NYC NOW - Morning Headlines: Mangione Extradition Hearing, Police Commissioner Tisch's First Major Policy Initiative, and Mayor Adams' Housing Plan

Episode Date: December 19, 2024

Governor Hochul is working with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to ensure a smooth extradition of CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione. Plus, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch cracks down on "telephone message transfers." Finally, next steps for Mayor Adams' signature housing plan.

Welcome to NYC Now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Thursday, December 19th. Here's the morning headlines from David First. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to appear at an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania today. Governor Kathy Hochel says she's working with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to ensure a smooth extradition process.

I'm ready to bring him back here and to make sure that justice is served to someone who had the audacity to gun down any New York. I don't care what their title is. But that brazen move on our streets not far from here must result in severe consequences. In New York, Mangione faces charges of murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a forged instrument. The indictment also says some of the murder charges allege he killed as an act of terrorism.

An internal NYPD memo reveals the first big administrative move by new police commissioner Jessica Tisch. WNYC's Liam Quigley has more. The memo highlights a long-standing police practice of telephone message transfers. That's when officers are given new assignments without following protocol. In the memo, one of Tish's deputies says the transfers lead to slower police response times and complicate police operation. Former high-ranking police officers who have worked with Tish say the memo is a sign of her

hands-on approach to management. Mayor Eric Adams says he supports the move. He says police officers are, quote, masters at hiding out and that officers on desk duty need to get back out on the street. Mayor Adams' city of yes housing program is now law. The mayor signed a package of bills yesterday that are expected to bring 80,000 new units of housing to the five boroughs over the next 15 years. The Adams plan passed by the City Council this month was designed to put more market rate and affordable units on the market as the city faces a severe housing shortage. Adams says residents have told him they're afraid of getting priced out of New York. As we spanned out across the city at town halls, at older adult town halls, at youth town halls,

heard it over and over again. People who are fearful about their ability to live in this city. The plan also comes with $5 billion in city and state funding for infrastructure improvements that were negotiated by the city council. Air quality today is good. It's 41 degrees now, going up to 47 today with mostly sunny skies. Tonight, a low of 34. Tomorrow, cloudy, a chance of snow shifting to rain by midday. 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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