🌱 NYC School Budget Cut Pause + ICE Detainees Moved From NY Facility

Good morning New York City! It turns out that associates with connections to a New York crime family have been conducting waste management work at JFK airport, meanwhile a judge agreed to halt NYC education budget cuts for the moment, and dozens of ICE detainees were moved out of an upstate New York facility with little or no warning given to their families or attorneys.

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A stray t-storm; very warm. High: 89 Low: 76.

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

1. Three waste management companies hired to carry out major renovations at JFK's Terminal 4 have been operating without a license, officials announced this week. One of the companies, LMC Trucking Corp., has connections to the Gambino organized crime family. (New York City Patch)
2. A New York State Supreme Court judge agreed to put a temporary halt on an over $250 million cut to the city's Department of Education Budget, despite a petition from Mayor Eric Adams requesting the reduced budget to continue. Parents and teachers that filed a lawsuit argue the city violated procedures when approving the budget. (Gothamist)
3. Dozens of detainees in ICE custody were transferred from a jail in Orange County, NY, to a variety of facilities in Mississippi and other parts of New York. Their family members weren't notified, and many of their attorneys say they were only given notice after the fact. (Documented)
4. A New York City public health official wrote a letter to the World Health Organization urging them to change the name of 'monkeypox,' arguing that it risks stigmatizing already marginalized LGBTQ+, Black and brown communities. The letter struck some New Yorkers, who believe the most urgent need is to distribute vaccines, as tone deaf. (New York City Patch)
5. The MTA announced the members of the “Traffic Mobility Review Board," tasked with determining the fees charged once congestion pricing below 60th Street in Manhattan begins. They include several real estate executives, and three former or current members of the MTA board. (New York Post)

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Today in New York City:

• Clean Rite Center and Bronx Native Team Up For “The Laundry Experience” (5 p.m.)
• Sunset Salsa on the Flatiron Plaza (5 p.m.)
• Parker’s at Thompson Central Park Live Summer Jazz Nights (6 p.m.)
• Olivia de Recat + Ariella Elovic: Drawn Together at The Strand (7 p.m.)
• Back to School Virtual Story time live (7 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• A woman survived being struck by a train at the Union Square Q station on Monday at around 11 a.m. (New York Post )
• The former manager of performer R. Kelly pleaded guilty to a federal court judge in New York City on Tuesday of stalking and intimidating a woman who claimed the singer harassed her. (New York City Patch)
• At least two people died in NYC during a sweltering heat wave that ended on Monday. (Gothamist)

From my notebook:

• Don't miss free ice cream in Washington Square Park, Central Park, and The Battery on August 7! (New York City Patch)
• Could the Brooklyn 3 train add additional stops to Flatlands Avenue or the Gateway Center Mall? Could the W train make trips to Red Hook? These ideas and more are under consideration by the MTA. (New York City Patch)
• Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who was robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry while delivering a sermon, is now facing backlash for a series of homophobic and sexist comments he made during a subsequent interview. (Gothamist)
• Keep an eye out for the hybrid Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF), starting on August 3. (AMNY)
• After a decade of renovation since Hurricane Sandy, a renovated New York City aquarium at Coney Island is open now with "over 500 marine wildlife species and 18 sharks & ray species." (New York Aquarium)

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