A push for student newspapers at every NYC high school

Plus: How to ace U.S. Open Fan Week [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.]( [NYC elected officials push for student newspapers at every high school]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ☀️ Sunny, highs in the mid 80s. It's Wednesday in New York City, where only 7% of the 100 non-charter public high schools with the highest poverty rates have student newspapers. Here's how [a new resolution in the City Council would change that](. And here's what else is happening: - NYPD data shows that felony assaults in the city have been on the rise since 2020, even as [other violent crime has decreased](. - A Manhattan judge this week dismissed a lawsuit that had been blocking the closure of Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel Hospital — but [the legal battle to save the 130-year-old Lower Manhattan facility]( isn't over yet. - "This is not merely a cultural display but a vulgar celebration of anti-Muslim hate, bigotry, and religious supremacy": Ahead of Sunday's India Day Parade in Midtown, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams are vowing to block [a float celebrating a Hindu temple that was built on the site of a destroyed 16th century mosque](. - Under a new law in New Jersey, employers who [report or threaten to report workers to immigration authorities]( to conceal their own violations of state wage, benefit or tax laws now face fines of up to $10,000. - New Jersey authorities said Newark police this week [shot a man]( after struggling with him behind the wheel of an allegedly stolen SUV. - The MTA is doubling the number of private security guards it hires [to deter fare evasion in subway stations](. - Grocery delivery app Getir is being sued by several landlords who say [the company owes $4 million in unpaid rent]( at nine facilities across the city. - The protected bike lane in the tunnel below First Avenue in Manhattan, which for years has gone into effect whenever the United Nations General Assembly is in session, [is being made permanent](. - The transportation department this week put 200 "Cornelia Street" signs up for sale and [immediately sold out](. (Taylor Swift has a song called "Cornelia Street.") - Money laundering allegations and the general decline of print media has meant bad news for The Epoch Times, the newspaper owned by Falun Gong, the Chinese anti-communist religious group. So Falun Gong is [buying up real estate in a Hudson Valley town]( to try to create a mecca for the Epoch lifestyle brand. - It's August 14th and the Yankees have [moved into first place]( in their division. - The ManhattAnt, a [superior species of ant]( that was discovered in Manhattan, is now spreading its influence around the country. [“Most of the time it's a moment where they lose control, and those moments are caused by stresses in their lives.”]( - John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Jeffrey Butts on [THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT AROUND FELONY ASSAULTS]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [How to ace U.S. Open Fan Week: See tennis’ biggest stars, dance shows and more]( Fan Week, which features photo ops, meet-and-greets with tennis stars, gourmet tastings and celebrity tennis matches, runs from Aug. 19 to 25 in Flushing Meadows, and much of the programming is free. [Trash hauler won coveted garbage pickup rights after donating to Mayor Adams' campaign]( New York City’s campaign watchdog is scrutinizing a series of donations to Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign by owners and employees of a Queens waste hauling company that later won a set of coveted licenses from the sanitation department. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Applications to carry guns in NYC and NJ are surging]( Applications for permits to carry guns have spiked in both New York City and New Jersey since the U.S. Supreme Court ordered New York and other states with strict regulations to make it easier for people to arm themselves. [See where NYC’s hottest bus stops are, according to NASA and transit advocates]( The city's hottest bus stops tend to be in low-income communities with predominantly people of color — particularly in Queens and the Bronx. [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.