🌱 NYC Salary Range Law Signed + Dyslexia Screening For Students

Happy Friday, New York City! One of the final reports on police misconduct following the George Floyd protests was just released, police are looking for a man accused of a hate crime, and a sheep sheering festival is coming to Queens this weekend.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 70 Low: 62. Sounds like a solid spring day in New York.

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

1. One hundred and forty-five NYPD officers committed misconduct during protests in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd, a newly released watchdog report finds. The Civilian Complaint Review Board recommends severe disciplinary action be taken against 88 of them, and a lighter form against 57. So far 18 officers have faced consequences. (New York City Patch)
2. A modified law signed on Thursday will require job postings in New York City to disclose salary ranges starting in November. Employers will face penalties after repeat offenses. The law aims to reduce the gender and racial wealth gaps. (New York City Patch)
3. All NYC public school students will soon be screened for dyslexia, Mayor Adams, who has the condition himself, announced. The screening will start with a pilot program next year. (New York Post)
4. NYC schools are also struggling to spend $7 billion in federal pandemic funds to be spent over a three-year period. Due to supply chain issues and other factors, $1 billion still remains unspent for this school year, which ends in June.(Gothamist)
5. This portion of an Upper East Side block, at 3rd Avenue and East 75th Street, was completely demolished over the past few months to make way for an 18-story apartment building. There's at least four other 21-plus story towers planned in the same neighborhood. (New York City Patch)

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Crime Corner:

1. A violent sex offender on parole was arrested at knifepoint in a Bronx elevator. (New York City Patch)
2. A report details how the MTA failed to record over 200 attacks on workers between 2019 and 2020, prompting labor violations. (New York City Patch)
3. Police released information and are requesting tips about a hate crime in Bed-Stuy on March 27, where a woman was allegedly attacked due to her sexual orientation. (New York City Patch)

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Upcoming events that caught our eye:

• The Haitian Culture Day Parade and Street Festival will kick-off Saturday in Brooklyn's Little Haiti. (New York City Patch)
• Also on Saturday, The Queens County Farm Museum's spring sheep sheering festival is "baaa-ck."(New York City Patch)
• The first Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Parade will take place Sunday, starting at Sixth Avenue and West 44th Street. (Gothamist)
• Throughout next week, an 'Espresso Martini Festival' will brew at these 24 NYC bars. (New York City Patch)
• From lotteries, to rush tickets, to standing room only, here's your guide for how to score Broadway tickets for cheap. (NBC New York)

Today in New York City:

• Emo Rap Lyricist Hoodie Rob to Release “Teardrops (2010)” (9 a.m.)
• 66th Viennese Opera Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street (8 p.m.)
• The Apothetae/New American Voices Reading Series at Queens Theatre’s Forward Festival (8 p.m.)
• Johnnie Walker presents Fiesta Bresh New York at Sound of Brazil (11 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A new exhibit at the Eli Klein Gallery, up through early June, is dedicated to Christina Yuna Lee this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. (News 12 Bronx)
• An Ariel view of the Big Apple. (Twitter)
• Former President Trump may no longer be under obligation to overturn subpoenaed documents–provided he pays a $110,000 fine. (Associated Press)

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