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Curtis Sliwa will now travel with armed security after receiving "deranged" threats that have left the Republican mayoral nominee and Guardian Angels founder rattled during what his campaign described as an increasingly toxic run for office.
Sliwa said that he made the decision after he and his wife Nancy received what he described as threats that were "considered to be serious," and that it was the first time in his life he’d needed armed protection.
He said he was planning to meet with the Police Department Tuesday to discuss the threats, but a spokesperson for the NYPD told THE CITY it has not received any reports of threats, nor does it have any meeting with the campaign scheduled this week.
Zohran Mamdani, who hired security during the Democratic primary after receiving threats, now travels with an NYPD detail as the party’s nominee. That move was mocked by a PAC supporting Andrew Cuomo because of Mamdani’s previous criticisms of the Police Department, even as he’’s continued to face threats — including a masked man riding a bike while repeatedly calling him a "terrorist" on Monday before another man chased him off.
Read more here about the precautions the candidates are now taking.
Weather 🌤️
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
MTA 🚇
In Brooklyn, there will be no G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Av from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Residents of the country's largest public housing project in Long Island City are pushing to bring back "Baby Park" — a once beloved strip of playgrounds under the Queensboro bridge that never fully reopened after it was closed in the 1980s to strip lead paint off the crossing overhead. Read more here about the history of the beloved New Deal playground that became a city parking lot, and the plan to fight to get it all back. (edited)
Reporter’s Notebook
Viaduct Marks Milestone
The MTA has hit the halfway point earlier than expected on a project to rebuild the more than 130-year-old elevated East Harlem structure that carries Metro-North trains to and from Grand Central Terminal, officials said Monday — announcing that work to replace the portion of the Park Avenue Viaduct that runs between East 115th and 123rd Streets reached the milestone well ahead of its initial target date and for less money.
Janno Lieber, MTA chairperson and chief executive, said that work on the viaduct, whose rebuilding began in 2023, is emblematic of an effort to maintain decaying structures and rail bridges throughout the transportation network. The MTA plans to spend $9 billion on such work over the course of its current 2025-2029 capital plan.
"We have really aging assets and components all over the system and they’re falling apart and we’re determined to bring them into the 21st century, starting with this project," Lieber said.
The first phase was completed without disruptions to Metro-North service, according to the MTA. La Marqueta, a longtime East Harlem marketplace beneath the viaduct at 115th Street, was relocated a few blocks south to 111th Street.
MTA officials said 128 bridge slabs were replaced, along with signal cables, third rail and the tracks that are crossed by 750 commuter trains every weekday. The project is supposed to be completed by 2027, though MTA officials said they will aim to wrap earlier than planned. — Jose Martinez
— Jose Martinez
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Wednesday, Oct. 8: Join the Natural Areas Conservancy for a walk in Cunningham Park to learn about reptiles and amphibians. Free, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 8: Enjoy live music by Alegba and Friends at the 6th Ave Triangle in Flatbush. Free, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 9: Learn the fundamentals of street-style and competitive jump rope at a double dutch workshop in Washington Square Park. Free, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
THE KICKER: Long Island City is zoning in on growth. City Council is expected to vote at the end of the month on a rezoning that could bring 15,000 new apartments to the neighborhood.
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