NYC NOW - December 12, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: December 12, 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, December 12th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. The FDNY has concluded its search of the debris at the scene of yesterday's building collapse in the Bronx on Billingsley Terrace. Officials report they found no trapped victims under the rubble. City Council Member Pia Arena Sanchez represents the area. We can't catch a break.

This community is just, we were plagued with so many issues. Housing quality is at the top of the list. You know, the Twin Parks Fire was not too far away. There's, it's just, it's a lot of stress on the community. It's, it's really sad. Millingly Terrace is a small street just south of West Burnside Avenue. The FDNWin says the building in question is a standalone, and no other buildings were affected,

but multiple businesses along the street had to be evacuated. The New York City Council is criticizing Mayor Eric Adams' budget cuts to address the city's fiscal crisis. WNMAC's Elizabeth Kim heard some feisty exchanges at yesterday's public hearing. Councilmember Shakar Krishnan grilled city budget director Jacques Jihaha over cuts to parks that are expected to result in the loss of over 1,400 staffers. Now, Mr. Budget Director, do you believe that a park should be clean? Of course. Okay. Do you believe that a park should be safe?

Of course. But Jihad delivered the same blunt response each time. Because we face a budget gap of $7 billion, we have to make tough choices. Adams has not backed away from the cuts, but there are signs they are coming at a political cost. A recent Quinepiak poll shows the mayor with the worst approval rating in the survey's 27-year history. New York City Council Speaker, Adrian Adams, is supporting a bill that would require the NYPD to report all low-level stuff. The How Many Stops Act would require police officers to log when they ask for someone's name, where they live, or ask for their identification. It's a stark jump from the current law, which requires the NYPD to report more serious encounters like stop and frisk and arrest.

The NYPD's chief of department tells WNIC, he thinks the law will make police work needlessly cumbersome. 37 and cloudy now sunny and 44 with the breeze out there today. 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.