NYC NOW - Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams Calls for Sanctuary Reforms, Suspect Mangione Update, Governor Hochul Calls Subway Outtage Review

Episode Date: December 13, 2024

Mayor Adams says he wants to use his executive authority to change New York's sanctuary city law. Then, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told NBC New York investigators have uncovered evidence that Luigi Mangione had prior knowledge UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference in Manhattan. Finally, Governor Hochul says she's ordering the MTA to do a full review with Con Edison to figure out why electrical issues caused prolonged subway delays Wednesday night.

Welcome to NYC Now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Friday, December 13th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. New York Mayor Eric Adams says he wants to use his executive authority to change New York's sanctuary city law. The mayor said that after he met with President Elect Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, yesterday afternoon. City policy lists 170 crime categories in New York's sanctuary law that allow city officials to hand over convicted, undocumented immigrants to federal authorities. The mayor says he wants to expand that list.

I'm going to try to attempt to use my executive orders to go after dangerous people who are committing violence acts against migrants and asylum seekers and long-term New Yorkers and undocumented immigrants. No one should be a victim of a crime in the city. Adam says he wants to target violent criminals and repeat offenders, but did not elaborate on what specific types of crime he would add to the list. Police say the man charged with killing United Health Care CEO, Brian Thompson, was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted because of its size and influence. NYPD chief of detectives Joseph Kinney told NBC New York, investigators have uncovered evidence that Luigi Mangione had prior knowledge United Health Care was holding its annual investor conference in Manhattan. Mangione mentioned the company in a note found in his possession when police detained him in Pennsylvania.

They arrested him there Monday at a McDonald's where someone called police. Mangi only remains jailed without bail in Pennsylvania. His attorney says he hasn't seen any evidence yet linking him to the crime. Governor Kathy Hockel says she's ordering the MTA to do a full review with Con Edison to figure out why electrical issues cause prolonged subway delays Wednesday night during the rainstorm. The MTA says an explosion in an electrical room caused the delays, which then snarled some riders' commutes for up to two hours. New York City Transit President Demetrius Critchlow is thanking MTA staffers and first responders who help get scores of passengers off the stall trains

and safely. You have no idea how much effort it takes to evacuate. 3,500 people from a train to go up in emergency exit. Commuters yesterday morning also encountered a variety of lengthy delays across the city, including on the RNQFNL trains. Service appears back to normal. 28 and mostly clear, sunny and cold today, a high of 34 with the Rio field down to 20, tomorrow cold again, and Sunday as well.

Monday and Tuesday, here come rain. Thanks for listening. This is NYC Now from WNYC. Check us out for updates every weekday three times a day for the latest news headlines and occasional deep dives and subscribe wherever you get your podcast.