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NYC NOW

NYC Now helps New Yorkers understand the city through original reporting and sharp analysis from WNYC and Gothamist. The show digs into the news, culture, and conversations shaping life in New York, three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, hosted by Janae Pierre.

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00:03:07

October 26, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/26

Pro-Palestinian college students across New York City walked out of their classes yesterday in protest of the Israel-Hamas war. Also, some legal service providers say New York City's new policies limiting shelter stays for migrants could complicate their work permit applications. Plus, Prospect Park is welcoming visitors to a new trail in an area that has been closed for restoration since the 90s.

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00:08:43

October 25, 2023: Evening Roundup

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2023/10/25

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city is reaching what he's calling "new territory" in the migrant crisis. Plus, hate crimes against Jews in the Big Apple are on the rise since Hamas’ attack on Israel. Also, WNYC’s Ramsey Khalifeh reports on neighbors in Queens pushing to get leaders at Forest Hills Stadium to turn down the volume. And finally, we mark Breast Cancer Awareness month with a reflection from a survivor of the disease.

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00:07:07

October 25, 2023: Midday News

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2023/10/25

New York City marshals are cashing in big on removing tenants who aren't paying rent. Plus, a Manhattan man awaits a court appearance after police arrested and charged him with hate crime, assault and harassment for hitting a 29-year-old woman in a passageway of the 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station. Yesterday the city held its final public hearing on the enforcement plan for Local Law 97 requiring that buildings bigger than 25-thousand square feet drastically reduce their carbon

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00:03:06

October 25, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/25

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A federal judge is set to approve a more than $4-million-dollar payout to protesters who claim they were wrongfully arrested and hurt in a "Black Lives Matter" demonstration in the Bronx in June of 2020. Also, a federal judge is striking down recent provisions of New York City's gun restrictions as unconstitutional. Meanwhile, attendees of a virtual Department of Buildings hearing about "Local Law 97" yesterday

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00:07:50

October 24, 2023: Evening Roundup

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2023/10/24

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty in federal court this week on the most recent charge against him. Plus, dozens of Attorney Generals across the nation are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill and Brigid Bergin discuss an interesting City Council race in Brooklyn, two weeks ahead of Election Day.

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00:09:46

October 24, 2023: Midday News

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2023/10/24

About 130 migrants are now vacated from a midtown shelter after the FDNY cited the building yesterday for failing to provide an adequate fire alarm system. Meanwhile, New York City will be able to preserve more affordable housing after Governor Hochul has signed a package of bills, including a program that incentivizes landlords to renovate affordable housing. Also, the New York City Council is reviving an independent commission to get the plan to close Rikers Island by 2027 back on track. Lastly,

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00:03:16

October 24, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/24

Get up and get informed: Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The New York City Council again has its eyes on new rules for e-bikes and their batteries after another blaze at a facility where hundreds of e-bikes and batteries were being stored. Also, after being hit hard during the pandemic, Elmhurst Hospital is now getting 17.5 million dollars from the City Council. Plus, The Department of Buildings is hosting a virtual hearing this morning to discuss a recent proposal from the

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00:09:18

October 23, 2023: Evening Roundup

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2023/10/23

According to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, the daily cost to house and care for migrants in New York City has gone up to 390$ per person. Meanwhile, police are looking for a woman who they say assaulted a female passenger on a Queens-bound 7 train Friday morning in what they're calling an anti-white hate crime. Plus, as the war between Israel and Hamas has impacted many people from our area, our own David Furst caught up with WNYC reporters Elizabeth Kim and Jon Campbell to discuss how Mayor

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00:07:13

October 23, 2023: Midday News

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2023/10/23

The family of a missing teenager last seen entering the East River on Friday afternoon says a dare on social media might have led him to jump into the waters. Meanwhile, trains on Metro-North's Hudson Line likely will run on an adjusted schedule through the rest of the week after a mudslide in Westchester brought service to a standstill over the weekend. Finally, WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk regularly teams up with the nonprofit, Street Lab, to highlight stories from neighborhoods across New

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00:02:37

October 23, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/23

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The NYPD says they've arrested 19 people, including three minors, following a pro-Palestinian protest in Bay Ridge over the weekend. Also, authorities are still looking for a 13-year-old boy who was last seen jumping into the East River on Friday afternoon. In sports news, the New York Giants snap their 4 game losing streak, beating the Washington Commanders 14-7.

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00:26:24

Imminent Danger Ep 3: One Doctor and a Trail of...

NYC NOW ·

2023/10/21

Episode 3: The GatekeepersMarquita Baird has kept a bootbox full of medical records on a shelf in her home in Shawnee, Oklahoma for over two decades in the hope that, someday, someone would ask about what happened after an OB-GYN named Thomas J. Byrne performed a hysterectomy on her in 1999. Shawnee was one of several areas where Byrne would practice in the years after losing his medical license in New York. In Episode 3: The Gatekeepers, we examine the responsibility that state medical boards have

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00:10:48

October 20, 2023: Evening Roundup

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2023/10/20

Mayor Eric Adams is trying to cut off New York City's supply of flavored vapes at the source, by going after major distributors in court. Plus, city officials order thousands of parking garage inspections in the wake of a fatal cave-in. And finally, WNYC’s Samantha Max visits a community in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where neighbors struggle to help a man with severe mental illness.

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00:08:28

October 20, 2023: Midday News

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2023/10/20

The NYPD has arrested a 26-year-old Manhattan man for allegedly assaulting a teen on a bus last weekend and trying to remove his turban. Also, the annual Tompkins Square Dog Parade is taking place Saturday, with a few differences from previous years. Finally, the MTA’s goal to add elevators and ramps to 95% of its stations is decades away. In the meantime, accessibility continues to be a major issue for many commuters with disabilities. Sharon McLennon-Wier, the executive director of the Center for

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00:02:10

October 20, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/20

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is pursuing enforcement action against 5 towns in the state for discriminating against same-sex couples. Also, New York City agrees to a confidential mediation process to settle its efforts to limit its right-to-shelter obligations amid a migrant crisis straining the city's shelter system.

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00:07:58

October 19, 2023 : Evening Roundup

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2023/10/19

The Adams administration is ramping up efforts to help newly arrived migrants. Plus, new court documents provide a window into the legal case against a veteran accused of fatally choking a homeless man on the subway in May. Also, some civil rights activists are concerned about the NYPD’s use of artificial intelligence to analyze body camera footage. And finally WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with Dr. Sean Decatur, president of the American Museum of Natural History, about its decision to no longer

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00:05:35

October 19, 2023: Midday News

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2023/10/19

City jails officials say a plan to move detainees with serious health conditions off Rikers Island and into state-of-the-art hospital units has been delayed by several years. Also, Mayor Eric Adams is lifting a cap on electric taxis that's been in place for two years. Meanwhile, the New York Liberty lost to Las Vegas Aces yesterday, who become back-to-back champions. Finally, a century-old building on the Upper East Side is getting some much taller neighbors. Construction is well underway on a pair

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00:03:00

October 19, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/19

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Some Muslim New Yorkers are criticizing Mayor Adams for his comments on the Israel-Hamas war. Police are also searching for nine men who were involved in an anti-Palestine, anti- Muslim hate crime assault on October 11th in Bay Ridge. Plus, some notable New Jersey political figures are expressing regret after donating to Senator Bob Mendendez's legal defense fund.

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00:09:53

October 18, 2023: Evening Roundup

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2023/10/18

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is in Israel and continues to call for humanitarian aid for all of those impacted by the conflict. Plus, the U.S. The Attorney's Office in New Jersey has opened an investigation into Trenton's Police Department. Also, WNYC’s Karen Yi reports from a food pantry in Jackson Heights as rising food prices push more New Yorkers to rely on free meals. And finally, we nod to Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a survivor of the disease.

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00:08:14

October 18, 2023: Midday News

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2023/10/18

Some New York City educators are calling on officials to allow students to learn remotely when they're quarantining with COVID. Also, Jersey City is suing the state of New Jersey as the battle over whether the state should allow off-duty officers to consume marijuana. Finally, Mayor Adams came into office promising to be the “bike mayor.” But nearly 2 years into his tenure, cyclist deaths have reached their highest total since 2014. WNYC’s transportation reporter Stephen Nessen has been talking to

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00:03:10

October 18, 2023: Morning Headlines

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2023/10/18

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The New York City jails commissioner and his team were no-shows yesterday at a monthly Department of Correction oversight meeting. Also, as New York State prepares to open up its cannabis dispensary applications, reports show that some community boards are already overwhelmed by aspiring owners seeking approval. Plus, the MTA has announced a new slate of train cars coming to the Staten Island Railway.

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