NYC NOW - August 22, 2024: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: August 22, 2024

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A Bronx landlord is paying a record-high $1 million penalty to the city to resolve housing discrimination accusations. WNYC's David Brand reports. Meanwhile, the family of Andrew Washington, the Jersey City man shot and killed by police last summer, is suing local officials. WNYC's Samantha Max reports loved ones say he needed psychiatric care, not a police response. Plus, the Afropunk festival is back this weekend at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

Welcome to NYC Now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Thursday, August 22nd. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. A major Bronx landlord is paying the city a record high penalty to resolve accusations of housing discrimination. WNYC's David Brand reports on the settlement with the city's Commission on Human Rights. Investigators found Parkchester. preservation management was blocking low-income tenants with housing vouchers from renting

apartments in their sprawling complex. The Parkchester development features more than 6,000 rental units. But the owner's policies prevented people with Section 8 and other housing subsidies for moving in. That's an illegal practice known as source of income discrimination. Mayor Adams says Parkchester agreed to pay a $1 million fine and set aside hundreds of units for tenants who use housing vouchers to pay the rent. Parkchester did not respond to. request for comment. The family of a Jersey City man, shot and killed by police last summer, is suing local officials. WNBC Samantha Max reports. Loved ones say he needed psychiatric care, not a police response. Andrew Washington died after officers lined up outside his apartment,

busted open his door, shocked him with a taser, and shot him. That's according to body camera footage. Washington's sister Courtney says police escalated the situation instead of help Washington, who would live for 25 years with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. You don't want to see it happen to another family. It's so wrong. Everything went so wrong. Courtney says her family called for help because they thought Washington was off his medication and needed treatment. Local officials and the police union did not immediately respond to our request for comment. The Afro-punk festival is back this weekend at a new home at the Prospect Park Banshell.

Festival was long associated with its home at Commodore Berry Park and Fort Green, then went to Greenpoint last year. Now it's partnering with Celebrate Brooklyn, which has its own long-running summer music series in Prospect Park. Erica Badu will headline both days of the festival. Friday and Saturday, you can read more about the lineup at our new site, Gothamist. 60 and clear right now, increasing clouds today, a high of 77, mostly clear, low 60s tonight, so nice and cool once in.

again. And then tomorrow's sunny, 81, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, sunshine, mid-80s, and low humidity. 60 and clear now. 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 podcast. See you this afternoon.