🌱 NYC Hot Dog Champion Returns + Alternate Side Parking

Good morning, New York City! I hope you've gotten a chance to relax over this holiday weekend. An unbeaten champion, Miki Sudo remains undefeated in the July 4th Coney Island hot dog eating challenge, solitary confinement is continuing on Riker's Island, and today marks the full comeback of alternate side parking.

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

1. The queen is back! Miki Sudo, 36, won Nathan's world-famous July 4th hot dog eating contest Monday, gulping down a total of 40 dogs and buns. She's won every year since she began in 2014–except last year when she was pregnant with her now one-year-old son. (New York Post)
2. JFK airport's Terminal 4 was briefly evacuated on Sunday morning, while authorities investigated an unattended bag. The incident was cleared an hour later. (New York City Patch)
3. Alternate side parking is back in full force for the first time in two years today, meaning NYC car owners in residential neighborhoods will need to move their vehicles more often. The move comes as the city seeks to address increased complaints of dirty sidewalks and to collect revenue from parking fines. (Gothamist)
4. The hundreds of public school teachers that were recently let go from their current positions due to education budget cuts are scrambling to find positions at other locations or teaching different subjects from their training. The city says there's enough space for all of them to remain employed, but some teachers aren't so sure. (New York Post)
5. The Department of Corrections is delaying its plans to end solitary confinement practices on Rikers Island, days before the new policy, which would have insured that detainees get a minimum of 10 hours out of their cell per day, was expected to go in place. A federal monitor cited safety concerns as the reason. (THE CITY)

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Today in New York City:

• A Bubble Adventure at the Jewish Children's Museum (10 a.m.)
• Jewish Immigration with Hasia Diner and Daniel Okrent (2 p.m.)
• Outdoor Volleyball Classes at Astoria Park (6:30 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• An off-duty corrections officers is hailed as hero for preventing what could have been a deadly shooting in Queens Village on Sunday evening. The officer stopped a 23-year-old shooting suspect from opening fire, leading both of them to receive treatable injuries. (amNY)
• A man from Crown Heights has been arrested on stalking charges after illegally entering Taylor Swift's property in both Tribeca and Tennessee. (New York City Patch)
• A 32-year-old man died after being stabbed multiple times in Queens early Saturday morning. Three suspects have been arrested. (NBC New York)

From my notebook:

• Eww! Tiny parasitic worms, known as toxocara, that live in the muscles and digestive systems of animals, have been reported at playgrounds across the city, mainly in The Bronx. (News 12 Bronx)
• New York City has a scarcity of public restrooms–a mere 1,200 for over eight million residents. If you're looking for a place to relieve yourself on the go, a TikTok and Instagram account, Got2GoNYC, was made just for you. (Gothamist)
• An interactive "Museum of Broadway" will be opening to the public in November, tracing a visual history of the theater industry in New York. (New York Family)

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