NYC NOW - April 18, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: April 18, 2023

Get up and get informed!! Here's all the local news you need to start your day

Welcome to NYC now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Tuesday, April 18th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. Rutgers University's labor troubles may not be over just yet. While the school and three faculty unions have reached a framework of a deal after a five-day strike, WNIC's Karen Ye reports a fourth union is now considering going on strike. More than 2,500 administrative employees who work in admissions, student affairs, or handle procurement or accounting for the university will vote this week on whether to start the process of authorizing a strike. Rutgers Union of Administrative Workers has been without a contract since June.

Members are asking for higher wages, promotion opportunities, and remote work options. There are still several steps before a strike could be called. And union leaders say they won't hold a strike vote unless an overwhelming majority of members support. doing so, but they're hoping the university won't wait until then to settle their contract. Two New Yorkers face charges of running a secret police station in Manhattan's Chinatown. Prosecutors allege their goals to harass dissidents for the Chinese government. Brian Peace is the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn. We don't need or want a secret police station in our great city.

Peace says it's the first time any law enforcement agency in the state. the world has made an arrest with an overseas Chinese police station. Both defendants appeared in court late yesterday and are free on bond today. New York Congressman George Santos has made it official. The freshman Republican is running for re-election. Santos became the center of a controversy and the butt of late-night TV jokes after he admitted to lying about key parts of his biography, including his education, his resume, and his family's background. Queen's resident Sean Holohan lives in Santos' district. He says he doesn't trust most politicians,

and he certainly will not vote for Santos next year. I mean, he went overboard and presented him to be somebody that he was not. Recent federal election data shows Santos' campaign has rates about $5,000 in the first three months of the year, but it's returned more than $8,000 to donors over the same period. Santos is the subject of state and federal investigations. Your forecast now. 50 mostly clear right now, partly sunny today and 58 and breezy as well. Thanks for listening. This is NYC now from WNYC. Be sure to catch us every weekday, three times a day for your top news headlines and occasional deep dives.

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