Lawsuit against Mayor Adams’ top aide portrays culture of sexual harassment inside NYPD

Plus: Rain and wind coming this weekend [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Lawsuit against Mayor Adams’ top aide portrays culture of sexual harassment inside NYPD]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Then expect [heavy rain on Saturday, followed by whipping winds on Sunday](. It's Friday in New York City, where Timothy Pearson, a retired police inspector and member of Mayor Eric Adams' inner circle, has been accused of making repeated sexual advances towards an NYPD colleague — and blocking her promotion after she rebuffed him. Here's what the lawsuit suggests about [the broader culture of misogyny and sexual harassment within the NYPD](. And here's what else is happening: - A notorious landlord turned himself in to the city’s sheriff on Thursday [to begin a two-month jail sentence]( after blowing off a judge’s orders to fix hazards at two Upper Manhattan apartment buildings he owns. - A new poll found that New York voters across geographic and partisan divides strongly support the so-called Equal Rights Amendment, [a measure that'll appear on November ballots]( that would add a new set of protections against discrimination. - Both the owner and Manhattan manager of well-known pizzeria chain Grimaldi’s have been charged with [stealing more than $20,000 in wages from at least seven workers]( at Grimaldi's Flatiron location. - Ads for Beyoncé’s new album were projected in light onto the exteriors of the Guggenheim, Whitney, the New Museum and the Museum of Arts and Design on Wednesday night — but at least two of these museums said [they weren’t in on the publicity stunt](. - Billy Joel has given up on helicopters and chauffeured cars and now commutes to his Madison Square Garden shows [on the Long Island Rail Road](. - Indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez isn't ruling out a run for re-election [as an independent](. - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie isn't ruling out a run for president [on a third-party ticket](. - The Adams administration has cut the budget for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, forcing the independent NYPD watchdog group to [stop investigating entire categories of police misconduct](. - Tracks Raw Bar & Grill, once a beloved Penn Station haunt, is coming back to life [at the Grand Central Madison LIRR terminal](. - F and M train service between Manhattan and Queens [will go back to normal on April 1]( after nearly a year of work to fix leaks. - Central Park's cherry blossoms [are bloomin'](. - Naples, Italy can't rule out the possibility that Mount Vesuvius — or [some other volcano hidden beneath the city]( — could burst at any time. - The TSA is great at [surprising us with new rules]( in the security line. - Have some time for a game? [Play]( our mini local news crossword. - Sign up for reminders when we publish new games [here](. [“If you don't have to go outside on Saturday, it might be best to stay indoors, just enjoy the rainy day.”]( - meteorologist Dominic Ramunni on [THIS WEEKEND'S FORECAST]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Pigeons prove that any transplant can become a native New Yorker]( Here’s a closer look at some of the species that aren’t original New Yorkers, but have become part of our lives — for better and for worse. [NY’s Shirley Chisholm, still ‘Unbought and Unbossed,’ debuts on Netflix]( A new film about late New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm zeroes in on her 1972 Democratic presidential run, which was famously the first by a Black woman for any major political party. [We Rely On Your Support]( [How to be old: Lessons from a 70-year-old former NYC influencer]( “What began as a way to express myself artistically devolved into one that was more about consumption than creativity,” said 70-year-old professor-turned-influencer Lyn Slater, who's written a new book about her style journey. [A new portrait exhibition celebrates the residents of South Brooklyn]( Brooklyn artist Rusty Zimmerman painted 200 South Brooklyn residents last year — for free. Now, those portraits are on display at Industry City through March 24. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.