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Listen Up: A Closer Look at the Top Stories for Tuesday, Aug. 28

What to Know

  • The staff for one of NYCHA's biggest developments has been reassigned after alleged after-hours sex parties in a groundkeeper's shop
  • A woman found a DSLR camera with more than 2,000 images of wedding and engagement photos on the ground near the Brooklyn Bridge
  • The three big credit agencies just changed the way they deal with negative credit information such as debts and unpaid bills

Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 

Happy Tuesday! If you thought Monday was hot, then you are in for a treat because it will be even warmer today with highs in the 90s, but feeling even hotter. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. Report: NYCHA Staff Reassigned After Having After-Hours Sex Parties

The staff for one of NYCHA's biggest developments has been reassigned after alleged after-hours sex parties in a groundkeeper's shop. 

The New York Daily News reports it all went down at the Throggs Neck Houses in the Bronx, and some staffers even put in for overtime afterward. 

Officials decided to reassign the entire staff including people who were not involved, telling the Daily News it has had long-standing concerns about the staff. 

Read more here.

2. Camera Full of Wedding Photos Found in NYC

This has to a wedding photographer's worst nightmare. 

A woman found a DSLR camera with more than 2,000 images of wedding and engagement photos on the ground near the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday. 

The woman told News 4 that she looked around to see if anybody had left it and when she didn't find anyone she decided to try to track the photographer down with Craigslist and social media. 

Read more here.

3. Your Credit Score May Have Just Gone Up. Here's Why

If you noticed your credit score suddenly went up, you are probably right. 

Apparently the three big credit agencies just changed the way they deal with negative credit information such as debts and unpaid bills. 

If you are not sure you can check your score for free at sites like Credit Karma and Credit Sesame to see if yours got a little makeover. 

Read more here.

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