NYC NOW - April 25, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: April 25, 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 25th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. 49 and clear sunshine today, low 60s for a high. In the news, New York City's police watchdog agency is asking a judge to recommend firing two NYPD officers for the 2019 shooting of a man having a mental health crisis. WNYC Samantha Max reports. The Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates allegations of police misconduct,

found officers Brendan Thompson and Herbert Davis violated NYPD policy when they broke through Kowalski-Treywick's apartment door, tased him and shot him. Now they're facing an administrative trial. Truick's mom, Ellen Traywick, says she'll be in the courtroom every day seeking justice for her son. We will be here to the end to see that these two officers, are held accountable for taking Kawasaki life. The Bronx DA's office and the NYPD have both already declined to seek punishment for the officers. Advocates say New York City's family court is in crisis.

They point to a lack of judges, lawyers, and even deteriorating court buildings that are creating delays that can leave children and families unnecessarily separated and cases unresolved. Attorney Sandeep Kandari represents children. He says research suggests that younger clients charged with wrongful, doing need a fast resolution to their cases. When court cases stretch out for six, eight, nine months after the alleged incident, the child psychologically is just more and more removed, so the consequences don't feel as related to the bad action.

Advocates say the lack of resources by the city and state amounts to an equity issue in New York City, most of the children who wind up in family court or black and Latino. A new partnership between New York City and Stony Brook University's coming to Governor's It's called the New York Climate Exchange and will include a 400,000 square foot sustainable campus on the island. Mayor Eric Adams says it's all part of growing a greener future for the five boroughs. This is where we will protect our city's air and water. And this is where we will train thousands of students for the next wave of green jobs. The campus will have space for classrooms, research labs, conference centers, career training, and public programs.

official groundbreaking plan for 2025. Northbound 8 trains are running a little late this morning. Roads, though, appear to be clear at this time. 48 and clear out there this morning, mostly sunny and 61 for a high today. Tomorrow's slim chance of early afternoon showers, mostly cloudy in 62, then on Thursday, almost a repeat, mostly sunny in 63. Thanks for listening. This is NYC now from WNYC.

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