radioNOVO News NY News Roundup for June 23, 2026

Good morning. Today is officially Primary Election Day across New York, with polling places open statewide from six a-m until nine p-m. High-stakes races to watch include a three-way Democratic primary battle for State Comptroller, alongside key regional congressional races. In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is heavily pushing for voter turnout, though early voting metrics are pacing significantly lower than last year.The music industry is mourning the loss of a towering cultural icon. Legendary music mogul Clive Davis has passed away at his Manhattan home at the age of ninety-four following a recent respiratory illness. The five-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee famously shaped the soundtrack of modern music, launching or revitalizing the historic careers of Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, and Aretha Franklin.In legal news, the United States Supreme Court has officially reinstated a murder conviction in the famous 1979 disappearance of six-year-old Etan Patz in Lower Manhattan, reversing a lower court's decision that had granted convict Pedro Hernandez a new trial.And finally, if you are hitting the road, you will find some welcome relief at the pump. Triple-A reports that average regular gas prices across New York have dropped to four-dollars and twenty-four cents per gallon, following a downward national trend.Hundreds of thousands of New York residents are scrambling to secure alternative health coverage following a major shift in state healthcare guidelines. Attorney General Letitia James issued an urgent consumer warning ahead of July first, when major federal funding cuts will officially eliminate eligibility for the state's low-cost "Essential Plan" for families earning between two-hundred and two-hundred-and-fifty percent of the federal poverty level. State officials estimate the policy shift will strip zero-premium coverage from roughly four-hundred-and-fifty thousand middle-income New Yorkers, who must now transition to standard commercial plans on the state marketplace before September first to avoid major coverage gaps or unexpected medical bills.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. radioNOVO News is a service of Seven Mountains Media.