{"id":231304,"date":"2025-09-16T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/231304\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:06:33","slug":"morning-briefing-sept-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/231304\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Sept. 16, 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>A few degrees cooler but still pleasant, with high temperatures in the mid-70s.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 110px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mostly_Clear _day.png\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"\/>\n<\/td>\n<td><b>Highs:<\/b>\u00a0Mid-70s<b><br \/>Lows:<\/b>\u00a0Low 60s<br \/>Partly cloudy and seasonable<\/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\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/new-poll-again-shows-mamdani-with-double-digit-lead-over-cuomo-in-mayor-s-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New poll again shows Mamdani with double-digit lead over Cuomo in mayor\u2019s race<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A new poll from Marist University again shows Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani with \u200ca double-digit lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race for mayor in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, which was released Tuesday,\u00a0shows Mamdani with the support of 45% of likely voters, including those who are undecided. Cuomo, who is running on the independent Fight and Deliver Party line, received 24%, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa polled at 17% and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running as an independent, polled at 9%. Five percent of likely voters who participated in the poll were undecided.<\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/09\/15\/residents-and-businesses-worry-about-crime-on-canal-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Residents and businesses worry about crime on Canal Street<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>More than 800 people signed a petition calling for more permanent NYPD enforcement around Canal Street because of public safety and quality of life concerns.<\/p>\n<p>While Canal Street is known as a marketplace for knockoffs, the concern is an escalation of crime, including drugs being openly sold, muggings and people defecating on the street.<\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/09\/15\/poll--hochul-job-approval-up--leads-stefanik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hochul job approval up, improves lead over Stefanik in potential gubernatorial matchup, Siena poll says<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s job approval and favorability ratings are up a little from last month and her lead in a potential race for governor against Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik has expanded with about a year to go until voters go to the polls, according to a Siena University poll of registered voters released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the poll, Hochul\u2019s favorability rating reached 45-42%, the highest it\u2019s been since January 2024. In addition, either a majority or plurality of voters believe Hochul works hard, demonstrates honesty, gets things done, provides decisive leadership and cares about people, the poll said.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p><b>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/lisa-cook-trump-federal-reserve-interest-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Court rejects Trump bid to unseat Fed&#8217;s Cook, Senate approves Miran ahead of interest rate vote<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/trump-administration-republicans-policing-speech-charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump administration joins Republicans&#8217; campaign to police speech in reaction to Kirk&#8217;s murder<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/09\/15\/government-shutdown-congress-health-care-cuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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