NYC NOW - October 4, 2023: Morning Headlines
Episode Date: October 4, 2023Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: The Adams administration is pushing forward with legal actions to suspend New York City’s right to shelter rules as an ...influx of migrants continues to strain the city’s shelter system. Meanwhile, the city’s Public Schools Chancellor David Banks is reviewing the education department's actions during last Friday's storm. Plus, the MTA is kicking off a campaign to remind commuters of proper etiquette on buses and trains.
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Welcome to NYC now.
Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC.
It's Wednesday, October 4th.
Here's the morning headlines for Michael Hill.
The Adams administration is moving ahead with legal efforts to suspend New York City's landmark right to shelter rules.
As an influx of migrants continues to strain the city shelter system,
city lawyers formally filed a legal application yesterday that will kickstart a
months-long court battle with homeless advocates and could suspend protections for homeless New Yorkers
had been in place for decades now. City lawyers call the right to shelter obligation outmoded
and cumbersome and said it has deprived policymakers of flexibility. The newest court filing aims to
apply to all homeless single adults, a spokesperson for the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition
for the Homeless Calls the Revision Shameful. The New York City Public Schools Chancellor says
he's conducting review of the Education Department's actions during Friday's storm.
WNYC's Jessica Gould reports.
Schools Chancellor David Banks says he wants to improve communication and update protocols
following the storm that flooded schools and snarled commutes.
I think this incident does suggest us that we needed to have a clearer level of communication
all the way through.
He also says the city's Shelter and Place Order, announced around noon Friday, was
probably not appropriate for schools, since it usually means no one is allowed to enter or exit
buildings. Some principals have said they never heard there was a shelter-in-place order at all.
Families and educators have criticized the Adams administration for being unprepared for the storm.
New Yorkers are trickling back to Mass Trampton, and MGA is reminding them of proper etiquette on buses and trains.
The agency is launching a new courtesy counts campaign, which scolds riders for blocking trains.
door, vaping, and even charging electric vehicles while they commute.
NYC Transit Vice President of Subways Demetrius Krichelow says it's a good time to roll out
these reminders.
We just carried a couple weeks ago almost our peak ridership at just under 4.2 million
riders, so we recognize that people are coming back.
Customers are coming back.
The campaign features 34 different illustrations each with its own message.
The ads will display on screens across subway cars, buses,
and train stations.
66 and partly cloudy right now.
Sunny and mid-80s for a high today in the city.
Tomorrow's sunny and 77.
Friday, chance of showers and we dip down to the mid-70s.
And then this weekend, we're looking at high temperatures in the 60s.
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