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Justice Is Served: New Yorkers, politicians react to Derek Chauvin verdict © Provided by RADIO.COM Chauvin NYC WCBS 880 Steve Burns was at the Barclays Center, where dozens of New Yorkers heard the verdict and says some people in the crowd were stunned. Tears in front of the Barclays Center, epicenter of protests last year. Those here say this is just a start of the long road to justice @wcbs880pic.twitter.com/raaoPmJfFt— Steve Burns (@StvBurns) April 20, 2021 New York City mayoral candida...

880 In Depth: Climbing out of the COVID pandemic safely © Provided by RADIO.COM NEW YORK (WBCS 880) — After more than a year of societal shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are many things that Americans have been missing. Among those are summer staple-pieces such as sporting events and leisure travel. However, as more and more people get vaccinated and as more industries begin to reopen, people all over the country are beginning to see a return to normal. The question now is: a...

Andrew Cuomo (D) denied on Wednesday that he played a role in granting his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, special access to Covid-19 testing. WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell asked Cuomo about the issue at a Wednesday press briefing in Albany. “The Assembly is looking at the testing issue, and I don’t want to get ahead of them,” Cuomo replied. “But I was not involved in the testing program to that intimate level. “People who I would meet with and I would be in exposure with, I was aware...

Theresa Sari, who lost mother in New York nursing home, joins Fox & Friends First. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fielded a question on why his family members received preferential treatment in getting tested for coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic, and gave a possible explanation as to why people like his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, were able to get tested more easily than the general public. During a Q&A period following a budget briefing, WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell direct...

A top New York doctor reportedly visited CNN host Chris Cuomo, brother of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, several times at his Hamptons home to administer COVID-19 tests; Bryan Llenas has the details from Brooklyn, N.Y. New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to distance himself Wednesday from allegations that his administration ordered that his relatives and political allies -- including CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, the governors younger brother --  be prioritized for COVID testing in the early months...

Updated on: February 2, 2021 / 7:07 AM / CBS NEWS Deadly storm pummels East Coast with heavy snow A winter storm is impacting nearly 70 million Americans, pummeling major cities with snow, including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. The storm warnings currently stretch from northern Georgia to Maine. So far, northern and central New Jersey have already been hit with nearly 2 feet of snow and another foot could fall by Tuesday evening. Heavy snow, gusts topping 60 mph and white-ou...

Read Article 100 Years Ago: 1921 As yet, only one shoe factory in Auburn is entirely shut down. This is the Field Brothers & Gross. The other  big shops are all running part time daily, most of them shutting down for the last two days in the week. Many are laid off entirely, of course and the salesmen are off the road. One Auburn man in close touch with the shoe manufacturing business “mentioned this week that Auburn was lucky to be running at about 50 percent of normal, where other factor...