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For a brief moment, the most desired card in the city was not a flashy metallic number with limitless credit — but it performed like one.
In early July, street scammers were in hot pursuit of debit cards issued to youth workers in the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP).
One worker was offered a new phone, watch and shoes in exchange for the card. Another was offered $2,500, more than what they’d make all summer.
Each debit card had just a few hundred dollars in wage payments on it, and ATMs have low limits on how much can be withdrawn from an account. But scammers who got hold of the cards were nonetheless able to use them to extract tens of thousands of dollars at a time.
Total damage: $17 million.
THE CITY spoke to ATM experts about who’ll foot that bill, and they offered this intriguing theory about how the scammers pulled the heist off.
Weather ☀️
Today will be sunny with a high near 83 and a low around 71.
MTA 🚇 In Brooklyn, no N at Coney Island-Stillwell Ave today from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be free shuttle buses running between 86th St and Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
Alternate side parking is in effect, Aug. 4.
By the way…
In case you missed it, here’s a guide on who to call to get local problems fixed and be an effective squeaky wheel.
Our Other Top Stories
A freshly formed union at one of the city’s oldest movie theaters is reeling after the firing of four of its members amid contract negotiations. That leaves the Cinema Village Union to just three members working at the historic 62-year-old movie house on East 12th Street in Manhattan. Remaining members call the timing suspicious, but management says the firings were for misconduct and point to economic downtrends that have challenged the business.
The Interborough Express, first proposed nearly 30 years ago, took one step closer to becoming reality Friday when Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged $166 million in state money towards the eventual $5.5 billion price tag. If built, the rail line would connect Brooklyn and Queens — without a detour through Manhattan — along with 17 subway lines and the LIRR.
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Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Monday, August 4: The Caribeando Community Music and Dance Workshop will take place at the Enslaved Burial Ground in Van Cortland Park from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for people to learn and practice Caribbean musical and dance traditions rooted in African heritage.
Monday, August 4: Bring popcorn and a blanket and catch a free screening of Grease on Ditmars Lawn at Asoria Park at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 5: StreetLab is hosting one of their innovative pop-ups in Washington Square Park from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., bringing unique activities, from art to written word, for people of all ages and abilities to gather, learn, and create right in the park.
THE KICKER: The beloved Upper West Side toy store, West Side Kids, closed down last week after the onslaught of online shopping, the pandemic and Trump tariffs forced the shop owner to eventually end their business.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.
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