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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, With Friday’s flood waters receded, a fuller picture is emerging of the day’s chaos and the flaws in City Hall’s response to it. “If you are at work or school, shelter in place for now,” said Mayor Eric Adams during a press conference just before noon that day. Minutes later, Schools Chancellor David Banks repeated that language, saying that “our protocol is in fact to shelter in place.” A tweet at 12:16 p.m. from the Education Department said the same. There was just one problem: No one directly told the schools about this shelter-in-place directive, our friends at Chalkbeat report. Overlooked on Friday, as flood waters brought the city’s trains to a standstill, a top state official issued a damning audit, highly critical of the MTA’s readiness for future storms warning the transit agency is years behind where it should be on climate change plans. Adams, who said nothing about the rain that was coming before his city was flooded, made the media rounds afterward to insist he’d performed perfectly. FAQ NYC podcast hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss that on the latest episode, which also includes an interview Adams gave to Vital City about gun violence that’s a reminder of how well he can communicate when he cares to. Listen here. Some other items of note: The Supreme Court has rebuffed a major legal challenge to New York’s rent stabilization law, spelling relief for tenants and putting a damper on landlords’ hopes of claiming more control to set the price of housing. If the case had moved forward, it could have had significant consequences for New York City’s roughly one million rent stabilized apartments — which account for about half the rentals in the city. The property owners behind the lawsuit argued that the rent stabilization law impinges on their right to profit from their property, as enshrined in the Fifth Amendment’s “takings clause.” But the latest data on landlord incomes from the Rent Guidelines Board this year suggests that owning rent stabilized property remains profitable in most cases — and has been lucrative over the past few decades. Two other, narrower legal challenges to NYC's rent control law are hoping to be reviewed by the Supreme Court; the justices have not yet decided whether those cases will be heard. The Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit was one of the first in the nation, and has been used as a model for others in the city and throughout the country. Since its total redesign in 2014, it has recommended the exoneration of more people — 35 — than any similar division, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office. But while the Kings County squad has been hailed as a model, critics — and its leader — say the CRU can do better. Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Tuesday’s Weather Rating: 9/10. Okay, that’s more like it! High temps near 80 with a nice breeze and low humidity — plus way less wildfire smoke. The vibes are suddenly pretty dang good out there! Things To Do Here’s what’s going on around the city this week. Wednesday, Oct. 4: Crafting with Lavender, a workshop to create satchels and wreaths with the soothing plant. Pelham Fritz Recreation Center in Manhattan, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Friday, Oct. 6: The Amazing Maize Maze, NYC’s only corn maze. Fridays through Sundays (plus Monday, Oct. 9) through Oct. 28. Queens County Farm Museum. Various hours. Tickets: free for kids 3 and under, $14 all other kids, $16 adults.  Saturday, Oct. 7: The Little Red Lighthouse Festival, a celebration of Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with readings of an eponymous children’s book, live music, puppets, and more. Fort Washington Park, various tour times available. Free. THE KICKER: In case you missed it, it’s pawpaw season near the BQE. 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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