🌱 9 Injured, 1 Dead In Harlem Mass Shooting + New Voting Rights Laws

Good morning New York City. Early Monday morning saw a mass shooting in Harlem, in recognition of Juneteenth Governor Hochul signed several voting rights laws, and early voting is in full swing.

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

1. A mass shooting in Harlem after midnight on Monday left nine people injured and one man dead. The victim was identified as Darius Lee, 21, a senior at Houston Baptist University. It's unclear what the motive of the shooting was. Police believe it took place at a barbecue gathering. (New York City Patch)
2. In recognition of Juneteenth, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York into law on Monday at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. The package of laws will make it easier for individuals to bring lawsuits at the state level in cases of voter suppression. (Politics NY)
3. Early voting in the June 28 primary election for governor, lieutenant governor, and state assembly began on Saturday. Here's how some of the civically engaged New Yorkers voted. (Gothamist)
4. Governor Hochul recently signed a law that's supposed to ban the sale of bullet-proof vests in New York. However, the law's wording has left many confused, and importantly would not have stopped the purchase of the body armor worn by the gunman who fatally shot ten people in a Buffalo supermarket. (WABC-TV)
5. In an interview Mayor Adams defended his announcement on Friday that he would split up police officers while on patrol. The announcement, which received heavy pushback from the Police Benevolent Association, was not intended to be a "blanket" policy, he clarified. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• Open Interviews at Clean Rite Center (noon)
• Title IX Then and Now - National Archives Foundation (5 p.m.)
• White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: John Monaghan (7 p.m.)
• Piano Jazz Series: Alan Broadbent (7 p.m.)
• Drag Makeup Workshop (7 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• Three people were seriously injured by a taxi cab that jumped the curb and collided with a building at 29th Street and Broadway on Monday. (New York City Patch)
• Two swimmers drowned to death in The Rockaways during separate instances on Friday. In both cases they were swimming in closed off areas without lifeguard supervision. (New York Post)
• The seventh person this year died at Rikers Island on Monday morning. The cause of death is under investigation. (New York 1)

From my notebook:

• The quirky and unique mermaid parade was back in all its glory at Coney Island this Saturday. See some pictures of New Yorker's creative costumes here. (Brooklyn Vegan)
• In a brief moment of joy, female inmates at Rikers Island got to dance at a Christian rock concert. (amNY)
• Meet 'pin drop,' the quietest room in Midtown Manhattan. (amNY)

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