Good evening, New York City. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know about for tonight and tomorrow, as well as your weather outlook.
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Tonight remains quiet, with clouds increasing overnight. Temperatures will be milder, with lows in the upper 60s, along with higher humidity.
Rain arriving Thursday morning will impact the morning commute and be heavy at times. Highs will be in the low 70s. The rain gradually exits Friday, with cooler air moving in. Highs will only be in the mid-60s.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Hochul agrees to Spectrum News gubernatorial debate
Gov. Kathy Hochul has agreed to participate in Spectrum News' general election debate with Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for governor.
The debate is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Pace University in Manhattan.
2. N.Y. AG files $250M civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, three of his adult children
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his company, along with three of his adult children and others, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
"We are filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump for violating the law as part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family, and his company," James said at a press conference this morning announcing the lawsuit.
3. Man charged with killing EMT deemed fit for trial: DA
A Bronx man accused of fatally hitting an EMT with her own ambulance in 2017 has been deemed fit to stand trial, in a reversal of a previous ruling, prosecutors said today.
Jose Gonzalez, 31, was charged with offenses including first-degree murder after he allegedly ran EMT Yadira Arroyo over in the Bronx in March 2017, but a judge deemed him unfit to stand trial this past May, the DA’s office said.
4. Children exposed to Hurricane Sandy while in womb show higher rates of depression, ADHD: study
While city officials were able to calculate the physical destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy years ago, experts are still grasping the scope of the mental anguish it caused city residents — even those who were in the womb when it happened nearly a decade ago.
In a study published today in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, researchers found that children who were in the womb during 2012’s Hurricane Sandy were more likely to develop depression, anxiety and attention deficit/disruptive behavior disorders than children who were not.
5. DOC inmate dies after jumping into East River: officials
A Department of Correction detainee died after he climbed a fence and jumped into the East River on Tuesday, marking the 15th city jails-related death this year, officials said.
Gregory Acevedo, 48, scaled a recreation yard fence at the Vernon C. Bain Center — a floating jail barge across from Rikers Island in Hunts Point — and leaped into the river around 11:45 a.m., a spokesperson for the DOC and a department press release said.
6. Supreme Court to consider whether to take up NYPD detective's request to block vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to take a case brought by an NYPD detective asking to stop the city from firing him and others for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a court spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
Lawyers for Detective Anthony Marciano asked the court in August for an emergency injunction to block the city from enforcing its vaccination requirement for all municipal employees.
7. Two Rikers guards plead guilty to bribery scheme
Two city correction officers have pleaded guilty to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle drugs and cellphones into Rikers Island for alleged Bloods gang members, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a release.
“The defendants threw in their lot with Bloods gang members and betrayed their sworn duty to maintain the safety of incarcerated individuals and other correction officers at Rikers Island by smuggling cell phones and drugs into the jail,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement.
In Case You Missed It
Members of a historic choir in the South Bronx are fearful their voices will be silenced. NY1’s Dean Meminger has followed their story for decades. In fact, he used to be a part of the church congregation. (Spectrum News NY1)
South Bronx gospel choir trying not to be silenced
On a recent Sunday, members of St. Augustine’s Our Lady of Victory Gospel Choir came together in fellowship at a luncheon to reflect on their past and try to figure out what the future holds.
Choir membership has dwindled as people have gotten older, South Bronx demographics have changed and fewer young people are coming through Catholic Church doors.