Adultery is illegal in NY. Will Hochul change that?

Plus: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns [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.]( [It's illegal to cheat on your spouse in NY. Will Gov. Kathy Hochul change that?]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay]( Weather: ⛅ Partly sunny, possible afternoon thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s. It's Thursday in New York City, where adultery is officially a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail. Here's why this has remained the law for the past 117 years — and why [now is the moment this could finally change](. Here's what else is happening: - Columbia University President Minouche Shafik [announced her resignation]( on Wednesday, saying her family had faced "threats and abuse" amid unrest from student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. - The NYPD said it'll [nearly double the number of police officers patrolling]( Central Park after a major uptick in robberies. - Federal regulators are [ordering the MTA to improve its safety protocols]( in the subways, citing a troubling rise in the number of incidents where transit workers and riders were nearly struck by trains last year. - Authorities said they're investigating [a burned female body]( found at Highbridge Park in Washington Heights yesterday evening. - A Nassau County bill barring groups of people from using face coverings to hide their identities in public [has been signed into law](. - Manhattan businesses hidden under scaffolding and sidewalk sheds [lose thousands of dollars a month in potential revenue]( according to a new city-commissioned study. - The race for New York City’s next comptroller took an ugly turn this week as Democratic candidates entered the fray — and [parody campaign sites surfaced]( to mock and attack them. - A Staten Island baseball team is [headed to the Little League World Series](. - The New York City-to-Dublin portal is leaving the Flatiron District on September 2nd, but its creator said he's "95%" of the way to [securing a new permanent location]( for the live video installation in New York City. - Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, who represents parts of the Hudson Valley, is running campaign ads [taking credit for the congestion pricing pause](. - Newark Airport leads the country's 44 biggest airports in [complaints related to the TSA]( according to a new report from a travel advisory company. - A Queens judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit [aimed at shutting down "unbearably loud" concerts]( at Forest Hills Stadium. - Rabbi Shmuel Butman, the longtime face of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic sect in Crown Heights, [has died at the age of 81](. - A tasteful West Orange Tudor-style home [once owned by a prominent New Jersey mobster]( is up for sale for $899,000. - More and more, people are saying men shouldn't be shirtless [unless they're at the beach or a pool](. - Doctors say [going an entire flight without hydrating or moving your legs]( known by some people as "raw-dogging a flight," is really bad for your health. [“You don't want to be the politician who introduces the bill that adultery should not be criminal, because the next time you run, somebody is going to use that against you, saying that you're pro-adultery and you're anti-family and all.”]( - Albany Law School professor Timothy Tippins on [NEW YORK'S LONGSTANDING ADULTERY BAN]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Scaled-down Corona Plaza vendor market in Queens struggles after reopening]( A new, first-of-its-kind city deal is allowing otherwise unauthorized vendors to operate legally in the plaza, but vendors say foot traffic and revenue are down. [Mayor Adams joins NYC’s India Day Parade controversy over float]( Sunday's parade, which organizers said typically draws 100,000 members of the Indian diaspora to Midtown, is set to include a float representing a Hindu temple that was built on the site where a 16th century mosque was destroyed by a Hindu mob in 1992. [We Rely On Your Support]( [NYC elected officials push for student newspapers at every high school]( Only 7% of 100 non-charter public high schools with the highest poverty rates had student newspapers, according to a Baruch College report. [Like 'Comic Con for sports' — Fanatics Fest at Javits Center this weekend]( Mike Tyson, Henrik Lundqvist, David Ortiz, Peyton Manning, Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, several current and former Knicks, Jay-Z and Travis Scott will be among the star attendees of the first-ever Fanatics Fest. [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.