🌱 10 NYC Nabes Hit Hardest By Heat + Future Of Horse-Drawn Carriages

Good morning New York City, and happy Friday! We've all been feeling the (literal) heat over the past few weeks, but a new report shows how the lack of public spaces to cool down takes a disproportionate toll on some NYC neighborhoods. There's also possibly more community spread of polio than previously thought, and a renewed push to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park.

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Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms. High: 90 Low: 76.

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

1. Ten NYC neighborhoods with over one million residents in Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are at particularly high risk during heat waves, due to their low rate of publicly-accessible cooling centers, a new report finds. No neighborhood is worse off than East Flatbush. (New York City Patch)
   • The study, released by Comptroller Brad Lander, notes that approximately 370 people die from heat-related causes each year.
   • At least four people died during the last major heat wave in July. (Gothamist)
2. Health officials warn there may be more polio virus community spread than previously thought, after detecting the disease in the sewage system of a second NY county that has a low polio vaccination rate. (NBC New York)
3. Twenty three thousand monkeypox vaccine appointments were made available Thursday, amid concerns that due to supply chain issues there won't be enough capacity to keep up with demand. At least 150,000 New Yorkers are potentially at high risk. (New York City Patch)
4. A new bill to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park is gaining increased support and criticism from all sides of the political spectrum. Under the proposal, the carriages would be replaced by slow-moving electric vehicles, with current drivers getting priority. (New York City Patch)
5. NYC has dolled out $68 million so far this year to settle alleged police misconduct lawsuits, according to a Legal Aid Society report. That's more than the total amount spent in 2020, although the NYPD contends the data is "skewed by four cases." (New York Daily News)

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Today in New York City:

• Healthy Communities Resource Fair at Brooklyn Public Library (11 a.m.)
• Youth Leadership Day in The Bronx (noon)
• MoMA Hosts UNIQLO Night (4 p.m.)
• Intrepid Museum’s Free Fridays (5 p.m.)
• Little Shakespeare Festival - Romeo & Juliet - Under St. Mark's Theater (7 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• Manhattan-bound traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel came to a standstill on Thursday after a bus caught on fire at around 2 p.m. (New York City Patch)
• An armed mugger targeted a man in Long Island City in broad daylight in June, police announced Thursday. (New York City Patch)
• A teenage girl in Crown Heights has been found after going missing for a week. That's thanks to a community-led effort to search for her. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• If you're hungry for something new, here's a running list of all "the restaurants and bars that opened in August." (Eater NY)
• You need to earn an average of $45 on a full-time salary to afford a two bedroom apartment in New York City, according to a new study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. (FOX 5 New York)
• New Yorkers are coming together to support Jim Power, a Vietnam War veteran better known as the ‘Mosaic Man,’ whose decorative tiles line the streets of the East Village. (AMNY)
• Jacob Riis Beach in the Rockaways is closed 'until further notice' due to high bacteria levels detected in the water. (Spectrum NY 1)
• The deadline to switch your party registration for the upcoming August 23rd primary is now the 11th–pushed back from primary day itself. (Gothamist)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

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