NYC NOW - October 9, 2024: Morning Headlines

Episode Date: October 9, 2024

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Previously sealed disciplinary records against state corrections officers and prison staff will now be handed over to the New York Civil Liberties Union. Meanwhile, G-train riders continue to face issues with the MTA’s ongoing construction and upgrades, following summer closures. Plus, officials in Millburn, New Jersey, have lost their latest appeal to block a judge’s order allowing a 75-unit all-affordable apartment complex on its Main Street.

Welcome to NYC Now. Your source for local news in and around New York City from WMYC. It's Wednesday, October 9th. Here's the morning headlines from Michael Hill. Previously sealed disciplinary records against state corrections officers and other prison staff will now be turned over to the New York Civil Liberties Union. WNIC's Julia Hayward reports. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will release the data

based summarizing tens of thousands of investigations into staff misconduct, with officer names unredacted. The NYCLU says the records will shed light on how the department handles allegations of abuse by prison staffers. The records release is the result of a settlement from a lawsuit brought last year by the NYCLU. The suit was filed after the law that previously kept the disciplinary records confidential was repealed. G train riders are still struggling with the MTA shattering parts of the line for construction and upgrades after a summer of closures. WNYC's Ramsey-Khalifa reports. The MTA is still working to upgrade the signals on the G-Train,

which will allow for trains to run faster and closer together. Officials say the new system will come online in 2027. But riders like Clinton Cruder surprised to learn the agency didn't finish the work over the summer when the line was closed. Frequent evening closures now are affecting my life quite a bit because I have to travel to Lincoln Center for work, and I've been working late quite a bit, so it's very difficult to get home. The MTA is closing the line south of Bedford-Nostron Station for the next four weekends,

and is shuddering other sections on weeknights after 9.30. One of New Jersey's richest towns has lost another attempt to delay an affordable housing development in its upscale town. Officials in Nillburn, New Jersey, tried to block a judge's order requiring them to allow a 75-unit, all-affordable apartment complex to be built on its main street. Their appeal was denied. Craig Giannetti is attorney for the developer of the affordable housing complex. This case doesn't have to be like this and shouldn't be like this. The township signed an agreement with the developer three years ago on this project. Since then, it has violated multiple court orders to start construction. The Mets are now one win away from advancing

to the National League Championship Series. That's the matchup before the World Series. The Mets clobbered the Phillies 7-2 last night, game four late this afternoon in Queens. The Yankees are looking to bounce back in their American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals, with the series tied at one game. Game three tonight in Kansas City. Your forecast, 57 and partly cloudy now with a chance of sprinkles after 7 and all the way till early afternoon, mostly sunny, and 66 for a high. Thanks for listening. This is NYC Now from WNYC. Be sure to catch us every weekday, three times a day,

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