NYC NOW - Morning Headlines: NYPD Still Searching for Supect in Midtown Shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO, City Council Votes on Housing Overhaul, and Mayor Adams Requests Campaign Funds

Episode Date: December 5, 2024

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: The NYPD is still searching for the gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning in what police call a targeted attack. Meanwhile, the New York City Council is voting Thursday on Mayor Eric Adams’s “City of Yes” housing plan, which aims to add 80,000 new homes. Finally, Adams has applied for public matching funds for his re-election campaign while facing scrutiny from the Campaign Finance Board over information requests.

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Thursday, December 5th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. Back to our top story this morning. The NYPDs asked you for your help to find a man who shot and killed United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, yesterday morning outside a Midtown Hotel. Chief of Detective Joseph Kenney says,

from what police can tell, this was premeditated, a targeted. killing. The shooter steps onto the sidewalk from behind the car. He ignores numerous other pedestrians, approaches the victim from behind, and shoots him in the back. Kenny also says the gunman was last seen riding a city bike in Central Park. United Healthcare was set to hold its annual investors conference at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel where Thompson was killed. Officials called it off after the shooting. The New York City Council plans to vote on a major housing plan that would overhaul rezoning rules and make way for an estimated 80,000 new homes in this city. It's one of Mayor Eric Adams' signature policies. He calls it City of Yes.

It passed a key committee vote last month after the council broke it a deal to get $5 billion for affordable housing and infrastructure. If the plan gets final council approval, it would give Mayor Adams a much-needed political win as he fights federal corruption charges. Speaker Adrian Adams said this week, she felt good about getting the bill passed. She's branded it City for All. Mayor Adams is seeking public matching funds for his re-election campaign after facing scrutiny for not answering information requests from the campaign finance board. That's on top of his ongoing corruption case. Board Executive Director Paul Ryan would not comment directly on the Adams campaign at a hearing yesterday,

but he says the board weighs many factors when considering whether it provides funds. The board considers all relevant facts and information, whether or not you've responded, whether you've filed disclosure reports, whether those disclosure reports have been complete. WNYC has reported that Adams' 2021 campaign repeatedly failed to respond to the board's request. City candidates can get an 8-1 match for some donations if they follow the board's rules. the board will announce who gets the first round of matching funds for the 2025 race on December 16th. 39 with showers with a wind advisory, a chance of snow showers by noon, turning sunny, and 37 wins up to 47 miles an hour today.

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