Social media crackdown, bottle refunds on deck as NY legislative session ends

Plus: Joro spiders are coming [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.]( [Social media regulation, bottle refunds and casino deadline on deck as NY legislative session ends]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ⛅ Partly sunny, a chance of afternoon thunderstorms and highs in the mid 80s. It's Monday in New York, where state lawmakers will spend the next four days passing hundreds of bills before they leave Albany for the year. [Here are five big items still on the table]( as the legislative session approaches the finish line. And here's what else is happening: - The NYPD said two police officers were expected to recover after [a 19-year-old shot and injured them as they pursued him on foot]( in Queens early this morning. - Meteorologists are forecasting an [unusually busy hurricane season starting this month]( which could mean flooding in New York City. - City officials said yesterday that they wrapped up planned construction on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway a day ahead of schedule — and there are [no other shutdowns planned for the rest of the year](. - Families with children aged 6 or younger are twice as likely to leave New York City as families without young kids, according to a new study. [Rising child care and housing costs are to blame](. - A new fight is brewing over [a proposal for a 14-story building]( across the street from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, three years after community advocates sunk plans for an even larger development at the same location. - A New York City foster care provider is trying a novel approach to help the young moms in its care: housing them under one roof in apartments where [they can access support staff 24 hours a day](. - More than 2,000 medical interns and residents within New York City’s Health + Hospitals system are poised to get [wage increases and retroactive raises]( following a lengthy battle for a new contract. - Surveillance footage from inside a Staten Island cannabis shop during an NYPD raid shows officers [jumping over the counter and handcuffing the shopkeeper]( after he asked if they had a court order — all before the cops even found any unlicensed weed — raising concerns about how the police are carrying out this crackdown. - Two years into the city's crackdown on unlicensed scooters, about 23,000 bikes — many of which were [confiscated from immigrant delivery workers]( — are currently being held at an impound pier in Red Hook. - Amid all the anti-congestion pricing lawsuits about air pollution and rerouted traffic, there's another reason why people oppose the tolling program: [Car ownership is a status symbol and some New Yorkers just like to drive](. - A new study from a lawn care company found that Newark is the second dirtiest city in the U.S. ([Jersey City came in 5th and New York City came in 12th.]( - The French Open is [banning alcohol in the stands]( because drunk fans keep yelling stuff during points. - A male birth control gel that you [rub on your shoulders once a day]( has proven effective in trials. - The New York Transit Museum is running two of its [Nostalgia Rides from Manhattan to the beach]( this summer. [“This looks like the apartments the TikTok people be having. This looks fancy.”]( - Safia Dixon, a 15-year-old mom on living in [A NEW APARTMENT WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH WITH KIDS]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Some of the world's best cricket players are in New York. Here’s what you need to know.]( The ICC T20 Men’s World Cup takes place every two years, and this is the first time the competition is being held in North America. If you’re new to cricket, here’s a primer on one of the world's most popular sports. [Joro spiders are coming to NY and NJ as soon as this summer]( An invasive spider species is making its way north to the New York metropolitan region, and even though it’s harmless, its size tends to scare people. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Summer stargazing season kicks off in June with solstice, strawberry moon]( The summer space-watching season begins this month with the summer solstice on June 20, followed the next day by a once-every-18-years strawberry moon. [Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it]( In case you find yourself in a similar situation, here are some things a phone thief might say to you to try to get you to unlock it. [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.