{"id":179374,"date":"2025-08-27T09:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/179374\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:34:35","slug":"morning-briefing-aug-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/179374\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Aug. 26, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, New York City.<b> <\/b>Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sunny again today, with warm conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Readings will reach the low 80s.<\/p>\n<p>Today is our fifth consecutive dry day.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 110px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mostly_Clear _day.png\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"\/>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>Highs:<\/b>\u00a0Low 80s<b><br \/>Lows:<\/b>\u00a0Low 60s<br \/>Dry conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hourly Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\/interactive-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around NYC<\/p>\n<p><b>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2025\/08\/25\/mamdani-says-he-ll-finish-mcguinness-boulevard-plan-amidst-ex-adams-aide-corruption-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani says he&#8217;ll finish McGuinness Boulevard plan amidst ex-Adams aide corruption indictment<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s indictment from the Manhattan district attorney&#8217;s office alleges Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 former senior adviser and friend, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, helped kill a plan that would have transformed McGuinness Boulevard into a single lane for drivers on either side, surrounded by bike lanes after she was allegedly bribed by the powerful Argento family, also owners of Broadway Stages.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis-Martin has pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani promised he\u2019ll complete the original plan. Right now, McGuinness becomes a double-lane street on both sides after Cayler Street toward Pulaski Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/health\/2025\/08\/26\/residents-ask-for-better-communication-in-bronx-legionnaires--cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Residents ask for better communication in Bronx Legionnaires&#8217; cases<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bronx residents say they want better communication after health officials confirmed two cases of Legionnaires\u2019 disease at their apartment complex.<\/p>\n<p>The health department began investigating early this summer. Testing confirmed live Legionella bacteria in the hot water system, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Officials are now working with management on an extensive remediation plan, which could take months or even years.<\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2025\/08\/26\/reckless---ny-gov-pushes-back-on-trump-s-cashless-bail-funding-threat--nyc-mayoral-candidates-react\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Reckless&#8217;: N.Y. governor pushes back on Trump&#8217;s cashless bail funding threat, NYC mayoral candidates react<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a new executive order, President Donald Trump threatened Monday to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/08\/25\/trump-signs-order-to-potentially-withhold-funds-from-states--cities-with--no-cash-bail--policies-as-he-talks-larger-crime-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withhold federal dollars from communities<\/a>,\u00a0including New York, that offer cashless bail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move was met with pushback from New York\u2019s top leaders, and sparked debate on the campaign trail for New York City mayor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Signing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/08\/taking-steps-to-end-cashless-bail-to-protect-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the order<\/a>\u00a0in the Oval Office Monday morning, the president argued that cashless bail policies are a threat to public safety. \u201cNo cash. Come back in a couple of months. We&#8217;ll give you a trial. You never see the person again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p><b>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/08\/26\/trump-fires-lisa-cook-federal-reserve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump fires Fed governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for control over central bank<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/08\/25\/trump-dc-armed-patrols-national-guard-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Leave our kids alone&#8217;: Schools reopen in DC with parents on edge over Trump&#8217;s armed patrols<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/08\/25\/house-oversight-jeffrey-epstein-subpoena-documents-birthday-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House committee subpoenas Epstein&#8217;s estate for documents, including birthday book and contacts<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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