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What is now a highway was once marsh, and baseball fields today used to be a stream. Apartments are built on ancient wetlands. Parking lots are constructed on filled-in creeks.
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the New York Botanical Garden have mapped out New York City’s “Blue Zones,” the places where waterways used to be in an effort to know how water will affect us in the future.
What they found: One-fifth of all land in New York City is in Blue Zones, putting huge swaths of the city at risk in the climate change era.
Rainy with a chance of thunderstorms, and a high in the upper 70s.
MTA 🚇
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound J trains skip Chauncey Street, Halsey Street, Gates Avenue and Kosciuszko Street between 9:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging the operators of city-funded migrant shelters skimmed $1 million from their no-bid contracts, and pocketed kickbacks. The charges are part of a broader corruption investigation that appears to include a City Council member and a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The big four bond rating agencies aren’t happy with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. But what do their warnings really mean for the city’s finances? We break it down.
It’s been more than 10 months since Dylan Lopez Contreras set foot in ELLIS Preparatory Academy, a high school geared toward older, newly arrived immigrant students. Our partners at Chalkbeat went to school with him as he returned following his nearly year-long stint in immigration detention.
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Wednesday, April 1: Public jam session for instrumentalists and vocalists of all ages, led by the Julliard Fiddle Club at the Atrium at Lincoln Center, 61 W. 62nd St, Manhattan. Free, at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 2: Free concert by jazz and hip-hop artist Kassa Overall as part of the Carnegie Hall Citywide series. First come, first seated! At the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Friday, April 3: Enjoy treats, games and the Easter Bunny for this egg hunt at the Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, 2180 First Ave., Manhattan. Free, from 3 to 5 p.m.
THE KICKER: Tails up! After a financial scare, it appears the Coney Island Mermaid Parade is back on for this year.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Wednesday.
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