🌱 FDNY's First Woman Commissioner + NYC 'Rat Pack' Bills Pass Council

Good morning, New York City!

• 🐀 The City Council has a "rat pack" of new bills to solve NYC's rodent woes.
• 🚒 The FDNY has its first woman commissioner.
• 👻 NYC's annual Halloween parade kicks off on Monday.

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

1. Laura Kavanagh will be the first woman commissioner of the New York City Fire Department in its 157-year history, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday. (New York City Patch)
2. Fewer than 10 percent of tenants facing eviction cases had attorneys last month, despite the majority (more than 80 percent) of them being entitled to free legal counsel under a bill passes last year. Meanwhile, a city report found that most tenants that received free legal services "were able to remain in their homes." (THE CITY)
3. The City Council passed a set of bills dubbed the 'rat pack' on Thursday that are aimed at solving NYC's rat problem by expanding the use of rat special zones, requiring rat-proof containers in certain locations, and requiring that construction sites develop rodent mitigation plans. The bills were also met by costumed rat protestors. (New York City Patch)
4. A last-minute change to the Gowanus neighborhood rezoning in Brooklyn passed by the City Council will now cap the height of new residential development at five stories instead of nine limiting the ability in some instances to use Mandatory-Inclusionary Housing (MIH), to the applause of local advocates and neighbors but to the dismay of other housing advocates. (THE CITY)
5. Health officials are now concerned about a possible "triple threat" on top of the COVID-19 and flu "twindemic" this fall with a rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases throughout New York City in the past several weeks. The virus causes flu-like symptoms and is particularly dangerous for infants and older adults. (Spectrum News NY1)

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Today in New York City:

• Urbanworld Film Festival — through Oct. 30 (multiple times)
• Fangs, Blood, and Lore: A Tribute to the Myth of Vampires — Days of The Dead Festival (7 p.m.)
• Glass Reimagined: A Concert in Celebration of Philip Glass’s 85th Birthday at the Rainbow Room (7:30 p.m.)
• Enjoy Frightening Fun at Slate's Nightmare On 21st Street Party (8 p.m.)

Check out Patch's events page for listings of Halloween parties today.

Crime and safety corner:

• Park Slope police are rethinking their investigation into the death of Moose the dog after months of pleas from neighbors. A patrol car will now be stationed at the park's edge "solely for the purpose of searching for this individual," who beat the dog to death, the precinct's top cop told Patch. (New York City Patch)
• Comedian and former SNL star Chris Redd was punched in the face outside of the West Village's Comedy Cellar on Wednesday night, according to reports. (New York City Patch)
• An MTA bus in St. Albans, Queens was hijacked and crashed into a utility pole after the driver jumped out the window Thursday morning, police said. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• Here's everything you need to know about Monday night's Halloween parade in the West Village, which kicks off at 9 p.m. This year's theme: freedom. (New York City Patch)
• By Mayor Eric Adams' office's metrics, just 1.5 percent of New York City's streets are dirty. (Gothamist)
• This interactive graphic takes a look at what 3 degrees Celsius of global warming could mean for some areas in New York and New Jersey. (NBC New York)
• An individual hacked into the New York Post on Thursday morning, posting extremist hate speech on its website and Twitter account. The Post later announced the "unauthorized conduct" was the work of an employee who has since been fired. (New York City Patch)

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Events:

• Post-Eclipse Masquerade (October 28)
• Copacabana Interview with a Vampire Halloween party 2022 (October 28)
• Wonderland NYC Friday Halloween Party General Admission 2022 (October 28)
• Elsie Rooftop NYC Halloween Party General Admission 2022 (October 28)
• Jewel Thief Halloween party General Admission 2022 (October 28)
• The Bowery Rooftop Halloween Friday party 2022 General Admission (October 28)
• The DL Halloween Friday Night General Admission 2022 (October 28)
• Chelsea Music Hall Halloween Friday Night General Admission 2022 (October 28)
• The Ainsworth Chelsea Friday Halloween party General Admission 2022 (October 28)
• NYC Halloween Nightmare on Jewel Yacht Skyport Marina Costume Party 2022 (October 28)
• Trick or Treat in Travel (October 29)
• Halloween Costume Party at Marble Collegiate Church (October 29)
• KRASH Halloween Saturday Sunset Avalon Yacht Party Cruise 2022 (October 29)
• NYC Halloween Pub Crawl 2022 only $15 (October 29)
• Loft 51 Copacabana NYC Halloween party 2022 (October 29)
• The Dean NYC Halloween party 2022 only $15 (October 29)
• Tribeca Social NYC Halloween party 2022 only $15 (October 29)
• Mozart at the Salzburg Cathedral (October 29)
• Oumou Sangaré Makes Her Apollo Debut Sat, Oct 29! (October 29)
• Copaween Masquerade Ball Halloween Live Entertainment party (October 29)
• Taj Lounge Halloween Saturday Night General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• District Sporting Lounge Halloween Party 2022 (October 29)
• Lost in Paradise Queens Rooftop Saturday Halloween Openbar Party 2022 (October 29)
• Musica Club NYC Halloween Saturday Night party 2022 (October 29)
• The Orchard Room Saturday night Halloween party General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• Selina Rooftop NYC Halloween Party 2022 (October 29)
• LeGrande Lounge Halloween party 2022 General Admission (October 29)
• Jewel Thief Halloween Saturday party General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• Daintree Rooftop Halloween Saturday party General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• Spritz Nomad Halloween party General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• The Bowery Rooftop Halloween Saturday party 2022 General Admission (October 29)
• St. Cloud Rooftop Bar, Times Square Knickerbocker Hotel Halloween Party (October 29)
• Blue Midtown NYC Halloween Saturday Night General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• The DL Halloween Saturday Night General Admission 2022 (October 29)
• Hip Hop vs Reggae® NYC Halloween Saturday Midnight Jewel Yacht 2022 (October 29)
• The High Line Hotel's Annual Dog Costume Parade Returns to Chelsea (October 30)
• 1ST OPEN HOUSE! Detached Center Hall In The Perfect Forest Hills Gardens Location (October 30)
• Regina Opera's 'Gotta Sing' Concert (October 30)
• NYC Freaknight EDM Techno House Halloween Sunday Sunset Jewel Yacht Party (October 30)
• Bhagavad Gita Lecture Series Oct. 27 - 30 (October 30)
• To Life — Again! Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Returns (October 30)
• Carnaval Halloween Party at Copacabana Loft 2022 (October 30)
• Bohemia Nightclub Halloween with Nora Van Elken live at Coda Williamsburg (October 30)
• The Funnies NYC @ Stand Up NY @ 8 pm @ Free Show (October 30)
• The Evil Queen's Drag Brunch: New York City / Brooklyn (October 31)
• Carnegie Hill Neighbors Annual Spooktacular (October 31)
• Latin Vibes Halloween Costume Yacht Cruise at Cabana Yacht 2022 (October 31)
• Art is Life: Jerry Saltz in Conversation with Roberta Smith (October 31)
• Hotel Chantelle Halloween Night General Admission party 2022 (October 31)
• Slate NYC Halloween Party 2022 (October 31)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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