What's happening in NYC this weekend...
Plus - Governor Hochul plans to relaunch the MTA’s congestion pricing program with a $9 base toll for passenger cars — marking a 40% reduction from the price previously approved by the MTA — according to four sources briefed on the governor’s plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Nov 20247min
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand cruises to reelection in New York
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand glided to re-election on Tuesday, easily winning another six-year term as the junior senator from New York over longshot Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, a retired NYPD detective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Nov 20247min
NYC breaks record with more than 1 million New Yorkers voting early
More than 1 million New York City residents voted early in this week’s high-stakes election — a new record, according to city officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Nov 20245min
Mayor Adams’ corruption trial set for April 2025
Mayor Adams’ historic corruption trial will start in late April 2025 — just over two months before he’s set to face off against multiple challengers in next summer’s Democratic mayoral primary." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Nov 20246min
Former Governor referred to prosecutors by GOP House panel.
A Republican-led congressional panel on the COVID-19 pandemic has referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice for possible prosecution for allegedly lying at a closed-door hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Nov 20245min
Top NYC City Hall officials got double-digit pay hikes
Some of Mayor Adams’ top advisers received pay increases this year that pushed their salaries above his, including David Banks, the since-resigned schools chancellor whose wage bump made him the highest-paid city government employee over at least the last decade, new payroll data shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Okt 20246min
NYC Democrats upset Mayor Adams’ Trump defense undermines key Harris message
Democratic politicians in New York grew increasingly angry with Mayor Adams on Monday after he suggested it’s wrong to call Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a “fascist” — a stance the mayor took before the ex-president’s weekend rally in Manhattan, where speakers made racist remarks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Okt 20247min
FDNY to host national symposium on e-bike lithium-ion battery fires
Firefighters from across the country will join federal Homeland Security Department officials at the FDNY Fire Academy this week for a two-day deep dive on how to better tackle the scourge of deadly lithium-ion battery fires, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Okt 20248min
