson of the police department. i'd worked with the daily news for 35 years as a journalist and never thought about the concept, never wondered, "how did all
york" is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new york city police officer. now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. joining us today -- pulitzer prize-winning journalist and the author of "one righteous man," arthur browne. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. >> thank you for having me, sandra. i appreciate it. >> this book really is a walk-through...
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and in the middle, northern new jersey, new york city, and long island is parltd sunny. so at this hour you're already seeing some rain showers get into ocean county. a little bit more bark than bite on this radar, because it is dry. at the same time you can see some dry air starting to push in from the northwest. some of this down to the south sen hansing the rainfall. thunderstorms offshore. it's all sliding to our south. this is probably our best shot at rain over the next couple of days from this storm. good news there because this northern branch of the low is going to try to catch up and merge with the two storms. it is going to happen too late. it is all going to happen offshore, out in the atlantic so we're in good shape, away from the cloudiness. if you look at future cast overnight, look at the split. to the south a lot of clouds. to the north, bright sunshine. that theme continues throughout the day. sunshine and patchy clouds for most of us, but the east end of long island, a little bit more cloudiness. good news for saturday. the storm is shifting offshore.
and in the middle, northern new jersey, new york city, and long island is parltd sunny. so at this hour you're already seeing some rain showers get into ocean county. a little bit more bark than bite on this radar, because it is dry. at the same time you can see some dry air starting to push in from the northwest. some of this down to the south sen hansing the rainfall. thunderstorms offshore. it's all sliding to our south. this is probably our best shot at rain over the next couple of days...
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day laborer centers in new york city getting a massive funding. we've been discussing this and other initiatives benefiting latinos here in new york city with council member carlos menchaca, chair of the immigration committee, maria caba of atlas d.i.y. community empowerment center. we talked about the funding. i wanted to quickly run through idnyc. i don't think anyone can argue. it's just been a resounding success to the point where the city of newark unveiled theirs, and it's off and running much the way this one did. >> well, you can't argue with 400,000 people that just signed up for idnyc, and what the have the magic sauce. they understand how to do that outreach and really roll out an incredible program. it's transforming lives in the latino community. >> pbnyc is -- >> another thing that's transforming. >> it's not new, right? >> no. no. this is our fifth cycle we're going into now. >> okay, before we move on -- p.b. is? >> participatory budgeting. >> okay, participatory budgeting new york city. >> the people's budget. presupuesto del pueb
day laborer centers in new york city getting a massive funding. we've been discussing this and other initiatives benefiting latinos here in new york city with council member carlos menchaca, chair of the immigration committee, maria caba of atlas d.i.y. community empowerment center. we talked about the funding. i wanted to quickly run through idnyc. i don't think anyone can argue. it's just been a resounding success to the point where the city of newark unveiled theirs, and it's off and running...
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went to a red sox game, found its way to new york city. but fell into trouble in philadelphia where a group of vandals apparently decapitated this friendly robot. the team behind hitch bot said in a statement, sometimes bad things happen to good robots. >> i didn't expect that there was so many people happy to root for hitch bot, to talk about it, to think what it likes. that's wonderful. >> his last tweet read, in part, my love for humans will never fade. before trying to hitchhike -- across canada, germany and the netherland. >> one astronaut admits to a case of high anxiety not from his flight but from president obama. it's scott kelly. he was fielding questions aboard the international space station from people on earth. now, one caught him by surprise. president obama tweeted, do you ever look out the window and just freak out. she responded i don't freak out about anything except getting a twitter question from you. they're doing a year long experiment. one daughter on earth, one in space. >> you can see the difference how it affects
went to a red sox game, found its way to new york city. but fell into trouble in philadelphia where a group of vandals apparently decapitated this friendly robot. the team behind hitch bot said in a statement, sometimes bad things happen to good robots. >> i didn't expect that there was so many people happy to root for hitch bot, to talk about it, to think what it likes. that's wonderful. >> his last tweet read, in part, my love for humans will never fade. before trying to hitchhike...
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now to the latest on the legionnaires' outbreak, and the crisis is in new york city, but the emergency response is now moving statewide with new rules for building cooling towers across the state and cbs 2 tony aiello has the story. >> reporter: it's been the busiest 11 days anyone at clarity water technology can remember. >> 24/7, nights, weekends, continuous work. >> reporter: after the city ordered the move to step the legionnaires' outbreak that has killed 12, they have been working nonstop, and now the cuomo administration is requiring landlords statewide to register, inspect, and clean cooling towers to reduce the conditions for the legionnaires' bacteria. last fall it was pointed out that the cases increased 230% from 2002-2011 and wrote greater effort may be warranted on the upkeep of cooling towers. >> i think we were slow to react and having said that, it's time to react and be proactive, and i think the health department is doing that. >> reporter: clarity water solutions is hearing from conditioned landlords, and there's a good chance it will expand to other states. making
now to the latest on the legionnaires' outbreak, and the crisis is in new york city, but the emergency response is now moving statewide with new rules for building cooling towers across the state and cbs 2 tony aiello has the story. >> reporter: it's been the busiest 11 days anyone at clarity water technology can remember. >> 24/7, nights, weekends, continuous work. >> reporter: after the city ordered the move to step the legionnaires' outbreak that has killed 12, they have...
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of angels in east harlem when he is in new york city. he will meet with 24 students from four schools. they will represent the 70,000 students that the archdiocese teaches across the five boroughs. >>> remember, channel 7 is your go to the upcoming papal visit. if you need information on tickets, public transportation, road closure, so much more, it's on our web site, abc7ny.com/pope. >>> in hollywood you often here the movie industry needs more diversity. that cry is being answered in our area. a brooklyn based student group helping the problem. entertainment reporter sandy kenyon is here with the details. >> reporter: dave, liz, this is a unique cultural exchange program that brings students over from france to work for a week with young men and women from our area. we caught up with them in the gowanus section of brooklyn. >> action. >> the voice of authority belongs to local teenager tiana. >> having that chance to be a leader as a woman is amazing. >> reporter: she is part of a brooklyn based program called real works which is looki
of angels in east harlem when he is in new york city. he will meet with 24 students from four schools. they will represent the 70,000 students that the archdiocese teaches across the five boroughs. >>> remember, channel 7 is your go to the upcoming papal visit. if you need information on tickets, public transportation, road closure, so much more, it's on our web site, abc7ny.com/pope. >>> in hollywood you often here the movie industry needs more diversity. that cry is being...
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the city is requiring that every building in new york city with a cooling tower and there inspected and disinfected. >> marcus solis is in the melrose section of the bronx with more. marcus? >> reporter: sade and diana, the city said it believes the worst of the outbreak is over. we are seeing numbers rise albeit more slowly. still, they did reach significant levels today. the number of cases hit triple digits and the number of fatalities is in the double digits. >> i am an easy target, you know. >> reporter: wendy rivera's concern is understandable, a south bronx resident with pulmonary disease and asthma, she is at high risk for legionnaires' disease. the number of cases is 100, ten fatal. mayor de blasio announced that any building with a cooling tower will have the system tested asap. >> the order instructs the owners or manager to test and disinfect their cooling tower within the next 14 days. failure to comply with the commissioner's order is a misdemeanor. >> reporter: the state is getting involved as well. today the bronx borough president invited the state health commissioner t
the city is requiring that every building in new york city with a cooling tower and there inspected and disinfected. >> marcus solis is in the melrose section of the bronx with more. marcus? >> reporter: sade and diana, the city said it believes the worst of the outbreak is over. we are seeing numbers rise albeit more slowly. still, they did reach significant levels today. the number of cases hit triple digits and the number of fatalities is in the double digits. >> i am an...
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they are among the thousands of homeless in new york city. and their faces and pictures are being posted online by police officers. one of the unions representing the nypd calls this flicker account, peek a boo. the union says city hall has failed the city in tackling the homeless population, and politicians are spending their time attacking police officers. so the union has asked members when they are off duty to photograph the homeless. but who do these pictures shame? the people you see, or the officers who take them? this all comes a week after the mayor introduced a $22 million proposal to deal with homelessness called nyc safe. the money would be used to house and treat those with mental illness, and put more police near homeless shelters. according to the coalition for the homeless, over the last ten years the number of people sleeping in new york city shelters rose steadily, reaching 60,000 earlier this year. the city says the number actually living on the streets is about 3,000. for many these pictures do nothing to solve the problem
they are among the thousands of homeless in new york city. and their faces and pictures are being posted online by police officers. one of the unions representing the nypd calls this flicker account, peek a boo. the union says city hall has failed the city in tackling the homeless population, and politicians are spending their time attacking police officers. so the union has asked members when they are off duty to photograph the homeless. but who do these pictures shame? the people you see, or...
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in new york city. ten people have died and 100 others are infected. >>> it's a sweeping order from the mayor of new york city. all water cooling towers in the city must be tested for legionnaires' disease bacteria. >> we're doing this out of an abundance of caution. everyone understands the outbreak has been limited to one community in our city. >> reporter: health officials believe the cooling towers are the source of the outbreak. >> there is no risk to our drinking water. there is no risk to our water supply. >> reporter: but a top researcher recently told us more testing is needed and questioned the source of the bacteria. . >> although i don't have all of the data but i will tell you in the early '80s we reported where the source of legionnaires' disease came from and it came from the drinking water, despite the fact that the prevailing theory was that it came from cooling towers. >> reporter: >> for a cooling tower outbreak usually there are a lot of cases in a fairly short period of time and tha
in new york city. ten people have died and 100 others are infected. >>> it's a sweeping order from the mayor of new york city. all water cooling towers in the city must be tested for legionnaires' disease bacteria. >> we're doing this out of an abundance of caution. everyone understands the outbreak has been limited to one community in our city. >> reporter: health officials believe the cooling towers are the source of the outbreak. >> there is no risk to our drinking...
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general assembly. >>> from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope the whole way. we have a special section on the web site where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny/pope. follow us on facebook and twitter as well. >>> just ahead on "eyewitness news at 6:00," one of the biggest cell phone providers making a big change. what that means for you and your bill. >> a perfect day. temperatures are heating up. >>> verizon wireless started offering a plan to their customers. you get discounted phones with a two-year service contract. if you are willing to pay full price monthly fees for voice, text and data will go down and contract. meteorologist amy freeze is in for lee goldberg with what appears to be on the horizon if wave. >> a heat streak. the next seven days, starting every day. it's almost like arizona in the spring. >> august in new york. >> i comb par it to arizona. they had massive storms through tucson. look at this fantastic picture. as the storms were passing, a rainbow form. this photographer on his facebook page sai
general assembly. >>> from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope the whole way. we have a special section on the web site where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny/pope. follow us on facebook and twitter as well. >>> just ahead on "eyewitness news at 6:00," one of the biggest cell phone providers making a big change. what that means for you and your bill. >> a perfect day. temperatures are heating...
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this may sit over new york city for 3 or 4 hours that. can cause some flooding in poor drainage locations. even during the afternoon after the heaviest rain moves offshore we can still see a scattered shower or thunderstorm. many details in your full accuweather forecast coming up. >> thank you, jeff. you can stay one step ahead of the rain by tracking wit the eyewitness news weather app, which is free. don't forget eyewitness news this morning will be on the air at 4:30 with up to the minute information on the storm and any traffic problems. >>> well, what a wild scene in the bronx river in westchester county today. news copper 7 was the driver of an suv may have swerved to avoid a stalled car when he went over the guardrail and straight into the river. police say he managed to climb out and was standing on top of arrived. tonight. >>> we are learning more about a queens. a driver of a box truck was killed when he headed into oncoming traffic and slammed into several parked cars on francis louse boulevard this morning. this driver identi
this may sit over new york city for 3 or 4 hours that. can cause some flooding in poor drainage locations. even during the afternoon after the heaviest rain moves offshore we can still see a scattered shower or thunderstorm. many details in your full accuweather forecast coming up. >> thank you, jeff. you can stay one step ahead of the rain by tracking wit the eyewitness news weather app, which is free. don't forget eyewitness news this morning will be on the air at 4:30 with up to the...
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maybe even into tomorrow morning, especially east of new york city. then things clear out as we head into the afternoon. this front will move in during the day on tuesday and with that there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point. beach and boating weather, waves around four feet, water temperatures in the lower and middle 70s. here is your accuweather forecast, cloudy, brief shower in spots tonight. down to 71. it is a morning shower in the area otherwise partly sunny tomorrow. muggy, high getting up to 86. passing shower possible tomorrow night with 72, still that shower and thunderstorm threat on tuesday, 85, and then check this out, some great days shaping up, wednesday, thursday, friday into next weekend. 80, less humid and dipping down into the 60s in new york city. we have a lot to look forward to in new york city. >> nice way to round out august. >>> laura is back and next with sports. >> yankees love trimming down the list of available numbers of their current players. another became untouch chibl as andy pettitte's number was officia
maybe even into tomorrow morning, especially east of new york city. then things clear out as we head into the afternoon. this front will move in during the day on tuesday and with that there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point. beach and boating weather, waves around four feet, water temperatures in the lower and middle 70s. here is your accuweather forecast, cloudy, brief shower in spots tonight. down to 71. it is a morning shower in the area otherwise partly sunny tomorrow. muggy,...
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searching for a public restroom can be tough in new york city. and when you find one, you're lucky if it's clean and stocked with the necessary essentials. louie wants to change that. >> louie is there to kind of solve the public restroom crisis in new york city. >> the founder and ceo of louie says new york underperforms when it comes to public loos. >> eight million people, 50 million tourists a year, no public restroom infrastructure. so on that level, it's pretty bad in new york, it's probably one of the worst places on this issue. that's why we're starting here. >> now a start-up is streamlining the process of finding facilities at a price of $25 a month. >> you get the key, and you subscribe to the app, and this key unlocks a network of service restrooms across new york city. but this is not a bathroom-finding app. we have a whole operation to keep our networks the cleanest in new york city. so we have cleaners ors hygienists, people who -- designers, people who make sure the experience is nothing short of heavenly. >> and his new business
searching for a public restroom can be tough in new york city. and when you find one, you're lucky if it's clean and stocked with the necessary essentials. louie wants to change that. >> louie is there to kind of solve the public restroom crisis in new york city. >> the founder and ceo of louie says new york underperforms when it comes to public loos. >> eight million people, 50 million tourists a year, no public restroom infrastructure. so on that level, it's pretty bad in...
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we can see that it is quiet in new york city. we have clouds aty clear skies, especially west of town. as we head east, there's a little bit of green this morning. places like the hamptons. take a closer look. a weak disturbance camped out there all weekend long. a couple of showers kicking back from east hampton towards montauk. idmoving from south to north. nothing too heavy. a few downpours in the mix. for eastern long island, you may need the umbrellas over the next hour or so. temperatures in northwest new jersey in the 50s and 60s. not as cool as it was yesterday at this time. 59 in franklin. extra humidity out there keeping us warmer. 68 in poughkeepsie. we have patchy fog off to the west as well. seen visibility reduced in morristown this morning. baseball forecast later on today, astros taking on the yanks. warm and muggy. 81 degrees the first pitch. 7:015. temperatures hovering in the 80s. dropping down to the 70s by the end of the game. a slight chance for a pop-up shower or storm but otherwise dry. a look at future tr
we can see that it is quiet in new york city. we have clouds aty clear skies, especially west of town. as we head east, there's a little bit of green this morning. places like the hamptons. take a closer look. a weak disturbance camped out there all weekend long. a couple of showers kicking back from east hampton towards montauk. idmoving from south to north. nothing too heavy. a few downpours in the mix. for eastern long island, you may need the umbrellas over the next hour or so. temperatures...
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of new york. through september 13. i hope you will go see that exhibition. andrew dolkart is the co-curator for that exhibition, and he has a very long history with new york city landmarks and architectural history. i think this has gone off now, has it? all right. andrew is a good friend of long-standing, as we like to say, rather than old friend, but we do go way back. this is one more lecture at the skyscraper museum, which has been going on in a relationship now for probably nearly the 17 years since the museum was started. andrew is always there when you call on him to talk about new york city history or to speak about yet another of his new books and his new publications. he is an exemplary historian and someone who has a long and deep history with new york city landmarks, having worked in his youth at the commission on the research staff, having been a consultant to them, having written many a designation report, having authored the first guidebook to new york city landmarks, and in the yea
of new york. through september 13. i hope you will go see that exhibition. andrew dolkart is the co-curator for that exhibition, and he has a very long history with new york city landmarks and architectural history. i think this has gone off now, has it? all right. andrew is a good friend of long-standing, as we like to say, rather than old friend, but we do go way back. this is one more lecture at the skyscraper museum, which has been going on in a relationship now for probably nearly the 17...
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things are looking good in new york city. unfortunately we have a situation on staten island. >> rosanna is on vacation. simone is joining us. >> hi. great to be hanging out with you. greg: we are going to the situation on staten island, a new york city firefighter is shot twice in the leg while responding to a reported fire and started by a gunman. >> reporter: lidia is on the scene. >> good morning, this is still a very chaotic busy scene here. a lot of emergency responders behind me. a short time ago we learned who the suspect is. he is 38 year ode garland tyree page. he wrote a posting a half hour of the shooting began. he wrote today i die. a lot of his friends and family have been commenting about on the post and staying don't do it. very, very tragic scene what happened here. it started at 6:00 this morning. take a look here. dozens of police officers and firefighters. so it started around 6:00 this morning. the u.s. marshalls came out to 15 destiny court to arrest him and he has a very long wrap sheet for drug possess
things are looking good in new york city. unfortunately we have a situation on staten island. >> rosanna is on vacation. simone is joining us. >> hi. great to be hanging out with you. greg: we are going to the situation on staten island, a new york city firefighter is shot twice in the leg while responding to a reported fire and started by a gunman. >> reporter: lidia is on the scene. >> good morning, this is still a very chaotic busy scene here. a lot of emergency...
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that's when the heaviest rain starts to move into new york city. we extend this right through 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning, especially from the city out onto western long island and into the lower hudson valley. you get 3 hours of 1 to 2 inch per hour rainfall and that can really add up quickly. by noontime much of the heaviest rain is off to the east of new york city. by the early afternoon a scattered shower and storm. less humid on wednesday, up to 83. still could be a shower north and west. accuweather forecast for tonight, numerous showers and heavier showers and a thunderstorm developing after midnight, down to 71. could be flash flooding for tuesday partly cloudy, we're down to 70. decent day wednesday. still maybe a pop up afternoon shower. great days coming up for thursday and into friday. heats up over the weekend near 90. >> it is summer. >> yes. >> thank you. >>> laura is up next with sports. >> to baseball. the mets may be riding a two-game losing streak but could have two players back from the dl including david wright. >> baseball pla
that's when the heaviest rain starts to move into new york city. we extend this right through 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning, especially from the city out onto western long island and into the lower hudson valley. you get 3 hours of 1 to 2 inch per hour rainfall and that can really add up quickly. by noontime much of the heaviest rain is off to the east of new york city. by the early afternoon a scattered shower and storm. less humid on wednesday, up to 83. still could be a shower north and west....
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. >>> live from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, this is cbs2 news at 11:00. >>> rescued on the river, nypd boats, helicopters and dive teams converge to save three teenagers and the two men who tried to help. >>> good evening everyone. cbs2 scott is following the island tonight. >>> a scene here along the east river, 3 teens in trouble in the water one good samaritan, one brave cop. >> tense moments at the plaza state park along the east river, police and fire sources saying around 7:30. three teens entering the water appear to be in trouble. cell phone video from residents in the area capturing the massive response. a male bystander a good samaritan jumped into the water to help rescue the teams. >>> i saw two guys in the water, one rescue swimmer trying to go in after them. >> the teens make it out to safety on their own, but the good samaritan is in need help getting out of the water, he was unsuccessful the harbor units from fdny and nypd saved them motes. >> people making it out safely. back live the fdny say four of the people were taken to the hospital with just mino
. >>> live from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, this is cbs2 news at 11:00. >>> rescued on the river, nypd boats, helicopters and dive teams converge to save three teenagers and the two men who tried to help. >>> good evening everyone. cbs2 scott is following the island tonight. >>> a scene here along the east river, 3 teens in trouble in the water one good samaritan, one brave cop. >> tense moments at the plaza state park along the east...
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new york city school kids deserve better. i believe in mayoral control of the system, but there was only a one year extension to prove the mayor can get the job done. governor cuomo will use his failure to his advantage in their power struggle and argue for the state to take control, clean house and we'll have to start the reform process all over again. once again, it will be the kids who suffer and for many of them, it's too late. dari: well, twitter wants its users to be able to express themselves more freely, so they are extending the character limit from 140 to 10,000. that's a big difference. but there is a catch. steve: joining us is social media expert chris dessy from silver back social. you can talk unlimited content if you're in dm? >> only in dm. they bait you with the lead. they're like we're expanding it to 10,000 characters. everybody is like great. but only in dm. i think they're attempting to broaden their appeal. they're a little on their heels. they announced it the same day the ceo is no longer with them. t
new york city school kids deserve better. i believe in mayoral control of the system, but there was only a one year extension to prove the mayor can get the job done. governor cuomo will use his failure to his advantage in their power struggle and argue for the state to take control, clean house and we'll have to start the reform process all over again. once again, it will be the kids who suffer and for many of them, it's too late. dari: well, twitter wants its users to be able to express...
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and new york state health teams descended on new york city today to test for the legionella bacteria at least 100 sites. >> we're going into a new phase with the the implementation of the commissioner's order. that's literally going to require every building, every building with one of these cooling towers, and that will, obviously, be in the thousands of buildings around the city, to be inspectd and to be cleaned. >> reporter: city health officials have linked the outbreak to five water cooling towers in the bronx. the outdoor units are used for air conditioning in large buildings. they've since been decontaminated. new york city city mayor bill de blasio. >> it is crucial to understand that all the facts we have suggest that, one, this outbreak is tapering off very quickly. and two that we essentially do know where it originated. we don't know why it originated. >> reporter: legionnaires disease is comobl caused by inhalation of mist or vapor containing the legionella disease. it's not spread person to person and fewer than 5% of people exposed to it will develop the disease. >> wh
and new york state health teams descended on new york city today to test for the legionella bacteria at least 100 sites. >> we're going into a new phase with the the implementation of the commissioner's order. that's literally going to require every building, every building with one of these cooling towers, and that will, obviously, be in the thousands of buildings around the city, to be inspectd and to be cleaned. >> reporter: city health officials have linked the outbreak to five...
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a look at futurecast shows mainly clear from new york city westward. it's out towards the east we'll see more cloud cover. same thing as we start out our there'll be the threat of a couple of isolated showers island. you'll see mostly cloudy skies. everyone else, mostly sunny. humidity remains fairly low. for sunday, a different story. the front moves back inland. cloud cover and there'll be a threat of a couple of isolated showers across long island and valley sunday. i think the jersey shore, you should be okay. you'll see more in the way of cloud cover than on saturday. here's a quick check on hurricane danny, a category 3 storm on the saffir-simpson scale. we'll have to keep an eye on puerto rico and a lot of the caribbean islands and the dominican republic. less humid. nice temperatures. 50s north and west. open up the windows. it will be nice and dry tonight. warmer temperatures. highs in the mid to upper 80s. area. hamptons. that's where we'll see more in the way of cloud cover. there's the threat of isolated showers saturday and sunday. at the
a look at futurecast shows mainly clear from new york city westward. it's out towards the east we'll see more cloud cover. same thing as we start out our there'll be the threat of a couple of isolated showers island. you'll see mostly cloudy skies. everyone else, mostly sunny. humidity remains fairly low. for sunday, a different story. the front moves back inland. cloud cover and there'll be a threat of a couple of isolated showers across long island and valley sunday. i think the jersey shore,...
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the number of people shot in new york city so far this year, 794. last year at this time slightly fewer than 787. but this weekend eight shootings, 16 wounded, three people killed. most of the violence in brooklyn and tonight the borough president, a former new york cop, making a dramatic statement about gun violence. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson with the story. she is in downtown brooklyn for us. kem. >> reporter: bill, is it disturbing? absolutely, but then again that's the point, a single open casket here in front of borough hall. we have watched people all day. first they are curious, stop but once they look inside that wooden box, well, they are moved -- their mood quickly changes. [000:59:57;00]
the number of people shot in new york city so far this year, 794. last year at this time slightly fewer than 787. but this weekend eight shootings, 16 wounded, three people killed. most of the violence in brooklyn and tonight the borough president, a former new york cop, making a dramatic statement about gun violence. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson with the story. she is in downtown brooklyn for us. kem. >> reporter: bill, is it disturbing? absolutely, but then again that's...
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york city. >> reporter: new york city has 100 to 200 cases of legionnaires every year but never in a cluster like this. there will be more cases but city officials believe this outbreak is pretty much behind us. >> we remain confident that this outbreak is contained. >> reporter: and, again, we haven't seen a new infection of legionnaires in ten days, since august 3rd. we don't know exactly where or how it began in early july but health department detectives are working on that. they should have more answers in the next couple of days. reporting live, dave evans, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dave. >>> more or president jimmy carter's fight with cancer. what is next for the 90-year- old depends how widely it has battle it. his family has a long history of pancreatic history. bill clinton tweeted my thoughts and prayers are with president carter and rosalyn today. wishing him a speedy recovery. >>> john kerry is preparing to be the first u.s. secretary of state in 70 years to visit cuba. tomorrow he will officially open this building in havana. it will be the u.s. embassy t
york city. >> reporter: new york city has 100 to 200 cases of legionnaires every year but never in a cluster like this. there will be more cases but city officials believe this outbreak is pretty much behind us. >> we remain confident that this outbreak is contained. >> reporter: and, again, we haven't seen a new infection of legionnaires in ten days, since august 3rd. we don't know exactly where or how it began in early july but health department detectives are working on...