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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: Immigrant New Yorkers Aren't Reporting Domestic Violence Due to Fears of Immigration Enforcement, Construction Is Underway on a Flood Protection System in Red Hook, The NY Liberty Face the Phoenix Mercury in Game Two of the Playoffs.

Episode Date: September 17, 2025

In a city council hearing on Tuesday, local community groups testified that immigrant residents fear reporting domestic violence and applying for publ...

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Evening Roundup: President Trump Slams Hochul for Mamdani Endorsement, What to Know in Mangione Case, and Revitalization Ahead for Jamaica, Queens

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

President Trump is criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for backing Zohran Mamdani for mayor. Plus, Luigi Mangione still faces another murder count...

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Morning Headlines: UN General Assembly Gridlock Expected, LIRR Strike Averted for Now, and Mosquito Spraying in Brooklyn and Queens

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

New York City is bracing for the worst traffic of the year next week when world leaders arrive for the UN General Assembly. Meanwhile, the Long Island...

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Evening Roundup: LIRR Strike Averted for Now, Daffodil Planting Project Honors 9/11 Victims, and Brooklyn Bike Caravan Helps Young Cyclists Get to School Safely

Episode Date: September 15, 2025

Long Island Rail Road workers won’t strike this week after unions asked President Trump to step in and help broker a contract deal. Meanwhile, New Yor...

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Midday News: AG James Proposes Age Verification for Social Media, MTA Expands Bus Lane Camera Enforcement, and City Doubles Incentives to Fill Empty Apartments

Episode Date: September 15, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James is proposing new regulations that would require social media users to prove their age with photo or video veri...

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Morning Headlines: Gov. Hochul Endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor, Public Defenders Demand Probes into Deaths in Police Custody, and PATH Service Resumes Between Harrison and Journal Square

Episode Date: September 15, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race, calling him a leader who shares her urgency on affordability and...

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Back to School in New York: Phone Ban, Bus Chaos, and Anxiety about ICE

Episode Date: September 13, 2025

A new statewide smartphone ban is changing classroom culture. School bus delays are proving far worse than official data show. And immigration enforce...

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Evening Roundup: Judge Says Jim Walden’s Name Must Stay on NYC Mayoral Ballot, Alleged Arsonist Accused of Killing Queens Couple Confesses, NY Liberty Head to Playoffs, and Grape Season is Here

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

A state Supreme court judge ruled that former federal prosecutor Jim Walden's name must stay on the ballot even though he ended his bid for mayor. Mea...

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Midday News: City Council Moves to Track Supportive Housing Vacancies, Natural History Museum Resumes Sleepovers, and Prospect Park Hosts Lenape Nations Pow Wow

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The City Council has approved legislation requiring New York to publish detailed information on every supportive housing unit, after reports showed mo...

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Morning Headlines: LIRR Workers Weigh Strike, NY Council Targets Vacant Supportive Housing, and Man Builds Scale Model of NYC

Episode Date: September 12, 2025

The MTA is bracing for a possible Long Island Rail Road strike next week as five unions representing nearly half the workforce vote on whether to walk...

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Evening Roundup: Nadine Menendez Sentenced to Prison, City Launches New Community Service Program, Students Adjust to Cellphone Ban, and Upstate ICE Raid Sparks Debate

Episode Date: September 11, 2025

Nadine Menendez, wife of former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for colluding in her husband’s corruption s...

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Midday News: East Harlem Leaders Seek to Reopen Abandoned Rail Station, Trump Administration Floats Federal Takeover of 9/11 Memorial, and GrowNYC Hosts Fermentation Fest

Episode Date: September 11, 2025

East Harlem leaders want to repurpose a long-forgotten rail station to link the incoming Second Avenue subway to the neighborhood’s Metro North stop....

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Morning Headlines: 9/11 Anniversary Service at Memorial Plaza, Crime Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade, and Health Department to Spray Staten Island for Mosquitos

Episode Date: September 11, 2025

This Thursday marks 24 years since the September 11th attacks, with Vice President JD Vance scheduled at the Memorial Plaza ceremony and President Tru...

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Evening Roundup: NJ Expands COVID Vaccine Access, Healthfirst Members Could Lose Coverage and Meet the Lute Player Serenading Ticket Hopefuls of Shakespeare in the Park

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

The New Jersey Department of Health issued an executive order effectively allowing New Jerseyans six months or older to get a COVID shot. Plus, two mi...

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Midday News: Voters to Weigh In on Housing Crisis as Ballot Questions Advance, World Cup Ticket Lottery Opens, and Poll Shows Mamdani Leading Mayor’s Race

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

New York City voters will weigh in on housing this fall after the Board of Elections approved three ballot questions aimed at speeding up development....

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Morning Headlines: PATH Service Suspended Between Harrison and Journal Square This Weekend, Queens Man Wanted in Couple’s Deaths and Arson, and Greenpoint Residents Protest Asphalt Plant Odors

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

The Port Authority says PATH service between Harrison and Journal Square will be suspended this weekend for repairs. Meanwhile, police are searching f...

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Evening Roundup: Manhattan Prepares for the UN General Assembly, NY’s Top Court Weighs Plan to Reschedule Local Elections, AG James Defends State’s Shield Law, and a Harlem Man Finds Out He’s Overpaying Rent

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

The United Nations is in town and will bring lots of traffic to Manhattan, as usual.. Plus, New York’s top court is weighing a change to local electio...

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Morning Headlines: Two Million New Yorkers Risk Losing NewYork-Presbyterian Coverage, NYPD Commissioner Pushes Back on National Guard Threat, and Report Finds Half of Businesses Breaking Energy Law

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

Some two million New Yorkers could lose access to NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals and doctors starting in November. Meanwhile, NYPD Commissioner Jessic...

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Evening Roundup: New York’s Most Powerful Democrat Has Yet to Endorse Mamdani, Planned Tower Could Block Fort Greene Park, and Mayor Adams Hires Bronx Election Lawyer

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul still hasn’t made an endorsement in November's mayoral election, keeping with several other high ranking New York City Democrats. Pl...

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Midday News: City Council Asks Elections Board to Block Housing Ballot Questions, Gov. Hochul Weighs Bill Requiring Two-Person Subway Crews, and EMS Worker Shortage Lengthens 911 Response Times

Episode Date: September 8, 2025

City Council leaders have asked the Board of Elections to block three proposed ballot questions that could speed up housing development while limiting...

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