👻 NYC Ghost Complaints + Powerball Jackpot Reaches Estimated $1B

Happy Halloween, New York City! 🎃👻

• Today we bring you terrified New Yorker's ghost stories obtained by Patch.
• NYC will pay $26 million to two men wrongly convicted in the killing of Malcolm X.
• The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion.

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Some sun, then clouds. High: 64 Low: 58.

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

1. Through a Freedom of Information Law request Patch has obtained the records of eight New Yorker's complaints made to 311 about ghosts in the past year. "The ghosts of Christmas past and Christmas future keep waking me up and trying to make me visit alternate timelines," one city resident reported last October. (New York City Patch)
2. New York City will pay two men who were wrongfully convicted for the 1965 killing of Malcolm X $26 million. The settlement comes one year after they were exonerated following a two-year investigation. (Gothamist)
3. National political figures are rallying support for Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin in the final days before the Nov. 8 general election. With polls close and about $6 million in each of the candidate's war chests, Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis made an appearance on Long Island in support of Zeldin, while Bill Clinton rallied with Hochul. Her campaign also released an ad featuring former President Barack Obama. (Subscription/The New York Times)
4. The Powerball jackpot reached an estimated $1 billion over the weekend after no winning numbers were drawn on Saturday. Lottery officials say this is only second time in its history that the grand total has reached that high. Six lucky ticket holders won $1 million though, by getting all but one number correct. (ABC 7)
5. New York City's top doctor, Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19. According to New York City's COVID tracker, cases are stable with over 2,000 reported per day in the past seven days. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• Carnegie Hill Neighbors Annual Spooktacular (4 p.m.)
• Halloween on the Park - Park Lane (5 p.m.)
• West Village Halloween Parade 2022 (7 p.m.)
• Stories of the Rose Throughout History with Peter Kukielski (7 p.m.)
• Hotel Chantelle Halloween Night General Admission party 2022 (10 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• Four people died in a fire in The Bronx on Sunday. The FDNY reports several of the victims were children. (AMNY)
• Three people were shot in broad daylight steps away from a Long Island Railroad station in Jamaica, Queens on Sunday, according to police. (AMNY)

From my notebook:

• A new off-Broadway play tells the story of New York City's controversial former urban planner Robert Moses's legacy. (Subscription/New York Daily News)
• Mayor Eric Adams likes the idea of New York City having a car-free future. (Pix 11)
• The Staten Island Ferry that SNL stars Colin Jost and Pete Davidson bought for $280,000 is filled with asbestos and cockroaches, according to former crew members. (Subscription/New York Daily News)
• The Adams administration has made improvements at 1,200 intersections on New York City streets since January, according to the Department of Transportation. (AMNY)

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