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Today’s Big Stories
1. Mayoral candidates have widely different visions for transportation in the city
The three leading candidates in the mayoral race — Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa — have widely different visions for transportation in the city.
NY1’s Samantha Liebman took a look at their proposals for street safety, transit affordability and more.
2. New York hostage family still waiting for return of loved one’s remains
It’s been two years since Hamas killed 1,200 people in Israel and took roughly 250 others hostage.
NY1’s Noorulain Khawaja spoke with parents who are still waiting for the return of their son’s remains.
3. Midtown office-to-housing conversion takes center stage ahead of election
Midtown Manhattan is full of tourist attractions like Broadway and Rockefeller Center and where transit hubs Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal deposit commuters heading into offices.
But lawmakers and real estate developers told NY1’s Bernadette Hogan new zoning laws could spur construction of new housing, transforming the commercial area into a residential zone.
4. Man charged with killing 16-year-old girl in Queens SUV attack
A Long Island man has been indicted on charges including murder and attempted murder for allegedly purposely driving into a 16-year-old girl and her family in Queens, killing the teen and injuring her mother, prosecutors said.
Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, of Uniondale, was arraigned on a 15-count indictment that also included charges of assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and criminal possession of a weapon, the Queens district attorney’s office said today.
5. Lander weighs in on affordability and the mayoral race
Affordability remains a major theme in New York City’s mayoral race and one that continues to draw attention from top officials.
City Comptroller Brad Lander joined “Mornings On 1” today to talk about the issue, which was central to his own campaign and now to Zohran Mamdani’s.
6. Despite law, Trump says he may deprive some federal workers of back pay
President Donald Trump said today that his administration may circumvent a law he signed in 2019 that mandates furloughed federal workers receive back pay for the days and weeks of missed time due to a government shutdown.
There are roughly 750,000 federal employees currently furloughed on top of millions more civilian workers and military members who will go unpaid for the duration of the shutdown.
(Spectrum News NY1)
Political Buzz on the Road: Brooklyn
“Mornings On 1” is hitting the road ahead of the mayoral election to look at some of the main issues for voters across the five boroughs. Voters have made it clear that affordability will be top of mind when they head to the polls this year. The city’s most populous borough falls in the center of this issue as it experiences a drastic shift in its housing landscape.
NY1’s Bob Hardt, Ayana Harry, Courtney Gross and Pat Kiernan discuss the issue of affordable housing as they travel through Brooklyn in this installment of “Political Buzz on the Road.”