Any information or special reports about various countries may be published with photos/videos on the world blog with bold legit source. All languages are welcome. Mail to lucschrijvers@hotmail.com.
Crosstalk, laughter and zingers peppered the live-and-lit final mayoral debate Wednesday night.
Democratic Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, sparred enthusiastically with each in their last shared appearance before voters take to the polls on Saturday, when early voting starts.
As Cuomo attempts to turn out Republican and independent voters, Sliwa has refused to suspend his campaign amid calls to drop out in order to unite anti-Mandani voters behind Cuomo. Election Day is Nov. 4.
The candidates agreed on a few things — like keeping on Jessica Tisch as NYPD commissioner and spending 1% of the city budget on parks. Sliwa doubled that, adding for good measure: “Keep your hands off the parks, you greedy developers!”
What else happened on the stage? We run down five takeaways from the final debate.
Weather ☀️
Sunny, with a high near 59.
MTA 🚇
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound Q trains will skip Avenue M, Avenue J, Avenue H, Cortelyou Rd, Beverly Rd and Parkside Av from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Oct. 23.
Election ☑️
Candidates aren’t the only ones you’ll see on the ballot this November. Voters also have the opportunity to vote on six ballot proposals that could amend the state constitution and revise the city charter. We recently wrote a deep dive into each proposal.
By the way…
The stretch of Great Jones St. between Bowery & Lafayette St. has been named “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way” in honor of the artist who lived and worked at 57 Great Jones St.
Our Other Top Stories
Who’s going to hit the jackpot if new casinos get the go-ahead? The MTA, for one. The regional transportation authority stands to score billions of dollars from the state’s bet to bring full-scale casinos to the city, and proposals for refurbished stations and boosts to service are in the mix, too.
How, specifically, could President Donald Trump’s threat to rescind or cancel funding to New York City affect city operations and services? Our partners at NOTUS did the math.
A veteran subway train operator who was repeatedly stabbed last October inside a Brooklyn station lost a chance to face off with his attacker, who refused to appear in person for his sentencing.
Our FAQ NYC podcast crew is doing a live episode taping tonight at the Tenement Museum on the Lower East Side! The event is sold out, but you can watch the livestream from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It’s free with a suggested donation.
Reporter’s Notebook
HEAP of Trouble
The government shutdown may leave low-income New Yorkers in the cold, with a federally funded program that provides heating assistance delayed until at least mid-November, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
The Home Energy Assistance Program, which the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance administers, provided over $287 million to more than 1.5 million New Yorkers statewide last winter to help cover utility bills. Households can typically apply for HEAP in early November.
Of all the households across the state that received HEAP benefits last year, nearly 1 million — or 62% — were in New York City, receiving $54 million worth of assistance.
Beyond the government shutdown, the future of HEAP remains uncertain, after the Trump administration earlier this year fired the federal staff that ran the program.
Profits are on track this year to reach $60 million, which would be a new record, the report says. Taxes paid by the industry to the city grew 35% last year to almost $7 billion and state tax collections increased 12%, to $22 billion. Tax revenue should increase again in 2025, DiNapoli said, and will be much higher than the forecasted amounts in both budgets approved in the spring.
Wall Street’s outsized impact on the economy stems from its unmatched pay levels, with the average salary in 2024 rising to $506,630, the second highest on record — almost $200,000 more than the next highest average industry wage, for web and other information services.
Employment last year grew slightly to 201,100, eclipsing the high-water mark of 2000.
— Greg David
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Thursday, Oct. 23: The Harlem Chamber Players will host a concert celebrating the 400th anniversary of New York City, featuring five local composers. Free, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten