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Monkeypox Cases On The Rise in NYC

Monkeypox is officially an emergency across New York, the state's top doctor said. In New York City, the virus has exploded from a single case in May to 1,251 as of Thursday, according to city health data. "With more than one-quarter of all cases in the U.S., New Yorkers, and especially our LGBTQ+ community, remain among the hardest-hit," Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. "We will continue to advocate to the federal government for our fair share of vaccines based on the disease burden impacting New York." (New York City Patch)

More on Monkeypox:

• Lower Manhattan Pols Push To Declare Monkeypox State Of Emergency

An End To The Rat Race

The party soon could be over for millions of New York City rats teeming through trash for hours. Sanitation officials said Thursday they're "strongly considering" moving the city's trash set-out time — which is currently 4 p.m. — back to 8 p.m in order to avoid rush hour. (New York City Patch)

VP Kamala Harris Visits Brooklyn

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Bed-Stuy on Tuesday to unveil the federal government's new multi-billion-dollar economic plan. "We all do better as a nation when all our communities do better. Today we have gathered in a neighborhood that is living proof of the power of this approach," Harris said during her speech. (New York City Patch)

Tan In A Politician's Backyard

Prospect Park isn't the only spot in Park Slope to work on your tan, according to Assemblyman Robert Carroll. Also available: his office's backyard. Carroll issued this surprising invitation on Twitter Monday evening in response to an even more surprising photo of a man sunbathing atop a car outside his office on Seventh Avenue between 13th and 14th streets. (New York City Patch)

MTA Trains Face Fiscal Wreck

A new forecast of the MTA's preliminary budget projects the transportation agency will face "a fiscal cliff" by 2025, a year earlier than estimates that were released in February due to decreased ridership. (New York City Patch)

More on the MTA:

• Person Hit By Train At Union Square: MTA

Time To Raise The Roof!... I Mean Raise the Rent

New York City's temperatures aren't the only thing that's too damn high this summer. Rent hit record highs across New York City in June, but nowhere as high as Manhattan, where the average cost of a rental surpassed $5,000 for the first time, according to a recent study by Douglas Elliman. (New York City Patch)

More on housing:

• Third Of NYC Listings Once Belonged To Priced-Out Tenants: Study

Waste Hauling Just Got A Little Bit Cleaner

A waste-removal company with ties to the Gambino crime family was cited this week for illegally doing work at a massive reconstruction of John F. Kennedy Airport's Terminal Four, officials announced Wednesday. The waste-hauling industry is known to have deep roots in New York City's organized crime families, records show. (New York City Patch)

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