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12/05/2025

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander chose to plead not guilty in court on Friday over his Sept. 18 arrest at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, a controversial ICE facility he protested with other elected officials, meaning that his case will go to trial.

Lander and his fellow protesters were charged with obstructing the usual use of federal property. Others who were arrested took a deal that he was also offered to plead guilty, and have the case likely thrown out.

"I pleaded not guilty on the charge, because the crime was not us sitting on the floor of the 10th floor elevator lobby, the crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the 10th floor door," Lander told reporters after his federal court appearance.

The demonstrators were protesting against conditions at the immigration court, which they claim has been used as an ICE detention facility with unacceptable conditions. Opponents to the facility have also said that immigrants are being detained while attending standard, scheduled hearings at the court.

"The usual use of those floors of 26 Federal Plaza are as an immigration court, they are not usually used as a detention facility," Lander said. "We're not going to accept the idea that what Donald Trump's ICE is doing is usual, or normal, it is not."

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12/05/2025

🏗️ New York City is enforcing new safety rules after a more than two-year investigation by the city's Department of Buildings found that a 2023 partial crane collapse in Midtown was entirely preventable.

Diesel-powered tower cranes are now required to have fire suppression and detection systems, and workers in charge of operating and supervising the equipment must meet stricter experience qualifications, officials said Friday.

The New York Crane and Equipment Corporation was faulted for the July 2023 incident, when fuel leaked from a disconnected hydraulic hose onto the crane deck as it lifted 14,000 pounds of concrete to the top of a 45-story construction project at West 41st Street and 10th Avenue, sparking a fire. Investigators said that the blaze weakened the structure supporting its 165-foot-long boom, which then fell to the ground.

The corporation did not follow fire suppression recommendations made by the crane's manufacturers after two earlier fires in Australia, officials said.

There were a dozen minor injuries and damage to a building across from the construction site.

🔊 Marla Diamond reports:

12/05/2025

Following the arrest of 19-year-old Justin Aguilera, of Queens, on charges of gang assault and riot, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino conducted a joint walk-through of the Malba neighborhood with NYPD officials, the Department of Transportation and the Parks Department.

Aguilera was arrested in connection with the beating of a 50-year-old resident, who was seriously injured during a takeover on Nov. 23 that also ended in a security guard's vehicle being set on fire at 141st Street and 11th Avenue.

"We are going to accomplish what should've been accomplished over the last four years and was not. We needed a catastrophe to get speed bumps. Go figure. Whatever needs to be done to help these people have the safety that they need," Paladino told reporters.

Police have been increasing enforcement efforts to crack down on these disruptive gatherings.

🎤 Marla Diamond reports

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12/05/2025

💉 New York state officials slammed a federal vaccine advisory committee’s vote Friday to drop the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born, with Gov. Kathy Hochul saying the Trump administration is "willing to let babies and children die."

NYC's acting health commissioner, Dr. Michelle Morse, said the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is “no longer a trusted source.” She said the decision ignores decades of science and puts children at risk.

"The hepatitis B birth dose of the vaccine has been in place as a recommendation for over 30 years across the United States, and during that time, rates of hepatitis B in the United States have declined by 99%" Morse said.

The New York State Department of Health said Friday that it also continues to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for infants and children despite the new guidance, noting every newborn should get the vaccine dose "without delay."

🎤 Mary-Lyn Buckley reports

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12/05/2025

⚽🏆 The drawing for the expansive 48-country 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule took place Friday, and to kick off excitement about the finals—which will be held at MetLife Stadium—the NY/NJ World Cup 2026 Host City Committee held a hype-up fan event in Times Square.

"I mean it sounds like a cliche, but it means the world. It's a big deal," die-hard soccer fan Michael Fitzgerald said of New York being one of the hosts. "I've traveled the world, been to a number of World Cups, but now that it's home, you know, it kind of feels cozy and warm."

The United States is slated to start the tournament against Paraguay on June 12, and NYC fans gathered in Times Square to watch the drawing on a large screen, surrounded by soccer activations. A field was pitched, league teams kicked around balls and attendees had the chance to meet the new mascot of U.S. soccer: a dog whose name will be chosen by fan vote.

Alex Lasry, CEO of the FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Host Committee, told 1010 WINS that he thinks the city "is one of the biggest parts of this whole thing, right?"

"I think there's a reason why we were awarded the final, and New York had a lot to do with it," he continued.

Many New Yorkers and visitors in Times Square shared their excitement over the growth of U.S. soccer fandom and culture, just as President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. was granted FIFA's first peace prize.

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12/05/2025

🥶 New York will see a chance of light snow and freezing rain overnight. But frigid temperatures have already set in across the metro area, with a low of 20 degrees, breaking a record set on Dec. 5, 1942, at LaGuardia Airport and tying the daily record at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1966.

12/05/2025

🔎 Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was the "most searched" person of 2025, according to the tech giant's "Year in Search" lists.

The second most-searched person was Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Musician d4vd was the third most-searched person, while Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, was fourth on the list. Pope Leo XIV rounded off the top five.

As for the top searches overall, "Charlie Kirk" was the most searched term of 2025, followed by "KPop Demon Hunters," "Labubu," "iPhone 17," and "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

News of Mamdani's prolific search year came a day after the language-learning company Babbel declared Mamdani's name among the most mispronounced words of the year.

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12/05/2025

🎾 It's freezing in the Tri-State this Friday, but that didn't stop Anthony Cappola from getting some practice on the tennis courts in Englewood, New Jersey.

"Tennis players are known to be busy, but I'm trying to bring a little Rocky Balboa to the situation," Cappola told 1010 WINS reporter Glenn Schuck.

Cappola said that he layers up for days like this, with long johns, pants and then five layers on the torso. When he's properly bundled, he says he can last at least 30 minutes getting some practice.

"You breathe that fresh air in, ahhh, it's invigorating," Cappola said. "Not cold, I'm bundled up, I got my 1010 WINS playing, I am ready to go no matter what."

🔊 Glenn Schuck reports:

12/05/2025

A pretrial hearing on Luigi Mangione’s bid to exclude evidence from his state murder case was postponed Friday because the defendant is sick, his lawyers and the judge said.

A pretrial hearing on Luigi Mangione’s bid to exclude evidence from his state murder case has been postponed because his lawyers and the judge say he's sick

12/05/2025

🦷 Susan Richard had two wisdom teeth pulled Thursday—and left multiple post-op voicemails for fellow “Morning Drive” anchor Scott Stanford right after walking out of the dentist’s office.

Scott was at Wegmans when he got the messages from Susan, who had a case of tooth extraction–induced “chipmunk cheeks.”

“I can’t even talk, my whole tongue is totally numb,” she said. “I sound ridiculous!”

Speedy recovery, Susan!

12/05/2025

The arrest of Andrew D***s, 66, in Florida on Wednesday for the 1997 death of Tanya Jackson has potentially brought new answers to her decades-old cold case, once linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings.

Jackson's remains were found in Lakeview and near Jones Beach, and the remains of her two-year-old daughter, Tatiana, were discovered near Gilgo 14 years later.

John Ray, who represents several Gilgo victims, speculated about a potential connection. "I've always insisted and the people working with me that there are multiple killers involved here and they may all be or some of them connected to one another," Ray said. "We've always said that and this may be another step in that direction."

D***s is awaiting extradition from Florida to New York to face the murder charges. Meanwhile, Manhattan architect Rex Heuermann remains jailed as he awaits trial in connection with the murders of seven other women.

🎤 .schuck reports

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12/05/2025

Nine people were sickened, one seriously, by a carbon monoxide leak at a Bronx apartment building on Thursday. The call came just after 9 a.m. to a building located on Stratford Avenue in Soundview.

First responders evacuated the building, going door-to-door to alert residents. Several victims were hospitalized, with one person reported to be in serious condition. "They just knocked everybody's door down, letting everybody know to come out, but they took a couple of people in the ambulance and all that," resident Angel Muniz told 1010 WINS.

The air inside was described as unsafe by Con Edison and the incident left the building temporarily without heat.

The source of the leak appears to be a "boiler situation," Muniz added. He has not been given a timeline for when the heat will be restored.

🎤 Mack Rosenberg reports

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