NYC NOW - Morning Headlines: New York Defies Federal Order on SNAP, No Trash Pickup for Veterans Day, and Remembering Lenny Wilkens

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

New York is moving ahead with distributing federal food assistance benefits despite the Trump administration’s order for states to halt SNAP payments during the shutdown. Meanwhile, there will be no trash, recycling, or compost pickup in the city Tuesday for Veterans Day. Also, the basketball world is mourning Brooklyn native and Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who has died at 88. And in sports , the Jets notch their second straight win while the Giants fall to Chicago.

Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Monday, November 10th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. New York is starting to send out federal food assistance benefits to New Yorkers on SNAP. Despite the Trump administration calling for states to undo those payments, Sean Lewis says he spent the last week worried he wouldn't get his payments this month. No, I didn't think I would get it due to all the politics. of the federal shutdown. Basically, it's kind of rough when, you know, you're being told that

you're going to be delayed. Lewis says he finally got notified his payment will come just a day late this month. The federal government sent a memo to states over the weekend, ordering them to reverse any plans to send aid or risk funding cuts. New York Governor Kathy Hokel's office says it received the memo, and the benefits will still be going out. New Jersey, he sent them out, and so has Connecticut. The New York City Department of Sanitation says there will be no trash, curbside composting, or recycling pickup tomorrow in observance of Veterans Day. Hundreds who usually, households rather, who usually have the garbage picked up on Tuesdays,

can put it out on the curb tomorrow evening for a collection beginning Wednesday. Sanitation officials say residents may experience some delays as service gets back to normal. The basketball world is remembering bedstide, Brooklyn native, and former New York Knicks coach, Lenny Wilkins. Wilkins family says he died yesterday at the age of 88. He starred in the NBA as a point guard and went on to have a prolific coaching career. In fact, coaching more games than anyone else. Wilkins was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player, a coach,

and as an assistant coach of the gold medal winning 1992 U.S. Olympic basketball team, known as the Dream Team. He is survived by his wife, Maryland. their three children and seven grandchildren. That's two in a row for the New York Jets. Gang Green defeated the Cleveland Browns 27 to 20 yesterday. That's after they started the season with seven straight losses. The wind comes after the Jets shipped two fan favorites out of the town last week.

Soscarner and Quinn and Williams. The New York Giants came close but blew a fourth quarter lead to the Chicago Bears and lost 24 to 20. Rookie Sensation quarterback Jackson Dart left the game. game with a concussion. 56 right now with clouds. Shower is likely, mainly by midday on this Monday, becoming mostly sunny and then the temperatures fall to the 40s by late afternoon, a light wind gusting to 20 miles an hour and then watch out overnight. A freeze warning, starting after midnight

all the way till 9 o'clock in the morning. It's going to be cold. 32 in the city, colder in the outlying areas. Thanks for listening. This is NYC Now from WNYC. Catch us every weekday three times a day for your top news headlines and occasional deep dives. And subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. More soon.