50K pound whale found on cruise ship bow in Brooklyn

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday May 9, 2024 [Donate now]( [Endangered 50,000 pound whale found dead on bow of cruise ship docking in Brooklyn]( [A bulldozer hauls a whale carcass on the beach with the New York City skyline in the background.]( [About 30 large whales were found dead along the New York and New Jersey coast last year. Most showed signs of being struck by boats.]( More Stories From Today [Nicholas Maggipinto and Corey Briskin]( [NYC should cover in vitro fertilization for gay male couples, lawsuit says]( [A Brooklyn couple's lawsuit argues that gay men have no way to prove they're "infertile" under the city's employee health plan.]( [Newly arrived asylum seekers wait in a holding area at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan before being sent off to area shelters and hotels on May 15, 2023.]( [NYC isn't fulfilling promises to migrant families facing shelter eviction, report says]( [A new report from the city comptroller reveals a lack of written policies, training and promised social services for migrant families.]( [Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024.]( [NYPD has spent $53 million on overtime pay responding to protests since Oct. 7]( [Police officers have racked up hundreds of thousands of hours of overtime, according to NYPD officials.]( [Former Gov. Andre Cuomo and members of his cabinet sit behind a table during a June 2020 COVID-19 briefing.]( [Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets one step closer to blowing up NY’s ethics agency]( [The Appellate Division’s ruling could leave New York without anyone to enforce state ethics laws.]( [A woman wearing a sign that says "free help"]( [This NYC artist will help you with anything (except sex) for free]( [Bianca Giaever means this literally.]( [New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy]( [NJ Gov. Murphy: We can get seniors a big tax break and plug NJ Transit's $1B hole]( [The governor said he's confident he and legislators can work through competing budget priorities]( [A photo of the location where police say a teen was stabbed to death.]( [NYPD: Teen fatally stabbed in Queens, another in custody]( [The 17-year-old victim's name has not been released.]( [A person's feet on a skateboard.]( [Extra Extra: If you build skateable structures, they will come]( [Because shared recreational spaces foster community, here are your afternoon links: The sun is staying up late tomorrow, why seceding from NYC might not be a good idea for Staten Island, graffiti is back, and more from around the city and internet.]( [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.