May 16, 2023: Midday News

Mayor Eric Adams is temporarily suspending rules around the city’s review process for locating and building new homeless shelters, Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan is dropping out of the competitive race for her Harlem district 9. And, Coney Island residents have mixed opinions on the city using a gym at P.S. 188 as temporary shelter for about 75 migrants. Some locals share their thoughts. Finally, the nonprofit group Breaking Ground gets millions of dollars from the government to support low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers. But some advocates say the organization is creating instability in the lives of the people it is supposed to help. WNYC’s Chau Lam has more.