Midday News: Trump Appeals SNAP Ruling to Supreme Court, Senate Moves Toward Ending Shutdown, and MTA Expands Bus Lane Enforcement

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Janae Pierre: Welcome to NYC Now, your source for local news in and around New York City, from WNYC. It's Monday, November 10th. Here's the midday news from Michael Hill.

Michael Hill: The Trump administration is again asking the US Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request today is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million Americans buy groceries should proceed during the government shutdown. Lower courts have ordered the government to keep all the money flowing. The justices are expected to decide late tomorrow whether to halt those orders. Tri-state residents are beginning to get SNAP benefits for November for nearly three million New Yorkers. Governor Hochul is moving to allow money to flow to the program. Michael Paul lives in the East Village. He says he's still waiting for his November SNAP benefits.

Michael Paul: I have nothing. I got no contact at all. So, I'm not believing anything until it's on my phone saying I got on my card.

Michael Hill: SNAP benefits are sent out on a rolling basis. Over the weekend, the Trump administration ordered states to reverse any plans to send aid or risk funding cuts. Tri-state governors say they received the order but sent benefits anyway. In the meantime, the Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after some moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies. This angered many Democrats who say Americans want them to continue the fight. In a test vote that is the first in a series of procedural maneuvers, the Senate voted last late Sunday to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government and hold a vote by mid December on extending expiring health care tax credits. Final passage could be several days away if Democrats object and delay the process. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted no. Today the MTA will begin issuing warnings to drivers who block bus lanes on former routes in Brooklyn and the Bronx. WNYC's Giulia Heyward explains.

Giulia Heyward: Automated enforcement cameras are now active on the Bx9, Bx15, B11, and B63. For the next 60 days, drivers who block busways, bus stops, or double park in those lanes will get warning notices in the mail. After that, the fines start. Beginning at $50 and increasing to $250 for repeat offenders. The MTA says camera enforcement on buses has already led to faster service, fewer crashes, and fewer block stops on other routes. More than 1,400 buses are now equipped with cameras.

Michael Hill: We have delays right now on Downtown B and D trains, Uptown 2 and 3, A trains both ways, and Canarsie-Rockaway park rebound L trains. Mid-50s still now with some cloud showers maybe by midday, becoming mostly sunny, falling temperatures to the 40s by late afternoon, a light wind gusting to 20 miles an hour, and then tonight, 32 in the city. At least 32 in the city. Colder in the outlying areas with wind gusts up to 21 miles an hour. We have a freeze warning beginning after midnight all the way till nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

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