🌱 Mayor Adams Releases Housing Plan + NYC Council Passes Record Budget

Good morning and happy hump day! Mayor Adams has a plan to address housing and homelessness in New York City, but the details remain vague. Meanwhile, the City Council passed a record-breaking budget, and Republican candidates for Governor squared off at a heated debate.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 82 Low: 65.

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

1. Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a broad, 97-page plan to build more housing and reduce homelessness on Tuesday. It calls to create 15,000 supportive housing units in the next two years and provide funding for NYCHA. however at a press conference following the announcement he provided few details as to how it would accomplish those goals. (New York City Patch)
2. The City Council passed a record $101 billion budget late Monday night, after reaching an early agreement last Friday. The budget reduces school funding by about $215 million, prompting six Council Members to vote 'no.' Some of those members, like Astoria Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán, were punished for their no vote by being denied additional funding by Speaker Adrienne Adams. (New York City Patch)
3. In a super-heated debate, Republican primary candidates for New York Governor sparred with each other, hurling insults and accusing their opponents of not supporting former President Trump enough. (Gothamist)
4. President Biden signed a bill forming a commission to study the feasibility of creating a national Asian-American history museum in the Washington, D.C. area. Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng has been pushing for the bill for the past seven years. (New York City Patch)
5. At a vigil, parents and relatives morned the loss of 13-year-olds Daniel Persaud and Ryan Wong who drowned in Jamaica Bay on Friday, after a sandbar they were standing on collapsed. (New York 1)

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The James Beard culinary awards are out:

• Chinatown restaurant Wo Hop previously 'gobbled up' the award for America's Classics. Brooklyn restaurant The Four Horsemen won the award for "outstanding wine program." (New York City Patch)
• Lower Manhattan Chef Chintan Pandya, who runs the Indian restaurant Dhamaka, took home the prize for best chef in New York State. (Patch)
• See a full list of the final winners here.

Today in New York City:

• Help with Produce Distribution in the Lower East Side (8:30 a.m.)
• Essen Health Care Hosting Health Fair Meet & Greet with NFL Legend Mike Singletary (1 p.m.)
• New York Restoration Project Spring Picnic at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (7 p.m.)
• NYC Master Chorale Presents: Together Again (7 p.m.)
• Tim Snider & Wolfgang Timber in NYC (7 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• A man needed 60 stitches after being slashed in the Face in Greenwich Village on June 6th. Police are searching for the culprit. (New York City Patch)
• A debit card scammer in Queens and Brooklyn has stolen more than $20,000 since January–including $6,000 from several seniors in Forest Hills. (New York City Patch)
• A two-year-old found on a Bronx street corner on Monday has been reunited with family. (NBC New York)

From my notebook:

• The Mermaid Parade is hitting the streets of Coney Island Saturday. Get your fins and goggles ready! (Patch)
• Happy, an elephant at The Bronx Zoo, is not a person, a court has ruled, meaning she will stay at her current home rather than being relocated. (New York City Patch)
• This fluffy mute swan from Staten Island was released back into the wild, after being caught accidentally by a fishing line. (Twitter)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— Dashiell Allen

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