NYC NOW - August 13, 2024: Morning Headlines
Episode Date: August 13, 2024Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A New Jersey congressman wants NJ Transit and Amtrak customers to get refunds for delayed or canceled trains. Meanwhile..., a new report shows some bus stops in New York City can be up to 15 degrees hotter than others, with the hottest stops typically in low-income communities of color. Plus, the first-ever Fanatics Fest is coming to the Javits Center this weekend.
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Welcome to NYC Now.
Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC.
It's Tuesday, August 13th.
Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill.
Under Jersey Congressmember wants NJ Transit and Amtrak, customers to get refunds for delayed or canceled trains.
Representative Josh Gottheimer says this summer's transit meltdowns have been a major headache for riders.
Unfortunately, we have an exact.
been able to count on the train schedule this summer, or frankly, often for months in
between.
Cuthheimer introduced legislation that would guarantee refunds for riders.
Numerous delays in service suspensions have stranded riders on the public transit systems
for hours this summer, NJ Transit runs its trains on Amtrak's rails from New York City to
Trenton.
Some bus stops in New York City can be up to 15 degrees hotter than cooler counterparts, and the
Honest stops tend to be in low-income communities of color.
That's according to a new collaborative report from NASA and the Advocacy Group Transportation Alternatives.
The study used thermal imaging satellites to analyze temperatures at stops citywide.
M. Friedenberg is Transportation Alternatives Research Manager.
People decided to plant trees in the wealthier neighborhoods, to give them bus shelters,
to give them parks, and now those neighborhoods are cooler in the summer,
whereas others are left out in the heat and the sun.
on streets that it might be 100 degrees waiting for a bus that may or may not come.
New York City officials say many of the locations in the report cannot accommodate bus shelters
because they don't meet specific criteria such as adequate sidewalk space.
The first ever Fanatics Fest is at the Jabbit Center this weekend with photo ops,
autographs signings, and events with more than 60 athletes and celebrities.
Among them, NFL grades Tom Brady and the Manning Brothers, Nick Star, Jalen Brunson,
and cultural figure Spike Lee and.
J. Z. Lance Fenstersman is the CEO of Fanatics Inc. He says he's excited to bring so many sports
lovers together. It's a chance for fans of sports and fans of sports culture and collectors
of cards and memorabilia to get together for three days and have this amazing experience.
And Fenceman compares it to another big event at Javitt Center. It's like the Comic-Con of sports.
Fensterman also runs New York Comic-Con. Fanatics Fest starts this Friday.
66 and clear now, sunny and 81 for a high today.
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