New housing in midtown, citywide composting in State of the City; James Dolan's 'meltdown'; plus more

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday January 26, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Mayor Adams unveils proposal to convert Midtown offices into apartments]( [Mayor Eric Adams, wearing a blue parka with the words mayor on it, takes a selfie with man.]( [The mayor’s plan comes as housing development trails in Manhattan.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A man sits courtside at a basketball game looking at the players.]( [MSG CEO James Dolan has 'meltdown' about facial recognition criticism, vows to keep scanning opponents]( [In a rambling and defiant interview on Thursday, Dolan lashed out at his myriad critics and threatened to withhold booze at a future sporting event to prove a point.]( [The 182-foot escalators at Grand Central Madison are the longest in the MTA's system.]( [Grand Central Madison, 15 stories underground, saves LIRR riders little time compared to Penn Station commute]( [The new terminal is so far down that commuters must walk more than 11 minutes to get to the nearest subway platform.]( [Eric Adams speaking at an event.]( [In State of the City, Adams vows to expand job training, reduce emissions from for-hire cars, and more]( [Adams delivered a State of the City address on Thursday that sought to make the case to New Yorkers that the city is on the right track in what has been an uneven recovery from the pandemic.]( [A sanitation worker dragging a bin for composting]( [Curbside compost collection is coming to all of NYC]( [Mayor Eric Adams will announce a major expansion of the popular compost collection program on Thursday.]( [Sayfullo Saipov was arrested on October 20, 2016 on a Failure to Appear charge for a Traffic Violation from Platte County court in Missouri.]( [Guilty verdict for Manhattan bike path terrorism killer]( [A jury will now consider whether to impose the death penalty.]( [Gov. Kathy Hochul has no plans to ban gas stoves in existing buildings, just new ones beginning in 2025.]( [Fact or fiction: Here’s what NY Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to do with gas stoves]( [Ongoing confusion over different paths for the future of fossil fuels is fueling New York's culture war over gas stoves.]( [A group of firefighters stands in front of a building.]( [18 children injured in lithium-ion battery fire in Queens: FDNY]( [Officials were investigating whether or not the space was licensed as a daycare facility.]( [Protesters raise their fists while on the plaza outside the Barclays Center on June 12, 2020]( [High-ranking NYPD officer could be fired for actions during 2020 protest in Brooklyn]( [Police watchdogs say he used excessive force; officer’s attorney says it was ‘reasonable.’]( [Lot on West 145th Street in Harlem, between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue, where a builder plans a truck depot after first proposing new housing, including affordable units.]( [How a plan to build new housing in Harlem morphed into a truck depot]( [When the member of the City Council drove a hard bargain for more below-market apartments, the builder took a different course.]( [An image of a child on the sand at the beach.]( [Autism diagnoses rose sharply in NJ suburbs, went undercounted: Rutgers]( [Researchers said the uptick was driven largely by autism going underdetected in children with average or above-average intellect.]( [a guy on a bike crossing the Williamsburg Bridge]( [Extra Extra: Menswear guy innocent]( [Because it's not a crime to snitch on Big Cashmere, here are your end-of-day links: Buying beer near Grand Central Madison, a West Village newspaper feud, three people in a hole on Long Island 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.