NYers Nab $25M For Vaccine + AirTrain Alternatives • Daily Digest

Good morning, New York! It's Tuesday, Oct. 5. For some, staying clear of COVID-19 was all the incentive they needed to be vaccinated. Others have waited until they got paid $100 for the jab, as we report below.

Today's weather: It'll be mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 68 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories in New York City today:

1. Some 250,000 New Yorkers have received $100 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. (New York City Patch)
2. NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is asking that the Port Authority look into alternatives for her predecessor's embattled LaGuardia Airport AirTrain plan. (New York City Patch)
3. Watch a skateboarder as he throws paint at the George Floyd statue. (New York City Patch)
4. Prosecutors say a high-ranking official stole tens of thousands of dollars from New York public hospitals and will face conspiracy charges. (New York City Patch)
5. A Keith Haring mural will be unveiled at New York City Center. (Time Out New York)
6. The beloved 91-year old owner of Neary's Pub has died. (New York City Patch)

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About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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