NYC NOW - October 3, 2024: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: October 3, 2024

Get up and get informed here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks will resign on October 16, months earlier than planned. This comes after federal investigators seized his phones in a probe into New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration. Meanwhile, Hazel Dukes, president of the NAACP New York, urges Governor Hochul to hold off on removing Mayor Adams from office. Plus, a new report finds that expanding Penn Station's footprint is the only way to increase train traffic. WNYC’s Stephen Nessen has more.

Welcome to NYC now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Thursday, October 3rd. Here's the morning headlines from Tiffany Hanson. New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks will resign from his position October 16th months earlier than previously announced. The announcement comes weeks after federal investigators seized his personal and work phones as part of a federal probe into Mayor Adams administration.

The FBI took Banks' devices in September as part of an investigation, reportedly examining potential bribery schemes involving his brother. Other City Hall officials have resigned amid a federal corruption investigation into Adams. Banks originally announced he would leave his post at the end of the year. Hazel Dukes, a longtime president of the NAACP, New York, continues to urge Governor Hulk. to hold off on removing Mayor Adams from office. The governor does have the power to remove a sitting mayor.

Dukes, who maintains a close relationship with the governor, says the mayor deserves to stay in office while he fights to prove his innocence. All my life, I have fought for equal justice and equality for all people regards to race, creed of color, a national order. Everybody should have that day in the court. The mayor was indicted last week on corruption charges, She's looking for the mayor to make personnel changes. Some of his top aides remain under federal investigation.

A new report says the only way to get more trains in and out of Penn Station is to expand the rail hub's footprint. WNYC's Stephen Dessen has more. With construction just getting underway on the $16 billion project to add a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River and repair the existing one that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, transit officials are asking, what's next? They're preparing for a day when Amtrak and NJ Transit can run 48 trains an hour. That's twice as many as Penn Station currently allows. A new report rules out the option of adding new tracks under the existing station and shoots down the idea of through running, that is, allowing trains to pass through Penn rather than stop and turn around. Transit officials will look at whether

it's feasible to build a new terminal to the north or south of Penn Station, which could require the demolition of an entire Midtown block. We're only 63 degrees. 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 podcasts.

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