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May 08, 2025

Evening Roundup: American-born Cardinal Elected as Pope, Adams’ Budget Invests in Cleaner Parks, NYC Students’ Xenophobic Border Patrol Prank, NJ Mayor Riled up Over Uninspected Detention Center and NJ GOP Governor Hopefuls Clash in Forum

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New Yorkers gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan as a new pope was elected. Meanwhile, Mayor Adams is promoting his new budget proposal to restore cleaning crews to some of New York City's busiest green spaces. Plus, a school on the Upper West Side is wrestling with how to discipline seniors who staged a prank some teachers described as xenophobic. Also, a new ICE detention center in Newark is drawing the ire of the mayor of New Jersey's largest city. And finally, three Republican candidates vying to be New Jersey’s next governor made their case to voters at a forum Wednesday hosted by WNYC and NJ Spotlight News.

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