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NYC NOW is a feed of the most up-to-date local news from across New York City and the region. With three updates a day, every weekday, you'll get breaking news, top headlines, and in-depth coverage. It’s all the news you need to know right now to make New York work for you.

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Midday News: Probe Finds Ghost Plates Are Widespread in Bronx, New Report Highlights Brooklyn Inequities, and Hochul Rejects Trump National Guard Offer

Episode Date: August 28, 2025

A City Council investigation says the Bronx has the highest concentration of illegal out-of-state license plates used to evade tolls and fines, with o...

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Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams Orders NYPD Mobilization in Bronx After Shootings, Off-Duty Officer Killed in Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Hit-and-Run, and Port Authority Warns of Record Labor Day Travel

Episode Date: August 28, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams says the NYPD will launch a full mobilization plan in the Bronx after a string of shootings left three people dead and two others inj...

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Evening Roundup: Opposers Say No to Waymo, Judges Appoint a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, Bronx Site Eyed for Affordable Housing, and Immigrants Jump Hurdles to Build Digital Skills

Episode Date: August 27, 2025

A street advocacy group is calling on the city to revoke approval for a pilot program that'll allow a self-driving taxi company to test out their cars...

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Midday News: President Trump's Order Targets Bail Reform Funding, Fans Face High Prices at US Open, and DiNapoli Faces Primary Challenge for Comptroller

Episode Date: August 27, 2025

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could withhold federal resources from states with cashless bail policies, potentially affect...

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Morning Headlines: NYPD Officer Found Guilty of Assault, NY Liberty Star Jonquel Jones to Appear at Brooklyn Public Library

Episode Date: August 27, 2025

A Manhattan judge has found an NYPD officer guilty of assault and official misconduct for pepper spraying a man who was already handcuffed. Meanwhile,...

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Evening Roundup: Gov. Hochul Reveals National Guard Talks with President Trump, AG Files Brief Opposing ICE Courthouse Arrests, Animal Shelters Back to Accepting Pet Surrenders, and Understanding High Con Ed Bills

Episode Date: August 26, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul says she told President Trump, New York doesn’t need him to send National Guard troops. Plus, New York Attorney General Letitia...

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Midday News: Harlem Legionnaires' Outbreak Slows, Police Hunt Brooklyn Jewelry Thieves, and Springsteen’s Born to Run Turns 50

Episode Date: August 26, 2025

New York City’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem appears to be waning with no new fatalities reported since Friday. Meanwhile, police are searc...

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Morning Headlines: President Trump Threatens to Withhold Funds From States Over Bail Rollbacks, MTA Holds Public Fare Hearings, and Breanna Stewart Returns to Liberty Lineup

Episode Date: August 26, 2025

President Trump is threatening to cut funding to states that rolled back cash bail, including New York. Meanwhile, the MTA is holding in person hearin...

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Evening Roundup: School Districts Prepare for Cell Phone Ban, State Comptroller Gets Challenger in Next Year’s Race, NYPD Commissioner Praises Recruitment, and Voices From East Harlem

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

Nearly all New York schools are ready to prohibit cell phones this year. Also, longtime New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has a Democratic prima...

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Midday News: NYC Launches Probe After NYPD Car Runs Over Man in Queens, Reaction to Mamdani's Latest Video, and the New School Year Brings Fear for Some Immigrant Families

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

New York City officials are investigating after they say an NYPD squad car ran over a man lying on a road in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Plus, a loo...

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Morning Headlines: Prosecutors Allege Former Adams Advisor’s New Job May Be The Result of a Bribe, Hochul Recommends Caution at State Beaches, Mamdani’s Latest Publicity Stunt.

Episode Date: August 25, 2025

Mayor Adams' son Jordan Coleman appeared on a TV show cited in the bribery case against former adviser Ingrid Lewis-Martin. Meanwhile, Governor Hochul...

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Prosecutors Turn to Science to Rethink Interview Techniques

Episode Date: August 23, 2025

In Manhattan, prosecutors and investigators are learning a new way to interview suspects, witnesses, and victims in an effort to get more accurate inf...

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Evening Roundup: NYPD Detective Shot in Queens, Dangerous Rip Currents Persist, a Digital Divide in the Bronx, and Red Hook’s Pinball Museum

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

An NYPD detective is recovering after he was struck by gunfire from his fellow officers during an incident Friday morning. Plus, the National Weather...

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Midday News: Former Adams Advisor Faces New Conspiracy and Bribery Indictments, It’s Almost Tennis Time in Queens, and We Meet a Few Young Inventors in Brooklyn

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

Mayor Adams' former chief adviser is facing four new conspiracy and bribery indictments. Plus, the US Open tennis tournament gets into full swing in Q...

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Morning Headlines: A Sixth Person Dies in the Legionnaires' Outbreak in Central Harlem, Brooklyn Prosecutors Hunt Sex Toy Bombers at WNBA Games, Immigration Advocates Fear Edison Raid May Signal Things to Come

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

City health officials report that the Legionnaires' outbreak is declining, but confirmed cases could still rise as more people seek treatment and earl...

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Evening Roundup: Trump’s Civil Fraud Penalty Gets Tossed, NJ Shuts Enrollment for Childcare Vouchers, and Staff Shortages Affect Cooling Towers Inspections

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

A New York appeals court has thrown out President Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty. Plus, New Jersey has stopped enrolling new families seeking chi...

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Midday News: Former Adams Advisor Faces New Charges, More Controversy Around Carriage Horses, and the Best Pancakes in New York City

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

A former top adviser to Mayor Adams is facing new corruption charges. Plus, The controversy over Central Park's carriage horses is back in the politic...

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Morning Headlines: Monthly Evictions Are on the Rise, Health Department Is Down Inspectors, and Muslim Group on Long Island Reaches Settlement

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

A WNYC analysis of city data finds marshals are evicting tenants at a rate of 1500 apartments a month, that’s the highest eviction rate since 2018. An...

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Evening Roundup: Workers Sue Contractors They Blame for Legionnaires Outbreak, Hurricane Erin Brings Coastal Flooding Possibilities, Bronx Trains Left Out of Signal Repair Plans and a Bronx Green Space Becomes Unofficial Trash Dump

Episode Date: August 20, 2025

Two Harlem construction workers are suing contractors they blame for Legionnaires’ outbreak. Plus, the National Weather Service says much of New York...

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Midday News: New York City Beaches Remain Closed, Rat Sightings Are Declining, and Why Childcare Is Increasingly Unaffordable

Episode Date: August 20, 2025

New York City beaches will remain closed for swimming Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Erin generates dangerous rip currents. Plus, Mayor Adams say...

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