Boroughs in Brief

Governor DeSantis slams state bail laws, ‘woke’ politicians in echo of Mayor Adams; NYC Mayor Adams, hotel workers union make TV ad to bring Democratic National Convention to city; Chronic absenteeism climbs to record numbers in NYC schools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Residents in NYC pushing back on explosion of new 5G Towers; Off-duty NYPD cops arrested for DWI; Beloved Brooklyn pastor fatally struck by SUV driver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hochul claims LaSalle battle won’t taint budget negotiations; Dearth of AI rules in NYC could leave Adams’ administration open to ‘biased outcomes’; Chick-Fil-A opens delivery workers’ rest stop as NYC street hubs stall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dems formally reject Governor Hochul’s chief judge pick; Mayor Adams tempers bail demands with calls to fund public defenders; ; Proposed delivery worker hub on NYC’s Upper West Side sparks outrage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC Mayor Adams ordered to cough up $300 for rat infestation at Brooklyn residence; George Santos vows not to let ‘Twitter trolling’ force him from Congress; FDNY urges feds to take more action against dangerous e-bike batteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor Hochul’s proposed menthol ban, cigarette tax hike draws mixed reactions; Never-released internal NYPD report cites ‘shortcomings and missteps’ in response to 2020 George Floyd protests; Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino says NYC bicyclists should be forced to get licensed and insurance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC pizzerias forced to pay out hundreds of thousands in settlements for wage theft claims; NYPD detective charged with stalking ex-girlfriend; Yankees icon Derek Jeter joining Fox MLB team; Elderly man shoved to Brooklyn subway tracks in random attack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC opening two new specialized programs in Brooklyn for students with dyslexia; Mayor Adams appears in court to demand dismissal of rat infestation tickets; MSG asks NYC to continue operating storied arena Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC nurses follow up private hospital strikes; Mayor Adams claims ‘woke’ Democrats are driving minority voters out of party; MTA employees crowd court hearing for finance pro charged in Brooklyn subway worker assault Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC unions demand back pay for workers fired for refusing COVID shots; NYC Social Services Commissioner resigning after tumultuous tenure; Illegal weed shops in NYC to face eviction under new crackdown plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Santos denies sexual harassment claim by prospective aide; Mayor Adams ends COVID vaccine mandate for NYC workers; Two high-ranking FDNY chiefs surrender titles in protest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nets trade Kyrie Irving; FDNY joins descendants to honor firefighters killed in 1923 line-of-duty train crash; NYPD cops shoot, critically wound man in Bronx confrontation; 15-year-old girl arrested for murder for using accelerant to set Bronx arson fire that killed stranger; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mayor Adams faces heat for deploying cops to break up hotel encampment; NYC developer resubmits scuttled ‘One45′ Harlem housing plan; Trans nonbinary Broadway star withdraws from Tony consideration over gendered categories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor proposes additional charter schools in NYC; Details on Hochul's $227 billion NY spending plan; 12 year old Brooklyn boy shot accidentally by friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden vows to kickstart NYC’s Hudson River rail tunnels; NYC public schools poised to reverse ban on controversial AI tool; NY Attorney General accuses Trump of lying on the record in response to lawsuit over company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYPD's plan to change discipline guidelines for misconduct; Representative George Santos vows to cooperate with ethics probe; Mayor Adams defends NYPD’s own anti-gun unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York’s snow-less streak ties major record; Sharpton asks for peaceful protests in Tyre Nichols’ death; Mayor Adams’ pal named in sexual harassment lawsuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Queens daycare unlicensed and running out of basement illegally; Mayor Adams vows to improve NYC ‘quality of life’ in light-on-details State of the City speech; Madison Square Garden facial recognition attorney ban challenged by NY Attorney General Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adams admin angers local leaders with plan for homeless shelter in Bronx area; Mayor Adams claims right-to-shelter law does not apply to NYC asylum seekers; Eighteen children injured in Queens daycare fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hochul wants to address ‘inconsistency’ in New York’s bail law; Mayor Adams weighs in on the great stove debate; Representative George Santos claims he was mugged in broad daylight; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gov. Hochul gets highest job approval rate in new Siena poll; Mayor Adams launches newsletter to counteract ‘distorted’ NYC press coverage; East Harlem residents say drug injection site is hurting their neighborhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jury to decide fate of Brooklyn man accused of abandoning family to fight for ISIS and train snipers; Wild melee in Manhattan ends with brawling brothers stabbed by security worker; Vandal smashes through fence of Staten Island synagogue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor Hochul ‘weighing options’ for Chief Judge; NYC Council has no plan to pass bill that would let Mayor Adams charge retired city workers for health care; Queens man gets 3 years in prison for fake prize notice scam that targeted elderly victims.; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats deny Hector LaSalle’s nomination to be state’s top judge; NYC Mayor Adams again floats possibility of housing migrants on cruise ships; Self-defense claimed in fatal Brooklyn sidewalk stabbing of ‘superfriendly’ pizzeria worker; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices