🌱 Invasive Spotted Lanternflies + Incarcerated NYrs Can't Get Packages

Good morning New York City! It's great to be back! Here's what's going on:

• 🪲 New York is responding to increased numbers of invasive spotted lanternflies, which wreak havoc on vineyards among other crops.
• 🎁 A new policy means that New York inmates can no longer receive packages from loved ones.
• 🗞 The New York Times editorial board announced its Congressional endorsements for Dan Goldman in NY-10, Jerry Nadler in NY-12, and Sean Patrick Maloney in NY-17.

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Variable clouds. High: 82 Low: 66.

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

1. NY Congressman Chuck Schumer wants $22 million in funding to combat the growing 'swarms' of invasive spotted lanternflies that are being spotted with increased frequency across the state and city. Environmental officials have issued a one-time 'kill on sight' order to New Yorkers who see the bugs, which can have a "catastrophic" impact on vineyards. (New York City Patch)
2. Under a new policy New York State prisons are no longer allowing incarcerated individuals to receive packages–either in-person or by mail–from family or friends, unless they are sent directly by a third party. The rule began last month as an attempt to stop illegal drug shipments. (Associated Press)
3. With early voting underway, The New York Times editorial board announced its endorsement of Dan Goldman, the wealthy former lead prosecutor in the first impeachment trial against then-President Donald Trump. The decision prompted outrage and confusion from some New Yorkers who saw him as elite. (New York City Patch)
4. Nicole Malliotakis, NYC's sole Republican Congresswoman, joined New Jersey Democrat Josh Gottheimer on Monday to call for a delay to the city's implementation of congestion pricing, which would raise funds for the MTA by collecting tolls from cars entering Manhattan before 60th Street. (AMNY)
5. Transgender detainees at Rikers Island jails are frequently housed in settings with the opposite gender and had guards threaten to move them to opposite-sex quarters for not following "mundane rules," a new task force report found. (THE CITY)

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Today in New York City:

• Free Ice Cream from Tipsy Scoop on National Rum Day (noon)
• Parker’s at Thompson Central Park Live Summer Jazz Nights (6 p.m.)
• Bollywood & Bhangra Dance in Hudson River Park (6:30 p.m.)
• Comedy & Cocktails at the Canary Club (7 p.m.)
• Natasha Sizlo + Jenny Mollen: All Signs Point To Paris at The Strand Bookstore (7 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• A four-year-old boy died in The Bronx after his father took him on a scooter ride without a Helmut. Now the dad faces child endangerment charges. (New York City Patch)
• An off-duty NYPD detective shot at two men who had just committed a robbery in East Harlem on Monday morning. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• Rudy Giuliani is the target of a probe into illegal attempts to interfere with the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, according to his lawyer. (New York City Patch)
• New York museums must now identify artworks that were stolen by Nazis, thanks to a bill signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. (Time Out)
• The city's Department of Investigation is probing whether the "right to shelter" law was violated on July 17th. Meanwhile, in a potential cover-up, the violation doesn't appear in official records. (NBC New York)
• Here's photos from the 40th Dominican Day Parade down Sixth Avenue last Sunday. (Gothamist)
• Staten Island ferry workers may be closer to resolving a contract dispute, agreeing on Monday to use a mediator with City Hall. (THE CITY)

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