NYC NOW - May 20, 2024: Morning Headlines
Episode Date: May 20, 2024Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The NYPD is investigating a video showing an officer repeatedly punching a demonstrator during a pro-Palestinian protes...t in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Saturday. In other news, New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration plans to shut down a Midtown homeless hub that offers places to rest, eat, and shower. WNYC’s Karen Yi reports.
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Welcome to NYC Now.
Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC.
It's Monday, May 20th.
Here's the morning headlines.
I'm Jene Pierre.
The NYPD says it's investigating video showing a police officer repeatedly punched a demonstrator
Saturday during a pro-Palestinian protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
A total of 41 people were arrested at the protest organized by the self-described
anti-Zionist advocacy group within our lifetime.
Video posted to social media shows police officers clearing protesters off the street.
An NYPD supervisor then grabs a demonstrator, pulls him to the ground, and punches him
repeatedly in the face.
The Adams administration plans to close down a hub for the homeless in Midtown that offers
New Yorkers a place to rest, eat, or take a shower.
WMYC's Karen Yee reports.
The main chance drop-in center provides an alternative for homeless people who don't want
to stay in a shelter but want a place to clean up or eat a hot meal. But the city wants to end
its contract with the nonprofit at the end of June. Jackie Connor is the deputy executive director
at Maine Chance and says they've been helping New Yorkers for the last 35 years. You could just come
into the building to I need a place. I need a food. I need shower. We'll come on there.
Main Chance says it provides services for about 300 people a day. City officials say they've
invested heavily in helping the homeless. And this is the only drop.
up and center, they plan to close.
58 degrees, sunny skies.
It'll be sunny today with a high around 76 degrees,
partly cloudy skies ahead tonight with lows in the upper 50s.
And on Tuesday, mostly sunny skies ahead.
It'll be warm with highs in the mid-80s.
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