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November 29, 2023: Midday News
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11 minutes
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Nov 29, 2023
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The NYPD is preparing for protests related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war during the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting. Also, Mount Sinai Health officials defended their plan to shut down Beth Israel Hospital at a heated community forum in Manhattan on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the city's recent crackdown on unlicensed vendors has reached Prospect Park's farmers market in Brooklyn. Plus, worried landlords across New York City are banning tenants from storing e-bikes in their buildings for fear of lithium battery fires. Finally, WNYC's Community Partnerships desk regularly teams up with the nonprofit, Street Lab, to collect and share stories from neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Our latest stop is in Brooklyn's Kensington neighborhood.
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
August 15, 2023 : Evening Roundup: New York City council members are touting a new law that they say will help crack down on illegal cannabis shops across the five boroughs. Plus, a Florida company gets an $18 million contract to provide emergency shower trailers for New York’s asylum seekers. Also, WNYC’s David Furst and Albany reporter Jon Campbell discuss plans to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. And finally, we nod to the 50 year anniversary of hip hop with Heather Hills, a rapper from Neptune Township, New Jersey. by NYC NOW