NYC NOW - May 3, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: May 3, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: The 229 billion state budget is finalized. The Writers Guild strike forces New York late night shows into reruns for the first time in 15 years. Proposed 2-7% increases by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board leads to on-site demonstrations.

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Wednesday, May 3rd. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. 47 with clouds out there. We'll have some afternoon shower chances today in a high in the upper 50s. Late last night in Albany. Announce the results.

Eyes 123 knows 27. The bill is passed. New York lawmakers finished. approving a $229 billion state budget a month after its due date. Governor Kathy Hokel and legislative leaders struggle to cut a deal this year, with the government eventually dropping her housing plan for the lengthy negotiations. In the end, they agreed to a budget that will boost funding for the MTA, crackdown on illicit marijuana shops, and increase school aid.

It will also increase the minimum wage and make one bus route free in each borough for up to a year. Several of New York's most iconic late-night talk shows are airing reruns. The union representing more than 11,000 film and TV writers are now on strike for the first time in 15 years. Project-based writer Mia Iverson walked the picket line yesterday in Midtown. Iverson says she loves her job, but she hates to see writers victimize by what she described as an industry turning into a gig economy. Back in the day when he had shows like friends with 22, 24 episode orders per C-C-City. in. It was great. People can make a living that way through their weekly paychecks and residuals and producing fees, etc. But nowadays, with short orders, eight to ten episodes, you know, it's

just, it's not sustainable. The Writers Guild of America says negotiations between studios and screenwriters began in March, but failed to reach a tentative contract before the writer's current deal expired just after midnight Monday. Tenants in a million rent-stabilized departments in New York City are getting a clearer picture of what their next leases just might look like. The city's rent guidelines board voted to consider a range of rent increases last night ahead of a final vote in June. Raucous demonstration spilled on stage at the meeting with tenant groups and at least five city council members calling for a rent rollback.

They even marched in a circle around the seated board representatives. The panel is weighing increases of 2 to 5% on one-year leases and up to 7% on two-year leases. Landlord groups say they need a higher increase to cover rising costs. Next, for the board, a series of public hearings before its final vote in June. 47 and cloudy right now, scattered afternoon showers today, mostly cloudy in 58, and then tomorrow 50-50 chance of morning showers in 59. 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.

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