🌱 NYC 'Ghost Cars' Crackdown + 13 New Yorkers Injured On July 4th

Good morning! Mayor Adams is trying his hardest to prevent illegal "ghost cars" from roaming New York City's streets, meanwhile the Big Apple's hotels are banning guns, and a city agency responsible for providing New Yorkers with affordable housing is severely understaffed. Also, don't forget to check out the 76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton soon to be auctioned off.

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

1. After a fatal crash in Bed-Stuy left one person dead and four more injured, Mayor Eric Adams said he's cracking down on "ghost cars" with fake paper license plates. The NYPD seized over 3,000 unidentified vehicles last year – representing an exponential increase from the past. "If we don't get them off the streets they become a weapon of death for our innocent New Yorkers," the mayor expressed. (New York City Patch)
2. The New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council is taking a firm stance against guns, whether they be concealed or not, at NYC's hotels, by banning them completely. That means three out of four hotel rooms city-wide will soon be gun-free. (New York Post)
3. Six men who were detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after 9/11 received a $98,000 settlement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The men, who allege they were abused while in custody, represent one of several legal actions that were brought against the government by Muslim, Arab and Hindu plaintiffs. (Gothamist)
4. The office of an important city agency tasked with providing hundreds of affordable housing units through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program has just one remaining staffer. The staffing shortage is due in part to a pandemic-related hiring freeze, and comes at the same time Mayor Adams is attempting to launch a sweeping housing plan. (The City)
5. Governor Kathy Hochul signed two laws aimed at reducing carbon emissions — one which imposes regulations on any modifications to building codes. The laws come on the heels of the Supreme Court's ruling last week limiting the ability of the E.P.A. to regulate greenhouse gass emissions. (Brooklyn Paper)

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Today in New York City:

• Journal, Reflect, & Connect! (10:30 a.m.)
• Concerts in the Catacombs: eddy kwon (6:30 p.m.)
• Virtual Family and Friends Support Group (6:30 p.m.)
• Céu Performing @ Lincoln Center on July 6th (7:30 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• At least 13 New Yorkers were injured during the 4th of July. One was a 27-year-old man who was shot in his car in Soho. Three other people were killed in shootings in The Bronx and Brooklyn. (New York City Patch)
• An off-duty firefighter is accused of driving while drunk on Saturday, and attempting to flee from the police in Long Island City. (New York City Patch)
• R. Kelly, who was recently sentenced to 30 years in a New York prison for sexual abuse, was placed on a suicide watch list and subsequently removed due to demands by his lawyer. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• A barge carrying fireworks off the coast of Staten Island unexpectedly burst into flames one day early, causing a spontaneous and potential hazardous light show. (New York City Patch)
• These NYC July 4th fireworks photos are truly stunning. (NYCgo via Instagram)
• Kids under 12 can ride free on New York Waterway's ferries to New Jersey this summer until Labor Day. (Time Out)
• The skeleton of a 76 million-year-old Gorgosaurus dinosaur, a T. Rex relative, will be up for auction starting July 28. (Associated Press)

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