Good morning, NYC!
- The Trump Organization has been ordered to pay $1.6 million, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced.
- A football stadium in Queens could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions, though the city promises it wouldn’t.
- What to do and how to volunteer on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (this Monday).
But first today’s weather:
Airy and colder. High: 39 Low: 27.
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Here are the five best stories in New York City today:
- The Trump Organization was ordered to pay $1.6 million in a conviction on Friday after being convicted of 17 tax felonies, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced, stating the amount was the maximum allowed by law. “I want to be very clear: we don’t think that’s enough,” he said. (New York City patch)
- Mayor Eric Adams’ budget proposal includes cuts to many city agencies, including libraries and public schools, which would need to cut spending without cutting staff or services. Meanwhile, the NYPD’s budget includes $454.8 million — only about half the amount of overtime it spends in any given fiscal year — leading observers to question that it could go well beyond that amount. (THE TOWN)
- The new football stadium, to be built in Willets Point, Queens, could cost taxpayers $516 million over 49 years, an analysis by the city’s Independent Budget Office has found. Because although the city is not directly subsidizing the construction of the stadium, there would be no property taxes on the site because it is leased to developers, not sold. (Subscription/The New York Times)
- Some NYC lawmakers are concerned that the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in the city’s East and Southeast Asian communities, will not have a day off from school this year, since it falls on a Sunday. (Spectrum New York 1)
- Ik! New York City was the second-most-ridden city in 2022, beaten only by Chicago, a new ranking revealed. The data comes from the metropolitan areas where the pest control company has performed the most bed bug treatments, but contradicts self-reported city statistics, which show infestations per dwelling unit fell over the past year from 17,000 in 2021 to 6,900 in 2022. (New York City Patch)
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- Saturday: Frosty 4K & Icy 8K – Forest Park, Queens (10am)
- Saturday: An Activism Tour of Central Park (11am)
- Every weekend: Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Brooklyn Children’s Museum (10:30am)
- Sunday: BagelFest Winter Games (9:30am)
- Every weekend: Thunderbird American Dancers Pow-Wow and Dance Concert (3pm)
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
- Here is Patch’s instructions to what is open and closed in the city.
- Click here to volunteer with Hunger Free Americaand here to volunteer with city parks.
From my notebook:
- An East Harlem congressman wants to rename his neighborhood’s Thomas Jefferson Park and is putting the decision in the hands of his community. Local students have already suggested Frederick Douglass and names reminiscent of New York City’s original Indigenous people as alternatives. (New York City patch)
- Mayor Eric Adams wants state government to open emergency shelter for 500 migrant families According to a statement saying this is just a “first inquiry”. Hizzoner put the number of asylum seekers the city has provided food and beds to at 40,000 since last spring. (Gotham Mist)
- The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 42nd Street subway shuttle trains will turn their countdown clocks off for 12 hours on Sunday. Temporarily set passengers back to 2006 when they were first introduced. (New York City patch)
- Ads promoting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s election as New York State Supreme Court Chief Justice Hector LaSalleare run by a group that used to be Citizens for a pro-business Delaware. (city-state)
- The owner of the Saks Fifth Avenue department store chain wants to place a casino on the top three floors of his flagship store, with a red carpet-lined entrance. (Subscription/The New York Times)
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- Organic Cold Process Soap Making Course NYC (January 28)
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You’re all caught up for today. See you tomorrow morning for another update!
— Dashiell Allen
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