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Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

Dear New Yorkers,

The NYPD says the recent shooting of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in Queens was justified because he lunged at the cops with a large kitchen knife within seconds of them approaching his home.

It’s a familiar and tragic outcome in New York City, one that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has promised to reform through the creation of a new Department of Community Safety that moves such encounters away from police and to mental health workers.

But an analysis by THE CITY of existing efforts — as well as the sequence of events that led to Chakraborty’s shooting — indicate that even with more mental health workers, police may continue to be called on as first responders in the vast majority of cases.

Weather ⛅

Mostly cloudy with a high of 30. Less than half an inch of snow is likely at night after 1 a.m.

MTA 🚇

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 canceled today, Feb. 6, through Feb. 8 for snow removal.

By the way…

As temperatures plummet again, remember that tenants have a right to heat in their apartments. Here is what to do if your unit is freezing.

Our Other Top Stories

As the Mamdani administration races to get people living on city streets indoors amid a deadly cold snap, the Department of Social Services is moving ahead with a new rule that advocates warn will make it even harder for people to find shelter. With single-digit temperatures set to freeze the city again this weekend, bus operators are pushing City Hall to clear icy piles that are still lingering in some bus lanes since a major snowstorm late last month. The city’s health department said it has joined a World Health Organization network as the U.S. has withdrawn from the global public health group. The city said it was the first U.S. municipality to do so.

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Things To Do

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

Friday, Feb. 6: See the Bayside Historical Society’s Winter Art Show featuring work from contemporary artists across Queens, free from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7: The Master Drawings New York art fair is celebrating its 20th anniversary, featuring international exhibitors presenting paper works from the 15th Century to today. There are also paintings, photographs and sculptures at over two dozen Upper East Side galleries. Free admission at various times and galleries. Saturday, Feb. 7: Help write valentines to more than 600 women around the world living with HIV with the Love Positive Women: Letter-Writing Party project using Valentine’s Day to care and connect with women living with HIV. Free, at MOMA PS1 from 2 to 4 p.m.

THE KICKER: Meet the dig-out guy who’s made thousands of dollars shoveling out city cars lately.

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

Love,

THE CITY

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