NYC NOW - November 16, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: November 16, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New York City officials are ramping up enforcement of a new policy meant to limit how long migrant families with children may stay in homeless shelters. Also, Mayor Adams is also set to announce citywide budget cuts in response to the financial strain from the migrant crisis. Republican representatives argued in court yesterday against a Democrat-backed lawsuit that seeks to change New York's current congressional districts.

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Thursday, November 16th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. New York City officials are ramping up enforcement of a new policy meant to limit how long migrant families with children may stay in homeless shelters. WNYC's Karen Yee reports. City Hall says it's notified about 1,500 migrant families with children.

children, they have 60 days to leave their shelter or reapply for housing if they have nowhere to go. The Adams administration announced the role last month, saying it was running out of room to house people. The shelter limits apply to about 4,300 families. The city also opened a tent facility at Floyd Bennett Field this weekend. Several news outlets reported migrants from other shelters were taken to the southeast Brooklyn facility, but refused to stay. The city previously said the site would only be used for new families seeking shelter. A spokesperson didn't address the discrepancy, but said more than 20 families are currently housed at Floyd Bennett,

and they're all new arrivals. Mayor Adams is getting set to reveal across the board budget cuts his office asked city agencies to make this year, and that may affect the city's future. The mayor told CBS News the ongoing migrant crisis is living city finances strapped. We know what happened, 142,000 migrant asylum seekers, no real help coming from the federal government.

We need more assistance on all level of governments. And it's going to impact, and I say it over and over again. This has been one of the most painful periods in my public life on some of the cuts we have to make. The remarks come after multiple reports that the NYPD will freeze hiring of new police officers for the foreseeable future. The mayor plans to outline the planned budget cuts today.

Republicans say a court should throw out the Democrat backed lawsuit to overhaul New York's current congressional districts. Republican Party representatives made their case to the state's highest court yesterday. Democrats want the state independent redistricting commission to get a second chance at redrawing the lines. Republican attorney, Misha Settlin, said redrawing the lines would open a can of worms. That inevitable gerrymandered will be challenged in court again. We'll cause more confusion and will cause embarrassment to the state of New York and its courts.

for launching the unnecessary fiasco that will follow. Both parties are closely watching the New York case, since every seat in the House of Representatives will be on the ballot next November. The court gave no indication when it may issue its decision. 46th and clear now, sunny, a mid-November warm-up today to 63 degrees. Thanks for listening. This is NYC now from WNYC. Be sure to catch us every weekday, three times a day,

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