NYC NOW - August 16, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: August 16, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Mayor Eric Adams held a rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall, with Reynoso criticizing the federal government’s handling of the migrant crisis. Meanwhile, a man who spent 26 years behind bars for an attempted murder he didn’t commit is now suing the NYPD officers who investigated him. Also, the Museum of the City of New York has opened applications for its second annual “Great Borough Bake-Off”

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Wednesday, August 16th. Here's the morning headlines for Michael Hill. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Rinoza accuses the federal government of actively standing in the way of New York's response to the migrant crisis by not approving temporary work permits for newly arrived immigrants. He and Mayor Eric Adams rallied yesterday at Brooklyn Borough,

Hall to ask the White House again to provide more help with the crisis. It's one thing to not help us. It's another thing to get in our way, which is what it seems like the federal government is doing now. Not only are they not wanting to help us, they want to stop us for making progress. The mayor estimates the migrant crisis will cost the city $12 billion by mid-2025. A man whose attempt at murder conviction was vacated after he spent 26 years behind bars is suing the NYPD officers whose investigation put him away. WNYC Samantha Max reports. Norberto Peetz is accusing police of framing him, hiding exculpatory evidence from the grand jury,

and losing a bloody bullet fragment that could have cleared him of wrongdoing. His lawsuit states that he has suffered severe, emotional, and mental anguish. The case joins a growing group of lawsuits filed against NYPD officers involved in wrongful conviction cases from the 1990s. A mayoral commission uncovered rampant corruption within the NYPD at the time, as crime reached record levels in the city. The NYPD declined a comment on the lawsuit. The lead officers named in the complaint, and the police union did not respond to a request for comment. Attention, New York City Baker is five weeks left of summer, but hey, it's not too soon to start thinking about gingerbread houses. The Museum of the City of New York is inviting bakers to

compete in its second annual Great Borough Bake Off. This year's theme is iconic New York. Selected bakers will get $500 to create gingerbread houses that show off their neighborhood or borough. The top creations will be on display at the Museum of the City of New York later this year. Applications are accepted now through September 20th. Professional and amateur bakers are welcome to apply. You can learn more at mc.n.y.org. Our air is good right now.

Moderate rains later on, which is normal for summer. It's considered safe unless you're unusually sensitive to particle pollution. 70 would rain right now, partly sunny on our way to a high of 80 on this Wednesday. Tomorrow's slim chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, partly sunny in 81, Friday, partly sunny in 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.

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