🌱Adams Blasts De Blasio Loyalists + Broadway's 'Best Week' Since 2019

Good morning, New York City!

• New York is officially asking for applicants for casino licenses.
• Broadway had a great week this holiday season.
• Mayor Eric Adams is upset at some former officials from Bill de Blasio's administration.

But first, today's weather:

Cooler; damp in the morning. High: 55 Low: 42.

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

1. Mayor Eric Adams went on a six-minute tirade on Wednesday against officials in former Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration who he said, "left the house in total disarray"' and also "want to see us fail." (New York City Patch)
2. New York is now officially soliciting applications to open a casino in the city, with a license price tag of $500 million and a $1 million application fee. Places under consideration by industry groups include Coney Island, Hudson Yards and Midtown. (Gothamist)
3. Broadway shows had its best week since the end of 2019 this past holiday season, grossing $51.9 million at the box office, marking a stark contrast from last winter when the initial omicron COVID-19 wave caused many cancellations. (Subscription/The New York Times)
4. A resident of Jacob Riis Houses, the site of an arsenic water scare during the fall, was found to have higher than normal levels of arsenic in her urine shortly before her death, according to her doctor who sent a letter to New York City health officials requesting additional water testing at the NYCHA public housing complex. The City Health Commissioner dismissed the doctors' request. (THE CITY)
5. Some New York City school workers have reported seeing an uptick in students' use of marijuana products — both in middle and high school — following cannabis' legalization in the state. (Chalkbeat New York)

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Today in New York City:

• Prototype Festival: Opera/Theatre/Now — starts today (multiple times)
• Salsa Thursdays at Time Out Market New York (6 p.m.)
• Live Music Thursdays presents: JASON LIEBMAN & CAROLINE PURR (7:30 p.m.)
• "Bad Behavior" comedy show — Little Field NYC (8 p.m.)
• Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars — Blue Note Jazz Club (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• An NYPD officer was suspended after being captured in a now-viral video showing him repeatedly hammered punches over a youth's head in Staten Island. (New York City Patch)
• Colorado has joined other states in sending migrants to New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced at a press conference, saying the city doesn't have room to receive more. (PIX11 New York News)
• "Fake heiress" Anna Sorokin is renewing a real lawsuit against her former lawyer who she said is writing a book about her titled "Social Antagonization Is the Worst Form of Oppression: The Anna Delvey Reality," claiming he kept items from her case file. (New York City Patch)
• Harlem Council Woman Kristin Richardson Jordan is protesting a developer's plan to build a depot for large trucks on a site that could have been rezoned for a large amount of housing. Richardson Jordan had opposed the housing proposal, saying it would displace longtime residents. (New York City Patch)
• Lester Chang, a Republican representing a Brooklyn district in the State Assembly, was sworn in this week amid lingering questions about whether or not he is a resident of his districts' borough. There's a possibility the Assembly could vote to kick him out of the chamber. (Gothamist)

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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Dashiell Allen

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