NYC driver who ran over onlooker while doing donuts accused of more auto crimes

Plus: Tips on surviving summer in the city. [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.]( Today's newsletter curated by [Veronica de Souza]( and [Brooks Brunson]( It's Wednesday in New York City. Today's temperature will peak at 88 degrees. Here's a look at today's headlines: - In March 2022, Tyler Greer crashed his souped-up red Infiniti into an onlooker while doing donuts in the middle of a crowd of street racing fans in Lower Manhattan. He pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and hasn't had a license since. [And yet, he has since been accused of more crimes behind the wheel](. - For nearly 50 years, [Sybil's in Queens has been a go-to spot for Guyanese soul food](. This family restaurant empire started with a single mom and her nine kids in 1976. - Following Gov. Kathy Hochul's last-minute decision to indefinitely pause congestion pricing, [the MTA has stopped work]( on the Second Avenue subway extension into East Harlem -- mere hours after the governor herself said the long-sought project would proceed. - Fireworks are popping. Private planes are jetting off to the Hamptons. And the Mister Softee jingle chimes throughout neighborhoods across the city. Summer is loud. [Here's how to handle it.]( - Summer is also hot. [Should you leave on the AC]( for your pets? - Harriet Tubman has been the subject of operas, multiple movies and two U.S. postage stamps, and now [efforts are underway to designate a 500-mile stretch of New York State in her honor](. - Starting today, breastfeeding employees are entitled to 30 minutes of paid break time to pump milk at work [under a new state law](. Celebrating Black New Yorkers [second image]( - [Alan Aíne is a mysterious figure in Bed-Stuy.]( The Aíne tag has appeared on walls and canvases throughout the Brooklyn neighborhood for more than 10 years. - [The Brooklyn crew that turned preppy fashion into a streetwear staple]( A group of kids from Crown Heights and Brownsville created a fashion movement in the late 1980s that continues to echo into today's streetwear culture. - A look at how [Savant Studios built a beloved New York City ‘it’ brand]( - [How does a small, regional Black-run bank thrive in NYC?]( Carver Bank, a financial lifeline to Black consumers and businesses in New York City for 75 years, has been through it. - [What made the ‘Reemski’ dance go viral?]( Its Brooklyn creator says it started offline More from Gothamist [second image]( [I’m visiting all 350 of NYC’s neighborhoods. Here’s some of what I’ve learned so far.]( Some things I’ve learned so far: Nobody can agree on a neighborhood’s name or borders. [How a chance encounter at a party led to Charli XCX curating a film series at Roxy Cinema]( Two weeks after that chance encounter, Charli XCX stepped into the Roxy’s auditorium to introduce the first screening, which sold out less than a minute after the series was announced the previous day. [We Rely On Your Support]( [9 easy getaways from New York City if you don’t have a car]( Here are some quick getaway ideas – from country towns to beach boardwalks – all recommended by Gothamist reporters and editors, and accessible via public transit [Joro spiders are coming to NY and NJ as soon as this summer]( It uses wind currents to travel, and one spider can travel up to 100 miles. [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.