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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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Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams Distances Himself From Consultant, New Jersey Bans Cigarettes From Beaches, and Pride March Starts This Weekend

Episode Date: June 26, 2025

WNYC’s Clayton Guse reports that the head of Public Appeal has been accused and charged with assault and strangling his girlfriend. Meanwhile, in New...

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Evening Roundup: Mamdani Looks Ahead to General Election, New Affordable Housing in Coney Island, MTA Tweaks F and M Lines, a Battle Over Air Quality in Queens, and Statues that Commemorate Black Americans in New York City

Episode Date: June 25, 2025

With a commanding lead in the Democratic Primary, Zohran Mamdani says he’s now focusing his attention on New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Also, a slate...

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Midday News: Mamdani Confident After Primary Lead, City Heat Advisory Extended, and an Analysis of the Democratic Primary Results

Episode Date: June 25, 2025

The presumed victor in the Democratic primary race for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, says he expects the momentum of support behind him will ca...

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Morning Headlines: Mamdani Leads Mayoral Primary, Air Quality Alert Issued for NYC, and NJ’s Largest Fair Pauses Until 2027

Episode Date: June 25, 2025

Zohran Mamdani is commanding a significant lead in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as votes continue to be counted from yesterday’s electi...

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Evening Roundup: Primary Day in New York City, Mayoral Candidates’ Promise of Housing Affordability, New York State’s Unemployment Rates and Staying Cool During a Heatwave

Episode Date: June 24, 2025

New Yorkers are casting ballots for their choice for Mayor, Public Advocate, City Council and other citywide offices. Plus, one of the issues that’s t...

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Midday News: Primary Day Turns Up the Heat at the Polls, NYC Warns of Heat Stroke, Con Ed Reduces Voltage in Brooklyn, and Family of Queens Teen Killed by NYPD Files Lawsuit

Episode Date: June 24, 2025

New Yorkers are casting ballots in today’s primary election, with candidates making their final appeals as record temperatures grip the city. Meanwhil...

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Morning Headlines: It’s Primary Day in NYC, and Mayor Adams Drops Elizabeth Street Garden Housing Plan

Episode Date: June 24, 2025

It’s Primary Day in New York City, with voters casting ballots for mayor, public advocate, city council and more. WNYC’s Brittany Kriegstein is report...

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Evening Roundup: NYC’s Democratic Primary Election, Latest Front in the War on Rats, Congestion Pricing Tolls Bring Highest Revenue Yet, and Formerly-Incarcerated New Yorkers Become Bike Mechanics

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have already voted ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic Primary Election. Plus, the MTA says it collected $61 million fr...

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Midday News: Heat Wave to Continue Into This Week, City Preserves Elizabeth Street Garden, and Final Push Before Primary Day

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

New York City is entering its first heat wave of the summer season, with temperatures expected to remain dangerously high through the week. Meanwhile,...

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Morning Headlines: City Braces for Extreme Heat on Primary Day, Gov. Hochul Orders State Agencies on Alert After Iran Strikes, and Overnight Roadwork Begins on the FDR Drive

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

New York City is under an extreme heat warning as Primary Day approaches Tuesday, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees. Officials are urging...

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Community-Led Efforts Help Drive Down Gun Violence in East Harlem NYCHA Complexes

Episode Date: June 21, 2025

While gun violence has risen in public housing across much of New York City this year, East Harlem is bucking the trend. Shootings in the neighborhood...

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Evening Roundup: Judge Orders the Release of Activist Mahmoud Khalil, NYC’s Early Voting Turnout, City Parks Could Get New Water Fountains, and Some Seniors Fear Relocation Amid a Housing Redevelopment in Chelsea

Episode Date: June 20, 2025

A federal judge says he’ll order that activist Mahmoud Khalil be released from immigration detention. Plus, New Yorkers are voting early at a rate tha...

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Midday News: Gov. Hochul Urges Early Voting Ahead of Heat Wave, NYPD Probes Threats Against Mamdani, and Mayoral Candidates Detail Public Safety Plans

Episode Date: June 20, 2025

Governor Hochul is urging voters to head to the polls this weekend before dangerous heat hits early next week. Meanwhile, police are investigating thr...

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Morning Headlines: Lawsuit Alleges Prison Officers Violated Bodycam Policy in Beating Death of Inmate, Mayor Adams Opposes Ballot Reform Bill, and Stargazing Festival in Brooklyn

Episode Date: June 20, 2025

A new lawsuit alleges correction officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility beat Harlem resident Messiah Nantwi to death while he was handcuffed, and...

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Midday News: Mamdani Criticized for Not Denouncing Protest Slogan, New Details on City Student Detained by ICE, a No Swimming Policy at Manhattan’s Newest Beach, and Preparing for NYC’s First Heat Wave of the Year

Episode Date: June 19, 2025

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash for not denouncing the slogan “globalize the intifada,” which critics say promotes violence against J...

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Evening Roundup: Rezoning Plan for Midtown Moves to City Council for Vote, New York State’s Consumer Protection Bills, and Mamdani’s Campaign Targets Muslim and South Asian New Yorkers

Episode Date: June 18, 2025

A major rezoning of Midtown Manhattan is moving forward after the City Planning Commission approved it. Plus, legislators watered down consumer protec...

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Midday News: City Braces for First Heatwave of the Season, No Trash Pickup on Juneteenth, and Hidden Dining Gems in Times Square

Episode Date: June 18, 2025

The New York City Office of Emergency Management is urging residents to prepare for the first major heatwave of the season, expected next week. Meanwh...

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Morning Headlines: DOJ to Review Long Island Mascot Case, Early Voting Open on Juneteenth, and Hot Start to Summer

Episode Date: June 18, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice is set to review a dispute over Massapequa’s Native American mascot after the Department of Education ruled that New Yo...

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Evening Roundup: NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Detained by ICE, NY Court Reconsiders Religious Exemptions to Abortion Coverage Mandate, and Why NYC Democratic Mayoral Candidates are Vying for Southeast Queens

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

Video posted to social media shows Mayoral candidate and New York City comptroller Brad Lander being detained by someone who appears to be a masked la...

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Midday News: Sanders Backs Mamdani for Mayor, ICE Raids Impact Long Island Workers, and Hoboken Considers AI Rent Ban

Episode Date: June 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor and Justin Brannan for comptroller, while former Governor Andrew Cuomo...

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