All quiet on New York’s Bitcoin mining ban heading into governor’s election

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday November 7, 2022 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [All quiet on New York’s Bitcoin mining ban heading into governor’s election]( [Photographic interpretation of bitcoin mining with wax figurines. In truth, cryptocurrency mining involves solving algorithmic puzzles, which requires large computer farms and loads of energy.]( [Climate experts fear that if the cryptocurrency mining moratorium is not signed by the governor soon, heavily polluting power plants that were once shuttered will go back online.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Rows of green and black cots inside a large, white-paneled building.]( [Owners of company providing services to NYC migrants are also major supporter of governors who bused them to city]( [According to campaign finance records, the family that owns and operates SLSCO, a Galveston-based company hired by the city to provide services to asylum seekers at emergency response centers, has given generously to governors in Texas and Florida. The Council's immigration committee chair is calling on the city to “ditch” the company.]( [The 7th Congressional District race, with Republican Tom Kean. Jr., left, challenging incumbent Democrat Tom Malinowski, has seen about $8.3 million in political spending as of early November.]( [NJ Congressional races (especially the 7th District) see big spending as Election Day nears]( [Most money has gone to favor Democrats — except in the 7th Congressional District, where national groups are bolstering Republican Tom Kean Jr. in his bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Tom Malinowski.]( [A four-story school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.]( [At NYC school with sharpest drop in math scores, high poverty, crowded classrooms and a recent gun scare]( [Medgar Evers College Preparatory School in Crown Heights serves as an extreme example of the pandemic-era challenges facing students and educators.]( [A photo of people traversing Central Park in November]( [Cold front will break NYC's heat and humidity Monday night, National Weather Service says]( [Wear a scarf to the polls Tuesday. Cooler temperatures are projected mid-week, though they’ll climb back into the mid-sixties by Thursday.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul, standing at a podium, speaks during a New York Women "Get Out The Vote" rally at Barnard College. Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James as they campaigned at a New York Women GOTV rally with the midterm elections under a week away. Hochul holds a slim lead in the polls against Republican candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin.]( [In NY governor’s race, all eyes on New York City despite Kathy Hochul’s advantage]( [Whether Kathy Hochul can run up the score in New York City could determine whether she wins statewide.]( [windows in Kips Bay Towers]( [Extra Extra: Andy Byford is back in town and looking for a job]( [Because his Green Card stipulates that he needs a job in the field of his expertise, here are your end-of-day links: National Parks Service wants you to stop smoking toad, pro-Zeldin caravan includes vehicles with tons of speeding tickets, celebrities are putting rainbow stickers on their pimples now, and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [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.