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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: 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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Midday News: Lawmakers in NJ Town Delay Homeless Ban Vote, Bronx Catholic School Saved from Closure, and Funding Cuts Leave Migrant Children Without Representation in Court

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

Amid a public outcry, lawmakers in Summit, New Jersey, have delayed a vote on a planned local law that would ban homeless encampments in public spaces...

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Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams Swipes at Maryland Senator, Drug Deaths Fall in City Shelters, and Council Considers More Water Fountains in Parks

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams appeared to take aim at a U.S. senator from Maryland who met with a man the Trump administration deported in violation of a court ord...

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Evening Roundup: Mahmoud Khalil Misses Son’s Birth, Hochul Gains Support from Voters, Bedford Public Library Reopens and Earth Day

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

The wife of Mahmoud Khalil says immigration officials prevented her husband from being able to attend the birth of their first child. Plus, a new poll...

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Midday News: Schumer’s Popularity Dips After Budget Vote, City Adds Flood Protection in Southeast Brooklyn for Earth Week, and Experts Say NYS Is Falling Behind on Climate Goals

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

A new Siena poll shows U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer’s approval rating has fallen following his support of a Republican-led budget deal to avoid a federa...

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Morning Headlines: Migrant Children in Court Without Lawyers, Hotel Group Pushes for Lower Tax, and Trump Weighs In on Long Island Mascot Fight

Episode Date: April 22, 2025

Local immigration advocates say more migrant children are showing up to court without legal representation, after the Trump administration cut funding...

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Evening Roundup: New Yorkers Mourn the Death of Pope Francis, Health System Restores Capacity for Inpatient Psychiatric Care, Who is Mohsen Mahdawi and NYPD Invests in Drone Surveillance

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

St.Patrick’s Cathedral was filled with mourners at its Easter Monday mass as churchgoers learned of Pope Francis’ death. Plus, a Hudson Valley health...

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Midday News: White House Threatens MTA Over Congestion Pricing, NYC Cracks Down on Illegal Broker Fees, and Carnegie Hall Celebrates Latin Music

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The Trump administration is giving New York State a May 21 deadline to shut down its congestion pricing program or explain how it complies with federa...

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Morning Headlines: MTA Defies Congestion Pricing Deadline, Council Eyes Parking Reforms, and Fired NYPD Officer Sues to Get Job Back

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The MTA says it will not comply with the federal government’s demand to shut down congestion pricing, despite Sunday’s deadline. Meanwhile, New York C...

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