Don't panic, but more sharks are circling NYC beaches

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Wednesday July 20, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [Don't panic, but more sharks are circling NYC beaches]( [A photo of Rockaway Beach]( [“If these people were targets for shark attacks, we’d see people losing limbs and losing their life."]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [NYPD directs traffic at Clarendon Road and Flatbush Avenue not far from Delrawn Small's funeral at Harmony Funeral Home.]( [NYPD officer who shot a man six years ago faces final review of his actions]( [The case offers a window into the lengthy, complex process that follows killings by police]( [Eric Adams at a press conference Wednesday]( [Adams confirms negotiations with NYC Council over school budget cuts]( [New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he is in discussions with City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams over more than $200 million in cuts to school budgets, but no agreement has been reached so far.]( [Medical debt illustration]( [Nonprofit New York hospitals keep suing patients for their wages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has a chance to end it]( [Legislation that would protect patients against the medical debt practice passed the state legislature this year and is awaiting a signature from the governor.]( [An employee prepares a syringe of monkeypox vaccine. The vaccine will now be available to at-risk populations in New Jersey.]( [NJ expands monkeypox vaccine availability to at-risk populations]( [They include certain members of the LGBTQ community, those at events with known exposures and people with existing conditions that could be complicated by monkeypox.]( [Felix DeJesus, 41, is described as 5 feet and 9 inches tall, and 200 pounds. He was last seen the night of Feb. 2.]( [NJ man was last seen after encounter with cops. Family and press have been fighting for answers.]( [Paterson, NJ police detained Felix DeJesus Feb. 2. Witnesses say he was at a park afterward. No one knows what happened next.]( [New Jersey's Rental Assistance Program is open to applicants through Monday, July 25. Tens of thousands have applied, but just 4,000 will be selected for a waitlist.]( [Tens of thousands apply to NJ’s housing voucher lottery. Only 4,000 will make the waitlist.]( [The state’s rental assistance program opens for applications every three to four years.]( [Photos of the newly-reopened and expanded Smoke Jazz Club]( [Smoke Jazz Club rises from the ashes after pandemic shutdown]( [The Upper West Side venue is scheduled to fully reopen for the first time in more than two years on July 21st, with upgraded interiors and a new bar/lounge added next door.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [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.