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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: State Eyes Subway Safe Spaces, Mayor Adams Unveils Budget Proposal, Proposed Rent Hikes for Housing Vouchers, Neglect of Prison Nurses, and Mamdani’s Plan to Help Homeless NYers

Episode Date: May 1, 2025

Gov. Hochul’s budget includes money to add new spaces in subway stations where mental health outreach workers can connect with homeless people. And, M...

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Midday News: Bank Closed Mayor Adams’ Campaign Account After Indictment, MTA Pushes Back on Tunnel Repair Plan, and City Schools Shift to New Math Curriculum

Episode Date: May 1, 2025

TD Bank shut down Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign account within a week of his federal indictment, according to new documents filed with the city’s Campaig...

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Morning Headlines: NJ Transit Strike Looms, NYC Rent Hikes Proposed, AmeriCorps Loses NY Funding, and New Details on Mayor Adams’ Campaign Finance Challenges

Episode Date: May 1, 2025

New Jersey Transit engineers may go on strike May 16th if no contract deal is reached. In New York City, the Rent Guidelines Board is weighing rent in...

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Evening Roundup: Student Activist Released from Federal Detention, How an Outdated NYPD Form Landed a Person in Jail, Century-old Elm Trees Struck by Disease and NYC’s Queer History Book

Episode Date: April 30, 2025

A federal judge orders the release of Pro-Palestinian student activist Mohsen Mahdawi from detention. Plus, an NYPD paperwork snafu has landed someon...

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Midday News: Governor Hochul, Lawmakers Eye Budget Adjustments, Met Gala Alternatives, and Jane’s Walk Celebrates City History

Episode Date: April 30, 2025

Governor Hochul and state lawmakers say a final budget deal could come this week or next, but changes may follow later in the year. Meanwhile, New Yor...

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Morning Headlines: NY Assembly Advances Medical Aid in Dying Bill, Rye Playland’s Summer Season in Jeopardy, and Knicks Blow Chance to Close Out Series

Episode Date: April 30, 2025

New York is moving closer to legalizing physician-assisted suicide, as the State Assembly advances the Medical Aid in Dying bill. Meanwhile, the futur...

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Evening Roundup: MTA Wants to Use AI to Flag Problematic Behavior, Report Reveals Cause of Deadly Garage Collapse, U.S. Attorney Pushes for Telecom Companies to Monitor Sexual Predators, NYC’s Greenmarkets and Poetry Month

Episode Date: April 29, 2025

MTA officials laid out plans Monday to use artificial intelligence technology to push its surveillance capabilities to new levels. Also, city officia...

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Midday News: MTA Unveils New Gates to Curb Fare Evasion, Knicks Are One Win Away from Advancing in Playoffs, and Tentative NYS Budget Explained.

Episode Date: April 29, 2025

The MTA will test modern fare gates with sliding glass doors at 20 subway stations this fall, part of a pilot aimed at curbing fare evasion that costs...

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Morning Headlines: City Allows Affordable Housing Rentals on Real Estate Websites, Governor Hochul and Lawmakers Reach Tentative Budget Deal, and Trump Administration Probes Ban of Long Island School’s Native American Mascot

Episode Date: April 29, 2025

New York City will allow affordable apartments to bypass the housing lottery and list vacancies directly on real estate sites like StreetEasy, in an e...

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Evening Roundup: NY Leaders Rally Against Cuts to VA, New Investments for NYC’s Supportive Housing Initiative, Staten Islanders Vote to fill Council Seat and a Standoff Between Delivery Workers and DoorDash

Episode Date: April 28, 2025

Elected officials, veterans and union workers are blasting the White House for its proposal to cut staffing at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Plu...

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Midday News: Work Requirements Return for Public Assistance, Local Leaders Protest Budget Cuts, and a Look at NYPD Data on Homeless Encampment

Episode Date: April 28, 2025

Starting Monday, New Yorkers receiving cash assistance must once again meet work requirements or risk losing benefits. Meanwhile, Senator Cory Booker...

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Morning Headlines: NYPD Cleared Thousands of Homeless People from Public Spaces in 2024, Amtrak Cuts Albany Service for Repairs, and Knicks Great Dick Barnett Dies at 88

Episode Date: April 28, 2025

Newly reviewed data shows NYPD officers removed more than 27,000 homeless people from public spaces last year, mostly in Manhattan. Meanwhile, Amtrak...

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NYC Now Explains: The Election Awaits. Where Does Mayor Adams Stand?

Episode Date: April 26, 2025

NYC Now is back this weekend with the final episode in its series on Mayor Eric Adams and how he has found himself at the mercy of intersecting politi...

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Evening Roundup: George Santos Gets a Seven Year Prison Sentence, NYC Comptroller Candidate Pitches Universal Child Care, Mayor Adams’ Trash Revolution and West Village Eats for Any Budget

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

Former New York Congressmember George Santos will be spending at least seven years in federal prison. Plus, comptroller candidate, Justin Brannan, has...

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Midday News: Subway Stabbing in Manhattan, Local Attorney Indicted for Sexual Assault, Local Churches Honor Late Pope Francis, and New York’s Climate Goals Under Scrutiny

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

A manhunt is underway after a deadly stabbing on a Manhattan subway platform during Friday morning’s rush hour. Meanwhile, the Manhattan district atto...

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Morning Headlines: New York City’s Mental Health Hotline Faces Layoffs, Former Congressman Santos Sentencing Set for Friday, Mets Lead MLB, and Federal Misstep In Congestion Pricing Battle

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

The nonprofit that operates New York City’s 988 suicide and crisis hotline says it may have to lay off staff due to a funding shortfall. Meanwhile, fo...

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Evening Roundup: Southern District Accused of Legal Malpractice, Adams’ Efforts to Destroy Illegal Guns, NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Gets Key Endorsement and Progressives Battle for the Mayor’s Seat

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

There’s more turmoil swirling around the congestion pricing plan. Plus, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch destroyed...

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Midday News: Feds Accidentally Share Congestion Pricing Legal Strategy, Teen Charged in NJ Wildfire, Vote to Limit Tourist Helicopters, and Earth Week Climate Goals

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

The Trump administration may shift legal strategy in its bid to kill congestion pricing after accidentally uploading a letter suggesting current argum...

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Morning Headlines: Aged Out Foster Youth Struggle to Find Housing, City Delays Trash Zone Reform, and Wildfire Smoke Impacts Air Quality

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

A new report shows nearly a third of foster youth who aged out of New York City’s system last year couldn’t secure housing and had to remain in care p...

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Evening Roundup: NYC’s Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline, Innocent Bystander Killed in Harlem, Upstate Church Community Pushes to Build More Housing and NYC’s Best Slice

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

A new report shows that young people in the New York City foster care system have a hard time finding housing once they age out of care. Also, three...

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