The Update with Brandon Julien

A school bus with with children aboard crashed into a utility pole in New Jersey, causing live power lines to fall on top of the bus, Police are continuing to search for the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a home on Staten Island, and a majority of Americans don't like the way President Donald Trump handles U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country's global standing will deteriora...

Delays were reported at LaGuardia, Newark and other airports due to air traffic controller staffing shortages amid the government shutdown and  a small uptick in air traffic controllers calling out sick according to the FAA, Roger Stone, longtime associate of President Trump, was indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller and arrested in Florida, police are investigating a high-speed crash involvi...

A disgraced former commander in the New York Police Department's gun licensing bureau says President Trump and his eldest son were among celebrities and donors who got licenses without proper credentials,  the teenager accused of dragging a NYPD officer while driving a stolen car is only sentenced to 1 & 1/3 to 4 years in prison, and on day 34 of the partial government shutdown, the Senate's new a...

Police say no one was injured when a construction elevator accident caused debris to fall in midtown Manhattan, authorities are looking for a man they say took a joyride on a MTA bus, and the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue.  Get caught up with today's top stories with Br...

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and alleged anti-Semitism mean that women protesting on the second anniversary of the Women's March on Washington are faced with competing NYC demonstrations, Harvey Weinstein's high-profile criminal defense lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, is leaving the movie producer's rape case, and the nation's deadly opioid crisis is bringing new and unwanted attention to the wea...

An American drug enforcement agent says he purposely kept Mexican police in the dark about efforts in 2014 to hunt down the drug lord El Chapo, a 34-year-old man is arrested on murder and attempted murder charges in the unprovoked hammer attack on three employees at a Brooklyn restaurant,  and Democrats weighing presidential campaigns in 2020 face a stark choice: how — and whether — to respond to...

An off-duty NYPD officer dies following a horrific two-car crash in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx,  SUEZ water announces that quality testing has found elevated levels of lead in the drinking water in some homes in two New Jersey counties, and Gov.  Cuomo wants to add a 5-cent deposit to most non-alcoholic beverages not already included in the state's bottle bill.  Brandon has what you need...

An art exhibit installed on the grounds of the World Trade Center  wrapped in the Saudi Arabian flag is being relocated,  A Manhattan nanny convicted of stuffing a baby wipe down the throat of a 2-month-old boy in her care is sentenced to 15 years in prison, and Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase ever.  Get caught up with what you need to know with...

It's been 10 years since The Miracle On The Hudson,  Gov. Cuomo wants to see single-use plastic bags banned, and congress returns to Washington for its first full week of business on day 24 of the government shutdown.  Brandon has all the top stories of the day with The Update!

The funeral for FDNY firefighter Steven Pollard is held in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address next Tuesday in Albany, and data obtained by The Associated Press shows thousands of requests by men to bring in child and adolescent brides to live in the United States were approved.  Brandon has what you need to know with the podcast edition of The Update!

The FDNY mourns one of their own, one peraon dies in an Upper West Side apartment fire, and Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to battery charges. Brandon gets you caught up with the leadlines from Today's episode of The Update!

Starting January 7th, we're beginning something new on The Update. We're turning everything that you know and love about The Update and turning it into a 15 minute podcast. So no matter how you listen to us, you'll still be caught up with everything you need to know, because anything can happen in New York.