From humiliation to almost interesting — the Yankees somehow managed to turn a 13–7 loss into a moral victory, even if it still counts as an “L” in the scorebook. Meanwhile, in Washington, it’s Day 6 of the Government Shutdown, and absolutely nobody’s blinking. And finally — the Great Recess Return. For the first time since May, the schoolyard is alive again with shouts, sneakers, and a few “Coach Brandon!” moments. We’ll talk about the chaos, the nostalgia, and that feeling when it all starts again.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, NYPD officers fatally shot an armed man after a brief foot chase in Brooklyn.
A worker at a Brooklyn discount store tried to foil a would-be shoplifter — only to get stabbed. The 30-year-old victim, who was not identified, was working at a Family Dollar store on Flatlands Avenue in East New York around 11:48 a.m. when she was slashed by the thief, police and sources said.
And in Washington, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon at all, after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland after the same judge blocked him from using Oregon’s National Guard the day before.
While the government shutdown continues, come enjoy a little laugh inside The Update Journal.
Today, we’re diving headfirst into October baseball — starting with the ALDS preview between the Yankees and Blue Jays. One team’s got the momentum, the other’s got the maple syrup. Meanwhile, back in Queens, the Mets purge under Carlos Mendoza continues. Players are being shipped out faster than the 7 train leaves Times Square, and it’s starting to feel less like a rebuild and more like a reality show: Extreme Roster Makeover – Citi Field Edition. On Day 4 of the Government Shutdown, things aren’t looking any better. Lawmakers are still pointing fingers, staffers are still furloughed, and the Capitol cafeteria’s probably running out of coffee — which explains a lot. And finally, a programming note: we’re changing the formula for The Update on off days. Don’t worry — it’s not a total overhaul. Think of it like a diet soda with a little more flavor, not New Coke, where everyone rioted until they brought the old one back. This one still tastes like The Update… just with fewer calories and more laughs.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Saturday, Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most influential figures in hip-hop.
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer was left off the Toronto Blue Jays’ roster for their AL Division Series against the New York Yankees along with injured shortstop Bo Bichette and right-hander Chris Bassitt.
And in Washington, hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
From baseball to bureaucracy to bizarre beverages — today’s lineup in The Update Journal is one for the books. First up: Game 2 of the Yankees–Red Sox Wild Card series. The Yankees pulled off the comeback win to keep their season alive, which means fans can breathe again… at least until tomorrow. Then, it’s Day 2 of the Government Shutdown — or as Washington likes to call it, “Take Your Blame Game to Work Day.” And finally, our Chocolate Egg Cream Soda review — a drink that nobody asked for, but Arizona made anyway. It’s chocolate, it’s creamy, it’s carbonated… and it’s confused. It’s like drinking a dessert that’s also having an identity crisis.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, a massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building in the Bronx collapsed after an explosion, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground.
President Trump’s administration, citing the government shutdown, said it was putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the city’s Second Avenue subway.
And overseas, an assailant drove a car at people outside a synagogue in northern England and then began stabbing people, killing two and wounding three in an attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said.
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
In The Update Journal, it's Politics, Pennants, and Pumpkins. It’s a Monday packed with drama both political and personal. First, the race to City Hall takes a sharp detour as Mayor Adams suddenly exits the stage, shaking up what was already a crowded field. Then, the Mets’ season of promise ends in heartbreak, capping off one of the most disappointing collapses in team history. Over in the American League, the AL Central finishes in pure chaos, with the Guardians completing one of baseball’s most improbable comebacks. And finally — to lighten things up — what you didn’t see behind the camera on our Halloween prep was… well, let’s just say there were props, pumpkins, and one mad professor who forgot where he left the fog machine.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, we continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. With just 36 days to go until the general election, we’re going to guarantee ourselves a new mayor. Mayor Adams ended his struggling reelection campaign, an acknowledgment that he was no longer a credible contender after a year of scandal and political turmoil. Also, we’ll talk about from recalling his “shorty” in Queens to making heart hands with a robot, some of Adams’ most ridiculous moments.
Thousands of runners retraced a fallen New York City firefighter’s desperate race to the twin towers Sunday to honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks – and raise over $1 million for survivors and their families.
And in Michigan, an ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police. At least four people were killed and eight wounded, and authorities were searching the building ruins for more victims.
We're closing out the week inside The Update Journal. Former FBI Director James Comey’s now the one facing questions — and this time, he’s not the one asking them. We’ll break down the charges and the irony behind them. Then, in Episode 3 of the Mets Playoff Chase Diary, the Amazins’ season continues to hang by a thread — and that thread’s starting to fray. And in The Last Word, as the leaves fall and the air turns crisp, a reminder that change doesn’t have to be loud to be beautiful — though try telling that to a New Yorker with a leaf blower.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, The 13-year-old boy gunned down outside a Queens Dunkin’ Donuts this week was slain over a gang beef, police claimed— as they identified a fellow teenager as the suspected killer.
Grand Central Terminal experienced a brief blackout that left some MTA workers trapped in an elevator and thousands of others left to navigate the cavernous halls with the glow of their cellphones.
And in Washington, James Comey was charged with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.
There's a load of extras in The Update Journal. In Episode 2 of the Mets Playoff Diary, the Amazins crash back to Earth in a 10–3 loss to the Cubs, squandering a golden chance to pad their lead on the Reds. Meanwhile, over in the AL Central, the Guardians have pulled off the baseball equivalent of climbing Mount Everest in flip-flops—coming all the way back from 15 and a half games down to now hold a one-game lead on the Tigers with just four to play. Two collapses, two storylines, and enough comedy to make you wonder if anyone in baseball actually wants to win. Also, The eyes have it. Gen Z daters prefer their prospective partners look, don’t touch while flirting, per eye-popping new data.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, an off-duty NYPD officer shot a man who allegedly tried to rob her and her husband in Penn Station.
A woman visiting the Big Apple from Germany with her husband was killed and nearly decapitated when a hit-and-run minivan driver plowed into the couple in Midtown.
And in Texas, a shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas, killing one detainee and wounding two others in a transport van before taking his own life, authorities said.
On this off day, catch up with some funny things inside The Update Journal.
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
We've done a lot of episodes throughout our many years of #TheUpdate, but some of them are my personal favorites. Every month, we're going to go into The Update vault and play one episode from my personal list of favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy them as much as i did hosting it.
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?
Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?