🌱 NYC Restaurant Week + Rikers Detainee Dies + Nuclear Blast PSA

Good morning, New York City. It's almost restaurant week and already time to make your reservations if that's your kind of thing. In the news: an eighth detainee has died this year on Rikers, the city wants you to prepare for a nuclear blast, and New York's top judge is leaving her post.

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

1. Reservations are now open for NYC's restaurant week (or should I say restaurant month?) running from July 18 to August 21. Over 600 restaurants across the city are participating, with deals starting as low as $30. (New York City Patch)
2. An eighth detainee this year, Elijah Muhammad, 31, has died at Rikers Island. A corrections officer was fired in connection with his death on Sunday, according to a statement, although it's unclear how he died and what role the officer played. (Gothamist)
3. The animal rights organization PETA is planning a protest against Starbucks for charging extra for vegan alternative milks in their drinks. They're planning to be at a grab-and-go location in the New York Times Building in Midtown at 9:30 a.m., where they'll "stuff a lifelike calf — as in, a baby cow — into a bloody Starbucks cup." A nearby billboard featuring Paul McCartney supports their cause. (Patch)
4. New York City's Emergency Management Department released an eerie public service announcement Monday instructing New Yorkers how they should respond in the event of a nuclear explosion. Simply put, there's three steps you need to follow, the short video explains: "Get inside, Stay inside, Stay tuned." (AMNY)
5. New York State's top judge, Justice Janet DiFiore, announced that she will step down from the bench at the end of August. A Cuomo appointee, perhaps the most controversial moment in her career was when she wrote the majority opinion three months ago overturning State Senate and Congressional redistricting maps approved by the Democratic state legislature. (Gothamist)

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Today in New York City:

• Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit at the CUNY Graduate Center (9 a.m.)
• “My Name Is Sara” Film Premiere and Reception at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (6 p.m.)
• Piano Jazz Series: Silvano Monasterios at Zinc Bar (7 p.m.)
• White Collar Week Tuesday Speaker Series: Michele Weinstat (7 p.m.)
• Talib Kweli with The Whiskey Boys (8 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• Three teenagers died in Staten Island after a crash that split the Mustang they were riding in half. After hitting another car, their vehicle swerved into a tree, propelling several of the car's occupants into the air, authorities say. (New York City Patch)
• The man who made threats to the police and elected officials on Saturday night was shot at by police officers 131 times. It's possible that his death was 'suicide by cop.' (New York City Patch)
• A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for fatally stabbing another teenager in a Harlem subway station. (New York City Patch)
• The NYPD seized 54 'ghost cars' that were either unmarked or had fake license plates in Washington Heights and Inwood on Sunday night. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• New York State Senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins just tested positive for COVID-19. That follows New York Senator Chuck Schumer's positive test result on Sunday. (Spectrum News NY1)
• What's that smell? Time Out ranks NYC as the world's second dirtiest city, after Rome, Italy. Glasgow, Scotland came in third. (Time Out)
• Exciting news! A beloved puppy from South Ozone Park, Queens, named Off White, was returned to its elderly neighbor after being stolen at the end of June. (New York City Patch)
• Tonight is your last chance to witness one of the stunning 'Manhattanhenge' sunsets this month. (New York City Patch)

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