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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: Official Warnings Ahead of a Mass Shooting at Brooklyn Club, Yankees Slugger Aaron Judge Reaches Major Milestone, and the Latest Installment of Politics Brief

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

City and state officials say they told the owner of a Brooklyn hookah lounge to address violations and violence at the club months before a mass shoot...

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Morning Headlines: ICE Arrests in Penn Station, Court Rules May Have Been Broken in Mangione Trial, Man Shot in Penn Station

Episode Date: September 25, 2025

Amtrak officials say nearly 200 people were arrested by ICE for alleged sexual activity in the Penn Station men's bathroom. Meanwhile, government agen...

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Evening Roundup: NYC’s Rat Czar Resigns, a Queens Council Race Between Friends, and Low Morale Plagues NY Prisons

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

Kathleen Corradi is leaving her post as New York City’s first ever rat czar. Plus, Democrat Phil Wong and Republican Alicia Vaichunas are work friends...

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Midday News: Long Island Roller Derby Team Challenges Nassau Trans Athlete Ban, Manhattan Man Facing Charges in Subway Attack, and Bluestockings Bookstore to Close

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

A Long Island roller derby team is back in court Thursday as it challenges Nassau County’s ban on transgender athletes at public facilities. Meanwhile...

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Morning Headlines: Long Island Roller Derby Team Heads to Court Over Trans Athlete Ban, Gilgo Beach Murder Trial to Proceed as Single Case, and Yankees Clinch Playoff Spot

Episode Date: September 24, 2025

A Long Island roller derby team is back in court Thursday as it challenges Nassau County’s ban on transgender athletes at public facilities. Meanwhile...

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Evening Roundup: NYC Issues More Housing Vouchers Than Ever, Sen. Schumer Booed at the Met, a Renewed Plan for Columbia Street Waterfront, and No Answers for Family of Man Killed at 2024 West Indian Day Parade

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

New Data shows the city's social services agency is playing a bigger role than ever when it comes to stemming an affordable housing crisis. Plus, pres...

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Midday News: Secret Service Neutralizes Cyber Threat Amid UN General Assembly, Bronx Housing for Former Rikers Detainees Faces Council Vote, Cardi B Voices Subway Announcements, and Campaign Catch Up on NYC’s Mayoral Race

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

The Secret Service says it has dismantled a network of hundreds of servers capable of disrupting telecommunications as the UN General Assembly meets i...

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Morning Headlines: NY Lawmakers Push Vaccine Access Bill, Mamdani Postpones Town Hall, and NYC Joins Fight Against Proposed EPA Rollback

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

Lawmakers in Albany have introduced a bill to expand access to vaccines by allowing doctors and pharmacists to follow state or regional guidance in ad...

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Evening Roundup: Taxes Dominate Discussion at Debate for NJ Governor, and Another NYC Casino Rejection

Episode Date: September 22, 2025

Gubernatorial candidates Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill largely wrangled over affordability issues in front of a raucous crow...

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Midday News: Another Manhattan Casino Plan Rejected, NYC Sees Rise in Public Urination Summonses, and New Jersey Approves Human Composting

Episode Date: September 22, 2025

Manhattan’s East Side casino proposal has been voted down, marking the third failed bid for a casino in the borough. Meanwhile, new city data shows pu...

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Morning Headlines: East Side Casino Project Faces Key Vote, New Jersey Governor’s Debate Recap, and Jets and Giants Still Seeking First Wins

Episode Date: September 22, 2025

A community advisory committee votes Monday on the proposed $11 billion Freedom Plaza casino complex next to the United Nations. Meanwhile, in New Jer...

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A Leftist Mayoral Frontrunner, a Centrist Governor, and a Democratic Party at a Crossroads

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, raising questions about how Democrats will navigate divides between centris...

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Evening Roundup: Queens Student Faces Gun and Terroristic Threat Charges , Drug Arrests Surge in the Bronx, Bad Bunny’s Pandemic Era Street Concert Remembered , and Latin American Crops in Season

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

Police say a teenager faces charges after he allegedly threatened to shoot up Bayside's Cardozo High School. Plus, New York City data shows drug arres...

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Midday News: Mayor Adams Blames Easy Gun Access After Queens School Arrest, Pharmacies Roll Out COVID Shots Early, and 11 NYC Officials Free After Immigration Office Arrest

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams says Thursday’s arrest of a 16-year-old student at Cardozo High School in Bayside shows how easy access to firearms is putting New Yo...

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Morning Headlines: NYPD Seeks Discipline for Officers in Queens Shooting, Grocers Push Back on Online Pricing Bill, and NYC Trash Containers on Streets Could Take 7 Years

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch has filed disciplinary charges against two officers involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario during a...

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Evening Roundup: Thousands Participitate in March for Charter Schools After the CEO of Success Academy Pressured Staff to Lobby for Them

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

Thousands of charter school students, parents and educators rallied in Brooklyn Thursday morning to call on elected officials to support charter schoo...

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Midday News: Texas Man Charged With Threats Against Zohran Mamdani, Pedicab Crackdown Falls Flat, and Gov. Hochul’s Endorsement Shakes Up Mayoral Race

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

A Texas man has been arrested on charges of harassing and making a terroristic threat against Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Prosecutors s...

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Morning Headlines: NYC Council Presses for More Cooling Tower Tests, Hearing on Bronx Housing Plan for Formerly Incarcerated, and NYPD Says Hate Crimes Against Jewish New Yorkers Remain High

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

New York City Council members are pushing for more frequent testing of cooling towers following this summer’s deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak, though so...

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Evening Roundup: Elderly Woman Charged with Nursing Home Murder Could Have Dementia, Council Agrees with Judge’s Decision to Block Adams From Allowing ICE at Rikers, Large Trash Bins Come to Brooklyn, and Water Main Breaks Bring Headaches to New Jersey

Episode Date: September 17, 2025

Prosecutors say 95-year-old Galina Smirnova, who’s charged for killing her roommate at a Brooklyn nursing home, has dementia. Also, the New York City...

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Midday News: Elderly Woman at Nursing Home Faces Murder Charges, No Casino in Times Square or Hudson Yards, and a Push for a Community Center in Brooklyn

Episode Date: September 17, 2025

Police are charging a 95-year-old woman with murder after she allegedly hit and killed a fellow resident at the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Cen...

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