🌱 NYers Gather On Transgender Remembrance Day + 47% In The Office

Happy Monday, New York City!

• Two men suspected of posing a threat to NYC's Jewish community were arrested at Penn Station.
• New Yorkers gathered to mourn the loss of lives at a Colorado mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ bar.
• Just 47 percent of employees are in the office on an average New York City workday.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny and breezy. High: 41 Low: 35.

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

1. Two armed men were arrested and taken into police custody at Penn Station on Saturday following an investigation by the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force and NYPD Counterterrorism and Intelligence Bureau investigators. The men presented a threat to the city's Jewish community, according to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell. (New York City Patch)
2. The New York Cannabis Control Board is set to vote today on which individuals and nonprofits to award the first legal recreational cannabis retail licenses. Ahead of the vote, the Office of Cannabis Management released the names of 36 finalists that are likely to be approved, the majority of whom had been convicted of marijuana-related offenses. (Subscription/The New York Times)
3. New Yorkers gathered at Stonewall Inn on Sunday to mourn the loss of lives at an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado. Sunday was also Transgender Day of Remembrance, with the nonprofit Gays Against Guns planning to hold a vigil for trans people killed in the past year. (CBS New York)
   • Another vigil in Corona Plaza, Queens, remembered the at least 32 32 transgender, gender non-conforming, or non-binary individuals that had been killed so far this year in the United States, according to the Humans Rights Campaign. (Gay City News)
4. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is investing the entire $45 million of his fiscal year 2023 budget into an initiative to improve Black and Latino women's maternal healthcare throughout the borough's most at-risk communities. The funding will build a new birthing center and renovate the facilities at two hospitals. According to the NY Daily News this is the first time a Borough President has spend the entirety of their budget on a single entity. (Subscription/New York Daily News)
5. Dashing hopes for a full return to the workplace just 47 percent of employees are in the office on a given workday in New York City, and just nine percent are in the office everyday. In other economic recovery news, New York is weathering inflation on average better than the rest of the country, according to local Consumer Price Index data. (THE CITY)

New York City pic of the day:

Remember to submit a photo from your neighborhood to newyorkcity@patch.com for a chance to be featured! We love skylines, bodega cats, coffee shops, streetscapes, parks and everything else that makes this city great. Please include your full name and an optional description.

From our sponsor:

Today’s New York City Newsletter is brought to you in part by Vint, a first-of-its-kind investment platform that makes it possible for investors of all sizes to invest in fine wine and rare spirits.

Why wine? Low correlation with traditional markets, average returns of 8.5% annually over a 121 year study.* There’s a reason the rich have been turning to it for centuries.

Diversify your portfolio — start investing with Vint today.

*The Price of Wine. Journal of Financial Economics.

Today in New York City:

• Rockefeller Center’s 2022 Holiday Map and Installation by Illustrator Lorraine Nam (7 a.m.)
• National Museum Of The American Indian Free Admission Monday (9 a.m.)
• Free comedy Mondays in the East Village at Cellar 77 (5:30 p.m.)
• Apple Pie with Kate McDermott - 92nd Street Y (5:30 p.m.)
• Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience - Blue Note Jazz Club (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A police shot a man dead during a drug bust in Inwood on Friday night, according to an NYPD press conference. (Gothamist)
• A staff member for a transportation advocacy group was hit by a car while biking to a Brooklyn memorial for people killed in traffic accidents. (Gothamist)
• A new art exhibition from a Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican curator will open at The Whitney this week, bringing together the work of twenty artists to reflect on the existing damage caused by Hurricane Maria on the island. (Brooklyn Paper)
• The Canal Street subway station lived up to its name on Sunday when it flooded due to a water main break. (NBC New York)
• The Queer Big Apple Corps Marching Band will be performing at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, the first time a queer marching band has done so live. (Subscription/New York Daily News)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Events:

• Forest Hills, Queens Socialist Monthly Meeting (November 21)
• The Dean NYC Times Square Thanksgiving Eve party 2022 (November 23)
• Ty Richardson's Gospel Showcase & Heavenly Brunch (November 27)
• Berkeley College Transfer Open House (December 1)
• The Harlem Night Market at La Marqueta (December 3)
• Cristina Fontanelli's 19th-annual "Christmas in Italy®" (December 17)
• Add your event

Other classifieds:

• Behind The Scoreboard – New Uses For Hockey Twigs (Details)
• Add your classified

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— Dashiell Allen

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming New York City Daily? Contact me at patchnyc@patch.com