🌱90% Of 2022 NYPD Car Stops Had Black, Latino Drivers + 'Day Of Hate'

Good morning, New York City!

• Neo-Nazi groups are staging a "Day of Hate" on Saturday, although the NYPD says there's no credible threats
• NYC's public hospital system has authority over the city's response to arriving asylum seekers
• Ninety percent of all car stops by the NYPD in 2022 had Black or Latino drivers, data shows

But first, today's weather: Turning sunny and windy. High: 44 Low: 21.

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

1. Police and experts stressed to Patch that they are not aware of any credible threats ahead of a so-called "Day of Hate" planned by neo-Nazi groups for Saturday. Out of an "abundance of caution" the NYPD said it will deploy additional units to sensitive locations such as places of worship. (New York City Patch)
2. City hall has given authority over migrant emergency centers to NYC's public hospital system, bypassing typical oversight procedures, according to a recently-published memo. That comes with more than $100 million in spending in an "obscure" arrangement. Since last summer more than 47,100 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City, with 29,700 still residing in city shelters, according to government records. (THE CITY)
3. Ten local environmental groups that tend to many of New York City's waterways are opposed to the federal government's tentatively-selected $52 billion storm surge mitigation plan for the city region. Their main concerns are that the plan, which calls for flood walls and other barriers, doesn't take into account sea level rise enough, and could damage natural habitats. (Gothamist)
4. Congressman George Santos is facing even more criticism after sponsoring a bill that would declare AR-15 style rifles, which have been tied to some of the nation's most devastating mass-shootings, the "national gun of the U.S." He also picked a fight with Mayor Eric Adams on Twitter over a report on surplus medical supplies. (New York City Patch)
5. Around 90 percent of all 670,000 cars stopped by NYPD officers in 2022 had Black or Latino drivers, data obtained by the New York Civil Liberty Union shows. The police department has not released vehicle stop numbers for past years. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• "19 Forms of Ice" 5Rhythms Dance & Movement Class (7 p.m.)
• Rhonda Hansome To Perform @ TALE Storytelling Show at KGB Bar Red Room (7 p.m.)
• Humanist Happy Hour — New York Society for Ethical Culture (7:30 p.m.)
• Gabe Mollica's 'Solo: A Show About Friendship' (9 p.m.)
• NY Is Phenomenal — comedy show (9:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• New York business groups area against a proposed bill that would require companies to reduce their packaging by 50 percent and use 90 percent recycled materials within 12 years. (Spectrum News NY1)
• The alligator rescued this week from Prospect Park lake appears to have swallowed a 4-inch bathtub stopper at some point, a radiograph at The Bronx Zoo shows. The Zoo is currently tube feeding the alligator which is in a weakened condition. (New York City Patch)
• Here's images of a gathering of Ukrainian New Yorkers in Brooklyn yesterday marking the Russian invasion's one-year anniversary. (AMNY)
• About 1,200 residents and fellows at The Bronx's Montefiore Medical Center have voted to unionize with a supermajority of 82 percent. (Bronx Times)
• The MTA is installing 15 more elevators in subway stations this year, with at least one in every borough. (AMNY)

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