🌱 NYC Thanksgiving Turkeys Get More Expensive + Drone Advertising

Hello, hello! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the New York City Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally. In this issue, you'll find news about:

• The price of turkeys is on the rise.
• Drones will put on a light show later today.
• The NYPD will now have access to media uploaded on an Amazon home surveillance app.

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

1. A combination of inflation and bird flu will make the price per pound of turkeys higher than in past years in New York City this Thanksgiving. New York has had bird flu outbreaks among eight flocks. Meanwhile grocery store turkey prices for a fresh boneless, skinless turkey breast reached a record $6.70 per pound in September (112 percent higher than at the same time in 2021), according to the latest Consumer Price Index. (New York City Patch)
2. At least 500 drones will fly across the New York City skyline today, projecting an aerial advertisement for the game Candy Crush. GPS-linked drones were first used for advertising in the New York area last year, and have some, like State Senator Brad Hoylman, concerned that "it’s outrageous to be spoiling our city’s skyline for private profit." (Gothamist)
3. A community arts nonprofit on the Upper West Side has secured $3.5 million to purchase the landmarked West-Park Presbyterian Church. The church's congregation decided last year to sell the place of worship, which is in a state of disrepair, to a developer who sought to demolish it and build an apartment tower in its place. (New York City Patch)
4. The NYPD this week will gain access to videos and photos posted by New Yorkers to Amazon's home surveillance app, Neighbors. The police department is joining more than 2,000 law enforcement agencies across the country that have entered an agreement with the company. (New York City Patch)
5. A group of protestors who in 2015 alleged that then-candidate Donald Trump's security guards assaulted them outside of Trump Tower have settled, according to an attorney who represents them. The case was in its third day of jury selection. (NBC New York)

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Today in New York City:

• Salsa Thursdays at Time Out Market New York (6 p.m.)
• Circles: An Evening of Art & Circus on the LES — Voltz Clarke Gallery (6:30 p.m.)
• The MoMA Presents: A JAM Artist Party (7 p.m.)
• Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern — The 92nd Street Y (7 p.m.)
• The Junior Mintt Show (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The NYC Marathon has been recognized as a "safe space" for its inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, making it the first sports event in the country to receive that recognition, according to its organizers. The West Village's historic Stonewall Inn will hold an event on Friday to honor the certification. (New York City Patch)
• A person was hit and killed by a 1 train at 86th Street on Wednesday morning, police told Patch. (New York City Patch)
• Blind voters in New York say that a new way to vote that's meant to accommodate them doesn't serve its purpose because it requires a person to print the ballot out and mail it in. (Gothamist)
• There's a Texas-based company that wants to let New Yorkers and tourists fly a personal helicopter-like device above the city with less than one hour of training. (AMNY)
• The fossil fuel industry spent over $15 million in the past six years to lobby against green initiatives in New York, a new report finds. (City & State NY)

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— Dashiell Allen

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