Latest on potential Trump arrest; "We ❤️ NYC" isn't getting much love; finding NYC's labyrinths; plus more

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[View in Browser]( Monday March 20, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [New York City is filled with labyrinths — if you know where to look]( [Lit candles rest on a labyrinth painted on a wood floor.]( [They're not mazes.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A photo of security barricades going up on Centre Street ahead of a potential indictment of former President Donald Trump.]( [Law enforcement leaders meet in NYC to plan for potential Trump arrest]( [An indictment could come Monday or Wednesday, according to an official.]( [A side by side comparison of the iconic I 'heart' NY logo and the new logo announced Monday]( [The new 'We ❤️ NYC' campaign has sent the internet into a frenzy]( [The rants have been pouring in on Twitter.]( [City officials have sought to crack down on non-compliant e-bike batteries, pointing to evidence of a growing public safety threat.]( [Mayor Adams launches crackdown on unregulated e-bike batteries, a growing fire hazard]( [Three people have died so far this year from fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, according to the FDNY.]( [Green Thumb Industries, a Chicago-based cannabis company, invested $10 million to create a cultivation center in a former mill building in Holyoke, Massachusetts, pictured on Jan. 31, 2019. The major medical marijuana company is now suing New York regulators over the state’s equity program for cannabis entrepreneurs.]( [Big weed operators sue NY over social equity program for retail cannabis shops]( [In recent years, the large, multi-state companies involved in the lawsuit spent millions on acquiring medical marijuana licenses under the assumption that they would be well-positioned to enter New York's broader market once it opened.]( [A recent photo of Leford Williams with his family.]( [An NYC man fatally overdosed in a Starbucks bathroom. It took his family 53 days to find him.]( [The family of Leford Williams searched the streets, parks, rehab centers and hospitals, not knowing if he was dead or alive. When his remains were finally returned to them, they were “badly decomposed."]( [Mayor Eric Adams discusses his housing plan with WNYC and Gothamist editor Josefa Velásquez during an event Monday at the Greene Space.]( [Mayor Adams calls for new tax breaks, dormitory housing in NYC to ease affordability crisis]( [The mayor said his 500,000-unit housing plan requires new incentives for developers as well as a change in regulations to allow for more conversions from offices to homes.]( [Polito Vega at a 2015 event honoring his legacy]( [Extra Extra: R.I.P. Polito Vega, NYC radio icon and king of Latin music]( [Because he rocked the airwaves for five decades, here are your end-of-day links: $150 to propose on a Times Square billboard, some Milton Glaser appreciation, Broadway's Room imploded and more.]( [Library protest]( [NYC library backers protest nearly $42 million in proposed budget cuts]( [Backers of the library system say the cuts will mean the loss of vital programs.]( [On Earth Day 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will deploy 60 zero-emission electric buses at six bus depots serving all five boroughs. "Public transportation has always been critical to reducing emissions and this deployment is a major step toward the MTA's commitment to a zero-emission bus fleet by 2040," Hochul said.]( [The MTA is shopping for hundreds of electric buses — and the means to keep them charged]( [When the MTA's transition to electric buses is complete, it will have the largest fleet in North America, with 5,800 electric buses.]( [Tulips blooming in springtime in McDonald Park in Forest Hills, Queens.]( [Springtime in NYC: What to expect as mild winter fades away]( [The season is expected to bring hotter than average temperatures to the East Coast.]( [A close up of a pink shopping bag.]( [How did the Telfar Shopping Bag become NYC’s ‘it’ accessory? We asked owners.]( [What do Telfar enthusiasts say about their prized possessions? And what do the highly coveted bags say about their owners?]( [Huge mounds of compost sit under the Queensboro Bridge.]( [NYC is finally doing universal compost collection. Now where will they put it?]( [Curbside compost collection is slated to be available in all five boroughs by the end of 2024.]( [A crowd of cyclists.]( [Monster Track: an adrenaline-filled, unsanctioned bike race through Manhattan's streets]( [The Half-Marathon isn’t the only race happening on New York City’s streets this weekend. Photographer Jose Alvarado takes us inside Monster Track, an unsanctioned “alley cat” bike race through Manhattan.]( 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.