NYC NOW - August 10, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: August 10, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: This afternoon, City Council members will question Adams administration officials about a proposal to limit shelter stays for asylum-seekers to sixty days. Meanwhile, street safety advocates are demanding change after an SUV fatally struck a cyclist in the Bronx yesterday, marking the 21st cyclist death in New York City this year. Also, New York City’s legendary Paris Theater reopens with major Netflix-funded upgrades and will showcase classics, including "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Thursday, August 10th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. Adams administration officials can expect a grilling this afternoon from members of the city council. The council has questions about the mayor's plan to limit shelter stays for adult asylum seekers to 60 days. WNIC's area Sunday room reports on the upcoming oversight hearing. City Council members say they've been routinely left in the dark about the administration's plans for housing newly arrived migrants,

and they're hoping to get some much-needed answers. One central question, where exactly will those kicked out of shelter go? The single adults are supposed to be able to reapply for housing after their times up, but it's unclear whether they'll be placed again. The administration says the new policy is desperately necessary. needed to try and curb the rapidly growing shelter population and the rising costs along with it. Mayor Adams said on Wednesday that the total price tag to the city is expected to surpass $12 billion by the end of June 2025.

Street safety advocates are calling for change after an SUV hit and killed a cyclist early yesterday in the Bronx. Police say the driver drove away after hitting the 29-year-old man. Street Safety Advocacy Group Transportation Alternative says the death marks the 21st cyclist killed in the city this year. Alexa Sledge works with the group and says, while the city needs to build more protected bike lanes in the Bronx, vehicle size is also part of the problem.

Because when you're being hit by an SUV or a truck or a large vehicle, you're more likely to be pulled underneath the car or truck itself, which is significantly, significantly more dangerous. A bill introduced in the state Senate this year aims to address the issue by requiring drivers of larger vehicles, to pay higher registration fees. Good news for film buffs. New York City's legendary Paris Theater on West 58th Street is back.

Major upgrades, courtesy of Netflix, have transformed the iconic cinema. And from September 1st through the 7th, the theater is hosting Big and Loud, a week-long program of timeless classics. How about 2001 A Space Odyssey? Going forward, Netflix plans to use the Paris to screen its original movies and host

special events. Seventy-three with some clouds out there, showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 11 this morning, a high near 82. 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, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. See you this afternoon.