NYC NOW - Midday News: NYPD Officers Injured in Ice Encounter and Starbucks Workers Go On Strike

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

Two NYPD officers were injured in Washington Heights during an encounter with immigration agents and unionized Starbucks workers go on strike to disrupt Red Cup Day.

Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. Here's the midday news from Michael Hill. Two NYPD officers were injured yesterday during a confusing encounter with immigration agents in Washington Heights. WNYC's Charles Lane has the story. Police got 911 calls about armed men pulling people from cars near 164,000. in Broadway. When officers arrived, they saw people in sweatshirts chasing someone and jumped out to intervene, according to the NYPD. But the chase involved federal immigration agents who were wearing ice vests underneath their sweatshirts, police said. Two NYPD officers sustained minor injuries

during the interaction and were treated at the scene. The incident happened as ICE made other arrests in the neighborhood. City Council member Shauna Brayu posted video of agents pulling a man from a car at 157th and Broadway, calling it, quote, deeply disturbing. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to request for comment. Unionized Starbucks workers at 65 stores across the country, including New York, planned to strike starting today, one of the company's busiest days. It is meant to disrupt a red cup day when stores give out free reusable cups to customers who buy a holiday drink.

Workers say they want higher pay and better hours. In 2023, Starbucks vowed to finalize an agreement by the end of last year, but the union says progress stalled under a new CEO. Starbucks says it offers the best wage and benefit package in retail worth an average of $30 an hour. The union says there is no end date for the strike. 48 degrees right now, partly sunny today a slight chance for some showers before 1 p.m. We're expecting a high of 51 degrees today. This is WNYC. Thanks for listening.

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