NYC opens public lockers to stop daily theft of 90,000 packages

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday April 10, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC opens public lockers to stop daily theft of 90,000 packages]( [A FedEx employee sorts out parcels in a street in Manhattan.]( [Seven lockers are now open throughout the city.]( More Stories From Today [Bronx DA Darcel Clark]( [Bronx DA assembling team of prosecutors to review Rikers sexual assault cases]( [The move is in response to a Gothamist investigation into hundreds of lawsuits filed by women who said they were sexually assaulted by jail staff.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul, wearing sunglasses and a blue windbreaker, stands alongside Mayor Eric Adams and State Troopers at a news conference on toll evaders.]( [NY could crack down on license plate covers, toll dodgers]( [Hochul wants to boost penalties on toll dodgers. Lawmakers want protections for those wrongly tolled.]( [Westchester County Executive George Latimer speaks during an announcement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Aug. 7, 2023.]( [In tight NY primary, Latimer laps Bowman in fundraising again — but the incumbent catches up]( [George Latimer’s campaign reported raising more than $2.2 million for the first quarter of 2024.]( [Protesters demonstrate outside an NJ Transit hearing in Newark, where the agency's board agreed to a 15% fare hike.]( [NJ Transit OKs 15% fare hike starting this summer]( [Fares are also slated to go up 3% per year after that.]( [a taped-off street in Newark after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake]( [Extra Extra: New Jersey got another little aftershock today]( [Because a 2.6-magnitude love tap shook the Garden State, here are your afternoon links: The Bronx is getting another Chick-fil-A, Sasquatch in Central Park, wearing leather pants to the gym and more.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.