🌱 New York Redistricting Maps Released + NYC At 'High Risk' For COVID

Good morning New York City! Yesterday New Yorkers goth their first peak at what will most likely be their new Congressional districts for the next 10 years. Advocates are pushing for Riker's Island to go under federal control, and the MTA just unveiled a $30 million Subway entrance.

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1. New York State's new Congressional redistricting maps were released on Monday. If they are approved, they will bring big changes to the city. Lower and mid-Manhattan are in two separate districts running east and west rather than north to south, while the gerrymandered district stretching from Park Slope to Staten Island was scrapped by an independent court-appointed "master." Meanwhile a bipartisan group is suing to redraw the state's Assembly districts as well. (New York City Patch)
2. NYC is expected to enter the "high risk" category for COVID-19 within the coming days, with public health officials advising indoor mask wearing. The city is currently averaging 3,613 new cases per day. Mayor Adams held back on reinstating a mask mandate Monday. (New York City Patch)
3. Advocates are renewing their push for Rikers Island, the home to the city's jails, to be placed under federal "receivership," meaning the federal government would take full control of its operations. Mayor Adams and the corrections officers union oppose the idea. (New York Daily News)
4. Amid a national shortage, New York City hospitals are generally staying well stocked with baby formula, thanks in part to their partnership with milk banks. That isn't always the case for parents once they leave the hospital, however. (Gothamist)
5. Mayor Adams was expected to attend a vigil last night at Bethel Gospel Assembly Church in Harlem, after the horrific mass-shooting in a Buffalo supermarket over the weekend, which took ten lives. The shooter released a long white supremacist manifesto prior to the altercation. Adams was expected to call for more changes to gun laws. (WABC-TV)

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Today in New York City:

• Horticulture team volunteers on Randall's Island (9:30 a.m.)
• GrubHub offers free lunch for all (for up to $15) (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
• Yoga in the Park (6:30 p.m.)
• The Modern Loss Handbook Book Launch: Rebecca Soffer in Conversation with Vanessa Kroll Bennett (7:30 p.m.)

Mark your calendars, these two upcoming events caught our attention:

• This theatrical retelling of "One Thousand and One Nights" has a run-time of nine hours, in a Brooklyn Theater. It's on until May 28. (Time Out NY)
• The New York African Film Festival will run live at Lincoln Center, Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem and the Brooklyn Academy of Music during Dance Africa, through June 2. (Time Out NY)
• This 3-hour-long, 7 restaurant food tour is now available in The West Village. (New York City Patch)

Crime corner:

• Shootings are at a 25-year high in Lower Manhattan. On Sunday, one person died with another facing life-threatening conditions during separate instances. (NBC New York)
• A woman was found stabbed to death in a Bed-Stuy corner store on Sunday. (New York City Patch)
• A man from Florida carrying an AR-15 style rifle was arrested in a Lower Manhattan subway station on Grand Street. Mayor Adams used the occasion to push for more police presence in the train system. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• Check out these 11 "unexpected" sandwiches from across the city. (Eater NY)
• The MTA unveiled a new subway entrance at Times Square 42nd Street, with a price tag of $30 million. (amNY)
• With summer right around the corner, check to see if you're eligible to receive a free AC unit through the city's Home Energy Assistance Program. (Facebook)

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