🌱Mayor Adams Ordered To Pay $300 Rat Fine + NY Minimum Wage Proposals

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• More details on the Brooklyn U-Haul driver
• Trump loses appeal, must pay contempt fine
• Mayor Eric Adams is ordered to pay a rat fine

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

1. The man accused of driving a U-Haul through Brooklyn streets on Monday and injuring eight people — one of whom died — had experienced hallucinations while at the steering wheel, according to police. He had rented the truck in Florida, after traveling from his home in Las Vegas. (New York City Patch)
2. A New York appellate judge has ruled that Donald Trump must pay $10,000 per day as a contempt fine for not complying with subpoenas from NY Attorney General Letitia James — the latest development in the legal battle between the two. James, who has conducted a high-profile probe into Trump's finances, sued him, his children and the Trump Organization in September 2022. (New York City Patch)
3. Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing raising New York's minimum wage to $16.39 by 2026, while progressive lawmakers and organizations to her left would like to see it increase to $21.25 during the same time frame. (THE CITY)
4. Starbucks workers filed dozens of complaints on Tuesday with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, alleging that the company is in violation of the city's fair workweek law, which mandates employers must provide their staff with notice of their schedule at least two weeks in advance. They coordinated their complaints with 32BJ-SEIU, a large service employees union. (AMNY)
5. Mayor Eric Adams has been ordered to pay a $300 fine over a rat infestation at his Brooklyn house, despite him arguing that he had done all he could to prevent it. According to an enforcement officer Adams failed to store his recycling in an airtight container. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• Movement Meditation For Grief — Green-Wood Cemetery (6 p.m.)
• Alex DeSuze Brings “Late Bloomer” Back To Don’t Tell Mama (7 p.m.)
• Strand Romance Panel: Wild Thing — The Universality of Romance (7 p.m.)
• New York Festival of Song: Amor — Kaufman Music Center (8 p.m.)
• Gabe Mollica's 'Solo: A Show About Friendship' — Soho Playhouse (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Bronx Opera House, first built in the early 20th century, could now become a landmark. It was a "major location for the growing Latin music scene in the 1950s and 1960s." (News 12 Connecticut)
• A bill to create a statewide housing voucher program in New York is moving forward in Albany. (Spectrum News NY1)
• LaGuardia Airport's TSA staff want you to stop X-raying your pet when passing through security. (New York City Patch)
• Love was in the air at Times Square this Valentine's Day as New York City couples were married and renewed their vows. Click to see pictures. (AMNY)
• The city payed a total of $130 million in 2021 to settle personal injury claims involving city-owned vehicles, a report from the Comptroller's office found. (AMNY)

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