{"id":28637,"date":"2025-11-04T20:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/28637\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T20:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:27:14","slug":"morning-briefing-nov-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/28637\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Nov. 4, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, New York City. Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Sunshine is in store today, with strong winds.<\/p>\n

Wind gusts could reach 30 mph.<\/p>\n

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Highs:\u00a0Upper 50s
Lows:\u00a0Upper 40s
Windy and bright<\/p>\n

Hourly Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nIntroducing Spectrum News+
Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around NYC<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Polls are open across the five boroughs<\/a><\/p>\n

Voters are casting ballots for mayor, public advocate, city comptroller, borough presidents, City Council seats and six ballot questions across New York City.<\/p>\n

Polling sites opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 9 p.m. across all five boroughs.<\/p>\n

Here are the profiles of the mayoral candidates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before heading to the polls for voting, take a look at our FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day<\/a><\/p>\n

The three leading mayoral candidates made their final appeals to voters Monday ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n

Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters in Queens, while Curtis Sliwa campaigned in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo addressed President Donald Trump\u2019s public support on Truth Social, denying any endorsement.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0SNAP uncertainty fuels surge in food pantry demand across NYC<\/a><\/p>\n

The ongoing government shutdown has halted SNAP benefits for millions nationwide, including 1.8 million New Yorkers who rely on the program for groceries.<\/p>\n

Food banks citywide report demand has doubled, with some pantries giving out triple their usual supply. Advocates warn charities can\u2019t replace the $25 million in daily food aid SNAP provides.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Trump dismisses idea of war with Venezuela but won’t comment on possible land strikes<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump tariff policy Wednesday<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the U.S. government shutdown<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Sunshine is in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[577,25,313,75,84,83,9,24,63,200],"class_list":{"0":"post-28637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-app-morning-briefing","9":"tag-app-top-stories","10":"tag-deanna-garcia","11":"tag-manhattan","12":"tag-manhattan-headlines","13":"tag-manhattan-news","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-city","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-vod"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}