🌱 NYC Lyft, Uber Drivers Demand Bathroom Access + Fighting Rats In BK

Good morning, New York City! Happy Friday!

• The NY Attorney General says Trump is still committing fraudulent behavior.
• NYC Lyft and Uber drivers want access to the bathroom throughout the day.
• Two psychoanalysts are banding together to solve their neighborhood's rat woes.

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Clouds giving way to sun. High: 67 Low: 50.

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

1. New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Thursday that former President Donald Trump has continued to engage in "ongoing fraud" since the state filed a lawsuit against him last month. In a statement she demanded a judge to block Trump from moving assets and impose a federal monitor to oversee his future financial statements. (New York City Patch)
2. New York City's Uber and Lyft drivers are asking the City Council to expand their access to the bathroom during the workday. While many drivers work upwards of 16 hours per day they often struggle to find publicly accessible places to go when nature calls. The city recently approved a bill that requires restaurants to allow delivery workers to use their bathrooms. (New York City Patch)
3. Non-emergency repairs to NYCHA tenant's apartments are taking two-and-a-half times longer to complete now than they did in 2019, averaging 49 days, records show. One East Harlem resident's apartment, for example, has been overtaken with mold, plumbing and electrical issues that make it hard for her to breathe. (THE CITY)
4. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced plans on Thursday for a $1.6 billion life sciences facility, which will be known as the Science Park and Research Campus Kips Bay. "This is where we'll invent new vaccines, cure chronic disease, and unlock the knowledge that will help millions of people to live longer, stronger, and healthier lives," said Adams at a press conference. (Gothamist)
5. New York City is moving too slow in preparation for future storm surges and costal flooding on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a report from the Comptroller's office states. The report found that roughly $4 billion in funds for recovery efforts remain unspent. (THE CITY)

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Today in New York City:

• Scandinavian / European Film Night at the International Film Festival Manhattan 2022 (6 p.m.)
• The Songs We Write - Live Original Music @ Word Up Bookshop in Washington Heights (7 p.m.)
• Tuesday's Children Junior Board's Rise Up Midtown Gala (7:30 p.m.)
• Queens Theatre Presents Romeo & Juliet - A Production by The Acting Company (8 p.m.)
• City Gate Productions Presents: Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire (8 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• In a drug bust authorities seized a 300,000-pill cache of "rainbow fentanyl" from a Bronx apartment, with one accused dealer hanging from a windowsill with no fire escape. (New York City Patch)
• A fire that broke out on Thursday morning in Washington Heights left one firefighter injured, the FDNY said. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• Four emerging queer filmmakers will get the chance to screen their work at an LGBTQ film festival next week. (New York Daily News)
• A new community fridge on the Upper East Side opened on Thursday at NYCHA Holmes Towers, with the goal of staying open all day seven days per week. (NBC New York)
• A number of housing and immigrant advocacy groups, including Housing Justice for All, New York Communities for Change and Make the Road New York, urged Mayor Eric Adams to rethink NYC's 'tent city' to house migrants that's currently being built on Randalls Island. (AMNY)
• Meet the two psychotherapist neighbors in Prospect Heights who are coming together to fight against their neighborhood's rats. (New York City Patch)

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