NYC NOW - November 27, 2024: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: November 27, 2024

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day. Governor Kathy Hochul says she supports asylum seekers in New York but wants those who commit crimes removed. Meanwhile, Summer EBT benefits for families, distributed in July, will expire Thursday, ending support for some New Yorkers. Also, a floating pool project on the East River is facing setbacks as filters repeatedly clog with seaweed. And finally, New York City sanitation won’t collect trash or compost on Thanksgiving, but curbside pickup resumes Friday with possible delays.

Welcome to NYC Now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. It's Wednesday, November 27th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. New York Governor Kathy Hochle says she supports people who are seeking asylum in the state, but she says if they commit a crime, she wants them kicked out. Someone breaks the law? I'll be the first one to call up ICE and say, get them out of here.

The governor made the comment as New York... York leaders figure out how to respond to President-elect Trump's promise deportation policy. Trump says he'll use the military to remove millions of undocumented people from the United States. Some New Yorkers are about to lose a food benefit meant to bridge the gap over the summer. Summer EBT program benefits expire 122 days after they were issued. The first one distributed back in July will expire tomorrow on Thanksgiving. The program aims to help families. when kids might not have access to school meals. Families get a one-time lump sum of $120 of each

eligible child. The cards were issued at families at different times, depending on the kids' schools and whether families obtained benefits automatically or had to apply. Engineers are trying to build a floating pool on the East River that uses powerful filters to make the surrounding water safe for swimming, but they say now they're facing a surprising challenge as they're taking. tests at the system this fall, it kept clogging, getting clogged up by heaps of seaweed. So the backers of the project called the Plus Pool say the filters do a great job of cleaning the water. Here's the project managing director, Kara Meyer. This temporary test in the river was pretty incredible to see. I think there's an appetite for

innovation in New York City and trying something that is going to return New Yorkers to their waters. There's still no firm data as to when the pool will open to the public. Meyer plans to open a small test version of the pool at some point next year. Garbage, compost, and recycling will not be collected tomorrow in New York City, but sanitation officials say we can still put our garbage on the curb the night of the holiday and compost too. Still, they're warning us pickup could be delayed Friday as crews were to catch up from the holiday break. The sanitation apartment says to hold off when putting out your rest.

recycling over the holiday weekend. That collection will start up again next week. 43 and clear now, increasing clouds in 51. Thanksgiving Day rain, a high near 48. Thanks for listening. This is NYC now from WNYC. Be sure to catch us every weekday, three times a day, for your top news headlines and occasional deep dives, and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. See you this afternoon.