NYC NOW - January 22, 2024: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: January 22, 2024

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New York City's child welfare agency says it'll soon start informing all parents of their legal protections at the onset of any child abuse or neglect investigation. Meanwhile, Lou Harris, founder of the east coast chapter of the Black Surfing Association, says he's in talks with the city over a site for a large indoor wave pool. Plus, the Buffalo Bills lose to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs, 27-24.

Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Monday, January 22nd. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. New York City's Child Welfare Agency says it'll soon start informing all parents of their legal protections at the onset of any child abuse or neglect investigation. Parents will get a written notice telling them they have the right to call a lawyer and can deny social workers. permission to enter their homes. The Administration for Children's Services says it's an important step forward for equity and justice. Parents in parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx started receiving the notices in October as part

of a 400-person pilot program. The policy expands citywide by July. But some parents' rights advocates who have pressed for more disclosure by ACS say the notices are still incomplete and misleading. Year-round surfing could be coming to Far Rockaway Queens. Lou Harris is the founder of the East Coast Chapter of the Black Surfing Association. He says he's in talks for the city oversight for a large indoor wave pool. He says the facility would bring more visitors to Far Rockaway

and educate people from the neighborhood about water safety. It's in the hood where it's at. It's not frequented by a lot of surfers. And that's why we want to put a lot of people in that area to see, you know, how desirable it is. Far Rockaway is a coastal neighborhood with the mostly black and Latino population. Harris says too many people in the area don't know how to swim, though they live right by the beach.

Harris declined to specify which site could become home to the wave pool, citing the ongoing negotiations. Well, it felt a little like deja vu all over again. The Buffalo Bills missed a field goal last night, losing the game against the Kansas City Chiefs with little, time left on the clock. It was reminiscent of another famous bills game. In 1991, the team missed a late-game field goal attempt, losing Super Bowl 25 to the New York football giants. Last night's 27 to 24 home game loss ended the season for the bills. The Chiefs, meanwhile, are now among the last

four teams to play this upcoming weekend to see who makes it to Las Vegas and Super Bowl 58. 26 and clear out there. Temperatures warm to the mid-50s this week with several chances for rain starting tomorrow. Sunny, we break the freezing mark. We'll hit 37. And then tomorrow, chance of afternoon rain, mostly cloudy and 40. 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.