Morning Spew
Eric Adams’s Correction Department Makes It Even Harder to See What’s Happening on Rikers Island
A Department of Correction shift comes after damning reporting, and other links to start your day.
The State of New York
Will Governor Hochul Go to War With Her Own Party to Save Her Judicial Nominee?
"The more the governor doubled down, the more it became an issue about the separation of powers."
The State of New York
The City Has No Idea What to Do With Unlicensed Weed Bodegas
At a hearing on Wednesday, the City Council wrestled with a central contradiction of the state's embrace of an equity-centered approach to weed legalization.
Morning Spew
Eric Adams to City: VAGINA
Some thoughts on the prudes standing in the way of the mayor's feminism, and other items to start your Wednesday.
Cultural Capital
The HarperCollins Strike Approaches 50 Days: ‘$45K Is Just Not Enough to Live on in NYC’
“We believe that this is our only opportunity to make real change in this industry.”
Morning Spew
Governor Hochul: MLK Said to Not Judge People So Stop Judging My Judicial Nominee
At least one person found this speech "distasteful."
Paying Rent
No Heat, Bathroom Mushrooms, Bees in the Wall: Life Under One of NYC’s Most ‘Egregiously Negligent’ Landlords
“How is it possible that a city, a system, allows landlords to profit from their bad behavior?"
Morning Spew
Adams Austerity Budget Brings the Pain
Money for police, but less for libraries. Heavy-handed symbolism of that nature and so forth.
Paying Rent
‘It’s Dangerous To Sign A Full-Time Lease’: These Airbnb Hosts Don’t Want People Living in Their NYC Apartments
If being a landlord is a job, operating an Airbnb represents a significant promotion, one that hosts are reluctant to give up.
Climate
NYC Snow, WHEN?
Children, dogs, adults of strong moral character are all asking: Where is the snow?
$20 Dinner
Next Stop Vegan Brings Next-Level Plant-Based Dominican Food To Downtown Brooklyn
There's vegan comfort food galore at this new counter-service charmer.
Morning Spew
Sure Hospitals Could Provide Better Care and Boost Staffing Levels But Then How Would They Pay Their Executives Outrageous Salaries?
The NYC nurses’ strike enters its third day, and other links to start your day.