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A birthday cruise turned fatal because the man at the wheel had no license, no inspection, and four more people aboard than his boat was rated for.
Federal prosecutors charged Manuel Hernandez, 46, of Manville, New Jersey, with two counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death, after the 22-foot Bayliner he was piloting capsized near Liberty Island Saturday night, drowning Sara Sanchez, 27, of Queens, and her 5-month-old daughter, Antonella Garcia [33][38][39]. Hernandez had no Coast Guard operator's license and no Certificate of Inspection for a boat carrying paying passengers, federal rules that exist because an "uninspected" charter is not the same as an unregulated one [33][39]. It echoes a 2022 Hudson River charter capsizing that also killed a woman and a 7-year-old boy [80].
“Federal regulations and maritime safety protocols exist to protect the lives and wellbeing of passengers on commercial vessels.”
“This tragedy could have been prevented, and now a family is left to grieve the unimaginable loss of a mother and her five-month-old daughter because of his negligence.”
“There is absolutely no way for a member of the public to ascertain which one of these are being run by licensed mariners-professional companies-and which ones are being run by people with absolutely none of that.”
Gothamist
A tax nine years in the making got stopped by a judge and revived by a lawyer, all before lunch.
Staten Island Judge Wayne Ozzi temporarily blocked Mayor Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax Monday after a group of homeowners sued, ordering the city to take down its public list of roughly 900,000 properties; the city's Law Department appealed within hours, staying the order and keeping the surcharge alive for now [57][63][64]. New York first floated a tax like this in 2014, and a 2019 version died in Albany after high-end owners threatened to sell rather than pay it, until this year's state budget finally passed it (City & State, 2019). The next hearing is Aug. 31 [57][63][64].
“We disagree with today's ruling, but we are confident in both the pied-à-terre surcharge and the City's ability to implement it fairly and effectively.”
“Thousands of people who owe nothing have been confused, exposed, and put to real expense so this administration could make a political point.”
“This pied-à-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich.”
Gothamist
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6sqftHalf the city's kids are reading proficiently, down 6 points in a single year, and even the testing experts say the swing looks wrong.
NYC Public Schools' 2026 state exam results, released Friday, showed reading proficiency for grades 3-8 fell 6 points to about 50%, erasing most of last year's 7-point gain; third-grade proficiency alone dropped nearly 14 points to 44.2% [99][103]. Math held roughly flat at 57% [99]. Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels called the swings unusual and ordered further analysis, while the city noted a smaller 5-point decline statewide [103][99]. The city mandated a phonics-based "NYC Reads" curriculum in 2023 to replace 20 years of "balanced literacy," betting the switch would lift scores over time (Chalkbeat, 2023).
“School leaders across New York City are seeing dramatic swings in literacy proficiency reflected in this year's state assessment results.”
“It just feels like there's a mistake.”
“We have to refocus on what we know works in literacy — a clear plan, a tailored science of reading curriculum and meaningful professional development for educators.”
A Brooklyn man tossed his great-grandmother's rings in the trash by accident, then did the only thing a New Yorker could: called 311. Sanitation workers isolated his truck, dumped nearly 20,000 pounds of garbage onto a concrete floor, and handed him a shovel. Ten minutes later, the rings turned up. "It isn't exactly a needle in a haystack," the department wrote, "but some accidentally discarded rings were dug up!" [129][141]