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Dear New Yorkers,

In December 2019, City Marshal Howard Schain sought to evict husband-and-wife tenants from their basement apartment in Brooklyn.

The tenants recorded the whole interaction.

In the video, Schain yells at one of the tenants, "I'm gonna make your life miserable...piece of shit."

He then stalks off, but soon returns to continue the argument. "Stick it someplace," Schain says before driving away.

Schain is one of 14 marshals sanctioned by the Department of Investigation since 2018, including two who have retired or resigned. The other 12 are among just 28 city marshals currently empowered to evict tenants, seize assets of debtors and take possession of vehicles in New York City on behalf of landlords and lenders.

A review of investigative summaries obtained by THE CITY reveals that DOI sanctioned these marshals for infractions including unprofessional behavior, attaching boots to the wrong vehicles, making racist and antisemitic comments and placing levies on debtors' assets outside their New York City jurisdiction.

Marshals are appointed by the mayor, although none of the 28 marshals currently in this job have been appointed by Mayor Eric Adams. All are holdovers from prior administrations.

Read more about city marshals here.

Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Tuesday's Weather Rating: 9/10. We are so back! High temperatures reach the mid-80s with partly cloudy skies and much lower dew points. A bit warm at times, but a westerly breeze really helps. The vibes are VERY good today!

Our Other Top Stories

New York property owners may get hit with an 8.5% increase on their water bills, the biggest hike in nearly 15 years, in large part because of huge fees charged to the city’s water board by the Adams administration. That means the average residential customer in the city will see their bill rise by $93 annually. Public hearings on the rate hike, which would take effect July 1, begin today and continue into the week ahead of the New York City Water Board’s vote later in June. The Adams administration on Friday announced it has reached a deal with the union representing lifeguards after more than a year of negotiations. The agreement was reached only after an arbitrator hammered out the details; changes include modifying some physical job qualifications, as well as swim test rules. The deal may not sit well with union members, whose reps did not show up for the City Hall announcement. Embattled state cannabis chief Chris Alexander resigned last Friday, after weeks of public turmoil that saw Gov. Kathy Hochul announce that Alexander wouldn’t be reappointed at the end of his term. Alexander, the inaugural head of the Office of Cannabis Management, said he could no longer “lead this team effectively under current circumstances” in an email obtained by THE CITY. In the latest episode of FAQ NYC Off Cycle, the namesake of the great portrait book, “Harvey Wang’s New York,” talks about photographing the holdouts in vanishing trades and businesses, old New Yorks past and present, and much more ahead of a showing of some of his work for the book opening at the Yiddish Book Center on June 16. Listen here.

Things To Do

Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.

Friday, May 31: The 10th anniversary of Teens Take The Met!, featuring teen-only artmaking activities, music and more. Free (middle school or high school ID required) from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Met Fifth Avenue. Saturday, June 1: Reishi Mushrooms: From Paper to Medicine, a two-part workshop using reishi to make paper and tinctures. Free (registration required) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. Sunday, June 2: Drums Along the Hudson, a multicultural drumming celebration featuring dancers, food, arts and crafts, and more. Free from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan.

THE KICKER: Three falcon chicks recently hatched atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, reports the Associated Press.

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday.

Love,

THE CITY

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