What Adams thinks is 'disgusting' vs. 'unfortunate'

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday July 18, 2024 [Donate now]( [Mayor Adams called spitting on cops 'disgusting.' Biting? 'Unfortunate.']( [NYC Mayor stands at a podium that says "Susan Zhuang City Council.]( [Eric Adams has had strong words for protesters who resist the police, but was more muted after Councilmember Susan Zhuang allegedly bit an NYPD officer.]( More Stories From Today [An excavator at a job site by signs reading "Hudson Tunnel Project."]( [Hudson River tunnel project CEO quits after being referenced in Norcross indictment]( [Gateway Development Corporation Kris Kolluri was referred to as “Individual-1” in the Norcross case. He wasn’t accused of wrongdoing.]( [Trucks drive through a Newark neighborhood.]( [4th power plant approved for Newark neighborhood with high asthma rates]( [The project's opponents saw irony in its approval under a new environmental justice law.]( [An empty table in New York City]( [Pete Wells on his 12 years as the NYT's restaurant critic]( ["The job is not to help or to hurt the industry," said Wells. "The job is to help readers."]( [A gymnast poses in front of a blue wall.]( [Meet some of the New Yorkers who are competing in the Paris Olympics]( [Get to know some of the hometown heroes.]( [Photo of Adrienne Adams]( [2 NYC lawmakers say their names were used in Mayor Adams' resource request form without their knowledge]( [Many lawmakers have used the form. Others have refused.]( [A sign reads "ERA USA" and another says "We're not asking for permission / We want EQUALITY NOW"]( [NY Equal Rights Amendment would guarantee abortion rights. Will the ballot language make that clear?]( [A new law is supposed to simplify the wording of ballot questions, but some say it's missing the mark.]( [School kids in a uniform sitting on steps.]( [Extra Extra: Should NYC schools have a uniform dress code policy?]( [Because dress codes are all over the place right now, here are afternoon links: porous sidewalks coming to Brooklyn, the best red wine in New York, a tree law dividing a community, and more from around the city and internet.]( [Birders look up at the sky through binoculars.]( [In Greenpoint, a wacky new birding group is ruffling some feathers]( [“Birding is punk,” says the club’s founder, Michael Lombardo.]( [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.