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Evening Roundup: School Bus Companies Threaten to Halt NYC Service, Record Homelessness Among Students, and a Fierce Debate Over New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Bill Oct 21, 2025

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School bus companies are warning they may stop service for 150,000 New York City students next month if emergency contracts with the Department of Education aren’t extended. Meanwhile, a new report shows a record 154,000 students in the city experienced homelessness during the last school year WNYC’s Jessica Gould has the latest. Plus, Governor Katy Hochul is weighing a bill that would allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives. WNYC’s Jon Campbell reports on the emotional debate surrounding New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Midday News: Costs Rise for NYC Affordable Housing, Sugar Warnings Take Effect, and New Jersey Governor’s Race Tightens Oct 21, 2025

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A new report finds expenses are climbing sharply for owners of low-income apartments across New York City even as rising rents and affordability dominate the mayor’s race. Meanwhile, chain restaurants are beginning to post new labels warning customers about high-sugar items under new city health rules. Also, a jury has convicted one former correction officer and acquitted two others in the 2024 killing of prisoner Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. Plus, with two weeks until Election Day, New Jersey’s race for governor between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill remains neck and neck. Historian Kristoffer Shields, director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University, joins us for this week’s Campaign Catch Up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Morning Headlines: NYC School Bus Companies Threaten to Halt Service, Mamdani Faces Questions About His Age, and Trump Policies Undercut NJ GOP Candidate’s Solar Push Oct 21, 2025

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A fight over New York City school bus contracts is intensifying with a coalition of bus companies threatening to halt service next month unless their contracts are extended. Meanwhile, mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is confronting questions about his age as his campaign weighs revealing key appointments before Election Day. And in New Jersey, Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli is calling for more rooftop solar panels even as his top supporter, President Trump, rolls back federal incentives for renewable energy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Evening Roundup: Subway Train Comes Apart in Bronx Tunnel, Queens Restaurant Name Raises Eyebrows, Thousands of New Yorkers Could Lose Food Benefits Under New Rules Oct 20, 2025

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MTA officials are inspecting hundreds of subway cars after a train carrying passengers decoupled and split apart Sunday night in the Bronx. Plus, a new Mexican restaurant in Jackson Heights has a name that's prompted a bit of a neighborhood backlash. And finally, the Trump administration will begin implementing new work requirements for people receiving food stamps. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Morning Headlines: Mayor Adams Pushes BQE Overhaul , George Santos Defends Commuted Sentence, and the Met Rooftop Closes for Renovation Oct 20, 2025

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With just over two months left in office, Mayor Eric Adams is urging federal officials to fast-track the long delayed reconstruction of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway’s triple cantilever in Brooklyn Heights. Meanwhile, former Congressman George Santos says his 84 days in prison were “humbling” as he defends President Trump’s decision to commute his sentence. And the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rooftop has closed until 2030 to make way for a new contemporary art wing.

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What Greenpoint’s Transformation Reveals About NYC’s Housing Crisis Oct 18, 2025

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Twenty years after a Bloomberg era rezoning transformed Greenpoint’s waterfront, the neighborhood stands as a case study in both growth and displacement. As housing costs dominate the mayoral race, WNYC’s David Brand reports on how the lessons from Greenpoint’s boom are shaping the city’s next big housing debate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Evening Roundup: NY Young Republicans Chapter to Close, Push to Honor Super Hero Co-Creator Jack Kirby, and What’s in Season? Oct 17, 2025

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Judge Lewis Kaplan is ordering the Trump administration to release $33 million for counter-terrorism to the MTA. Plus, a pop culture historian is pushing to name part of Essex Street after Jack Kirby, the co-creator behind some of the Marvel characters we know and love. And finally, you've probably already noticed an abundance of brassicas at your local market. We’ll share recipes that include kale, broccoli, bok choy and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Midday News: NYC Mayoral Candidates Clash in First Debate, Trump Administration Threatens to Block 34th Street Busway, and More on the Race for City Hall Oct 17, 2025

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New York City’s three mayoral candidates, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa faced off last night in the first of two general election debates, sparring over their experience, the city’s affordability crisis, and how they’d work with President Trump. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has ordered the city to halt work on a new 34th Street busway, warning it could withhold funding for other projects if New York doesn’t comply. Finally, WNYC’s Brigid Bergin joins us with a recap of the mayoral debate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Morning Headlines: Attorney General Letitia James Vows to Fight Fraud Charges, Domestic Violence Cases Rise in NYC, City Council Reviews Future of Hart Island, and More on the Gateway Tunnel “Termination” Oct 17, 2025

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Attorney General Letitia James says she’s ready to defend herself against fraud charges filed by President Trump’s Justice Department. Meanwhile, domestic violence complaints in New York City have jumped 18 percent since 2019, with advocates warning that arrests alone aren’t solving the problem. Also, the City Council is weighing the future of Hart Island, the city’s public cemetery, where officials say burial space could run out in less than two decades. Plus, on this week’s transit segment, WNYC’s transportation team breaks down what President Trump’s decision to cut funding for the Gateway Tunnel project could mean for rail service between New York and New Jersey. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Evening Roundup: Trump Says Gateway Project is Terminated But Construction Continues, the Fight Over a West Village Rec Center, and Mamdani’s Relationship with the NYPD Oct 16, 2025

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President Donald Trump says the Gateway program’s Hudson River train tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York is "terminated." Meanwhile, the fate of the West Village's beloved Tony Dapolito recreation center rests in the hands of the city's next mayor. And finally, how can mayoral front runner Zohran Mamdani earn the NYPD’s trust? 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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