🌱 Nurses Set To Strike At 2 NYC Hospitals + Subway Bathrooms Opening

Good morning, New York City!

• Nurses continued negotiations with Mt. Sinai Hospital over the weekend, with a strike expected to begin on Monday.
• NYC public school girls say they're being excluded from a statewide wrestling tournament.
• Some subway bathrooms reopen today.

But first, today's weather:

🌧/❄️ An a.m. rain or snow shower. High: 45 Low: 34.

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

1. The MTA has not yet provided training to its employees about how to use so-called emergency escape hoods for use "during nuclear, biological or chemical events only," THE CITY has learned. The state began an inquiry into the transit agency's emergency protection program following a worker's death nearly three years ago when a 2 train was set on fire. (THE CITY)
2. Thousands of nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore private hospitals remained prepared to go on strike today, as last minute negotiations took place on Sunday. A deal had still not been reached at Mount Saini's main campus. Governor Kathy Hochul and her staff have been participating in conversations, according to a source. (NBC New York)
3. High school girls from New York City's public schools are being excluded from a statewide wrestling invitational tournament to take place in three weeks, sparking outrage from student athletes and coaches given that boys have long been allowed to attend a similar event. Girls in the city compete in a different league from the rest of the state. (Subscription/New York Daily News)
4. The Staten Island ferry that caught on fire in December, stranding roughly 850 passengers, occurred on the Sandy Ground, one of the fleet's newest ships that began service last year, sparking concerns from City Council Members that it could be an indication of "systematic flaws." They are calling for a Department of Transportation investigation. (Gothamist)
5. The MTA is opening nine bathrooms in subway stations today, including at least one in every borough except Staten Island. They've received new paint jobs and lighting and will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (AMNY)

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Today in New York City:

• Irish Festival - Origin Theater Company (multiple times)
• MoMA Presents - Guillermo del Toro: Tales of Mourning and Imagination (10:30 a.m.)
• Lenihan & Weiner Comedy of the Yearier (7:30 p.m.)
• Eli Degibri Quartet - Blue Note Jazz Club (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• An East Harlem street was renamed over the weekend in commemoration of a woman who was shot dead in front of a Burger King at a nearby location last year. (NBC New York)
• Some of the thousands of asylum seekers that have been arriving in New York City for the past months have begun to settle down and find increased stability, while others say they are still struggling to get by. (The New York Times)
• NYCHA public housing has plans to replace roughly 10 percent of its buildings' elevators over the next five years. (Gothamist)
• “Peter Pan Gone Wrong,” a comedic play about a drama group attempting to stage a performance of Peter Pan, is coming to Broadway in March. Here's the latest from Broadway's theaters. (AMNY)
• Hundreds of Queens residents got to share their "vision" for the land surround Citi Field in Queens on Saturday, where Mets owner Steve Cohen has announced he's interested in building a casino. (QNS)

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