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Storms Render Several Tri-State Homes Unlivable
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, N.Y. (CBS 2) — Overnight rains and steady storms plagued not only underpasses and highways in the tri-state area Monday, but also flooded many homes in low-lying areas. CBS 2’s...
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L.I. Woman Suing Suffolk County For Sewage Overflow
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — A Long Island woman is suing Suffolk County alleging she was sickened by raw sewage seeping into her home from a nearby treatment plant. Laura Serrano, of Bay Shore,...
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Two Syringes Wash Up On Jersey Shore
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Two syringes that washed up on Monmouth Beach over the weekend are bringing back sore memories of the past. WCBS 880’s Alex Silverman With The...
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Pumps Now Working At Harlem Sewage Plant; Beaches Could Open Soon
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City health officials hope to lift advisories at some area beaches forced to close due to a massive sewage spill in the Hudson River. On Friday, the hottest day of the...
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Group Launches 2-Year Plan To Preserve Long Island Sound
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (WCBS 880) – Looking out on the Long Island Sound in Mamoreneck, as boats sail by and ducks paddle along, it’s hard to believe that the scene is anything but perfect. WCBS 880’s...
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Riverkeeper: Hudson River Often Unsafe For Swimming
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY (WCBS 880 / AP) – At the Cocktail Cove in Croton-On-Hudson, boaters sunbathe and kids jump off boats into the Hudson River. While the water looks pristine and sparkling, a new...
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Westchester And Rockland Counties Still Cleaning Up After Irene
MOUNT KISCO, NY (CBSNewYork/AP) – Days after Hurricane Irene made her way north, things in New York City’s northern suburbs are still not back to normal. WCBS 880’s John Metaxas In Westchester...
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President Obama Signs Irene Disaster Declaration For Upstate New York Counties
BEDFORD HILLS, NY (WCBS 880/AP) – President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York after Tropical Storm Irene, freeing up federal recovery funds. WCBS 880’s Steve Scott and Lynda Lopez...
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L.I. Couple Wants Answers After Lavatory Leak From Overhead Plane
MALVERNE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — One Malverne couple was enjoying the mild night Thursday when they became covered by sludge as a plane taking off from Kennedy Airport flew overhead. “A plane was coming...
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Westchester County Health Officials: Avoid Contact With Hudson River For Time...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The Westchester County Department of Health is advising people who use the Hudson River waters for recreational purposes to avoid direct contact with the water from...
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Hudson River Sewage Release Might Impact ‘Ironman’ Triathlon
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Millions of gallons of sewage are being dumped into the Hudson River on purpose and swimmers are being warned to stay out. A 30-inch sewage pipe ruptured in Tarrytown —...
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Ruptured Sewage Pipe Repaired; Green Light Given To Ironman Competition
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Repairs to a 30-inch sewage pipe that ruptured in Tarrytown have been completed, Westchester County officials said Friday. Crews had been working to repair the...
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Study: Sandy Dumped 11B Gallons Of Sewage Into Waterways
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Superstorm Sandy released 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into bodies of water from Washington, D.C., to Connecticut. That’s according to a...
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Tempers Rise With Floodwaters As Hoboken Residents Demand Solution To Sewage...
HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It is becoming the land of frequent flooding and, after another round of rain this week, some Hoboken residents have had enough. “I’ve so, like, had it. Born and raised...
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Park Slope Homeowners Fit To Be Tied Over Seeping Sewage
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some homes in Park Slope, Brooklyn, have been left in a state of disgusting disarray, after gallons of sewer water seeped in. The sewer water has been flooding basements,...
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Proposed Sewage Tank Threatens Future Of Popular Gowanus Pool
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Neighborhood swimming pools are an important part of summer in the city, especially in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn where residents rallied on Saturday to prevent their pool...
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Westchester Health Officials Close Some Beaches Due To Sewage Leak
RYE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — In the midst of a summer heat wave, some Westchester County beaches have been closed as a precaution after sewage leaked into the Long Island Sound. County health officials...
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South Shore Residents Make A Stink Over Spills At Sewage Treatment Plant
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Residents on Long Island’s South shore are outraged over a smelly diesel oil spill. Nassau County’s massive sewage treatment plant in Bay Park leaked sewage during Sandy and...
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Park Slope Residents Gripe About Grime Backing Up In Pipes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Residents in Park Slope, Brooklyn, just blocks away from the Gowanus Canal, are complaining that a nasty brown substance is backing up into their sinks and toilets. Neighbors...
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Bay Shore Residents Raise A Stink About Sewage Smell
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20140815232808747AA.mp4 BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The storm is over, but there’s a new problem in the air for Long Island residents. “The stink and the...
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NYS To Fund Major Water, Sewage Projects On Long Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will spend nearly half a billion dollars on Long Island for water and sewage projects, including $383 million to help get homes in Suffolk...
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Connecticut Aims To Clean Up Sewage Removal From Boats
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Boaters, the state of Connecticut wants your sewage. No, seriously, they do. State environmental officials are aiming to collect more than 1 million gallons of sewage...
View ArticleSewage Backs Up Into Basements, Ruins Property In Whitestone, Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Homeowners in Whitestone, Queens are dealing with a stinking mess after sewage backed up into their basements. As CBS2’s Jessica Borg reported, residents on Tenth Avenue between...
View ArticleDemanding Answers: Whitestone Families Say City Isn’t Taking Sewage Floods...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Families in Whitestone, Queens have been cleaning up all week after a sewage overflow left a nasty mess in their homes. CBS2’s Erin Logan was demanding answers again on...
View ArticleFebreze Freshens Up Town After ‘Poop Train’ Wreaks Havoc
PARRISH, AL (CBS Local) – How do you rid an entire town of the stench left by 200 poop-filled shipping containers? Apparently the answer is simple: you spray it with Febreze. Carloads of the...
View ArticleDEP Warns About Human Waste Leaking Into NJ’s Shark River At Belmar
BELMAR, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – It’s not summer yet, but a Jersey Shore beach could end up being closed for the season because of sewage leaking into the water. Kayaking in the Shark River off Belmar’s L...
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Sewage Flooding Nightmare Continues In South Ozone Park
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Queens residents in dozens of households are dealing with a sewage crisis this holiday weekend. City officials said a blocked 42-inch pipe near John F. Kennedy International...
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Demanding Answers: Why Did 311 Fail The Victims Of The Queens Sewage Flood?
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Queens residents still living in filth days after a sewage pipe backed up and flooded their basements want to know why the city has been so slow to respond, and who is going to...
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De Blasio Vows To Help Sewage-Impacted Homeowners In Queens ‘Get Back On...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Queens community is still trying to get rising sewer water out of residents’ homes after a blockage caused a crisis over the weekend. Now, Mayor Bill de Blasio is vowing to...
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Queens Residents Impacted By Sewage Floods Give City Officials An Earful At...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Dozens of victims of a massive sewage spill spent Sunday afternoon demanding answers at a community town hall in Queens. Last weekend, their basements flooded with wastewater....
View Article‘This Is All The City’s Fault’: Queens Residents Slam NYC As Sewage Nightmare...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Friday’s rain left some families in Queens sleepless as they rushed to clean more raw sewage coming into their basements. Neighbors tell CBS2’s Christina Fan every time it...
View ArticleConstant Sewage Smell Upsetting Residents In Bronx Neighborhood
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A sewage problem is making life miserable for a tenant in the Bronx. The smell is so putrid inside her home, Makeeba Thompson said she would rather freeze outside in the...
View ArticleQueens Families At Odds With President Biden’s Claim That Climate Change...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A day after showing President Joe Biden their storm-ravaged homes, families in Queens were back at work, continuing the massive cleanup. CBS2’s Christina Fan was in East...
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