🌱 NYC Rent Hike Moves Forward + Adams Visits Rikers

Good morning, New York City! We've got a rainy Mother's Day weekend ahead of us, and the rent is either too damn low or too damn high depending on who you ask. Now here's all the news you need to know in five minutes or less.

First, today's weather:

Very windy; periods of rain. High: 52 Low: 44.

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

1. The rent is too damn low, if you ask the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, who voted on Thursday night to raise rents between 4 and 6% for New Yorkers living in rent-stabilized apartments. If approved in late May or early June, that would represent the largest rent hike since 2013. (New York City Patch)
2. Rent is already on the rise, especially for one-bedroom apartments directly adjacent to some of the city's busiest train stations, according to a study released by RentHop this week. Check out this interactive maps to see how big the increase is near your local subway. (New York City Patch)
3. Mayor Adams visited Rikers Island on Friday, but it wasn't to tour the jail's conditions which are described by many as a "humanitarian crisis" due to a rise in crime and violence. Instead Adams was there to celebrate National Correction Officers and Employees Week. The mayor plans to go back soon, according to a spokesperson. (New York Daily News)
4. The mayor also announced on Friday a $500 million investment in One Times Square, the iconic building that the New Year's Eve ball drops from each year. The building will get an observation deck and a museum chronicling Midtown's history. (Politics NY)
5. The Citizen Complaint Review Board got a green light to pursue a disciplinary case against Police Officer Wayne Isaacs, who fatally shot Delrawn Small in East New York in 2016. Isaacs had previously been cleared by the NYPD's own internal probe. (New York City Patch)

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• A three-mile Walk in Central Park to see the Lilacs (9 a.m.)
• Children's Read Aloud with Randall's Island Park Alliance (11 a.m.)
• ADINA E “BE YOURSELF” Even Moms Can Live Their Dreams (7 p.m.)
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• Alias Smith & Jones and Melanie Scholtz bring live blues and jazz to the Shrine In Harlem (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mother's Day is Sunday! In case you still need to make plans, here's some NYC restaurants that are still open for reservations – at least they were last time we checked. (New York City Patch)
• The Municipal Arts Society of NYC is hosting historic walking tours throughout the city this weekend. (Twitter)
• Not to put too much of a damper on your spirits, but there's lots of rainy weather predicted this weekend. But at least it will be followed by sun and warmer temps throughout next week. (New York City Patch)
• A new poll finds that 62% of New Yorkers think that their groceries cost more now than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (New York City Patch)
• A 'bandit' on the Upper West Side stole a 95-year-old man's wheelchair earlier this week, before proceeding to take it on a 'joyride' around the neighborhood. (New York City Patch)

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