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Up and at 'em, New York City! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 38 Low: 30.

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

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  1. Police officers removed over one thousand people from the NYC Subway last week, implementing Mayor Adams' plan to crack down on misuse of the transit system by the homeless. Of those one thousand, only twenty-two accepted a bed at shelters. Overall crime was up last week compared to the same period last year. (New York City Patch)
  2. Under the White House's new COVID-19 response plan New Yorkers may soon have access to COVID anti-viral pills produce by Pfizer at local pharmacies. The federal government is also working to respond to new variants with updated vaccines within 100 days after detection. (New York City Patch)
  3. What is the optimal way to connect New York City with LaGuardia airport? The Port Authority wants your input, after putting out fourteen proposal, ranging from extending the elevated N and W trains in Astoria, to building a light rail, to a ferry line. (New York City Patch)
  4. Anna Netrebko, a singer with the Met Opera, was expelled from future performances for not condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine. Netrebko has for a long time allied herself closely with the Russian president. (Associated Press)
  5. NYC's Taxi commissioner Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk resigned on Wednesday, following the release of a video reported by the New York Post showing her speaking inappropriately to subordinates. Jarmoszuk, who was appointed by De Blasio and reappointed by Adams, apologized for her actions before resigning. (New York City Patch)

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Today in New York City:

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From my notebook:

  • Employees at an REI store in SoHo voted to unionize this week. (Times Union )
  • A new collaborative art installation, put on by seven galleries, marks the 'return of tourism' to New York City. (NY City Lens)
  • Ex-Governors of New York and New Jersey were spotted at a restaurant together by The Post, who called the meeting an "Out-Of-Power Lunch." (New York Post )
  • Mayor Eric Adams spoke at a press conference Thursday announcing the transformation of The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into "one of the largest offshore wind port facilities in the nation." (Facebook)

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