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If this was sent to you by someone else, subscribe here — it's free!  Dear New Yorkers, Adult migrants reentering city shelters will have just 30 days for that stay, an administration source familiar told THE CITY, while City Hall is also considering putting migrant families with children on a 60-day clock to leave shelters.  The new, shorter timeframe will apply to migrants in shelters who received one of the 60-day notices the city started sending out in July, with those beginning to come due this Saturday.  At the same time, the administration is considering further restrictions — including giving new entrants to the system just 30 days from the get-go, and phasing in 60-day notices to migrant families with children, the administration source said.  Parents with school-aged children make up most of the current migrant census in shelters, accounting for 40,600 of the 56,633 new arrivals in the city’s care through the end of July.  Read more here.  In other news: Lawmakers Call for Upgrades to Cruise Ship Terminals As one of the largest cruise ships in the world, the MSC Meraviglia, spewed a brown plume over the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, city and state lawmakers gathered there on Monday to call for the Economic Development Corporation to upgrade its terminals and require that all cruise ships plug into the city’s electric grid. “Our community is fed up with the status quo when it comes to toxic chemicals, fumes from cruise ships, that dock in the five boroughs on a regular basis,” said Councilmember Alexa Aviles (D-Brooklyn). Cruise ships emit highly polluting, toxic diesel exhaust while they dock, as THE CITY reported, unless they use a shore power system to get their electricity. The BCT in Red Hook is home to the only shore power system on the East Coast, but many ships can’t use it because its design is incompatible with their systems, and sometimes because of weather and power contingencies. EDC indicated it would upgrade the system to fit more cruise ships by the fall of next year — a later date than initially given. — Samantha Maldonado Some other items of note: When New York next year launches a first-in-the-nation plan to charge motorists driving into the core of Manhattan, the hope is that new tolls will help bankroll billions in eventual transit improvements that will lure drivers out of cars and onto mass transit, bicycles and sidewalks. But some expert observers and former transit officials say the MTA and the city are using too many “sticks” and not enough “carrots” in their rollout of the pioneering tolling system — meaning that, while the plan includes many driver penalties and associated fees, there are few actual improvements to alternatives to driving.  Last week, at a contentious meeting in Albany, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved regulations to let the wider public apply to run cannabis farms and stores. As required, a video of the meeting has since been posted online for public viewing — except for the comment period, during which around 40 people spoke out with most of them harshly critical of the cannabis program’s rollout. Those hours of public comments are still missing. When contacted by THE CITY, a spokesperson for the office said it was in “the process of editing the video” to remove what he described as threats of self-harm, and would then post the missing comments. For months, Mayor Adams and the New York City Housing Authority have been pressing the Biden administration to deliver pandemic-related eviction protection funds to help tenants in the city’s public housing system cover more than half a billion dollars in unpaid rent. For months, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has said no, declining to tap into $5 billion in homelessness and eviction protection funds enacted in response to COVID-19. Last week, five Democratic members of New York City’s congressional delegation — Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Dan Goldman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerrold Nadler and Ritchie Torres — stepped into the fray, arguing in a letter to HUD that that the agency is discriminating against public housing residents by not providing them with the same assistance provided to thousands of private sector renters who the federal government decided were “at risk of homelessness” or “otherwise vulnerable.” Just two years ago, more than 90 percent of New Yorkers applying for food stamps and other benefits received them in a timely fashion. Now, it’s fewer than 30 percent. On the latest episode of the FAQ NYC podcast, co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss what it means for New Yorkers, and for the mayor, when stuff isn’t getting done. Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Health ceased reporting overall COVID-19 case numbers. As a result, we’re no longer able to include updates in our Coronavirus in New York City tracker. We’ve kept past numbers for the historical record. According to health experts consulted by THE CITY, hospitalization rates, ICU capacity and vaccination rates remain the best indicators of the current state of the pandemic — all of which are updated regularly on our tracker. Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Tuesday's Weather Rating: 10/10. Maximum autumn weather is back! High temperatures in the mid 70s with sunny skies, low dew points and a gorgeous westerly breeze. That's it, no notes. The vibes are immaculate out there! Things To Do Here’s what’s going on around the city this week. Tuesday, Sept. 19: Climate Week NYC, which runs through Sunday, Sept. 24 with rallies, talks, workshops and more. Registration required for some events. Free. Thursday, Sept. 21: Opening reception for Cevallos Brothers, the first exhibition dedicated to a pair of legendary Queens signmakers. Yeh Art Gallery, St. John’s University. 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Friday, Sept. 22: Bushwick Open Studios, a three-day event spotlighting art in many mediums at galleries, bars, studios, street corners, parks and more. 12 to 11 p.m. through Sunday, Sept. 24. Free.   THE KICKER: “He often said growing up on Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx was the best preparation for anything.” — The sister of C.J. Sullivan, remembering the Bronx-born reporter and state court officer who covered the night shift for the New York Post for 18 years while also writing the Bronx Stroll column that began in New York Press. The “very generous hard-ass,” as one friend described him, was known for mentoring young reporters, photographers and even editors. He died on Sunday after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 66. Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday. Love, THE CITY P.S. Love THE CITY? Our nonprofit newsroom runs on support from readers like you. Donate here.

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