NYC casino race heats up as projects vie for approval in 2025

Plus: How to complain about dirty subway stations [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.]( [High stakes: NYC casino race heats up as projects vie for approval in 2025]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ⛅ Cloudy early, sunny later, highs in the lower 80s. It's Wednesday in New York City, where a process put in motion 12 years ago to award three casino licenses is inching toward the finish line. Here's a recap of [the 11 casino proposals in the city and nearby suburbs]( — and the odds of which ones are most likely to get approved. And here's what else is happening: - Is your subway station gross? The MTA is launching [a new way for commuters to complain]( about it. - New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim won the Democratic nomination to replace Sen. Bob Menendez. [Here's our complete recap of yesterday's primary elections](. - Northwell Health, New York state’s largest health network, has agreed to overhaul its financial assistance program to provide [more free and discounted care]( to low-income patients. - After pledging millions of dollars to crack down on landlords and brokers who reject apartment applicants using rental vouchers, the city has [delayed the rollout of its enforcement plan]( and slashed funding for a program meant to stop housing discrimination. - President Joe Biden yesterday issued a sweeping executive order [to close the southern border]( which will will likely reduce the number of migrants making their way to New York City. - Mayor Eric Adams applauded the president's decision — and brushed off questions about [why he wasn't present at the White House]( for the announcement. - Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have reached a deal on a first-in-the-nation plan to largely block social media companies from [using addictive algorithms on children and teenagers](. - As lithium-ion battery fires become a growing public safety threat in New York City, victims and their families say they're encountering roadblocks as they [try to hold companies liable for the damage](. - Gov. Hochul is reportedly interested in delaying the start of congestion pricing and [instead imposing a tax on businesses]( as a way to generate revenue for the MTA. - Middle school students at a Crown Heights charter school are [walking out of class today]( to join a local protest against gun violence. - The city's Department of Investigation found that about 1,200 of the 10,000 NYPD officers who took the 2022 sergeant’s exam [cheated](. - The safety training program OSHA-30 is undergoing a surge of [migrant women looking to work on New York City construction sites](. - A Wall Street Journal article "based on interviews with more than 45 people over several months" suggests that Joe Biden's [faculties are slipping](. - Derek Jeter [finally sold his upstate castle]( for $6.3 million. - Fat Joe has been in D.C. lobbying for [hospital price transparency](. - The French department store Printemps is [opening a location on Wall Street]( next year. - [You just can't mix]( chip flavors in one bag. 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