🌱 NYC Public Schools Resume Academic Screening + EMS Stabbed To Death

Good morning, New York City!

• NYC's middle and high schools can once again use academic screening for admissions.
• Street vendors rallied yesterday against what they consider to be unfair enforcement of regulations.
• A Fire Department EMS was stabbed to death outside of her Queens workplace on Thursday.

But first, today's weather:

Increasing cloudiness. High: 65 Low: 55.

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

1. New York City's elite public middle and high schools will once again be allowed to screen applicants based on their academic records, education Chancellor David Banks announced, reversing a policy put in place by former Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration. Critics of the move are concerned that screening could contribute to segregation in the school system. (New York City Patch)
2. Street vendors gathered outside of City Hall yesterday to protest what they describe as unfair rules and outdated regulations for their industry and increased enforcement of them by the NYPD. One of the rules is a cap on the number of vendor licenses, which was supposed to be increased by 400 this year. (New York City Patch)
3. New York City experienced one of its hottest summers in recent years this past season, including the first week-long heat wave since 2013. This summer also saw over 700 heat-related ER visits, which is the most since 2018. (THE CITY)
4. The New York City Council is considering implementing a syringe buyback program in an effort to clean the city's streets of used needles. It would work similar to returning bottles to a grocery store, with an incentive of 20 cents per needle capped at $10 per day. There's been a steady increase in 311 complaints about syringes over the past several years. (Gothamist)
5. A Brooklyn taxi driver, Ishtiaq Ahmed, is suing the NYPD for being allegedly arrested under a false pretense at his mosque last year. He claims that police officers arrested him in retaliation after he was enforcing COVID-19 social distancing rules. (The City)

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Today in New York City:

• 88 East Fair — Chinatown (11 a.m. - 7 p.m.)
• Curtain Up! Broadway Festival (2 p.m.)
• Astronomy Night on The Intrepid (5 p.m.)
• Italian Cooking Class and Dinner with Tiramisu Finale, NY (6 p.m.)
• John Scofield & Dave Holland Duo — Blue Note Jazz Club (8 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• A Fire Department EMS, Alison Russo-Eling, was randomly stabbed to death steps from her Astoria work station on Thursday, authorities said. A 24-year veteran of the Department, Russo-Eling had served as a first responder during the Sept. 11 attacks. "Our hearts go out to her family, her colleagues and the city of New York, who lost one of our heroes," said Mayor Eric Adams. (New York City Patch)
• A woman was struck by an oncoming train at 34th Street-Penn Station Thursday morning, and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police say. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• New York's State Assembly district maps will be redrawn for the 2024 election cycle by the Independent Redistricting Commission that early this year failed to come to a conclusion, a judge has ruled. (City & State)
• Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now the ninth-most-wealthy American, up from 10th place last year, according to Forbes. (New York City Patch)
• New York City's shelter system for young adults and teens is running low on space. Currently down 99 beds from this time last year, the system offers job training, education and more. (City Limits)
• An Upper East Side church is displaying portraits of Black Americans who fought in or were otherwise connected to the Civil War. It's up through December on 5th Avenue at 90th Street. (New York City Patch)
• The MTA has its own subway-themed sandwich (also sometimes referred to as a "sub") named "1904" after the year the first train ran down the tracks. (AMNY)

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