🌱 Adams Budget Reduces Police Funding + New Yorkers Sue NYPD

Get on up, New York City! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Becoming windier and warmer. High: 62 Low: 54.

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

1. Nine New Yorkers are suing a pair of cops who they say framed them in a series of 54 misdemeanor cases over the course of many years. They say the officers were defended by other NYPD officials, and that they believe the NYPD's officer disciplinary apparatus is fundamentally broken. (New York City Patch)
2. Mayor Eric Adams revealed his fiscal year 2023 budget proposal Wednesday, which he says will save the city $2 billion. The proposal includes a $252 million cut to the NYPD budget, however Adams indicated that's likely to come out of office and clerical workers, rather than from patrol units. (New York City Patch)
3. Three people were struck by subway trains in a twelve hour period according to the MTA. Late Tuesday night a man was fatally stuck on the 6 line near Lafayette and Spring streets. Another incident, which was not fatal, took place on the 7 line at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue. (New York City Patch)
4. The city announced it's suing an Upper West Side landlord notorious for receiving over 200 violations across the buildings he owns, and leaving scaffolding up as a stop-gap measure for years at a time. The suit cites fire safety as a motivating factor, given the recent tragic events in The Bronx that killed 17 people. (New York City Patch)
5. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio will not seek election for congress in his newly drawn Brooklyn and Staten Island district, per an announcement he made on Twitter Wednesday. This is the second time De Blasio has considered entering a race before stepping out of it this year. (New York City Patch)

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Today in New York City:

• Fresh Towels comedy show at Moxy NYC East Village, 112 E 11th St (8 p.m.)
• Maceo Parker at Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 W 3rd St (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Warmer temperatures await NYC today and Friday, but they might come with harsh, and even hazardous conditions, including thunderstorms and wind gusts of over 50 mph. (New York City Patch)
• The Department of Education plans to send all students home with COVID tests over midwinter break, which begins on Saturday. (Gothamist)
• New York State's Democratic convention kicked off yesterday, and the real action's planned for today. (Gothamist)
• New York's 2022 Fashion week ended Wednesday. According to Mayor Adams "this year’s fashion week has solidified our place as the city of swagger." (Instagram)

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