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Today's Big Stories

1. City sees drop in subway, overall crime in October, NYPD says

The city’s subway system saw a double-digit drop in crime last month, with overall crime also taking a dip, NYPD statistics released today show. 

Transit crime decreased by 26.3% year over year in October, with 168 major crimes reported compared to 228 in October 2023, the NYPD said. Overall, crime in the city dropped by 6.1%, marking the 10th straight month of decline, according to the department.

2. Upper West Side shooting sets off severe subway delays, officials say

Several subway lines saw suspensions and severe delays today as police investigated a shooting that happened on the Upper West Side, officials said.

Police said a suspect opened fire at a 47-year-old man at West 68th Street and Columbus Avenue around 9:20 a.m. The victim, who was shot in the shoulder and leg, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was expected to survive, the NYPD said.

3. Combative Giuliani appears in NYC court after missing a deadline to surrender assets

A combative Rudy Giuliani said a civil case to take his most prized assets was like “a political persecution” before he entered a New York City courthouse today to explain to a federal judge why he hasn't surrendered his valuables as part of a $148 million defamation judgment.

Judge Lewis Liman ordered the former mayor to report to court after lawyers for the two former Georgia election workers who were awarded the massive judgment visited Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment last week only to discover it had been cleared out weeks earlier.

4. N.Y. immigration lawyer expects big changes under Trump administration

On the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump pledged his administration would begin mass deportations of undocumented immigrants if elected. Hours after it was declared he would return to the White House in 2025, reporting confirmed that could begin on day one.

While it remains to be seen logistically how the Trump administration would conduct the mass deportations, the way immigration works in the United States could dramatically change, said Ed Cuccia, an immigration lawyer in Manhattan.

5. Wall Street ticks higher after the Fed cuts interest rates

U.S. stocks are rising today after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a second straight time, just as investors had expected.

The S&P 500 was up 0.6% in afternoon trading, as momentum slowed from its surge a day before following Donald Trump's presidential victory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 5 points, or 0.1%, as of 2:01 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.3% higher.

6. New York DOH recommends updated COVID-19 vaccine for most New Yorkers

The New York state Department of Health continues to encourage all residents over the age of 6 months to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine with the oncoming winter illness months, the department said today.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended that those aged 65 and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should receive a second dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine six months after their first dose.

7. Rockefeller Christmas tree en route to Manhattan from Massachusetts

A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was en route to New York City today from its tiny Massachusetts hometown.

The 74-foot-high conifer, donated by a family that owned it, was cut down this morning in West Stockbridge and hoisted onto a flatbed truck by crane. It will travel 140 miles to Rockefeller Center, where it will be erected on Saturday. The tree, to feature 50,000 multi-colored lights and a Swarovski star crown, will remain on display until mid-January.

8. By the numbers: Breaking down how each New York county voted in the 2024 presidential election

Like many parts of the country on Tuesday that elected Donald Trump president of the United States, New York state shifted to the right in ways it hasn’t in a long time.

There are still votes to count and New York will certify its election results in a few weeks, offering a full snapshot of how the state acted politically, but there’s a lot to take away for now from the results.