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Evening Roundup: Zohran Mamdani Gets Endorsement from Former Cuomo Backer, Supporters of EPA Workers Push for Reinstatement, Iconic Diner Prepares for Closure, Report Finds Unnecessary ACS Investigations and Online Subway Surfing Trend Leads to Lawsuit

NYC NOW
NYC NOW
Episode • Jul 10 • 9m
Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor. Plus, supporters of federal Environmental Protection Agency employees who were put on leave last week are pushing the agency to reinstate them. Also, a decades-old Manhattan diner is closing its doors later this month. Meanwhile, a report from the Legal Aid Society suggests that New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services is subjecting families to more traumatic investigations than is really necessary. And finally, a woman whose son died while subway surfing is suing the social media companies that helped to popularize the dangerous trend.

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