Trash bin thieves pose obstacle to getting garbage bags off sidewalks

Plus: Meet the NY Olympians [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.]( [Trash bin thieves pose obstacle to NYC's push to get garbage bags off sidewalks]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, highs in the mid 80s. It's Friday in New York City, where any residential building with nine or fewer units will be required by November to curb its trash in containers with secure lids. But what if someone steals that (relatively expensive!) garbage bin right off the sidewalk? Here's how property owners, police and the sanitation department [are thinking about trash can theft]( in their quest to keep rat-friendly trash bags off the streets. And here's what else is happening: - A global Microsoft-related network outage early Friday morning disrupted some services around New York, including plane travel — but an official said the problem [did not affect the city’s 911, 311 or traffic light systems](. - Police yesterday released images of a masked, moped-riding person they said is linked to six cases of [women having necklaces stolen off their bodies]( in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. - "It's an unfortunate situation": Mayor Eric Adams, who's been known to harshly criticize aggressive behavior towards NYPD officers, gave an unusually sympathetic reaction to City Councilmember Susan Zhuang's [alleged biting of a police officer at an anti-shelter protest](. - New York City is losing medical examiners faster than it can replace them, and those who remain say they have to make [difficult decisions about which bodies will get autopsied](. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has green-lighted a plan to [build a fourth electric-generating plant]( in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, despite objections from locals who say it'll worsen pollution. - The CEO of the $16 billion Gateway project to build a new tunnel under the Hudson River [announced his resignation yesterday]( one month after he was [repeatedly referenced in the indictment]( of powerful South Jersey political boss George Norcross. - New campaign finance filings show that Mayor Adams has far [exceeded any other mayor in history]( in the amount of money he's received from donors seeking business with the city that exceed the legal limit and will have to be partially refunded. - The upside of these heat waves: They cause rats to [stress out and take a break from reproducing](. - The downside of these heat waves: [It's really miserable]( standing on a hot subway platform waiting for a delayed train. - Upstate Republicans are [furious with Gov. Kathy Hochul]( for planning to close two maximum security prisons, arguing that the move with kill jobs in these smaller communities. - A hyped plant-based burger joint that's popular upstate has [opened a location in Williamsburg](. - Boomers love vacations that involve [walking around with those sticks that look like ski poles](. - Climate change is causing the Earth to spin slightly slower, [making our days slightly longer](. - The Bronx Zoo's baby tree kangaroo, which was born back in December, [has made its public debut](. - R.I.P. [basketball court]( at JFK Airport's Terminal 5 that no one ever saw in use. [“These issues are so emotional as I move around the city.”]( - Mayor Adams on the City Councilmember [WHO ALLEGEDLY BIT A COP]( while protesting a new homeless shelter in her district More from Gothamist [second image]( [Meet some of the New Yorkers who are competing in the Paris Olympics]( There are 44 athletes from New York and New Jersey representing Team USA in this year’s Summer Games. [2 NYC lawmakers say their names were used in Mayor Adams' resource request form without their knowledge]( A Gothamist analysis reveals that some Adams administration officials filled out forms on behalf of city legislators who’d sworn off the new system. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Pete Wells on his 12 years as the NYT's restaurant critic]( "It's depressing to admit that there's anything wrong with your body and that you can't just take it, that you should be able to just put away all these meals and all the wine and the cocktails and everything else," said Wells. [NYC to Boston in 100 minutes: a high-speed train proposal picks up steam]( Planners have for decades pitched similar plans to speed up train service in the Northeast, but this one may carry more weight because it has the backing of labor unions who see it as a job creator for the region. [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.