The Local Sunset
New York · Monday, August 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM local · 23 min
Rundown
Every item in this broadcast, in order.
- ANYC doubles civil service fellowship slots to 400amNewYork
- AAmtrak Completes First Phase of East River Tunnel Rehab, LIRR Service DisruptedGothamist
- AWoman Injured in Daylight Shooting Near Brooklyn PlaygroundamNewYork
- ANYC lets landlords purchase exemptions from climate law this weekGothamist
- ANYC Nonprofit CAMBA Settles to Offer Tenants Financial Alternatives Before EvictionamNewYork
- BTextbook Authors Sue OpenAI Over Alleged Book TheftamNewYork
- BNYC Shelters Deteriorate, Providers Call for RepairsGothamist
- BState Funding Shortfall Threatens Rape Survivor Services in New YorkGothamist
- BNYC Report Says Congestion Pricing Hasn't Boosted Air QualityGothamist
- BPolice halt Long Island street takeover, arrest driversGothamist
Stories from this broadcast
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NYC Expands Civil Service Fellowship to 400 Slots
New York City is doubling its civil service fellowship program to 400 slots, adding two annual cohorts to help more CUNY graduates start careers in city…
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Textbook Authors File Class Action Against OpenAI Over Book Use
Textbook authors have filed a Manhattan class action accusing OpenAI of illegally scraping hundreds of academic books from pirated sites to train its AI…
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NYPD Increases Presence in Upper Manhattan After Crowd Damage
After a large crowd caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at Dyckman Street station on August 9, the NYPD is boosting officer presence in upper…
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Amtrak Finishes First Phase of East River Tunnel Rehab, LIRR Service Affected
Amtrak finished the first phase of rebuilding an East River tunnel in 2026, easing some pressure but keeping Long Island Rail Road service limited as further…
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NYC Shelters Deteriorate, Providers Call for Repairs
Providers say New York City shelters, including the Schwartz Men's Shelter on Wards Island, are in poor condition and city repairs are ineffective, urging…
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NYC Adds Two Legionnaires' Deaths, Toll Reaches Nine
The NYC Department of Health confirmed two more Legionnaires' disease deaths on the Upper East Side, raising the outbreak’s death toll to nine. The increase…
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Woman Wounded in Daylight Shooting Near Brooklyn Playground
A woman was injured by gunfire near the Glenwood Houses playground in Brooklyn on August 17, 2026, prompting NYPD to seek several male suspects. Police are…
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State Funding Shortfall Threatens Rape Survivor Services in New York
The Office of Victims Services warned that a funding shortfall, caused by more applicants than available grants, could lead to cuts in services for rape…
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NYC Allows Landlords to Purchase Climate Law Exemptions
New York City now permits landlords to buy exemptions from Local Law 97, the emissions‑reduction ordinance targeting building‑related carbon output, as…
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NYC Report Finds Congestion Pricing Has Not Improved Air Quality
A city report released on August 16, 2026, finds that New York’s congestion pricing program has not led to a noticeable improvement in air quality, despite…
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CAMBA Settles to Offer Tenants Financial Alternatives Before Eviction
CAMBA agreed to a settlement requiring it to offer nonpaying tenants alternative financial remedies before filing eviction actions, aiming to give vulnerable…
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Police Stop Long Island Street Takeover, Arrest Drivers
Police stopped a street takeover on Sawgrass Drive in Medford, Long Island on August 16, 2026, arresting the drivers and impounding their vehicles. The…
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