NYC to allow test rides of driverless cars — with drivers behind the wheel

New York State has approved a project to build a mixed-use tower with 1,200 housing units at the World Trade Center site, officials said Thursday, promising a third of the housing stock would be affordable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Juli 20235min

Over 100 migrants in the New York City shelter system have received notices requiring them to reapply for shelter under a program that limits stays to 60 days for single men, city officials said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Juli 20235min

SAG-AFTRA held its biggest rally yet on Tuesday, flooding Times Square with picketing actors and writers in what marked the 12th day of the recently launched actors’ strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Juli 20234min

Pointing to challenging, sizzling weather conditions this summer ahead of the season’s first heat wave, state Sen. Liz Krueger on Monday put a little out-of-season heat on her Assembly colleagues to pass a climate sustainability bill that passed in the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Juli 20235min

As word spread of a new city policy that will limit shelter stays to 60 days at a time for adult male migrants, asylum seekers are angry and worried about ending up in the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Juli 20234min

New York City’s ambitious summer jobs program — a priority of Mayor Adams — is falling short of connecting young people with high-paying industries, thanks to managerial missteps and bureaucracy that deter employers from stepping up, said a report released on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Juli 20235min

Adult migrants will only be permitted to stay in city shelters for 60 days at a time under a new policy announced by Mayor Adams on Wednesday that he cast as an effort to prioritize housing migrant families with children amid “unsustainable” overcrowding in the local shelter system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Juli 20234min

Governor Hochul moved unilaterally to address New York’s housing crisis on Tuesday, issuing executive orders to spur housing development after failing to reach a home creation deal with state lawmakers last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Juli 20236min