🌱 Third Of City Thinks Adams Is Doing Good + NYC's Best Ice Cream

Good morning! Yesterday the Governor signed a new law that will make it easier to turn hotels into affordable housing. Only 29% of New Yorkers think Mayor Adams is doing a "good" job after five months in office, and Broadway is hoping for more help from the federal government. Also, check out a new list of the best ice cream spots in the city.

First, today's weather:

Humid; a shower in the a.m.. High: 82 Low: 65.

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

1. A majority of New Yorkers support more NYPD officers in the subway system as a response to an uptick in crime, a new poll finds. New Yorkers also would like to see metal detectors. Seven in ten say they feel less safe now than before the pandemic began. (New York City Patch)

   The same poll also found that only 29% of New Yorkers think Mayor Adams is doing a good job, while 64% think he's doing fair or poorly. His honeymoon period appears to be over. (New York City Patch)
   2. Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law on Monday that will make it easier for New York City to convert underutilized hotels into affordable housing. The law, which is supported by the mayor, also unlocks $200 million in funding to assist in the transition. (New York City Patch)
   

   3. Performing arts advocates are calling on Congress to extend the Save Our Stages Act, which was passed in 2020 and provided a much-needed lifeline to Broadway during the pandemic through grant funding. Even now, two years later, ticket sales are still low with many shows struggling to say open. (AMNY)
   4. Over 400 households in Queens went without water on Tuesday morning, after a massive water main break near NYCHA Queensbridge Houses the night before. The flooding left a "thick coating of mud" on nearby streets. (New York City Patch)
   5. A Minnesota-based lender withdrew a lawsuit against taxi drivers that had accused them of “nonstop militant action unchecked by the rules that govern everyone else.” This comes after a massive protest and hunger strike last fall led to the lender restructuring its loan payment structure, which had left hundreds of drivers drowning in debt. (THE CITY)

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NYC food news:

• Creme and Cocoa Creamery, a Caribbean-American ice cream shop in Crown Heights, is one of the 18 best shops in the city, along with Emack and Bolio's Ice Cream on the Upper West Side. See the full list here. (Eater NY)
• Emilia by Nai, a vegetable and seafood restaurant, is opening up in the East Village today. This Spanish restaurant will serve exquisite-sounding delicacies like "Monkfish Liver Mousse served with fried brioche, kalamata marmalade and pickled daikon." (New York City Patch)
• A new Italian restaurant in the West Village, Biamo, is getting rave reviews and a shout-out from the popular Instagram account Secret NYC. (New York City Patch)

Today in New York City:

• Beach Cleanup at 94th Street Beach Hosted by Kona Brewing Co. (4 p.m.)
• Bronx Day Services Open House (4:30 p.m.)
• Cobble Hill's 3rd Birthday Block Party (5 p.m.)
• MasterVoices: Songs for a Summer Night (7 p.m.)
• Special Screening of UPHEAVAL, Menachem Begin documentary (8 p.m.)

Crime Corner:

• Police are looking for a man who violently threw a 52-year-old woman into subway tracks in The Bronx on Sunday. (New York City Patch)
• A passenger stabbed an MTA bus driver in Brooklyn on Tuesday, after the two reportedly got into an argument. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• New York City's largest pride flag is now decorating a staircase on Roosevelt Island, just in time for LGBTQ pride month. (Time Out)
• In response to the poll finding just 29% of New Yorkers think he's doing a good job, a defensive Mayor Adams said at a press conference Tuesday, “Now mommy always told me to try to get an A. But she never told me I failed with a C." (Twitter)
• Workers at a Starbucks in Astoria voted to unionize on Monday, making it the first location in Queens to do so. (New York City Patch)
• Photoville, a city-wide photo exhibition, is open now through June 26 at more than 60 locations across the five boroughs. (NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment via Facebook)

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