🌱 Cop Films People At Drake Harlem Concert + Vaccine Mandate Rulings

Good morning, New York City! It's great to be back bringing you the latest in local news!

• A cop is seen filming Drake concertgoers in a now viral video
• Some judges have ordered city workers be reinstated after vaccine mandate-related terminations
• The latest on NYC's second legal cannabis dispensary

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

1. An NYPD officer was seen apparently filming concertgoers leaving a Drake show at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, raising concerns over police surveillance in a now-viral video. The local precinct said the film would be used for a social media post. (New York City Patch)
2. More than a dozen city workers terminated over not complying with a vaccine mandate have won court cases requiring they be reinstated. They are some of the over a thousand NYC municipal workers that have been terminated because of the mandate, first put in place by Mayor Bill de Blasio. (THE CITY)
3. The Adams administration plans to open a new 1,000-bed facility to house recently arrived migrants at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook, sparking criticism from the Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless that its location is in a flood zone, and it could be difficult for residents to access public services. (AMNY)
4. Roland Conner is opening the first NYC cannabis dispensary run by a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system for a marijuana-related conviction (and second overall). The retail location is located in the West Village, but it's only going to be open for a few weeks as a "pop-up" before closing for renovation work. (THE CITY)
5. New York City police are increasing security and antiterrorism measures during Lunar New Year celebrations, which began over the weekend, after a mass-shooting in a Monterey Park, California dance studio frequented by members of the Asian community left at least 10 people dead. The NYPD said they had not identified any confirmed threat in the city. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• 92NY Transformation Tuesday, Open House (9 a.m.)
• Emma Lord and Tashie Bhuiyan: "Begin Again" at The Strand (7 p.m.)
• The MoMA Presents: Reclaiming the LGBTQ Past (7 p.m.)
• Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Dave and Buster's — Times Square (7:30 p.m.)
• Brass Queens with Sauce City at Mercury Lounge (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Three people were shot dead and five more were wounded by bullets during a bloody weekend, according to the NYPD. (New York City Patch)
• New York voters overwhelmingly want controversy-stricken Congressman George Santos to resign, a new poll finds. (New York City Patch)
• Uptown community members and a local politician are upset over the Department of Transportation's abrupt painting over of graffiti art on a tunnel in a Washington Heights train station, which they said was carried out without transparency. (New York City Patch)
• Dolphins were spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in at least five years last week, the Parks Department said. (CBS New York)
• U.S. President Joe Biden plans to visit New York City next week to discuss funding for a train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New York and New Jersey. (AMNY)

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