NYC NOW - January 3, 2024: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: January 3, 2024

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A new rule that bans people from selling items on bridges in New York City is now in effect. Meanwhile, New Jersey mayors are reacting with a mix of responses after their towns received busloads of migrants over the weekend. Plus, a storm heading to the New York region this weekend could bring some wintry precipitation.

Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Wednesday, January 3rd. Here's the morning headlines from David First. A new rule that bans people from selling items on bridges in New York City goes into effect today. WNYC's Jesse Edwards reports on the restriction Mayor Adams announced late last week. Vendors selling NYC fridge magazine. Donald Trump bobbleheads, Yankee hats, 360-degree bridge photos and more were all told to be packed up by midnight last night. The ban applies to all city bridges, but affects up to 60 small business owners on the bustling Brooklyn Bridge, advocates say.

The city introduced the ban to make the bridge safer for pedestrians, saying the vendors crowd the walkways. Last week, one licensed hot dog vendor who's been selling on the Manhattan side of the bridge for 15 years told WNYC, WNYC, he didn't know where he was going to go. Advocates for the merchants say the short notice has devastated vendors. Enforcement begins today. New Jersey mayors are reacting with a mix of responses after their towns received busloads of migrants over the weekend. WNYC's Nancy Solomon reports their arrival in the Garden State was to circumvent Mayor Adams' recent executive order to restrict migrant buses from entering Manhattan.

Most of the migrants quickly transferred from buses to NJ. transit trains into New York. Edison Mayor Sam Josie, a Democrat, says he would send buses back to Texas if the refugees tried to stay in his town. That prompted Jersey City Mayor and fellow Democrats Stephen Fullop to step into the fray. So just to say, put him on a bus and send him home where they should be on the other side of the border, I kind of think we're better than that, whether it's Edison, Jersey City or New Jersey, or really this country. Governor Phil Murphy has yet to speak publicly about how New Jersey will handle future busloads that bring migrants to the state. A storm headed to the New York region this weekend could bring some wintry precipitation,

but don't break out the sleds just yet. National Weather Service meteorologist David Stark says it's too early to tell if it will be cold enough for any measurable snow. There's still a lot of uncertainty on the exact precept types and amounts. You know, it's possible that it could be mixed with some sleep or, you know, some rain, you know, at times. It's just going to be subject to change here. The storm is expected to start Saturday night into Sunday. H highs on Saturday will be around 40 degrees with lows in the low to mid-30s at night. Sunday's lows are expected to stay in the mid-to-upper 30s.

34 degrees going up to 46 today. Thanks for listening. This is NYC Now from WN. 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