🌱De Blasio's Poll Woe + Stalked Online By NYPD • Daily Digest

Good morning, New York! It's Wednesday, Oct. 20. So... are you surprised to learn that Mayor Bill de Blasio has lower favorability among New York voters than Donald Trump? We have the complete story below.

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Here are the top stories in New York City today:

1. Mayor Bill de Blasio is more unpopular than Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo, according to a just-released poll. (New York City Patch)
2. The NYPD used Instagram to stalk a BLM protester, a new lawsuit contends. (New York City Patch)
3. So far, there's no home for the Thomas Jefferson statue after it's removed from City Hall's Council chamber. (New York City Patch)
4. The NYC Board of Health now declares that racism in the city is "a public health crisis." (New York City Patch)
5. The jail death toll this year is now at 14 after a man who attempted suicide in his Manhattan holding cell last week was removed from life support Monday. (New York City Patch)
6. Officials are urging subway riders to stay alert amid rising muggings and robberies. (WABC-TV)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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