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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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Evening Roundup: EPA Cancels Union Contract, Questions Over Plan to Move NYPD Duties to New Agency, the New Harlem Renaissance Cultural District and Cuomo Attacks Mamdani for Living in Rent Stabilized Unit

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

The EPA is terminating contracts with its union. Also, a plan to shift some NYPD responsibilities to a new agency is drawing both praise and skepticis...

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Midday News: Mamdani Proposes Mental Health Agency, Advocates Rally Over Cross Bronx Expressway Replacement, and Can We Expect More Earthquakes?

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to create a new city agency to handle mental health and violence prevention work currently overseen by the NYPD...

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Morning Headlines: Federal Rental Aid Ending, NYPD Deploys Queens Q-Teams, and Hudson River Canoe Journey

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

The looming end of a federal rental assistance program has New York housing officials scrambling to find alternative aid to prevent thousands from bec...

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MTA Plans to Evict Some East Harlem Families for Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway

Episode Date: August 9, 2025

The long-promised Second Avenue Subway extension is finally making its way into East Harlem, bringing the promise of long-overdue transit access. But...

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Evening Roundup: DOJ Issues Subpoena to NY Attorney General James, Manhattan Plaza Residents Could Get a Cut From Casino, Heads Up on Transportation Woes, NJ Earthquakes and Summer’s Seasonal Foods

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

Federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to New York State Attorney General Letitia James related to two of her most controversial cases. Plus, a dow...

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Midday News: Report Says More Police Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Less Crime, Two Men Charged with Deed Theft, Summer Streets Program Returns, and New Jersey Reaches Pollution Settlement

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

A Vital City report shows that hiring more police officers doesn’t necessarily mean less crime. Meanwhile, two people are facing charges for allegedly...

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Morning Headlines: Cuomo Floats Free Transit for Low-Income Riders, Staten Island Landmark for Sale, Rural NY Faces Doctor Shortages, and 34th Street Busway Plans

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

Mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo is proposing free subway and bus service for low-income New Yorkers. Meanwhile, a 100-year-old historic home near Staten...

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Evening Roundup: Mamdani Walks Back NYPD Criticisms, Gov. Hochul Open to Charging Teens as Adults, Changes to Chinatown’s Canal Street, and Surveillance Tech Could Identify Your Walk

Episode Date: August 7, 2025

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is walking back criticisms he leveled at the NYPD in 2020 during the George Floyd protests. Plus, Gov. Hochu...

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Midday News: Former NYPD Lawyer Sues Over Firing, Delacorte Theater Reopens, and Legionella Inspections Scrutinized

Episode Date: August 7, 2025

A former top NYPD lawyer is suing the department, saying she was pushed out after recommending discipline against a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams. Me...

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Morning Headlines: Two Men Face State Charges in Shooting of Off-Duty Customs Officer, Mayoral Hopefuls Clash on Midtown Shooting, No Penalty for Atlantic Yards Developer

Episode Date: August 7, 2025

Two men, Miguel Mora and Christhian Aybar have been arrested in connection with the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer now...

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Evening Roundup: Congressmembers Denied Entry at Brooklyn Detention Center, Polling for NJ’s Governor’s Race, and a Resurrected Pipeline Plan

Episode Date: August 6, 2025

New York City Representatives Nydia Velazquez, Adriano Espaillat, and Dan Goldman were looking to conduct an oversight visit at the Metropolitan Deten...

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Midday News: Carriage Horse Dies in Hell’s Kitchen, JFK Adds Truck Parking, and Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak Grows

Episode Date: August 6, 2025

A 15-year-old carriage horse named Lady collapsed and died on a Hell’s Kitchen street Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Port Authority has broken grou...

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Morning Headlines: Third Death in Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak, and NYC Opens First Shelter for Trans and Gender-Nonconforming People

Episode Date: August 6, 2025

A third person has died in connection to the ongoing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem. City health officials say 67 people have been diagnosed...

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Evening Roundup: ICE Detentions Shake Church Community, Toddler Drowns in Bronx Daycare, Cuomo Calls For Beefed Up NYPD Security After Midtown Shooting, and Dining in Williamsburg

Episode Date: August 5, 2025

Two Episcopal church members face detention by ICE, prompting parishioner warnings across New York. Meanwhile, authorities are investigating the drown...

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Midday News: New Death Reported in Harlem Legionnaires Outbreak, Long Island Gym Settles Over Illegal Cancellation Policy, and Shakespeare in the Park Returns

Episode Date: August 5, 2025

City health officials confirm another death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, bringing the total number of cases to 58 sin...

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Morning Headlines: Parents Complain of Broken ACs and Hot Buses in Summer School, Hochul Calls to End Nonpartisan Redistricting, and Sen. Warren Supports Mamdani

Episode Date: August 5, 2025

Parents of students with disabilities in summer school say broken air conditioning and overheated buses are making an already difficult experience wor...

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Evening Roundup: Quality of Life Teams Expand to Brooklyn, Senior Residents Ordered to Vacate Elliott-Chelsea Houses, Hochul Vows to Protect Weed Dispensaries from Relocation, NYC’s Department of Sustainable Delivery and Free Things to do in August

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

The NYPD's quality of life enforcement teams are expanding to Brooklyn after launching in the Bronx and Manhattan last month. Plus, New York City is m...

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Midday News: Gov. Hochul Welcomes Texas Democrats, Delacorte Theater Reopens, and Hudson River Crabs Take the Spotlight

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

Governor Hochul says she’s welcoming Texas Democrats who departed their state to protest a Republican redistricting plan. Meanwhile, the Delacorte The...

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Morning Headlines: Manhattan Prosecutors Test New Interview Methods, Gov. Hochul Warns Medicaid Cuts Could Cripple Health System, and Lawmaker Pushes ICE to Release Recently Detained Teen

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

Prosecutors and investigators in Manhattan are adopting new research-backed methods for questioning suspects, witnesses, and victims aiming to improv...

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Special Episode: Mayor Adams’ Ballot Push Included Forged Signatures, Voters Say

Episode Date: August 2, 2025

A WNYC investigation found dozens of forged signatures on petitions submitted by Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign to get on the November ballot. The petitio...

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