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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: LGBTQ Trailblazer Dies, NYPD Seeks Driver in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run, AG Letitia James Responds to Federal Indictment, and It’s Soup Season

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

Miss Major Griffin Gracy, a veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising and a longtime LGBTQ and public health activist, has died. Meanwhile, the NYPD is s...

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Morning Headlines: Policy Experts Split on Proposed NYC Minimum Wage Hikes, Overcrowding Worsens in Juvenile Detention, and City Council Weighs Future of Hart Island

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

New York City’s next mayor could decide whether to dramatically raise the minimum wage. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani wants to double it to $30 an...

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Midday News: Renters Report Hundreds of Violations of NYC Broker Fee Ban, Riverside Drive West Project Stalls, and Subway Riders Get a New Friend

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

New York City renters have filed more than 1,100 complaints since the city’s ban on most broker fees took effect in June, many accusing landlords and...

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Public Safety Takes Center Stage in NYC Mayoral Race

Episode Date: October 11, 2025

With less than a month until Election Day, public safety remains a top concern for New York City voters. WNYC’s Brittany Kriegstein and Ben Feuerherd...

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Evening Roundup: What to Know About the Fraud Charges Against AG Letitia James, and Listening Tables Help Heal Columbia’s Campus

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

New York State’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Letitia James, is facing federal charges of mortgage fraud. Plus, after years of prote...

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Midday News: New Developer Chosen for Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing, NYPD Expands Hybrid Fleet, and Long Island App Tracks ICE Sightings

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

A long stalled plan to build nearly 900 affordable apartments at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards site is getting new life after state officials tapped a new...

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Morning Headlines: Attorney General Letitia James Indicted on Federal Fraud Charge, PATH Service Suspended for Weekend Repairs, and Deadly Week on New York City Transit

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on a federal fraud charge, accused of lying on loan papers about a Virginia property she own...

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Evening Roundup: Trump Administration Cuts Funds for MTA’s Security Grant, NYPD Chief John Chell Retires, and NJ Governor’s Candidates Spar Over Trump, Transit, and Opioids

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the White House is clawing back money to support patrols, security camera operations and K-9 units for the city’s transit syste...

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Midday News: Bronx Man Charged in Fatal Subway Beating, Comic Con Kicks Off at Javits Center, and is Zohran Mamdani Coasting?

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

Police are charging a Bronx man with murder in the fatal beating of a Brooklyn man at the Jay Street MetroTech subway station this week. Meanwhile, Ne...

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Morning Headlines: New York Officials Brace for National Guard Deployment, Court Blocks Nassau Transgender Athlete Ban, Cuomo Pledges to Rebuild Rikers, and Yankees Knocked Out of Playoffs

Episode Date: October 9, 2025

Elected officials from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles held a strategy call as they prepare for possible National Guard and federal law enforcement...

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Evening Roundup: Unemployment Rate Increase Goes into Effect, Owner of Popular Manhattan Jewish Food Market Passes Away, and NYC’s Largest Landlord Penalized for Illegal Water Fees

Episode Date: October 8, 2025

New Yorkers receiving unemployment are now eligible for a weekly payment of up to $869, up from the previous max of nearly $500. Also, Saul Zabar, the...

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Midday News: NYC Teachers Union Expands Childcare Site, St. Patrick’s Cathedral Unveils Immigrant Mural, and New Jersey Governor’s Race Tightens

Episode Date: October 8, 2025

New York City’s teachers union is expanding access to its childcare “matchmaker” website, now open to all families after launching last year for membe...

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Morning Headlines: Queens Man Charged in Deadly SUV Attack, Some Voters Say They Lack Information on Local Judicial Candidates, and Yankees Stay Alive in Playoffs

Episode Date: October 8, 2025

Edwin Cruz Gomez, of Uniondale, Queens is charged with murder and attempted murder after prosecutors say he intentionally drove his SUV into a family,...

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Evening Roundup: NYPD Blames Drill Rap for Series of Bronx Shootings, and NYC’s Talent is Timeless Showcase

Episode Date: October 7, 2025

Bronx prosecutors have indicted ten people in a series of retaliatory shootings over Labor Day weekend that left four people dead. The NYPD blames dri...

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Midday News: NYPD Investigates Brooklyn Toddler’s Death as Homicide, City Workers Blamed for Illegal Parking in Brooklyn, and the Latest on the NYC Mayoral Race

Episode Date: October 7, 2025

Police are investigating the death of child in Brooklyn as a homicide. Meanwhile, a new report from Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s office says govern...

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Morning Headlines: MTA Chair Blames Amtrak for Bronx Station Delays, Woman Killed in E Bike Crash Near Brooklyn Navy Yard, and NHL Season Begins

Episode Date: October 7, 2025

MTA Chair Janno Lieber is accusing Amtrak of delaying a major rail expansion that would add four Metro North stations in the East Bronx and bring serv...

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Evening Roundup: Transportation Secretary Addresses Government Shutdown at Newark Airport, the Fight Over a Kindergarten Program Emerges in NYC’s Mayor’s Race, and Republican Nominee Ciattarelli Plans to Gut NJ’s Affordable Housing Laws

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

U.S. Transportation secretary Sean Duffy is blaming Democrats in Congress for the federal government shutdown. Meanwhile, after Zohran Mamdani said he...

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Midday News: Governor Hochul Renews COVID Vaccine Order, Mayor Adams Travels to Albania, and DSNY’s Role in War on Rats

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul has renewed an executive order allowing New York pharmacists to continue administering COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription....

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Morning Headlines: NYPD Officers Kill Man During Domestic Violence Call in Brooklyn, Bronx Residents Warn Cross Bronx Project Could Worsen Pollution, and Animals Receive Blessing at Cathedral

Episode Date: October 6, 2025

Police say officers shot and killed a 28 year old man during a response to a domestic violence call in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The NYPD says the inci...

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How New Voters and Rising Costs Are Reshaping New York City Politics

Episode Date: October 4, 2025

Thousands of first time voters have registered in New York City this year, many citing frustration over affordability as their reason. WNYC’s Brigid B...

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