🌱 Only 5 Asylum Seekers In 'Tent City' + NYC Unemployment Rate Drops

Good morning, New York City! Here's what you need to know about what's happening locally.

• Just five asylum seekers are staying at NYC's massive 'tent city.'
• NYC's unemployment rate fell last month.
• Here's where you can spot the best fall foliage in Central Park.

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Sunny and pleasant. High: 67 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in New York City:

1. Just five asylum seekers were living in New York City's massive new 'tent-city' that's meant to house up to 500 recently arrived migrants, The New York Post reported. "They don't hope for an accident, but they better be prepared for one," Mayor Eric Adams said during an interview. (New York City Patch)
2. New York City's unemployment rate fell in September from 6.6 percent to 5.6 percent. The city added 262,000 jobs in the past year, outpacing the rest of the state. (New York City Patch)
3. Community groups in the Lower East Side and Chinatown announced a lawsuit on Friday to try and prevent the construction of three 60 to 80-story towers in the Two Bridges neighborhoods, using New York State's newly enacted constitutional right to “clean air and water, and a healthful environment.” (THE CITY)
4. An Upstate New York federal judge sided with the GOP, ruling that several of the state's recently enacted absentee voting reforms are unconstitutional, including the ability to "canvass" or ensuring absentee ballots are inspected for counting before Election Day. State Senate and Assembly Democrats have already appealed the ruling. (Gothamist)
5. "Late, Late Show" host James Corden is once again banned from Balthazar, a restaurant in Soho, over his alleged mistreatment of staff. That's after restauranteur Keith McNally read a New York Times article about the incident in which Corden denied the "egg-yolk omelet drama." (New York City Patch)

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Today in New York City:

• LaGuardia Community Run (5K) - Long Island City (8 a.m.)
• Madison Avenue Fall Gallery Walk (11 a.m.)
• Harvest Festival - Brooklyn Bridge Park (11 a.m.)
• 37th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade 2022 (12 p.m.)
• Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Festival (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• New York State had the lowest homeownership rate in the country last year at just over 55 percent, a report by the State Comptroller found. (Spectrum News NY1)
• A portion of McDonald Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn was recently renamed 'Little Bangladesh' in recognition of its Bangladeshi community. (Time Out)
• A new map will direct you to the best places to see fall foliage in Central Park this season. The North Woods and Conservancy Garden top the list. (New York City Patch)
• A school in Bed-Stuy is preparing the next generation to take to the skies with a new aviation program in partnership with American Airlines. (New York City Patch)
• With her lead in the polls against her GOP rival, Rep. Lee Zeldin, Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is deploying Democratic allies–like Mayor Adams–to the campaign trail. (Politics NY)

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