Climate
New York State Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass Meaningful Climate Legislation
While Governor Hochul's last-minute congestion pricing "pause" had a lot to do with it, there's plenty of blame to go around.
Morning Spew
Eric Adams’s NYPD Has Stopped 50 Percent More New Yorkers in 2024
And more news for your Wednesday.
Nosh Pit
We’re So Back: East Village Dollar Slice Joint Is Back to Selling 99 Cent Slices
Owner Sana Ullah said that cratering demand at the elevated price point motivated him to bring prices back down from $1.50.
Cultural Capital
We’re Not Alone in UFO Encounters Doc ‘They’re Here’
The film about UFO enthusiasts upstate premiered at Tribeca Festival and is light on aliens, heavy on community.
Eric Adams
‘Attack Dog’ City Hall Lawyer Lisa Zornberg Went From Prosecuting Corruption to Defending Eric Adams
When reporters have questions about Mayor Eric Adams's investigations, the mayor's top attorney and "attack dog" leaps into action.
Morning Spew
Don’t Forget, The State’s Legal Weed Rollout Is Also in Chaos
And more links for your Tuesday morning browsing pleasure.
Going Places
MTA Head Subtly Acknowledges How Much Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Flip-Flop Fucked Over Transit Riders
While Lieber’s address was cloaked in the steady, get-on-with-it idiom of an operations manager, the message, as far as that grey language allowed, was plain: Riders will feel the "squeeze."
Eternal City
The Best Place in NYC Is the Seward Park Ping-Pong Table
The ping-pong table—and the community that has grown around it—is a reminder of what the city could be.
Porcelain New York
Mayor Adams’s Claim: The Public Can Pee at City Hall. Hell Gate Porcelain New York Rating: FALSE
Mayor Eric Adams said that if members of the public need to use the restroom in City Hall, they may. Is it true? Not exactly.
Morning Spew
Kiss Those New Subway Cars Goodbye Now That Hochul’s Paused Congestion Pricing
Better trains, signals that work, and new subway lines are now likely to get canceled thanks to Hochul's last-minute congestion pricing "pause."
Going Places
Hochul Defends Congestion Pricing Pause By Invoking ‘New Jersey Customers’ Driving to Midtown Diners, Hardware Stores
The governor’s first press conference since throwing state government and the MTA into chaos got a little weird.
Going Places
Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause Is Stuck in Traffic
Will state lawmakers spend their last few hours in Albany saving Governor Kathy Hochul's plan to kill congestion pricing? Or will they refuse, potentially teeing up an epic MTA board meeting?