🌱SummerStage Concert Lineup + Adams' Budget Prioritizes Public Safety

Dashiell Allen
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Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; windy, cooler. High: 55 Low: 38.

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Here are the top five stories in New York City today:

  1. Mayor Adams took an upbeat tone on Tuesday when he presented his final city budget proposal at Flatbush, Brooklyn's historic Kings Theater. The Mayor's nearly $100 billion budget, one of the largest in NYC history, increases funding to the police department, as well as to increasing beds in the city's shelter system. (New York City Patch)

  2. Speaking of crime, members of East New York's 'Bamalife' gang were charged on multiple accounts of wreaking havoc in their own and neighboring communities. Recent altercations they've committed include allegedly opening fire and terrorizing guests at a 6-year-old's birthday party, and a mass-shooting in Bed-Stuy that injured eight people. (New York City Patch)

  3. In a last minute effort, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging state lawmakers to pass a bill that would take her former running mate Brian Benjamin's name off of the Democratic primary ballot this June. Benjamin was arrested earlier this month on bribery charges. (Gothamist)

  4. New York State is quickly becoming a COVID hot-spot for the entire country, a new study from the CDC shows, with 23 counties showing high levels of transmission. Cases are on the rise in New York City as well. (NBC New York)

  5. Music lovers rejoice! NYC's SummerStage announced on Tuesday this season's line-up of 90 outdoor concerts in venues across the city, including in Central Park, Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, and Flushing Meadows-Carona Park in Queens. The season kicks off with Jazz legend Herbie Hancock on June 11th. (New York City Patch)

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"An evening stroll along 72nd St. pier, Riverside Park." Photo courtesy of Denise Dell'Olio
"An evening stroll along 72nd St. pier, Riverside Park." Photo courtesy of Denise Dell'Olio

Today in New York City:

  • The Visionary Universe of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds at the Paley Center, W 52nd Street–open through Friday (12 p.m.)

  • Art Therapy: The Future Is Now 'evening of celebration' (6 p.m.)

  • Cocktail Creation with Good Time Mixology, in Chelsea(6 p.m.)

  • WEBINAR: Family Bonds: Navigating Conversations With Your Children (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Tuesday was a gruesome day in New York City–at least it was for the Peregrine Falcon chick that was eaten by its mother on a livestream webcam. (New York City Patch)

  • Today marks Denim Day, a day of advocacy against domestic violence and sexual assault. (Twitter)

  • If you've ever wanted to get from New York City to The Berkshires in Massachusetts without a car then you're in luck this summer. Amtrak is offering a seasonal weekend train service.(Time Out)

  • A new poll from the think tank Data for Progress found that 64 percent of New Yorkers support the city's new safe injection sites, a recent effort to reduce drug overdose deaths. (City & State)

  • Congratulations to Townshend Harris High School in Queens and these ten other schools for being counted in the 'top 100' nationwide by U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking. (New York City Patch)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

This article originally appeared on the New York City Patch