🌱 NYCHA Boss To Step Down + Casino Bid For Hudson Yards

Good morning, New York City!

• 🏠 NYCHA CEO Greg Russ is stepping down, just days after arsenic was believed to be found in a public housing complex's water supply.
• ⛳️ The Adams administration doesn't think its feasible to break the city's contract with a Trump-operated Bronx golf course.
• 🎲 A casino could be on the horizon in Hudson Yards.

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

1. NYCHA public housing CEO Greg Russ is stepping down to be replaced temporarily by Lisa Bova-Hiatt, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday. The news comes after tests found arsenic in the water supply at a NYCHA development–although the tests were later reported to have been incorrect. Russ will remain as NYCHA's board chair. (New York City Patch)
2. Survivors of 9/11 are urging New York City to break its contract with the Trump Organization at a golf course in The Bronx, which is due to hold a Saudi Arabian-backed tournament next month. But spokespeople for Mayor Adams' administration said that doing so could potentially cost the city millions. (New York City Patch)
3. New York Attorney General Letitia James rejected to settle with Donald Trump over her office's probe into the Trump Organization, making it increasingly likely that a high-profile fraud lawsuit is on its way. “We will continue to follow the facts of this case and ensure that no one can evade the law,” said James. (New York City Patch)
4. An NYC real estate giant, Related Companies, is teaming up with a Las Vegas gambling business to publicly announce the first bid to open a casino in New York City's Hudson Yards. State lawmakers this spring approved up to three casinos in the NYC area. It's still several months until we'll know for sure where those casinos will be located. (Subscription: The New York Times)
5. Garage owners in Manhattan below 60th Street are concerned that congestion pricing – the MTA's plan to place new tolls on cars entering the island's Central Business District – could put them out of business, and could overflow garages in residential neighborhoods outside of the zone. (THE CITY)

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Crime and safety corner:

• Rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty on Thursday in a Queens court to "assault in the third degree and reckless endangerment in the third degree" during a bar brawl in 2018. (AMNY)
• A fire broke out Thursday in an apartment building on 181st Street in Washington Heights, home to the popular restaurant Uptown Garrison. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• Hundreds of migrants bused to New York City from Texas have been sent erroneously to the offices of Catholic Charities in Brooklyn Heights. The mistake could potentially cause them to miss their court appearances. (Curbed)
• NY Governor Kathy Hochul just signed a bill that will mean significant student loan forgiveness for public servants in the state. (AMNY)
• New York City's public schools are getting 25 Spanish teachers from the Dominican Republic this year, thanks to a cultural exchange with the country's consulate. (New York Daily News)
• The building containing a Harlem health center is set to be demolished, making way for 200 units of supportive housing. Some residents are concerned that they could lose the medical services they rely on. (New York City Patch)
• The US Supreme Court voted on Wednesday that a hold should be lifted on another court's order allowing Yeshiva University in Washington Heights to not recognize an LGBTQ group on its campus. The decision sends the case back to a New York court. (New York City Patch)

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