NYC NOW - June 28, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: June 28, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Yusef Salaam claims victory in the Harlem City Council District race. Meanwhile, authorities report a Kinnelon, New Jersey resident facing legal trouble after felling 32 of his neighbor's trees.

Welcome to NYC Now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Wednesday, June 28th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. 68 with clouds out there, shower and storm chances once again today, and highs in the lower 80s. Our air quality is rated as moderate this morning, meaning if you're unusually sensitive to particle pollution, you may want to spend less time outside. Yusef Salom is declaring victory in the race for a Harlem City Council District. What has happened in this campaign has restored my faith in knowing that I was born for this.

Preliminary results show Salam with a significant advantage against state assembly members, Ines Dickens and Al Taylor to secure the Democratic nomination. Salam rose to prominence as one of the exonerated five. a group of the five black and Latino teens falsely accused of attacking a white jogger in the 80s that made national headlines. Salam is vying to replace Councilmember Christen Richardson Jordan who did not run for re-election in November's general election. The primaries were relatively low-key. Most incumbent council members appear to be cruising to victory, as do Bronx DA Darcel Clark and Queens-D.A. Melinda Katz. Authorities say a Kennan-Law, New Jersey resident is in hot water after cutting down 32 of his neighbor's trees.

WNMIC's Nancy Solomon reports. Grant Haber lives in a more than 4,000 square foot estate with a pool and expansive grounds. If he's found guilty of cutting down the large mature trees without a permit, he may have incurred costs he didn't bargain for. Kenelon finds anyone who cuts down a tree illegally up to $1,000 per. tree, or as much as $32,000 in Haber's case. He would also have to replace the trees with large ones, the same age and kind, on steep terrain, and with no road into the area. Haber is charged with nine counts of illegal tree removal, and a trial is set for July 18th. A town official says one of the felled trees had a private property sign tacked to it.

68 in Park Lake Cloudy, mostly cloudy today with a chance of showers or morning than partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, high in the lower 80s. 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.