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November 1, 2023: Midday News
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8 minutes
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Nov 1, 2023
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Police have shot and killed a man they believe to be responsible for a double homicide in East Flatbush Sunday night. Meanwhile, the NYPD is investigating the shooting of a 16-year-old boy near Times Square on Halloween night. Jupiter will be at its closest point to Earth tonight and then at opposition Thursday night, meaning Earth will line up between Jupiter and the sun. Finally, the New York City Council recently announced the revival of The Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, with plans to close Rikers Island jail complex by August, 2027. WNYC's Tiffany Hansen spoke with the commission's chair, former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman.
Released:
Nov 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
August 18, 2023: Midday News: Mayor Eric Adams is proposing to house migrants in the now-shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. It's the same facility where convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life. Meanwhile, police are investigating a potential hate crime in Borough Park after a man had his yarmulke snatched off his head. And in the latest installment of our series "I Tried It", WNYC's Ramsey Khalifeh dives into the pulsating beats of Basement, a much-revered techno club in Queens. by NYC NOW