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woensdag 3 juli 2024
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Dear New Yorkers,
For the past six years, Stacey Seidenfaden has helped run Staten Island’s sole drug-addiction outreach unit — out of a bus. But in April, her role at Community Health Action of Staten Island changed largely to wound care provider.
More and more people were coming in with skin ulcers and wounds that would not heal. The boils and abscesses were not near where they inject their drugs, so few seemed to know where their infected wounds were coming from.
Over the past few years, Xylazine, a powerful sedative the FDA first approved for use as an animal tranquilizer in the 1970’s, has been increasingly mixed into fentanyl supply to make the synthetic opioid’s high last longer.
Not meant for human use, “tranq,” as the drug is nicknamed, often causes deadly necrotic — dying skin tissue — wounds and makes overdoses harder to reverse.
“We are trying to keep people from losing limbs,” Seidenfaden said.
Read more here about how Xylazine is affecting Staten Island, while politics holds up action.
Wednesday's Weather Rating: 8/10. Yet another great day, with high temperatures in the lower 80s and manageable dew points for much of the day. A few clouds move in later and we could have some showers overnight, but they're not a big deal. The vibes are very good — again!
Our Other Top Story
In May 2023, several Department of Correction officers tackled a detainee at the city’s jail barge. As a result, the detainee, Carlton James, formerly a martial arts expert, can now only move his head and remains quadriplegic in Bellevue Hospital more than a year later. But Ned McCormick, a top official who oversaw the jail where the injuries occurred, is back on the job after resigning a few months after the incident. McCormick even got a promotion and a pay raise.
Programming Note
Scoop will be taking a long weekend for the Fourth of July. We’ll be back with more news on Monday, July 8.
Reporter’s Notebook
Interactive Map Shows the Geography of Race and Ethnicity
The Department of City Planning updated its citywide population map to include newly available demographic data from the 2020 Census and the 2022 American Community Survey, showcasing the city’s diversity in more detail.
That data shows “the melting pot that makes New York New York,” DCP’s Director Dan Garodnick said in a statement.
Immigration patterns vary by borough; in Queens, the largest Hispanic group is Ecuadorian, but in The Bronx and Manhattan it’s Dominican. Brooklyn and Staten Island have a larger share of Puerto Ricans.
Staten Island also has the second highest population share of people of Italian descent of any county in the United States, only behind Putnam County upstate, according to DCP.
The map also includes breakdowns by percentage and raw numbers of New Yorkers living below the poverty level, the number of people where English is not spoken as their first language, education level, and more.
— Katie Honan
MTA Sends More Trains to Shore for Beach Season
Weekend Rockaways beachgoers can now ride full-length trains along the shuttle route that is traditionally served by some of the shortest trains in the subway system, transit officials announced Tuesday.
On July 4 and on subsequent Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day, the MTA will double the length of the Rockaway Park Shuttle from five cars to 10, while also extending the line’s route to Rockaway Boulevard, allowing riders to transfer to and from A trains serving the Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway branches.
The shuttle traditionally runs between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street.
“We’re trying to respond to the customers, where they are,” MTA chairperson and CEO Janno Lieber said while making the announcement at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn. “And what they are telling us is they love using transit for these discretionary trips, the fun trips, the off-hour service and that’s why we’re growing service, especially to the beaches.”
MTA officials touted the boost to weekend Rockaway shuttle service while also announcing additional weekday service on the B, D, J and M lines, which, as of Monday, have trains scheduled to arrive every eight minutes during the midday and evening periods.
Starting Saturday, riders on the No. 3 and 5 lines are also set to receive more frequent weekend service, with trains scheduled to arrive every 10 minutes.
— Jose Martinez
Giuliani Disbarred in New York
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York, a State Appellate court ruled on on Tuesday. The court found that he made false and misleading claims about the 2020 presidential election while serving as a lawyer for former president Donald Trump.
Among the 16 allegations sustained by the court-appointed referee: Giuliani falsely asserted that there were thousands of votes cast in the names of dead people in Pennsylvania and Georgia and that people were brought in to vote illegally in Philadelphia.
“The seriousness of respondent’s misconduct cannot be overstated,” the decision read. The court said that Giuliani “baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country’s electoral process.”
Giuliani responded on X, posting, “I’m not surprised that I’ve been disbarred by a Bar Ass’n which is a politically and ideologically integral part of the Democrat one party corrupted court system for a long time.”
The decision comes as the two-term Republican mayor faces criminal charges in Georgia and Arizona for his role in attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
— Ella Napack
Summer & THE CITY is our seasonal newsletter to bring you the best of summer, by and for New Yorkers. It’s a free, weekly guide to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest months in the five boroughs.
We’re about to start raffling THE CITY’s limited edition summer merch over there. Don’t miss out.
Friday, July 5: Picnic Performances: Carnegie Hall Citywide, an outdoor concert featuring Tania León and The Harlem Chamber Players. Free from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bryant Park in Manhattan.
Saturday, July 6: An outdoor screening of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the classic Brooklyn film. Free from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. (RSVP ahead for a chance at VIP tickets.)
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