NYC NOW - May 1, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: May 1, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Flood warnings issued for the Bronx and advisories for Rockland and Bergen Counties; avoid driving through flooded areas. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and Ritchie Torres won't challenge Kirsten Gillibrand for her senate seat in 2024. In sports, Rangers and Devils face a decisive game, while the Knicks gear up for game two against the Miami Heat after dropping game 1.

Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Monday, May 1st. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. What a way to start the month off. We have a flood warning for the Bronx this morning and flood advisories for other areas. We'll get to those in just a minute. The National Weather Service of New York has issued a flood warnings we said for the Bronx until 7 this morning, especially the East Tremont area in a flood advisory for Rockland and Bergen counties.

It's warning us to watch out for flooding, especially near Rivers Creek streams and other low-lying and flood-prone areas. Rain runoff is causing bodies of waters to rise. The weather service says if you encounter flooding while driving turnaround and do not try to drive through it. In other news this morning, one of the state's biggest progressive political stars says she's not going to make a run for Senate in 2024. A new political report says Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will not challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat next year, and neither will other New York lawmakers. Playoff season, dreams are still alive for two New York City teams, the Rangers and the Nix, and which is also say the Devils. W&MU's Tiffany Hanson has more.

Rangers fans are on edge as the Hudson River series reaches its epic conclusion. tonight in game seven of their first round series. They staved off elimination over the weekend, beating the New Jersey Devils, and forcing tonight's winner-take-all game. The puck drops at eight in Newark. The winner will go on to face the Carolina Hurricanes who knocked the islanders out of the NHL playoffs on Friday. And the Knicks have a second date with the Miami Heat in game two of their best of seven

NBA playoff series after losing 108 to 101 yesterday. Some might remember the Knicks Heat Battle of the game. of the 90s, bad blood brewing after Coach Pat Riley left the Knicks for Florida, and five Knicks getting suspended for an on-court altercation, including superstar Patrick Ewing. Game two of that series will be at 7.30 tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. 50 and overcast, flood warning advisories for Bronx, Rockland, and Bergen counties this morning, slight chance of showers by 8 o'clock this morning, and then, maybe this afternoon as well, 61 and gustav. today. And we have shower chances tonight, tomorrow, and for most of the week. 15 overcasts now.

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