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While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area — a system investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls and flooded networks with chaos at the very moment the city was most vulnerable.
The cache, made up of more than 300 SIM servers packed with over 100,000 SIM cards and clustered within 35 miles of the United Nations, represents one of the most sweeping communications threats uncovered on U.S. soil.
2. New York Liberty part ways with championship-winning coach Sandy Brondello
The New York Liberty will not renew coach Sandy Brondello’s contract for next season, the organization announced today.
Brondello led the Liberty to its first WNBA championship in 2024, but the team struggled with injuries to star players Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu this year. New York earned the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and lost in the first round to the Phoenix Mercury.
3. Far Rockaway voters push for better transportation, more affordable housing
Far Rockaway is a southeastern Queens neighborhood known for beach views, a bustling downtown and a history of resilience.
As New Yorkers prepare to vote in an unprecedented mayoral election, NY1’s Ayana Harry spent time in the neighborhood to learn about the pressing issues residents hope will be addressed in the next administration.
4. Brooklyn resident released from prison after deportation to Eswatini, authorities say
A Jamaican man who was among five migrants deported by the United States to Eswatini in Africa has been repatriated to his home country, Eswatini authorities said Monday.
Etoria had lived most of his life in Brooklyn as a permanent U.S. resident prior to his deportation, his lawyers previously said.
5. Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings loses bid to separate case into multiple trials
The suspect in Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings has lost his bid to separate into multiple trials the sprawling case involving seven brutal killings spanning decades.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei ruled today that the trial against Rex Heuermann, a Manhattan architect who lived on Long Island, would move forward as a single trial.
6. ‘Reckless’: Columbia University doctor refutes Trump’s Tylenol claims
On Monday, President Donald Trump claimed pregnant women should stop taking the painkiller Tylenol, linking it to the rise of autism. The announcement drew the ire of some parents and health professionals who say there is no evidence to support that recommendation.
Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University, joined “News All Day” to discuss where the theory came from, as well as his reaction to the claim.
7. Newly reopened Wagner Park designed to manage rising water levels
It’s Climate Week in the city — and a number of events happening around the five boroughs are celebrating clean energy, infrastructure and green spaces. One of the events is the Wagner Park Sustainability Tour.
The Battery Park City Authority hosted the event Monday for the newly resilient Wagner Park, which was designed to manage stormwater and rising sea levels. Raju Mann, the president and CEO of the Battery Park City Authority, joined NY1 to talk more about this.
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For the Harlem Globetrotters, 100 years of tricks, laughter and legacy
Talk about a surprise in Times Square: a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters, who rolled into the neighborhood on a double-decker bus. Within minutes of arriving, veteran Globetrotter Cheese Chisholm was spinning a basketball on the finger of a tourist from Peru.
That’s the magic of the Globetrotters, now celebrating a century of joy with their 100-Year Tour, which kicks off at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 14. NY1’s Roger Clark got a preview.