{"id":43571,"date":"2025-11-18T13:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/43571\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:22:34","slug":"morning-briefing-nov-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/43571\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Nov. 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, New York City. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re chilly today, with dry conditions during the daytime.<\/p>\n<p>Watch for showers later tonight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Partly_Cloudy_night.png\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a0Upper 40s<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Upper 30s<br \/>Chilly and dry<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hourly Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\/interactive-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around NYC<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/poll--hochul-job-approval-down--leads-stefanik.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hochul job approval slips but maintains 20-point lead over Stefanik in potential gubernatorial matchup, Siena poll says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s job approval and favorability ratings are both down from last month while maintaining a 20-point lead in a potential race for governor over Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik if she becomes the GOP nominee next year, according to a Siena University poll of registered voters released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the poll, Hochul has a 43-45% favorability rating,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ny1.com\/cf#\/content\/news\/stories\/2025\/11\/17\/p\/poll--hochul-job-approval-down--leads-stefanik.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">down from 45-42% in September,<\/a>\u00a0while her job approval rating stands at 52-43%, down from 54-40%. Stefanik has a 28-36% favorability rating, up from 21-34% in September. The poll found the incumbent governor leads the North Country congresswoman 52-32%.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2025\/11\/18\/casino-applicants-make-final-pitches-to-state-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casino applicants make final pitches to state board<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They were high-stakes presentations to the state\u2019s Gaming Facility Location Board \u2014 which will make its official recommendations on what projects get a state gaming license in just two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Upping the ante, the five-member board toured the three sites on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/bronx-teen-freed-after-ice-detention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bronx teen freed after ICE detention<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A judge ruled on Monday the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated federal law when agents arrested a 16-year-old during a mandatory check-in.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager has a special immigrant juvenile status, which is a protection meant to shield children who were abused, neglected or abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I feel happy. I was a little nervous, but now I feel better than happy,\u201d Joel said.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/u-n--approves-u-s--plan-for-stabilization-force-in-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United Nations approves U.S. plan authorizing an international stabilization force in Gaza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/doj-sues-california-in-la-over-mask-ban--id-requirement-for-federal-officers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump administration sues California over law banning masked federal agents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/danny-masterson-faults-attorney-seeks-retrial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Actor Danny Masterson asks for rape convictions to be tossed over lawyer errors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. 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