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vrijdag 30 januari 2026
WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA - New York NY - New York City NYC - THE CITY SCOOP - Why stay outside in this? And how?
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Friday, Jan. 30, 2026
Dear New Yorkers,
When the temperature is down to single digits, and 10 New Yorkers have already been found dead outside this week, why would someone continue to live on the street?
Because shelters don’t take cats. Or they take away your nail clippers. “I can’t be around any police,” one man told us. Or, another said: “Sleeping on the street is like the devil you know.”
Read more here to learn how people without a place to be have made due amid the deadly cold snap, including making a home amid the snow piles of Union Square Park.
Weather 🥶
Sunny with very cold wind chills and a high near 18, plummeting down to 8.
In Brooklyn, no Manhattan-bound F trains between Avenue P and Avenue I. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s suspended today, Jan. 30, through Feb. 1 due to snow removal.
By the way…
The Bronx just opened up its community board applications, which means all five boroughs are now searching for the next class of board volunteers. Could that be you? Find out how to join one here.
Keep This in Mind to Help Avoid Scams: How to Pay When Buying From Someone You Don’t Know
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Credit cards, debit cards, cash, checks, wires or sending money to others using a P2P (person-to-person) payment app are examples of the many ways consumers can pay for everyday transactions. To help protect their money from scammers, it’s important for people to understand that how they pay matters, especially when buying something from someone they don’t know or trust. Here are some tips from JPMorganChase:
Never make checks out to “cash,” use permanent ink, and write the amount in numbers and words.
For person-to-to person payments, if you are purchasing goods or merchandise, including things like concert tickets, a credit or debit card that offers purchase protection may be a better option.
When using credit and debit cards, two-factor authentication can help block anyone who gets your banking information from using it, and setting up credit monitoring helps you know if your card is used fraudulently.
For wire transfers, never provide your bank account details to unfamiliar or suspicious individuals and avoid wiring money to people or businesses you are unfamiliar with, especially if prompted by suspicious phone calls or emails.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has asked all city agencies to appoint a “chief savings officer” to rein in spending as he looks to fill a $12 billion budget hole.
Each city agency is expected to appoint an existing senior official to the role, who will then submit a report within 45 days identifying the top five costliest expense programs, according to the executive order released Thursday.
A spokeswoman for Mamdani, Dora Pekec, said these “savings and efficiencies" could include cutting paid overtime — but they are not contemplating layoffs for this specific initiative.
Former Mayor Eric Adams called for multiple rounds of savings cuts of up to 3% at agencies, known as the “program to eliminate the gap,” or PEGs. Mamdani’s team, though, did not classify their savings moves as PEGs. He’ll release his preliminary budget on Feb. 17.
— Katie Honan
Historic Vendor Reform Bills Passed In Veto Override Blitz
The City Council on Thursday voted to override former Mayor Eric Adams’s eleventh-hour vetoes on a package of vendor reform bills, including one increasing the number of permits available to merchandise vendors for the first time in 47 years. The three bills were among 17 mayoral vetoes the Council overrode — the most in a single day in a decade, according to Speaker Julie Menin (D).
“This is a historical moment for street vendors, and God willing, the final chapter of a battle that has lasted for over 40 years,” said Harlem street vendor Calvin Baker, who emceed a rally held by the Street Vendor Justice Coalition before the vote. “This isn’t just policy change. It is an overturning of a decades-old system of exclusion.”
The main bill, Intro 431-B, passed by 41-7, with three abstentions. It builds on Local Law 18 of 2021, which added 1,960 new food permits for vendors already on a waitlist of thousands by 2017. The new law will open up 2,200 additional food permits each year for five years starting next July. Merchandise vendors — who did not benefit from the 2021 law — will also see a historic expansion of 10,500 additional licenses.
The Council also voted unanimously to create a division of street vendor assistance, and it voted 42-8, with one abstention, to pass a bill meant to prevent delays on new permit approvals.
— Haidee Chu
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Friday, Jan. 30: New York-based indie rock band Wild Pink returns to Lincoln Center for a performance and talk by frontman John Ross on his songwriting process. Free at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31: The Met Museum hosts Date Night featuring live music, drink specials and gallery volunteers hosting informal conversations about the exhibits. Pay what you wish for New York State residents, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31: Attend a performance of THEKOIWAY at Perelman Performing Arts Center, a Latin-Alternative music group that explores migration, resilience and cultural identity through original songs in Spanish and English. Free, at 7 p.m.
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