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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: 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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Morning Headlines: NYPD Officer Who Choked Man Recorded Expressing Remorse, NJ Residents Oppose Application Fees, NJ Officials Warn Swimmers about Dangerous Currents

Episode Date: August 20, 2025

Officer Omar Habib pleaded not guilty after prosecutors accused him of placing a man in an illegal chokehold. But the Bronx DA's office says Habib can...

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Evening Roundup: Kids Waitlisted for Childcare Vouchers Despite Funding Boost, Mayor Adams Sues Campaign Finance Board, and Thousands Could Face Homelessness Without Rental Vouchers

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

Even after local and state leaders significantly boosted funding for child care vouchers, thousands of children are still on the waitlist for low cost...

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Midday News: New York Lawmakers Demand Release of Ecuadorian Family, the Push for Gaming Licenses in New York State, and the Strange Mystery of Static Electricity on One City Block

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

Governor Hochul and some New York lawmakers are demanding an Ecuadorian family's release after agents detained them at a Manhattan immigration court l...

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Morning Headlines: Unlicensed Cannabis Shops Shut Down, New Jersey Grid Authority Delays Solar Project, Hurricane Erin's Trajectory

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says six weed shops were padlocked following undercover buys and coordinated raids over the past month. Meanwhil...

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Evening Roundup: School Leaders Urge Parents to Enroll Migrant Students in Public Schools, Hurricane Erin Could Bring Dangerous Rip Currents to NYC Beaches, and Crown Heights Community on Edge After Shooting

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

The city’s Department of Education is urging parents of newly arrived migrant children to enroll them in public school as classes start next month. Al...

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Midday News: Brooklyn Hookah Bar Mass Shooting Could be Gang Related, Mayor Adams Loses MTA Board Member, and Mount Sinai Offers Free Heart Screenings for Black Men

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

Officials say they’re concerned about possible retaliation after a targeted shooting at a Brooklyn hookah bar left three dead and ten wounded early Su...

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Morning Headlines: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Undecided on Mamdani Endorsement, Staten Island Gets Quality of Life Team, and US Open Fan Week Kicks Off

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he’s still deciding whether to endorse Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani. Meanwhile, Staten Island will get i...

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A Squirrel Named Peanut, a Viral Backlash, and the Culture War That Followed

Episode Date: August 16, 2025

A beloved squirrel named Peanut, a raid by New York environmental officers, and a maelstrom of online outrage. What began as a wildlife seizure turned...

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Evening Roundup: NY State AGs Urge Instagram to Protect User Data, MTA increases Train Service for U.S Open, ICE Offices Temporarily Evacuated, Mamdani Canvassers Return, Lawmakers Warn of Budget Shortfall, and Eggplants Are in Season

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is among dozens of state AGs urging Instagram to protect users' data after the platform released a map f...

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