🌱 Two Shot By NYPD Officers + NYC Begins Air Quality Monitoring

Happy Monday, New York City! Last weekend unfortunately saw another spate of violence throughout the city, with two police officers fatally shooting people, and five people injured at a Coney Island shooting. Cars will be fanning out across the city to measure air quality over the next several months, and City Council districts are about to change.

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

1. Two men were fatally shot by NYPD officers in separate incidents in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday night. In both cases, they had displayed firearms before the cops opened fire. (ABC 7 New York) At a press conference on Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams praised the officers' actions, saying "they did an amazing job saving the public, saving the lives of people, and terminating that threat." (AMNY)
2. New York City's City Council districts are set to be redrawn this year, following the redistricting of State Assembly, Senate, and Congressional districts. Preliminary maps will likely be released this Friday, and there's bound to be some big changes. Some neighborhoods, like the west side of Manhattan and the northern Brooklyn waterfront, saw large population gains, so their districts will need to contract in size. (New York Post)
3. Cars equipped with mobile sensors will begin monitoring air quality in parts of Manhattan and the Bronx, kicking off a statewide initiative to track air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at a hyperlocal level. The data will be analyzed and help state and city agencies to implement solutions in the communities most affected by poor air quality. (Gothamist)
4. The NYPD and sanitation department's controversial homeless encampment sweeps continue on. One of the most recent one occurred in Manhattan's Chinatown on Thursday, where the possessions of several homeless individuals living on the street were confiscated. (AMNY)
5. The Department of Education is planning to hire staff specifically dedicated to meeting the needs of students living in the city's foster care system, starting as early as next school year. (New York Post )

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Today in New York City:

• Bed-Stuy Hacker House for Black Technologis + Their Allies (July 11 - August 5) (8 a.m.)
• Yale Lawyer to Speak on Roe and Future of Reproductive Rights (6:30 p.m.)
• Guitar Masters Series: Rale Micic and Mike Moreno (7 p.m.)
• Blaque Dynamite & Friends at Blue Note Jazz Club (8 p.m.)
• NYC Underground Comedy & Beats (Glenn Raymond & Friends) (10 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• A 61-year-old man died after being fatally struck by two hit-and-run drivers early Sunday morning in Prospect Heights. (PIX11 New York News)
• A shooting in Coney Island early Sunday morning left five people injured and is currently under investigation. (AMNY)

From my notebook:

• The Museum of Ice Cream is offering 1,000 free tickets in honor of National Ice Cream Month (July!) Check out all these sweet deals. (NBC New York)
• The US military has been spending a pretty penny in New York recently. The Department of Defense reportedly spent $12.8 billion in the state in 2020. (Patch)
• Unclaimed baggage from NYC was sold off at an event this weekend. (Patch)
• After a bodega worker fatally stabbed an unruly customer, possibly in self-defense, an organization of bodega owners would like to see implemented a version of Florida's controversial 'Stand Your Ground' law for New York. (New York Post )

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Dashiell Allen

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