Listen Up: A Closer Look at Top Stories for Monday, Feb. 4
Monday, Feb. 4, 2019
Happy Monday! The sun will be out today, but the better story is the temperatures. They will be in the 50s. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.
1. Man Shot to Death on Subway Platform in Broad Daylight: NYPD
A man was shot to death on a subway platform in Queens on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The victim was in an argument with two other men on the southbound 7 train that spilled out onto the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue platform at about 12:45 p.m., the NYPD said.
Video that appears to be of the shooting shows the three men fighting on the ground of the elevated platform as the train is stopped with doors open.
Read more here.
2. Congestion Fees, Drivers’ Wages to Raise Taxi Fares
A judge has lifted a temporary restraining order that blocked the state’s congestion surcharges on taxis and other for-hire vehicles in Manhattan.
The new ride fees were supposed to start Jan. 1, but drivers sued over the proposed fee of $2.50 for yellow taxis and $2.75 for other for-hire vehicles, including Ubers and Lyfts. The money raised would go to fund the MTA.
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance called the fees an additional “crushing burden” on drivers.
Read more here.
3. Grammy-Nominated Rapper 21 Savage in US Immigration Custody
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was taken into federal immigration custody early Sunday, authorities said.
The artist, whose given name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested in a targeted operation in the Atlanta area involving local and federal law enforcement officers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox said in an emailed statement.
Abraham-Joseph is a British citizen who overstayed his visa and is also has a felony conviction, Cox said.
Read more here.
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