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Since this spring, when a huge, privately-run lock-up for immigrants opened in Newark, volunteers have been showing up every visiting day to assist people in the long line to see family and friends inside.
When THE CITY visited Delaney Hall one recent evening, the volunteers were passing out hand warmers, gloves, instant ramen and cups of steaming tea and hot chocolate. They’d brought quilted blankets and cushions to cover newly installed metal benches.
For many of the people visiting loved ones at Delaney Hall, “these are the last times they’re going to see each other for a very long time,” volunteer Stephanie Campos told THE CITY.
In Queens, Manhattan-bound express 7 trains skip the 74 St-Broadway stop. The local 7 will stop there. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Monday, Dec. 22.
By the way…
The City Council passed a bill on Friday that would give many tenants free air conditioning. THE CITY wrote about the proposal last year.
Our Other Top Stories
The office of City Comptroller Brad Lander is auditing a key fund that pays for city employee’s health benefits, THE CITY has learned, as public sector unions and the Adams administration remain locked in a dispute over which side is responsible for replenishing the cash pot, which reportedly ran dry last year.
Do First Amendment rights exist in privately owned public space? A retired Brooklyn prosecutor is suing Brookfield Properties, the NYPD and the City of New York, arguing that they do — and that his were violated when he was arrested during a one-man, anti-Trump protest.
The father and six-year-old son who were separated by ICE last month were deported together to China. A family friend who spoke to THE CITY said the father, Fei Zheng, was in a state of despair and that his wife in China “sounded hopeless” in a recent conversation.
Rep. Elise Stefanik abruptly ended her campaign for governor of New York on Friday. She faced a challenge in the GOP primary from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and was reportedly frustrated that President Trump hadn’t moved to clear the field for her.
Henry H. Sapoznik, the author of The Tourist’s Guide To Lost Yiddish New York City and a Grammy-nominated musician and producer, sits down with Lit Nyc hosts Harry Siegel and and Amy Sohn for a wide-ranging conversation about assimilation and adaptability, the difference between faux music and folk music, the overlaps between kosher, halal and Chinese foods and much more.
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Monday, Dec. 22 and ongoing: There are 7 ice skating rinks in city parks. If the lines at Wollman Rink are daunting, try some of the others!
Monday, Dec. 22: Need help figuring out email or putting together your resume? Melrose Library in The Bronx has free 1-on-1 tech and job consultations between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sign up here.
Monday, Dec. 22 through Jan. 11: The Holiday Train Show is on at the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx. Model train fans, get tickets here.
THE KICKER: EV Grieve, the much loved neighborhood blog that covers all things East Village, turned 18 on Sunday. Happy Birthday EV!
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.
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