Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams to Send 1,000 More Officers to Bronx After Recent Shootings, Sharpton Leads Wall Street March for DEI, and Underpaid Precinct Renovation Workers Win $850,000 Settlement
Mayor Eric Adams says he will deploy 1,000 additional police officers to the Bronx following a series of recent shootings. Meanwhile, the Reverend Al Sharpton led hundreds in a march on Wall Street to protest the Trump administration’s effort to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Plus, nearly two dozen workers who renovated NYPD precincts will share in an $850,000 settlement after Comptroller Brad Lander found they had been severely underpaid.
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Evening Roundup: Report Finds Bronx has the Most Ghost Plates in NYC , Unicycle Festival Kicks Off, Inequality in Brooklyn, and Troubles on Interstate-80
A new City Council report finds the borough with the most ghost plates is the Bronx. The illegal plates are tied to speeding vehicles that break traffic laws. The 16th annual Unicycle Festival comes to the city. A new report highlights the inequalities between Brooklyn neighborhoods when it comes to parks, transit and schools. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill discuses what caused multiple sink holes to develop on a troubled stretch of highway in northern New Jersey.
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Midday News: Probe Finds Ghost Plates Are Widespread in Bronx, New Report Highlights Brooklyn Inequities, and Hochul Rejects Trump National Guard Offer
A City Council investigation says the Bronx has the highest concentration of illegal out-of-state license plates used to evade tolls and fines, with one in five sampled vehicles citywide showing fraudulent or missing plates. Meanwhile, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has released a report underscoring sharp disparities across neighborhoods. Plus, in this week’s Politics Brief: Governor Hochul says “no” to President Trump on sending the National Guard into New York, and Zohran Mamdani’s record in Albany.
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Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams Orders NYPD Mobilization in Bronx After Shootings, Off-Duty Officer Killed in Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Hit-and-Run, and Port Authority Warns of Record Labor Day Travel
Mayor Eric Adams says the NYPD will launch a full mobilization plan in the Bronx after a string of shootings left three people dead and two others injured this week. Meanwhile, police say an off-duty officer was killed in a hit-and-run on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway when the driver of a box truck struck his motorcycle and fled the scene Wednesday. Also, the Port Authority expects a record 2.4 million passengers over Labor Day weekend and is urging air travelers to plan for long lines and delays. Finally, the National Transportation Safety Board says a fire on PATH tracks earlier this month in Jersey City was caused by electrical issues.
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Evening Roundup: Opposers Say No to Waymo, Judges Appoint a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, Bronx Site Eyed for Affordable Housing, and Immigrants Jump Hurdles to Build Digital Skills
A street advocacy group is calling on the city to revoke approval for a pilot program that'll allow a self-driving taxi company to test out their cars in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Plus, federal judges have formally appointed Joseph Nocella Jr. as U.S. attorney for New York's Eastern District. Meanwhile, a nonprofit housing group wants to build an affordable housing complex in the South Bronx. And finally, immigrants across New York City want safer, better paying jobs but they face a major hurdle: building digital skills.
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