NYC's weirdest new club; do bedrooms need windows?; escaped cow gets new home in NJ; plus more

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday March 22, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [NYC’s weirdest new club is outside the Manhattan courthouse]( [People gather outside of a Manhattan courthouse as the nation waits for the possibility of an indictment against former president Donald Trump.]( [While the scene outside of the courthouse on Tuesday featured an odd assortment of performance, protest, and paraphernalia, the momentum slowed by Wednesday afternoon.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A photo of the Skylands sanctuary where the Canarsie cow will live out her days in peace.]( [Freedom: Escaped Canarsie calf will live out her days at NJ sanctuary]( [After escaping from a slaughterhouse, the Canarsie cow will now live "a life of leisure" in rural New Jersey.]( [A view of the storm drain where a group of children became lost on Wednesday.]( ['We’re stuck in the sewers': FDNY rescues group of boys who ventured into Staten Island storm drain]( [The boys – believed to be around 12 years old – crawled into a 40-inch opening near the Staten Island Zoo.]( [Mary Dwumfour, left, leaves the podium of the Sayreville Borough Hall Council Chambers in tears March 22 as she discusses the Feb. 1 shooting death of her daughter, Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. She was comforted by her daughter's husband, Peter Ezechukwu, who also goes by the name Eze Kings.]( [Slain NJ councilwoman's family: No one asked if we knew why she was killed]( [Eunice Dwumfour's family says until members asked for a conversation with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, they'd only been contacted briefly by law enforcement.]( [Mayor Eric Adams in a blue plaid suit, clasps his hands while talking into a microphone.]( [Do bedrooms need windows? Mayor Adams floats controversial office-to-apartment conversions.]( [The mayor also suggested new forms of shared living arrangements.]( [The Harlem River waterfront in the Bronx]( [NYC plans new waterfront path in the Bronx along Harlem River]( [Mayor Adams said he aims for a 7-mile route that will run from Randall’s Island to Van Cortlandt Park.]( [A photo of a Trader Joe's worker. Employees at a location on the Lower East Side are trying to unionize]( [Sewage, safety, sick leave: Why workers at a Manhattan Trader Joe's want a union]( [If employees vote to form a union, it would be New York City’s first unionized Trader Joe’s.]( [A view of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, July 30, 2022. The city's public hospital system faces a steep deficit in the wake of a pandemic-fueled exodus of permanent staff.]( [Costly temp nurses are draining NYC public hospital funds, says CEO]( [Staffing challenges are cropping up in other parts of the health care workforce, including New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.]( ['A beacon of hope': 3 years after COVID-19 devastated Queens, Corona Plaza becomes bustling market]( [On any given day, Corona Plaza is lined with vendors selling food, clothes and other things mostly from Central and South America.]( [Bronx Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks with staffers from Stand Up to Violence at Jacobi Hospital.]( [AOC says Bronx gun violence program should be national model]( [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday met with organizers of Stand Up to Violence, a first-of-its-kind program in New York that has shown a nearly 60% reduction in gunshot injuries.]( [New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, here during the January edition of "Ask Governor Murphy," returns to WNYC's air for the call-in show Wednesday, March 22.]( [Are NJ elections about to get less transparent? 'Ask Governor Murphy' returns Wednesday, March 22.]( [Also: As activists look for an investigation into Paterson police after another shooting death, we'll ask: What role should cops have in mental health calls?]( [a woman hails a taxi]( [Extra Extra: Bonus points if you hail a ride by doing that two-fingered whistle]( [Because using an app just doesn't have that jazz, here are your end-of-day links: Hudson Valley vacation home owners ruined everything, Lee Zeldin is a consultant now, juice cleanses don't work 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.