NYC to stop cash assistance for those who fail to meet work requirements

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday July 15, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC will soon stop cash assistance for residents who fail to meet work requirements]( [Mayor Eric Adams stands at a podium flanked by Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park.]( [The Department of Social Services says it will begin slashing aid for people who fail to meet work requirements starting July 28.]( More Stories From Today [A shirtless man cools off with water spraying from a water fountain outdoors.]( [How to avoid heat illness with NYC temperatures approaching 100 degrees]( [Heat-related emergency room visits have been climbing as New York suffers through multiple heat waves.]( [NYC Mayor Eric Adams smiles and shakes hands with NYC comptroller Brad Lander]( [Efforts to unseat Mayor Adams draw cash for NYC’s 2025 race]( [Fundraising disclosures are due. Here’s where the mayoral race stands.]( [Friends take selfies in the ocean.]( [How to travel with friends (and stay friends): Advice from an NYC etiquette expert]( [Good friends are not always good travel friends.]( [Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stands behind a podium that reads #AsylumIsaRight]( [Migrant buses were headed for AOC’s office — or so City Hall thought]( [Emails that the Adams administration sent to the White House shed light on a chaotic scramble as the Texas governor sent buses of migrants to New York.]( [New York Attorney General Letitia James participates in the New York City Pride March on June 30, 2024.]( [Nassau County faces 2 civil rights lawsuits after executive signs trans athlete ban]( [The suits from the state attorney general and civil rights advocates come on the same day that County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the ban into law.]( [Customers wait in line at a bakery with a seafoam green wall and a menu.]( [26 great places to eat and drink at Rockaway Beach]( [Rockaway Beach is fun. Eating there can be more fun.]( [People gather on a beach in Manhattan during hot weather on July 13, 2024.]( [Another heat wave blankets the NYC region, air quality advisory in effect]( [The temperature could feel like 100 degrees or more in certain areas on Monday and Tuesday.]( [Parkgoers at Fort Washington Park in Manhattan on May 25, 2020.]( [Man charged with murdering his mother in Washington Heights park, NYPD says]( [The killing was one of several around the city over the weekend, according to police.]( [NYPD officer standing with hand on hip.]( [Extra Extra: "Leviticus, bro"]( [Because beards are in the Bible, here are your afternoon links: The return of a hot-dog rivalry, the year of denim, Brooklyn's Mr. Fruit stores, and more from around the city and internet.]( [Children play in a spray park during a heat wave in the Bronx on July 11, 2024.]( [The ‘urban heat island’ effect is making New Yorkers hotter, study finds]( [New York City’s built environment is making temperatures 9.7 degrees hotter for the average resident.]( [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.