NYC will use fliers to deter migrant children from selling candy on subway

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday April 29, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC to hand out subway fliers to deter migrant children from selling candy]( [A young woman with a baby sells candy and other items in a New York City subway car on Aug. 18, 2023 in New York City.]( [City officials say educating migrants about school enrollment is key, but critics say limits on shelter stays are making people more desperate to find work.]( More Stories From Today [City Hall building with lights at night in Lower Manhattan.]( [NYC government pays women of color less than white, male coworkers, report finds]( [The report finds a wage gap of 16 cents per $1 between workers of color and their white counterparts.]( [Evidence markers were seen on a street in South Ozone Park after police said a shooting happened there on April 29, 2024.]( [2 dead after shootings in East Flatbush and South Ozone Park, police say]( [The shootings happened late on Saturday and early on Monday, according to the NYPD.]( [Pro-Palestinian protesters holding a rally at Columbia University on April 22, 2024.]( [Columbia hits stalemate with student protesters and threatens to suspend them]( [Columbia University leaders issued a notice saying had “already identified many students in the encampment,” and that those who did not clear before the deadline would be subject to “interim suspension."]( [Birders look up at the sky through binoculars.]( [In Greenpoint, a wacky new birding group is ruffling some feathers]( [“Birding is punk,” says the club’s founder, Michael Lombardo.]( [Crowds packed in to see the band The National perform at Forest Hills Stadium in 2018.]( [Extra Extra: Forest Hills Stadium ordered to shush]( [Because a state Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of annoyed neighbors, here are your afternoon links: More express bus service, $32 ice balls, you can still get a table at a good restaurant and more.]( [A beach with waves rolling up to shore]( [9 easy getaways from New York City if you don’t have a car]( [Sometimes you just gotta get out.]( [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.