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If you know anyone who might like this newsletter, send it to them. If this was sent to you by someone else, subscribe here — it's free!  Dear New Yorkers, The high-ranking NYPD cop set to become interim police commissioner was accused in 2006 of threatening a man during a questionable stop and frisk.  First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban, then a police captain, allegedly told the man he was “getting ready with the broomstick” — a reference to Abner Louima’s infamous brutalization at the hands of NYPD officers in 1997. The independent Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) substantiated the man's complaint that he was wrongly issued a summons for disobeying a lawful order — but said that his claims Caban had cursed at and threatened him, and which Caban denied, were “unfounded.”  Caban, now the second-in-command at One Police Plaza, is expected to serve as interim commissioner after Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, who announced her resignation earlier this week, departs at the end of the month. Caban has spent his entire career in the NYPD, starting as a patrol officer in the South Bronx in 1991 when crime in New York City had reached record proportions.  The 2006 incident involved a police stop, at a time when the number of stop and frisks had risen dramatically under the leadership of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his police commissioner, Ray Kelly. Read more here. Sponsor message Some other items of note: An influential figure in the rollout of the state’s trouble-laden legal cannabis initiative told the governor’s office yesterday that he’s resigning one of his positions. Reuben McDaniel, a member of the state’s Cannabis Control Board and the CEO of Dormitory Authority of the State of New York — which has struggled to set up licensees with stores — plans to step down from the Board this week.  Street vendors regularly have to contend with New York City’s byzantine rules related to their trade — for many, tickets and fines from the NYPD and the Department of Sanitation are part of doing business. Now they also have to watch out for a private security firm in Midtown — thanks to an obscure law that lets the firm’s officers issue city tickets, Documented reports. The race for a Central Harlem City Council seat abandoned by a one-term councilmember has turned into one of the most competitive contests in the city. Two candidates are teaming up in a push to elbow out a third challenger: Assemblymember Al Taylor and first-time candidate Yusef Salaam (who, in 2002, was exonerated with the rest of the Central Park Five) urged voters to rank them over Assemblymember Inez Dickens, who previously served in the same Council seat. At an uncommon joint town hall this week, Bronx Community Boards 5 and 6 protested what they say is the inequitable placement of homeless shelters inside of their districts. (The Bronx has 129 homeless shelters — far outpacing the 75 in Queens, for example, where twice as many people live.) They called on the city’s Department of Homeless Services to start opening shelters around the city, particularly in districts that have few such facilities or none at all. But DHS did not have any representative attend  the meeting. Today, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., THE CITY and Documented will be at Queens Public Library Central on the main floor to answer all your election-related questions. From who’s running in your district to what a City Council member even does, bring us your questions and we’ll answer them. City Council primary elections are coming later this month, in redrawn districts. Look yours up in our Know Your District tool, which includes candidates as well as information about how redistricting shaped your area. Did you know? In Queen’s District 21, there’s a contested Democratic primary between incumbent Francisco Moya and Hiram Monserrate, a former Council member. But it is unlikely to be competitive due to the challenger’s personal and political history. Reminder: Early voting starts this Saturday, June 17, and you can find your voting sites and see what will be on your ballot here. For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker.  Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Thursday's Weather Rating: 9/10. That's more like it! High temperatures reach near 80° F this afternoon, with low humidity and a light breeze. Clouds become a bit more numerous as the day goes on, but we're not really complaining. The vibes are very, very good! THE KICKER: One way around NYC’s perennial rodent problems might be… more working cats. With the help of a nonprofit, some breweries across the city are taking a tip from bodegas and taking in cats who’d be ineligible for adoption.   Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Thursday. Love, THE CITY P.S. If you liked something about today's newsletter, or didn't, let us know at zshah@thecity.nyc

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