1010 WINS ALL LOCALAugust 3, 20265m

Flash Flood Warning issued in NYC... 20-year-old killed and 4 teens wounded in a shooting in Yonkers... The NYPD says major crimes are down citywide

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Local people, local stories. This is the all-local from 1010 wins. I'm Linda Lopez, and here are today's top local stories. Well, in Queens, where folks expect flooding when the heavy rains come, Ardarius Radzias is talking to folks in Flushing. Every rainstorm puts residents here on 153rd Street on edge. Omar Ortiz says every flood fills his ground floor apartment and washes out his bank account. Not about 5,000, but close to it. Yen says her street is a mess every time it floods. Everyone has to clean out a lot of stuff out from their house. Ortiz says it floods here so much that it doesn't make sense to buy furniture. I just have a bed and a desk to work on remote days. That's about it. Right. He says the only damage he can't avoid is a damage to his walls. Darius Ransy's 10-10 wins at 92 3 FM in Flushing, Queens. It was a terrifying night in Yonkers. A 20-year-old man is dead, and four teenagers are recovering after a shooting last night. Are Glenn Shuck with that story. I'm here at the Getty Square section of Yonkers, Elm Street, Palis State Avenue. It's where the bullets were flying about 845 Sunday night, and Peter lives right down the street. Things have been all right. I lived in Yonkers for nine years. was okay up until last night. A huge police response after a 20-year-old man was found dead, a shot in the back. Four other teens, critical, ranging in age from 14 to 16. Now, in custody, a 15-year-old boy, we'll learn exactly what charges he faces later today. The cops tell us this was a targeted crime with no other threat to the public. Glenn Shuck, 10-10 wins, 92-3 FM in Yonkers. Long Island's water systems are about to be real safe. Their municipalities are set to receive the bulk of that $5.4 million in state cybersecurity grants that are aimed at protecting waste and drinking water systems from cyber attacks. Nassau County communities will receive more than $3 million. And Suffolk, nearly $1 million through the state's secure grant program. And why Long Island for the bulk of those funds? Well, a spokesperson for Governor Hokel says there's no specific reason other than good applications. There roughly 1.4 million left over will be spread around the state. New NYPD crime stats are out and the numbers are good. Major crime fell nearly 13% in July and is down more than 6% for the year. Murders are also down nearly 23% compared to last year. And that's similar to robberies and assaults. Christopher Herman, former NYPD crime analyst and professor, tells 10-10 wins the big takeaway. Not one crime category has gone down, but that all of New York is experiencing these really kind of significant reductions across, you know, all the big ones that we kind of really care lots about, which is murders and shootings and robberies.

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Two exceptions, a slight uptick in transit crimes, just 1%, and a moderate increase in hate crimes of 9.4%. Planning to start a family? Where you live could make a big difference. A new Wallet Hub study ranked the best and worst states to have a baby. Connecticut ranked seventh best, New Jersey, 24th, and New York 16th. Why New York landed there? Well, we asked Chip Lupo, a rider with Wallet Hub. It has some of the highest health insurance premiums and some of the highest costs of early child care. highest babysitter nanny costs. So aside from just having the child, it's just once the child is born, being able just to maintain the cost. On the other hand, New York did score well for health care quality, so at least we have that. Well, while buses might not yet be free in the city, many New Yorkers still act like they are. In fact, the MTA said paid bus ridership dropped nearly 8% in June compared to the same month last year. even as subway and commuter rail ridership increased. Well, on top of that, bus fare revenue, according to the agency, is down about $31 million compared to the first half of last year. MTA chair, Jano Lieber, suggesting Zohran Mamdani's campaign promised to make buses free may have something to do with those numbers. To that, a spokesperson for Zohran Mamdani responded saying fair evasion has been a persistent problem and pointed blame. at the city's affordability crisis. A mother and child were injured in Brooklyn last night when a cab jumped a curb in bedside. This happened just after 9 p.m. A cab driver in a gray SUV was attempting to turn from Park Avenue onto No Strand Avenue when he collided with a Honda minivan. Well, that caused him to jump the curb where he hit a 31-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. The daughter suffered only minor injuries. The mom is said to be in the hospital in critical condition. Police say the investigation into that crash is ongoing. New York and New Jersey joining nearly two dozen states ensuing to block the Trump administration changes to the Affordable Care Act. Expanded access to limited coverage catastrophic plans and income verification requirements are taking effect in 27. The lawsuit argues those new rules would drive up premiums for people in standard ACA plans, making it harder for Americans to keep or obtain health insurance. Thanks for listening to the all-local from 10-10-Wins. And for the latest news, traffic, and weather, tuned to 10-10-Wins, visit 10-10-wins.com or download the Odyssey app to take us wherever you go.