🌱 NY Gov. Hochul Positive For COVID-19 + Rikers Island Detainee Dies

Morning, people of New York City! Dashiell Allen here with a brand-new New York City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 65 Low: 46.

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

1. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be working from home this week. She spent the previous week in the city, meeting with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy among others. Hochul said she is so far asymptomatic. (NBC News)
2. As New York begins its transition to an entirely renewable economy by 2050, in compliance with recently passed state laws, some workers in fossil-fuel reliant industries are concerned they could be left in the dust as their jobs become obsolete. (The City)
3. A 25-year-old man died on Rikers Island, making him the jail's fourth fatality this year. The jail didn't provide additional details regarding the circumstances surrounding the death. Rikers Island is currently under a federal government monitor and could be placed under federal control. (New York Daily News)
4. The mayor’s office recently reversed course, cancelling two proposed homeless shelters in Manhattan's Chinatown–both of which received large amounts of community opposition. One of them, which would have opened in a former hotel, may have been nixed over a dispute with the Hotel Trades Council. (Gothamist)
5. The NYPD released a video on Saturday of a fight in a busy Brooklyn subway station that resulted in two men falling onto the tracks and one of them being slashed in the face. Both straphangers managed to get out of harm's way before an oncoming train. (New York Post )

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Today in New York City:

• OSHA 30 Hour Construction Webinar (8:30 a.m.)
• Musical Mondays: Show Tunes at Sid's, W. 26th Street (7 p.m.)
• Young People’s Chorus of New York City ‘s Annual Spring Gala Benefit Concert and Dinner (7 p.m.)
• Exploring Ethical Dilemmas Raised by Unethical Humor - online (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Oh, rats!" Rat sightings city-wide were at a decade high in the first four months of 2022. (AMNY)
• A group of several dozen pro-choice activists gathered outside of an anti-abortion mass at a Lower Manhattan Church on Saturday morning, to block pro-life supporters that were planning to protest against Planned Parenthood. (Gothamist)
• Firefighters responded to a 3-alarm blaze in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn on Saturday night. No injuries were reported. (News 12 Brooklyn)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Dashiell Allen

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