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In Manhattan, no [1] between 14 St and South Ferry
In Manhattan, uptown [2] local skips Franklin St, Canal St, Houston St and Christopher St-Stonewall
No [4] train service between Manhattan and Brooklyn while we perform rail replacements near Bowling Green and Nevins St.
In Queens, Flushing-bound [7] skips 52 St and 69 St All trains at Woodside-61 St board from the Manhattan-bound platform
In Manhattan, no [A] between Inwood-207 St and 59 St-Columbus Circle
[E][F] trains are running with delays in both directions while we perform track maintenance in Queens.
No [D] between 161 St-Yankee Stadium, Bronx and 59 St-Columbus Circle, Manhattan
No [G] between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Court Sq
No [N] between Queensboro Plaza, Queens and Times Sq-42 St, Manhattan
Mayor Mamdani released 100 street-safety goals across 19 agencies, while NYPD tickets for reckless-driving violations have fallen 41 percent since 2019.
The plan pledges hardened daylighting at 1,000 or more intersections a year, 20 mph limits across whole neighborhoods under an expanded Sammy's Law, and speed limiters in the cars of repeat reckless drivers [1]. Hell Gate reports the administration could not say where pedestrian zones would go or when daylighting construction starts [67]. Daylighting means clearing parked cars from the corner so drivers can see people crossing; "hardened" swaps signs for physical barriers [1].
“We should not have to wait for another family to lose a loved one before we make a street safer.”
“The department’s enforcement strategy adapted to address the lethal challenge of new e-mobility devices”
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Hell Gate
Streetsblog New York CityLegionella turned up in cooling towers at 10 South Bronx buildings, including Yankee Stadium and Lincoln Hospital, and residents pressed the health commissioner at a Tuesday town hall.
Gothamist counts 10 positive cases in ZIP codes 10451 and 10456, with one death [86]. The rapid PCR tests cannot tell live bacteria from dead, so confirming a source takes culture results that can run two weeks [86]. Building owners must test towers monthly, but the city inspects only once a year, which Borough President Vanessa Gibson wants changed [89]. Symptoms show up two to 14 days after exposure; showering, tap water and air conditioning are safe [84].
“We don't know if they're testing these buildings or not.”
“I think we have to revisit this conversation and work with the City Council on making sure they can be more frequent”
“move quickly, move aggressively and try to do everything we can do remove the source of exposure as quickly as possible”
Gothamist
Bronx TimesThe city's emergency snow shovelers will start at $30 an hour this winter, up from $19.14, and registration opens Saturday in the Bronx.
Sign up at a Sanitation event by Nov. 30 and you get a paid four-hour orientation in December and faster payroll, with checks targeted within two weeks of a shift [11]. Last year pay took four to six weeks [4]. Shovelers come out of the snow budget, which a City Charter formula sets outside normal budget talks [4]. You need to be 18, authorized to work, and bring a Social Security card plus completed W-4, IT-2104 and I-9 forms; DSNY now takes the photo [4].
“This year, we’re raising their pay and making it easier to join the program — because when the snow comes, our city needs to be ready.”
Gothamist
Jabal, the 3-month-old kitten carried off from Eighth Street Mini Mart in Park Slope, came back Tuesday in a police officer's bag, and owner Imad Innab "cried." Kids fresh out of school crowded behind the counter; one boy had camped in a lawn chair out front waiting for the return. Police charged a 58-year-old Bushwick woman with, among other things, "companion animal stealing." Jabal gets microchipped this weekend and is an indoor cat now [94].