🌱 NYC Tick Season + Homeless New Yorkers Could Lose Pandemic Perks

Happy Friday, New York City! It's tick season in New York, elderly homeless individuals might be placed in dorm-like settings, and Brooklyn tenants are protesting a faulty door and elevator. Plus, check out the top LGBTQ+ bars in NYC.

First, today's weather:

A morning shower; clearing. High: 79 Low: 63.

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

1. The ticks are back, New York! Health officials are warning New Yorkers to be vigilant at the start of tick season. Hundreds of NYC dwellers are infected with Lyme disease by the "creepy-crawly, disease-carrying little bloodsuckers" each year, especially in Staten Island and the northern Bronx. (New York City Patch) Speaking of diseases, an outbreak of Legionnaire's in The Bronx has now left two people dead and four hospitalized.
   
   
2. The Department of Homeless Services appears to be planning on ending protective measures put in place at the start of the pandemic which required homeless individuals over 70 to be placed in single rooms, and those over 66 in doubles. Now they may be moved back to congregate settings. (Gothamist)
   
   
3. State lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow New York City's public housing authority (NYCHA) to raise private funds in order to pay for repairs by creating a "preservation trust." It's estimated that NYCHA needs $40 billion. Many public housing residents were against the trust bill. (THE CITY)
   
   
4. Two 'safe injection sites' in Upper Manhattan - East Harlem and Washington Heights - have been successful in reversing 314 drug overdoses since they first opened in November. Two subway stations near the sites, however, have become go-to places for drug users after hours. (New York City Patch)
   
   
5. Tenants of an apartment building in Crown Heights are demanding that their landlord replace a faulty door and elevator. The door, which they say doesn't lock correctly, led to a delivery worker being robbed and beaten last month. (New York City Patch)

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Here's the latest in NYC development news:

• The Queens Borough President approved a rezoning proposal in Astoria to build three 23, 31 and 34 story buildings — not to be confused with two other high-rise developments in the immediate vicinity. (New York City Patch)
• Upper East Side residents are concerned that a 400-foot medical tower under construction could worsen traffic in their neighborhood. (New York City Patch)

Today in New York City:

• The Museum of Modern Art Hosts UNIQLO NYC Night (4 p.m.)
• Brooklyn Film Festival (7:30 p.m.)
• Felix Cavaliere & Micky Dolenz: Legend Live at Times Square (8 p.m.)
• Friday Night Laughs at Comedy in Harlem (9 p.m.)
• MGMT DJ Series Returns to Schimanski (10 p.m.)

Crime Corner:

• An appeal court in New York upheld Harvey Weinstein's 23-year prison sentence and rape conviction on Thursday. Weinstein had challenged that a judge "unfairly allowed women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case." (WABC-TV)
• The Bayard Rustin Educational Complex in Chelsea went under lockdown briefly on Thursday after gunshots were heard nearby. (New York City Patch)
• A suspect was arrested for a violent antisemitic attack that took place in Crown Heights in May. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• It's pride month–look no further than these five West Village spots, which were named among the best LGBTQ bars in NYC. (New York City Patch)
• And you definitely don't want to miss Jacob's Pickles and Magnolia Bakery's mouthwatering crossover Banana Pudding Fried Chicken Pancake. (New York City Patch)
• A track fire in Brooklyn delayed three trains during rush hour yesterday morning. (New York City Patch)

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• The Arthritis Foundation, New York 2022 Women in Motion Awards Luncheon (June 7)
• Screening "Dreaming: The Burning of Black Wall Street" + talk w/ filmmaker (June 7)
• Standardized Testing in the COVID Era (June 8)
• Special Screening of UPHEAVAL, Menachem Begin documentary (June 8)
• Visul Arts and Jazz Day™ --A Free Community Celebration of Visual Arts and Jazz (June 10)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll see you soon!

— Dashiell Allen

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