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Midday News: City Tests Housing Options for Pregnant Shelter Residents, No Charges Against Police Officers in Jamaica Station Shooting, and New Jersey Prepares for Hurricane Season

NYC NOW
NYC NOW
Episode • May 30 • 9m
New York City is launching a pilot program to reduce the number of babies born in homeless shelters by testing different housing interventions for 500 pregnant people. Meanwhile, the state attorney general will not pursue charges against MTA officers who fatally shot a man at Jamaica Station last year. Plus, with hurricane season starting Sunday, New Jersey DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette discusses how the state is preparing its coastline for extreme weather.

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