NYC NOW - October 3, 2023: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: October 3, 2023

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The MTA group in charge of figuring out how much to charge drivers for congestion pricing is preparing its recommendations after their final public meeting. A new report on anti-Asian racism in New York City notes that many incidents go unreported because of lack of trust in police. Plus, Mariah Carey will make Madison Square Garden the final stop of her month-long "Merry Christmas one and All" tour in New York City, on December 17th.

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Tuesday, October 3rd. Here's the morning headlines for Michael Hill. The MTA group in charge of figuring out how much to charge drivers for congestion pricing is preparing its recommendations after their final public meeting. WNYC, Stephen Nesson explains. Reving their engines and doing laps around MTA headquarters,

nearly a dozen motorcycle riders were there to send a message. Why shouldn't motorcycles, which are exponentially smaller, by orders of magnitude, pay less? That's Cheryl Stewart with the group Riders Against Congestion. The board is recommending box trucks pay twice as much as regular vehicles, and large trucks pay three times as much. It's also proposing credits for drivers that cross a bridge or tunnel to enter the zone between $4 to $7, but it hasn't answered the biggest cost. question of how much the MTA will charge for congestion pricing.

A new report on anti-Asian racism in New York City and the nation urges officials to do more to bring bias out into the open. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights delivered its bipartisan report to President Biden late last week while we were in the throes of a storm on Friday. The report notes many incidents go unreported in New York City because of lack of trust in police. Glenn Mugpuntai, the lone Asian American on the panel, says victims need to be taken seriously. Asian Americans are the nation's fastest-growing racial minority group in the country. We have the largest segment of immigrants coming to the United States, and yet we are still overlooked, forgotten, and marginalized. The report urges police to high officers fluent in Asian languages and for first responders to know the hate crimes law in their jurisdictions,

Anti-Asian hate crime reports and the city rose from 1 in 2019 to 131 in 2021. If celebrating with Mariah Carey is on your Christmas list, have we got some news for you? The legendary singer and Long Island native plans to perform at Madison Square Garden on December 17th. It's part of her month-long Merry Christmas One and All tour through Canada and the U.S. That starts in mid-November. The final stop is New York City. a week before Christmas, ticket sales start on Thursday. Low 60s right now and clear, sunny and 81 today, even warmer tomorrow in the mid-80s.

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