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Sparrow Funeral Home owner Erica Hill sits with her dog, Peaches, in her Greenpoint business, where she plans to show Knicks Game 4 tonight. (Alex Krales/The City Reporter)
Owner Erica Hill says it’s because she was moved by Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns speaking about feeling his late mother’s calming presence during the tournament. Jacqueline Cruz-Towns died in April 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.
“The more we can talk about the people we love who have died and talk about our grief — it helps everybody,” Hill told The City Reporter. “We’re not doing it in silence.”
Earlier this week, she posted about her watch party plans on the Instagram account for her business, Sparrow Funeral Home in Greenpoint. The post drew so much attention that Hill is worried too many people may show up for the space’s capacity.
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A 31-year-old single mother from Jamaica, Queens, who worked as an Amazon delivery driver was fired after she posted videos on TikTok in support of a City Council bill the company and its subcontractors oppose. She says it violated her free speech rights.
A new City Council bill aims to give families “baby bonds” of $2,000 per child in interest savings accounts whose funds could go toward flexible expenses like education and retirement.
Eligible children include homeless youth and kids in households making up to 80% of the area median income, currently about $136,000 for a family of four, according to bill sponsor Crystal Hudson.
Hudson said she plans to introduce the bill Thursday and that it is backed by Council Speaker Julie Menin. The measure is meant to help close the city’s racial wealth gap and build on the NYC Kids RISE program, which provides every kindergartener with an initial $100 investment for college.
“It focuses on assets, not income, so really creating that nest egg,” Hudson said. “Not everyone can or will choose to go to college. This is a sort of meaningful entry into economic mobility and stability.”
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Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Wednesday, June 10: The historic Apollo Theater’s marquee and blade light back up in Harlem during a public ceremony, following major renovations. Free, Apollo Theater, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 11: The World Cup kicks off, and so do live Chelsea Market screenings of all the matches, including late-night games. Free, Chelsea Market, starts at 11 a.m.
THE KICKER: The mayor has declared today “Wear Blue and Orange Day” to support the Knicks as they head into the NBA Finals' Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden tonight.
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