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Janae Pierre: Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City from WNYC. Here's the midday news from Michael Hill.
Michael Hill: Two NYPD officers were injured yesterday during a confusing encounter with immigration agents in Washington Heights. WNYC's Charles Lane has the story.
Charles Lane: Police got 911 calls about armed men pulling people from cars near 164th in Broadway. When officers arrived, they saw people in sweatshirts chasing someone and jumped out to intervene, according to the NYPD. "The chase involved federal immigration agents who were wearing ICE vests underneath their sweatshirts," Police said two NYPD officers sustained minor injuries during the interaction and were treated at the scene. The incident happened as ICE made other arrests in the neighborhood. City Council Member Shaun Abreu posted video of agents pulling a man from a car at 157th in Broadway, calling it "deeply disturbing".
Michael Hill: The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Unionized Starbucks workers at 65 stores across the country, including New York, plan to strike starting today, one of the company's busiest days. It is meant to disrupt Red Cup Day, when stores give out free reusable cups to customers who buy a holiday drink. Workers say they want higher pay and better hours. In 2023, Starbucks vowed to finalize an agreement by the end of last year, but the union says progress stalled under a new CEO.
Starbucks says it offers the best wage and benefit package in retail, worth an average of $30 an hour. The union says there is no end date for the strike. 48 degrees right now. Partly sunny today. A slight chance for some showers before 1:00 PM. We're expecting a high of 51 degrees today. This is WNYC.
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