NYC NOW - Morning News: Lawmaker Pushes for Return of Parking Violation Stickers, ,Reparations Commission Gets Extension, and Knicks One Win from Conference Finals

Episode Date: May 13, 2025

City Councilmember Gale Brewer is calling for the return of green stickers that shame drivers who flout alternate side parking rules, pointing to persistent issues in her Upper West Side district. Meanwhile, New York’s state reparations commission now has until 2027 to release its recommendations. And the Knicks are one win away from the conference finals after beating the Celtics 121-113 in Game 4.

Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Tuesday, May 13th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. In the news this morning, a New York City council member wants to bring back the infamous green stickers that were used to shame drivers who didn't move for street sweepers. Councilmember Gil Brewer says her Upper West Side Council District is plagued by drivers who simply don't follow. alternate side parking rules. I'm happy to undo the city council law that says you can't put a sticker on.

I put stickers all over these damn cars. So I don't know if you have any other ideas, but it's really curbing your ability to clean the streets. Acting Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojohn agrees that workers are having a harder time cleaning the streets. The department

was blocked from using the stickers in 2012 after complaints about how hard it is to get those stickers off of vehicles. A The commission tasked with studying the issue of reparations has been given more time to come up with its recommendations. Deputy NMIC's Rune Venegal, Paul, has more. The deadline extension was buried in last week's state budget. It means that the State Reparations Commission now has until 2027 to issue its findings instead of the summer. Members of the Commission have been meeting since last year in an attempt to understand the historical and modern-day consequences of slavery and racial discrimination.

Reparations for the descendants of enslaved men and women is a politically volatile subject, and in practice is widely opposed, according to polling by Pew Research Center. But the extension means that any recommendations, such as monetary compensation, will only come after the 2026 midterm elections. The New York Knicks are one win away from eliminating defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. What a team effort, and a come from behind effort last night. at the garden. The Knicks 121, Boston 113. Jalen Brunson led the way with 39 points, and he had double-digit help from Mikhail Bridges, O.G. Inanobie and Carl Anthony Towns. Celtic star Jason Tatum had

42 points in the loss, but teammates had to carry him off the court after a serious leg injury in the closing minutes of the game. The Knicks will try to win a fourth game in the series to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. That's tomorrow night in Boston. at 7 o'clock. 62 with clouds right now, a chance of late morning showers. Cloudy today, a high of 71. Showers and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow. High of 65, winds gusting to 22 miles an hour.

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