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October 24, 2023: Morning Headlines Oct 24, 2023

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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 Adams administration on how to enforce climate rules on large city buildings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 23, 2023: Evening Roundup Oct 23, 2023

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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 Adams and Governor Hochul are responding to the news. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 23, 2023: Midday News Oct 23, 2023

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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 York City. We recently set up shop at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Here's some of what we heard. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 23, 2023: Morning Headlines Oct 23, 2023

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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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Imminent Danger Ep 3: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women Oct 21, 2023

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Episode 3: The Gatekeepers

Marquita 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 in keeping doctors with a history of bad outcomes from treating patients. And we speak with the executive directors of the New Mexico and Oklahoma medical boards, both of which granted Byrne licenses after he lost the ability to practice in New York.

Hear our earlier episodes:

Episode 1: Wrongful Death

Episode 2: License Revoked

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October 20, 2023: Evening Roundup Oct 20, 2023

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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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 20, 2023: Midday News Oct 20, 2023

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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 Independence of the Disabled of New York, discusses some of the changes she says must be made before the estimated 2055 timeline. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 20, 2023: Morning Headlines Oct 20, 2023

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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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 19, 2023 : Evening Roundup Oct 19, 2023

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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 display human remains. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 19, 2023: Midday News Oct 19, 2023

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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 of high-rise buildings that envelope the five-story walk-up. WNYC Housing reporter David Brand talked with a tenant about what it’s like living in a construction site. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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