What we know about slain NJ councilmember Eunice Dwumfour

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday February 2, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Mother, newlywed: What we know about slain NJ councilmember Eunice Dwumfour]( [Eunice Dwumfour was a 30-year old Republican councilwoman from Sayreville, and a liaison to the borough's Human Relations Commission. She was found shot dead outside her home Feb. 1, authorities say.]( [The councilmember, described by peers as a woman of great faith, was found fatally shot multiple times near her home.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A New York City police officer stands at a busy street corner in New York, New York.]( [NYC spent $121M on lawsuit payouts for claims of police misconduct in 2022]( [The total is the highest in recent years, driven in part by multimillion-dollar settlements.]( [Mayor Eric Adams at a rally in City Hall for federal support to help serve asylum seekers.]( [In a shift, City Hall will consider hybrid work, union says]( [Mayor Eric Adams has previously drawn a line in the sand against allowing city employees the option of working remotely for part of the week.]( [Felix DeJesus, 41, is described as 5 feet and 9 inches tall, and 200 pounds. He was last seen the night of Feb. 2.]( [Paterson's scandal-plagued police department detained a man one year ago. He's still missing.]( [Felix DeJesus' mysterious disappearance offers a window into the corruption in one force.]( [New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy appears on the Jan. 11 edition of "Ask Gov. Murphy," on WNYC, WBGO and WHYY. He'll return to the WBGO studio in Newark for the next installment Thursday, Feb. 2.]( [What's taking NJ so long on environmental justice? We'll ask Gov. Murphy Thursday at 7 p.m.]( [Call (973) 297-0941 to join us on the air, or tweet at us by using #AskGovMurphy.]( [This image shows an intricate colony of millions of the single-celled bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common culprit in hospital-acquired infections. The bacteria have self-organized into a sticky, mat-like colony called a biofilm, which allows them to cooperate with each other, adapt to changes in their environment, and ensure their survival.]( [NY, NJ linked to outbreak of ‘extensively’ drug-resistant bacteria in eye drops]( [The CDC has linked several of the cases to EzriCare Artificial Tears, a brand of over-the-counter eye drops. So far, one patient has died, and others have been hospitalized or suffered permanent vision loss.]( [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.]( [Developer revives One45 project in Harlem after killing it over opposition]( [Local Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan said the first project was not affordable enough.]( [A tree-lined street in Manhattan.]( [New tree plantings in NYC fall to lowest level in 15 years]( [The parks department planted just 500 trees on city streets and around 2,200 in city parks in the first four months of the fiscal year.]( [People walk past a potentially homeless man outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Jan. 18, 2023. Requests for homeless person assistance rose during Mayor Eric Adams' first year in office.]( [New Yorkers witnessed more homelessness, encampments during Mayor Adams’ first year: 311 data]( [The Department of Homeless Services also referred twice as many complaints to the NYPD following the mayor’s introduction of forcible removals policy.]( [The Brooklyn Bridge is pictured, dusted in snow, at sunrise.]( [Snow drought ends in NYC: ‘The wait is over’]( [The season’s first snowfall, recorded early Wednesday morning, was the latest arriving measurable snowfall in over 150 years.]( [Police clear the area outside of the Watson Hotel on Wednesday night after a standoff with migrants that started Sunday.]( [NYPD officers clear migrant encampment at Midtown hotel]( [The sweep ended several days of protests, where migrants were demanding better living accommodations.]( [pergola at Greenwich and Bank Street]( [Extra Extra: It's sauna season]( [Because bathhouses are filling up with people who mistakenly think they're "detoxing," here are your end-of-day links: George Santos bobblehead, Seth Curry is a NIMBY, divorce registries are a thing 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.