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Volunteers Build NJ Playground Designed By KidsPlay

Volunteers Build NJ Playground Designed By Kids

CBS 2 New York - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

Playing outside has never been so much fun! Kids from Hackensack, NJ will be treated to a brand new, completely original playground thanks to local volunteers after the old one failed safety standards.

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    Hackensack To Get Kids-Inspired NJ Playground CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 10:34 AM ET

    Kids in Hackensack, New Jersey will soon have their own playground, designed by kids just like them. Construction on the new playground, started a few days ago, is expected to be finished in only five days. CBS 2's Mary Calvi reports.

  • Cops: Man Who Shot Wife In N.J. Hospital Dies Play
    Cops: Man Who Shot Wife In N.J. Hospital Dies CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 10:23 AM ET

    An elderly man who police say shot his 87-year-old wife to death in a Tom's River hospital and then shot himself, has now died. CBS 2's Mary Calvi reports.

  • Students React To St. John's U. Priest Arrest Play
    Students React To St. John's U. Priest Arrest CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 10:22 AM ET

    A priest who works at St. John's University is now accused of sending sexually explicit messages and videos to someone he thought was a 13-year-old boy. CBS 2's Mary Calvi reports.

  • Speaker Quinn May Back Term Limit Expansion Play
    Speaker Quinn May Back Term Limit Expansion CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 10:08 AM ET

    City Council speaker Christine Quinn is expected to back a plan that would extend term limits to a third term, allowing Mayor Bloomberg and about forty other elected officials to run again next year. CBS 2's reports.

  • Child Remains Critical After Chelsea Fire Play
    Child Remains Critical After Chelsea Fire CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 10:08 AM ET

    The Bushwick tragedy comes less than 24 hours after five people were killed in a devastating fire in Chelsea. A 10-year-old, who was the lone survivor, remains in critical condition this morning. CBS 2's Dave Carlin reports.

  • House Fire Kills Man, Child In Brooklyn Play
    House Fire Kills Man, Child In Brooklyn CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 8:18 AM ET

    A deadly fire in Brooklyn kills two people, including a 12-year-old boy. CBS 2's Deborah Garcia is live in Bushwick this morning with details.

  • 5 Killed In Chelsea Fire, Including 3 Children Play
    5 Killed In Chelsea Fire, Including 3 Children CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 12:19 AM ET

    CBS 2 learned more about the family killed in the Chelsea apartment fire, and the lone survivor: a 10-year-old boy. Outside the family's apartment, a small memorial is growing. CBS 2's Dave Carlin has more.

  • St. John's Priest Arrested On Porn, Sex Charges Play
    St. John's Priest Arrested On Porn, Sex Charges CBS 2 New York - Sun Oct 12, 12:19 AM ET

    A chaplain at St. John's University is accused of trying to send sexually explicit messages over the internet to a child. Father Charles Plock also sent homemade porn. CBS 2's Carolyn Costello has the story.

  • CBS 2 News @ Your Desk: Saturday Edition Play
    CBS 2 News @ Your Desk: Saturday Edition CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 7:38 PM ET

    Here are your latest headlines for Saturday, October 11. 5 members of a Chelsea family die in an apartment fire; Bush meets with foreign finance officials to deal with the economic crisis; Elise Finch has the weather.

  • Drug Bust In Brooklyn Nets Dozens Of Suspects Play
    Drug Bust In Brooklyn Nets Dozens Of Suspects CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 11:53 AM ET

    The Feds arrested more than two dozen people they say operated a drug ring out of a butcher shop in Brooklyn. CBS 2's Steve Bartelstein reports.

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  • NYPD Searches For 2 Armed Robbers In NYC Play
    NYPD Searches For 2 Armed Robbers In NYC CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 11:43 AM ET

    Police are looking for the men responsible for a string of violent robberies in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and belive the masked, armed robbers struck at least seven times in the last month. CBS 2's Mary Calvi reports.

  • Wall Street Woes Hurt Meals On Wheels Play
    Wall Street Woes Hurt Meals On Wheels CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 11:37 AM ET

    This economic crisis could make a bad situation even worse for some of New York's neediest, because the local charities they rely on for help may not be able to help anymore. CBS 2's Jay Dow has the story.

  • Financial Crisis Drives Investors To Church Play
    Financial Crisis Drives Investors To Church CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 11:28 AM ET

    The economic crisis has brokers and investors taking advice from the back of a penny: "In God We Trust." As CBS 2's Carolyn Costello reports, uncertain financial investments are leading people to make a religious one.

  • Woman Attacked And Robbed in Central Park Play
    Woman Attacked And Robbed in Central Park CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 11:22 AM ET

    Police are looking for a mugger who attacked a woman in Central Park. CBS 2's Mary Calvi reports.

  • Chelsea Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Children Play
    Chelsea Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Children CBS 2 New York - Sat Oct 11, 11:05 AM ET

    Five people were killed Saturday by an apartment fire in Chelsea. CBS 2's Deborah Garcia reports.

  • Yorkie Siblings Reunited After 15 Years Play
    Yorkie Siblings Reunited After 15 Years CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 11:55 PM ET

    It's a tale of two dogs separated by years and reunited by coincidence. Or was it? As Dave Carlin learned, their owners think the big man upstairs had a hand - or paw - in the matter.

  • HealthWatch: Depression & The Economy Play
    HealthWatch: Depression & The Economy CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 11:45 PM ET

    More than 18 million Americans are affected by depression yearly. And our economic crisis is only making matters worse. But knowing the warning signs and what to do about them can make all the difference. Dr. Holly Phillips has more.

  • Video: Liquor Store Clerk Shot By Robbers Play
    Video: Liquor Store Clerk Shot By Robbers CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 11:35 PM ET

    Police are on the hunt for two armed robbers accused of holding up at least seven businesses in Manhattan and Brooklyn just this past month. Surveillance video captured the latest crime at a liquor store in Marine Park. Hazel Sanchez reports.

  • Will Weekend Break Alleviate Dow's Freefall? Play
    Will Weekend Break Alleviate Dow's Freefall? CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 11:29 PM ET

    The good news is, the stocks will not drop for the next two days. The bad news - Friday's trading just added to the wipeout week on Wall Street. Lou Young reports.

  • Down Friday Ends Worst Week In Dow History Play
    Down Friday Ends Worst Week In Dow History CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 6:54 PM ET

    Friday began with words of reassurance from President Bush, but the Dow still swung madly for hours, finally ending down 129 points. That fall ended the worst week in the history of the Dow index. CBS 2's Lou Young has more.

  • Economic Crisis Crippling 'Meals on Wheels' Play
    Economic Crisis Crippling 'Meals on Wheels' CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 6:45 PM ET

    This economic crisis could make a bas situation even worse for some of NY's neediest. That's because the local charities they rely on for help may not be able to afford to help anymore. CBS 2's Jay Dow has the story.

  • Ugandan Heart Surgery Recipient Recovering Play
    Ugandan Heart Surgery Recipient Recovering CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 6:25 PM ET

    CBS 2 has an update on the little boy from Uganda who underwent life-saving heart surgery in New York. It's a "gift of life" that goes far beyond the operation.

  • Gays Hope N.Y. Follows Conn.'s Historic Lead Play
    Gays Hope N.Y. Follows Conn.'s Historic Lead CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 6:18 PM ET

    A landmark ruling in Connecticut saw the state Supreme Court decide that same-sex couples have a right to get married. Advocates hope New York will soon follow suit. CBS 2's Hazel Sanchez has the story.

  • Elderly NJ Hospital Patient Shot And Killed Play
    Elderly NJ Hospital Patient Shot And Killed CBS 2 New York - Fri Oct 10, 6:14 PM ET

    A hospital shooting in New Jersey leaves an 87-year-old woman dead, her 88-year-old husband clinging to life. Police say it was the husband who shot his sick wife and then turned the gun on himself. CBS 2's Sean Hennessey reports.