Midday News: New Developer Chosen for Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing, NYPD Expands Hybrid Fleet, and Long Island App Tracks ICE Sightings

A long stalled plan to build nearly 900 affordable apartments at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards site is getting new life after state officials tapped a new developer. Meanwhile, the NYPD is deploying 140 new hybrid patrol cars as it works toward the city’s 2035 all-electric vehicle mandate. And on Long Island, the group behind Islip Forward, an app that lets residents report and track ICE sightings, says it will keep operating despite criticism from the Trump administration. Founder Ahmad Perez joins us to explain. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.