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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025

Dear New Yorkers,

Citing the recent shooting of a law enforcement official this week, the federal government has sued New York City over its sanctuary city statutes.

The suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York on Thursday, alleges the city’s policies, which forbid cooperation with civil immigration enforcement in most circumstances, purposefully impede federal immigration officers from doing their job.

In response to the lawsuit, Mayor Eric Adams emphasized through a spokesperson that the laws on the books go too far and “urged the Council to reexamine them to ensure we can effectively work with the federal government to make our city safer.”

A representative for City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams doubled down on her stance, saying “The evidence consistently shows that cities with sanctuary laws are safer than those without them. When residents feel comfortable reporting crime and cooperating with local law enforcement, we are all safer.”

Trump’s latest salvo against New York City comes in the aftermath of the shooting of an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol officer in an Upper Manhattan park over the weekend — an incident cited in the lawsuit. Read more about the case here.

Weather ☀️

It’s a hot one. Sunny during the day with a high near 94 and cloudy at night.

MTA 🚇

The M train is suspended starting today from 11:45 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Monday, July 28. Take the J train and free M90 shuttle buses that will be making stops between Middle Village-Metropolitan Ave. and Myrtle Ave. instead. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.

Alternate side parking 🚙

It’s in effect today, July 25.

By the way …

From our archives, here's what to do if you or a loved one is arrested in New York City — from insiders who know the system.

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Things To Do

Here are some free and low-cost things going on around the city this week:

Friday, July 25: Bring a blanket to movie night at the Intrepid and watch The Abyss projected onto a giant inflatable screen in the flight deck with doors opening at 6 p.m. and last entry at 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 25: Come see three-time Grammy Award winning artist Cécile McLorin Salvant perform at Bryant Park as part of the Carnegie Hall Citywide program at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26: Enjoy food, live performances, art exhibitions and more from across the African diaspora presented by the TOA Agency and Flatbush Nostrand Junction BID at the African Popup Festival in Flatbush. Saturday, July 26: Attend a free chamber music concert at Bargemusic, located at Brooklyn Bridge Park and listen to selections from Mozart and Beethoven from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27: Watch Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors in Inwood Hill Park presented by Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

THE KICKER: Meet the 19-year-old Brooklyn native who charted hundreds of new rock climbs throughout the city and wrote a book of them all.

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

Love,

THE CITY

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