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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, A Rikers Island assistant deputy warden has been suspended following the death of a detainee — the second death in two weeks at Rikers, and the seventh so far this year. Multiple jail sources said the supervisor, who Department of Correction officials declined to identify, had failed to properly check on people locked up in the housing unit where Curtis Davis was found lifeless early Sunday morning. Davis, 44, was pronounced dead at 5:51 a.m., after medical officials failed to revive him. The Brooklyn man was being held on a $30,000 bond for allegedly stabbing a 29-year-old man in the eye. Deputy Commissioner Ronald Edwards also left the area during the overnight shift at the Vierno jail — one of eight active jails on Rikers — which houses male adults who are awaiting trial or have been sentenced, department records show. While the captain on duty would usually be responsible for inspecting the housing area, there was no captain staffing the area where David died, jail records show. The latest deaths at Rikers come amidst growing calls for a judge to place the jail under a court-appointed receiver. Read more here. In other news: NYCHA to Seek Electric Stoves NYCHA will launch a challenge this fall for companies to build energy-efficient electric stoves that don’t require expensive and complex electrical upgrades. The housing authority plans to pilot 100 of the stoves and eventually buy 10,000, with the goal of eventually replacing all gas stoves with electric ones. NYCHA recently held a similar contest for companies to innovate and develop a window-mounted heat pump that has so far been installed in 12 units at Woodside Houses, as part of a bid to upgrade the aging housing stock while making it greener and more comfortable for residents. Previously, NYCHA partnered with the nonprofit WE ACT for Environmental Justice to test 10 electric induction stoves at a development in The Bronx, as THE CITY previously reported. While apartments that made the swap saw significant benefits in indoor air quality, the installation of those stoves required extensive electrical work. — Samantha Maldonado Some other items of note: A new “Get Sheds Down” plan Mayor Eric Adams unveiled yesterday would let building owners use safety netting and other, less-invasive measures instead of scaffolding. “If we're honest about it, when we did an analysis, we realized that city rules are incentivizing property owners to leave sheds up and put off critical work,” Adams said. “Most sheds stay up for longer than a year, and some have darkened our streets for more than a decade.”  Health and Hospitals, which runs the large-scale and longer-term shelters for migrants that the city calls HERRCs, put out a call on Monday for subcontractors to manage those operations. There were more than 12,000 asylum seekers in shelters overseen by Health and Hospitals as of mid-June.  For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker. Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Tuesday's Weather Rating: 4/10. Things are trending in the wrong direction. High temps in the upper 80s, but dew points are trending up and it's much more uncomfy out there. A period of storms is expected this afternoon, too. The vibes are getting unstable again... Things To Do Here’s what’s going on around the city this week. Saturday, July 29: Learn to ride a bike in Van Cortlandt Park, at a free event hosted by the Parks Department. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.  Saturday, July 29: SummerStage continues with free concerts nearly every day. This Saturday’s event features Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist Mdou Moctar, who infuses “African influences with psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll.” Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free.  Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30: The 12th annual New York City Poetry Festival, featuring headliners Danez Smith, Franny Choi, Saeed Jones and torrin a. greathouse. Governors Island, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Free or sliding scale.  THE KICKER: In Crown Heights, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library have come together under one roof. The children’s museum now includes a library branch, with designated spaces for people of all ages.  Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday. 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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