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Weather: ☁️ Cloudy and cooler, highs in the upper 40s.
It's Thursday in New York City, where it's almost spring break.
Thank God! Also, good luck to anyone traveling.
While airport security lines are easing up after some TSA workers began receiving backpay amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, the Port Authority is still advising travelers to allot extra time to get to their gates.
Meanwhile, the recent rise in gas prices to over $4 a gallon lands in an annoying middle ground: Expensive enough to hurt your wallet, but not so pricey that it actually deters drivers from creating holiday traffic.
Licensed roadway outdoor dining is back for the season, but only a slice of what it was during the pandemic's outdoor dining boom.
Nearly 1 million low-income New Yorkers who currently qualify for half-priced bus and subway fares would get free rides under the City Council's budget proposal.
A jury in Queens yesterday acquitted a man of the top murder charge in the death of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway two years ago, though he still faces up to 90 years in prison for his aggravated manslaughter conviction.
A jury upstate yesterday convicted a former state correction officer of manslaughter, gang assault and other charges in the beating death of a Harlem man in a state prison last year.
Police said a man on a moped fatally shot a 7-month-old girl in a stroller on an East Williamsburg sidewalk yesterday afternoon.
The City Council's budget proposal calls for bringing in extra cash by renting out the vaults under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. (They're currently used as parking garages for city-owned vehicles.)
Mayor Mamdani posted a video of himself specifically criticizing City Council Speaker Julie Menin for the legislative body's budget. Other City Council members took offense.
According to the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, “the risks of fossil fuel dependence are forever. Absent an accelerated transition to renewable energy, commodity market volatility will continue to undermine energy economic plans.”
The Mamdani administration yesterday unveiled a searchable map that includes information on the city’s more than 10,000 child care programs for young kids.
