---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gothamist <gothamist@lists.wnyc.org> Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 9:27 AM Subject: Mayor Adams' house: finally rat-free? To: <g@xny.io> Plus: NYC's new plan to fill affordable apartments View this email in a browser. <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=19d4235ff18fd11cfce1b8973cb02758c42ed991088fb064c97ef2204a66455ffdf1cb0af85d23d71aed2eab5ab79a4a892f150f3b18e2940cfbf13c862f4f1758d7b725424b4916a1a47cb1f7d08fd9> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faeed095e329bb88c2362608f866455debd35fb3374146e20edadf89c4772ed00d317ececb0b5b56fa45c2cd08225378d3b2c347b9353d1fb3a> Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? Consider donating and join today. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae6b006212033c05ad4c7ff0e3247fc6a804e42373ccb4695a104df7dc96c4ada5098f719cdd1bda1374b3251799d098d9ebc891b26a62819f> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faeaa3b48767ad4e2768cafbd33f7706f4e8d56e2a7e4dff845509900c465597cada56f3cf26020d187bed07a1e349d42ccc448b66a36eb49db> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faec9382d6e5d52ed1ff896ec4fed1b2dfeb85cbee11d53ea202a72e8107e5a718b2880cab4df80ed5306849db39d08a939de8dc763bbab9889> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae7fe58a70198d588e76ab4b508bae2561511ef6ce800a128d219e4e424868d42c94af5ad6072d5052614bd9b33ba2e31d5793a8a4b90451e9> NYC is still at war with rats, but Mayor Adams won the battle in his Brooklyn home <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faee7180ac773db8c2b43efc4bf806c2f5e46e12ca7af65e521bd1f011fce1f4d72a10aec9f88e2a4c0df610e124d5660e16c1f07d04372cbde> [image: Mayor Adams making a rat-related public announcement] <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae712bc331ac5e1f70fe706a7f150499d0cba3633c3ca8d943a45e94800fcace0764a6f4832396ddf05581b9c277f55c1134ff95f623d67311> *Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae499873ce2626e39c48c03ac390eb28b891f137109a12ab50512b771c0ed1df0c5abe42d02fe8353a9e7b5fe81e374267b937b9055cdd7214>* *Weather*: ☀️ Sunny, highs in the lower 80s. It's Tuesday in New York City, where — for the first time since 2023 — inspectors have found no evidence of rats at Mayor *Eric Adams*' Bedford-Stuyvesant rowhouse. Since taking office in 2022, Adams has been hit with five violations <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faee30eea133623130786bc623e413c1ad0c8f871622ab8db8c870892be172d8521cdfddaf46f9debe977699b701945f0422409cda99403637e> tied to evidence of rat activity outside his home. (Four of those citations were eventually dismissed; Adams paid $300 to settle the other.) But Monica Reyes, an eight-year resident of Bed-Stuy, said Adams’ own victory in the war on rats should not be interpreted as a win for the neighborhood. “As you can see. We have a rat smashed right there,” she said, pointing to flies buzzing around a dead rat at the curb <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faed06e6bea4ff57a72c2e1dff496bc95aa7b514154bd17bc94c7ca3557ed15a108ceb9af18f21af3d85e808acc543a74e27129d20e9b970802> . Here's what else is happening: - There's a special non-partisan election today to fill *Staten Island*'s open City Council seat. Meet the three candidates vying for the job <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae7be762d1c1859d857445f8bcd04960bf710e655e61eff7f99dd13e78b1100c74ebade9a52f4ea83e1c4963330c4e52892f67a174a70025bc> . - Starting May 1, New Yorkers will be able to apply directly for *affordable apartments* once a previous tenants move out — without going through the city's housing lottery system <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae1b81fa512e823860bd7cb0f1b70107872758d762694a442b4ecc23e843a1477ab02875364bb80e3b7a003b2fa998f42cdbdd830695f26ee6> . - New York state lawmakers said they've tentatively agreed to a *$254 billion budget deal* that includes phone bans in schools <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae7badf8a9dd944a1db2beda3a65437cd45a272d8193ccac82ae0b91a1c569c654aa07fc90bc036223c8bed3c53f8d029d82c0c8105d87095d>, rebate checks for middle-class families and a new charge for wearing a mask while committing a crime. - The MTA said it plans to use *AI technology* to analyze real-time subway station security footage and issue automated alerts to the NYPD <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae1762f93eaefa5823ffdb83b8515949a3e2200fdfc44fe92574297486f5568cad74090566d25a1fd714ecaa67be2a6e1514203f4885644aaa> "if someone is acting out irrationally." - The final investigation of a deadly collapse of a Lower Manhattan *parking garage* in 2023 found that unauthorized demolition work and years of structural neglect <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faec7a2e9b2efec7ec3f5989bce7ed094a0b241afaabc35db68c3d3f4cd60ba7dbb647a6a95fe5e79b8375e1c4be0609a34aa466155c9f26555> triggered the event. - Documents obtained by Gothamist show that back in 2024, the NYPD used an outdated form to *put someone in jail* for allegedly obstructing government administration — a charge that can apply to resisting arrest or blocking traffic during a protest — when they should've been released with a court ticket <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae0ff386b20bad2e070e4ec3323f8ad14b7405dd1094a21946a8fdb9f8f628384452003b368068d2ded1e0ffe1997ed6e50580e35c3fb8c785> . - A *Queens* man is facing felony charges after allegedly performing a surgical procedure without a license <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faef19017b03a06c38d30c564d78224c2a1a1d23b8ffa32e8b8f23b85532605487d830e3271e0e3d161fd4f69f78d17376e06720728c1cab7c3> on a woman who police say is unlikely to survive. - The top federal prosecutor in Albany said he's considering a lawsuit to force *telecom and social media companies* to monitor users’ conversations to catch sexual predators <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae32ea981fe116619b264bb42fa08e8098aabb65b6667ab92b1e6aefa920d3e900a4f92785ee27bb348c0e15c16ead5c23cdc0394146b9a3cc> . - The father of a teenager who was shot and killed on a *Coney Island* street corner on Sunday said he believed his son was set up by someone <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faee786e175d6840eba07620900e9259b10794d9c90ed3982f99331cf058fc4b5a109cc639be3a23553c77d3fcfa64e992c0d17bc50a0028f9d> who called him on the phone and told him to come outside. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faefc362812ca55896979c3ae1309ec0fa80d110d182418057123b0e96bdf9396892389c29f16639ab6f0f3da7769b55781828f442ed2f3a6c4> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae6151890cab83c9a6f29e0ea59c60353f0c2331afb4222dc47781f63ca107a6957b6eee0655c0a674751bf0e838293e85a021b9c1510e7d88> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae6d7bce51c218ad1099e27a3bf06cb4ecab0ca55c61b31e094711b0db355258e6f7399232b9bc7a8c2199f7ed8147b2c069b25fe3e6a8dabd> - The *New York Hall of Science* has a new exhibit that lets you simulate driving a city bus <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae3be1d7598b4bb73ef0750a8f138fdedec2bd5a4952a02f02a14c621a13b66821f99a6261080822ca16d552643f00d7414b2799531531c1b0> . - With all due respect to *Mayor Adams*' press office, these are not "just shirts <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae5d01b032a99d4b201b200bc1795259703cf77949c0821bc15ea7bdaa5447ba16fae8bd1dc8245c72a765fccf69ac719fb61c3a3ebf801f6a> ." - Despite Gov. Kathy Hochul's push for more people to get *released early* from state prisons, hundreds of otherwise eligible detainees aren't being freed <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae4dd791739b02ac07b8045474ad11b7f1088a578a1ab786eb9a78ebcc3a994ca08b1760374a9c60bbb05334992c0fc8bd84c7440ddf53f28d> due to a shortage of housing options that aren't classified as "shelters." - Authorities said *Petros Krommidas*, a 29-year-old Long Island Democrat who's running for a seat on the Nassau County Legislature, has been missing for nearly a week <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faeb2ffb87a7e8f328d0bf633418cb57adbbbbe1a3102bb7f951cea18bc1a026d702907c69ce76844505968e988c6b4b19bc9a3e515f3e5a01f> . - A YouTuber has been arrested for pretending to pass out in his car <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faeab56053ef403cf067bb7ca1aa8c0b2a52f03eef8165c6020b04aaa157769194c48ac54a9be84ea3d5fa49242b44bf5e8a5b7fd65ff8cad0e> in *Times Square*. (He claimed he was shooting a video of himself testing the NYPD's emergency response time.) - *Mark Carney* will remain Canada's prime minister <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae21eacb312ed4b0490c9e0b3a735f5da06aff8220d85844b3f87188a5d1216d609a83c36109a715d0ce4d054c0d44ebcdc00f614b6a459b9f> after yesterday's election. - In other news from America's hat, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology published a new study claiming that *drinking champagne*, eating fruit and keeping a positive mood could all reduce the risk of sudden cardiac arrest <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faec4122013250b0cad345403d82fc9ee3c1889c88287b6c9aea2268882ce1cef1075f25fb7e5a0248995f18c7210b4c2d2b4effc022e93f57b> . - *Jeremy Renner*'s new memoir about getting run over by a snow plow <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae05a769e91301b4d6ec258bd49724097eb94867a5f88d53fe7e5bb0dc987bbdc035f3543fe64e0b52ab8a9214232e495506de70661dddda49> is on shelves now. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faebecea6c30136f6e0bd2e2e1f9e3abfca0fcde791cad46e262f442a65c89935e68b41a2eab663257357cdbea98eac4fc793763313afce822e> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faebecea6c30136f6e0bd2e2e1f9e3abfca0fcde791cad46e262f442a65c89935e68b41a2eab663257357cdbea98eac4fc793763313afce822e> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae3be4e1d16afcba78a8d67137a80528f7c21f0fe8c14ee46f2ec3404d3d59e0517e2ced6aa0b96194ca0bbf5945b62be76f4b7bbd2664ec67> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae3d1a264e84f87b9baaad4144b8df9c6f7c6e964eb7354076c7103be073d46cd35704448511f991397a5e689edcee8eb8169cf079e932d88e> “I have two machines that collect and kill rats.” <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faee908fe29c470a6fc98fcb85a1bd4d81e5cc79187af27a69dd4f9d0e5a2becf8eb7c18a762d4daeca4bab4afa43050c920c7e35e796a6ea21> - Mayor Eric Adams on HIS AT-HOME RAT MITIGATION STRATEGY <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faeb84afa1236f81538510ca89b561ded0c22faa2eafa1527df9463973006b9837520585815362d8c0b1fda6d3ab4b99c492af95c8be7e05abf> More from Gothamist [image: futuristic subway turnstiles] <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faee790336f0f692877d861e9c2d02e72a4e4cdf0a2642223127102d69c0f338407eb4ebed3b861cede39248a0523ef618c238cd8b14b892bbe> MTA to begin replacing NYC's subway turnstiles with modern fare gates <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae7fbcdbf52be8a280ead3081f0b77bb948e5ea8480f8287b3d8780ba65eccddc3ab31d6b80f89bcbcd99aa2f7e7df704d33d924f8be65d875> The transit agency said it'll install modern fare gates at 20 subway stations later this year as part of a push to crack down on fare evasion. 12 completely free things to do in New York City this May <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faea728307797e45845850c90d0e392520d9707ffc67326f915e982c3196bca4e6caca7714996425df5f8092829f2f9a60101f441e36ed37ccc> Ride a bike, meet some urban wildlife, take a niche history walking tour or simply tiptoe through some tulips. [image: We rely on your support to make local news available to all.] <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faef06dbc54a86adf9f0ea8851cce432d357e8eeea2e04fa62ce4546bdb3f8ce8b9db6630ce39141a0306080c55cbc9214a9f7dbfe50cc1dd7c> Are you smarter than a NYC 6th grader? Try solving these new math curricula problems. <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5faeededd997b4508f80d91af231fbe0538e270607625086f2469cf8fa70a2bd542aa1ca1ce3f921366fe53d1a8153d0d6d2f2286d17aad28143> New math curricula being rolled out in the city’s school system prioritize more hands-on work using real-life examples, like recipes, often before students are explicitly taught exactly how to figure out the answer. A new off-Broadway play explores the life of a trans rabbi <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=3b690570790e5fae6d0d73b60af07af5fd3edad8963f79f143d97aa588938dcbaec3f24cfce9369afc926d91041616b838b33233cb14d73ba1838fe61c936b96> "Becoming Eve" is based on the memoir of Abby Chava Stein, a trans woman from a prominent Hasidic family in Williamsburg who was trained from a young age to be a rabbi. 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