Why is Santos running again?; another Rutgers union considers strike; Lincoln Center announces summer festival; plus more

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday April 17, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Lincoln Center announces return of expansive, inclusive ‘Summer for the City’ festival]( [A public space awash in floral designs]( [From a Mozart celebration and an Octavia Butler opera to Korean art and hip-hop, Lincoln Center’s newest festival aims for accessibility and broad appeal.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Rep. George Santos attends pro-Trump supporters rally at New York criminal court during appearance by former President Donald Trump.]( [Why is George Santos running for re-election? Campaign finance experts offer some theories.]( [Why is George Santos running for re-election? Campaign finance experts have a theory.]( [A man standing at a lectern]( [China ran a secret NYC police station to harass dissidents, prosecutors say]( [Two men charged with conspiring to act as agents of the People’s Republic of China and obstruction of justice will appear in federal court in Brooklyn this afternoon.]( [A statue of the Rutgers mascot, the Scarlet Knight, with an "On Strike" sticker at the university's main campus in New Brunswick. Three faculty unions ended their strike early Saturday morning, but a fourth union representing administrative workers is considering its own walkout.]( [Another Rutgers union considers strike as profs return to classes]( [The union representing 2,500 administrative workers launched a strike pledge on Monday morning.]( [A subway conductor in New York City looks down a platform.]( ['We mean business': MTA's largest union starts contract negotiations]( [The MTA and Transport Workers Union Local 100 are back at the bargaining table for the first time since the COVID pandemic took a deadly toll on New York City transit workers.]( [A person sits cross legged on the floor of a subway ramp with a red cup.]( [Feds award $60M grant to NYC for homeless housing, services]( [The $60 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is part of the $171 million the federal agency is awarding states and localities nationwide to address homelessness.]( [Bin with compost items and suggestions on what to do with paper and compostable bags, Union Square Farmer's Market.]( [NYC will target food choices in its battle against climate change]( [Mayor Eric Adams, an ardent evangelist of plant-based diets, laid out a target for city agencies to reduce their food-based emissions by 33% by the year 2030.]( [Firefighters battle a brush fire in the Meadowlands near Metlife Stadium in 2012.]( [‘We’re taking this very seriously’: NY wildfires burn more than 700 acres of land]( [The state Department of Environmental Conservation enacted a burn ban until May 14, where leaving a fire unattended can result in a hefty fine.]( [An arts classroom in New York City.]( [Council pushes to restore arts programs at NYC public schools]( [The lawmakers seek a funding boost of nearly $80 million for the arts at the city's public schools.]( [Customers purchase marijuana for recreational use at the Curaleaf dispensary in Bellmawr, April 21, 2022.]( [NJ reverses decision to kick Curaleaf shops out of recreational weed market]( [The Cannabis Regulatory Commission held an emergency meeting on Monday to reconsider its decision, which came after employees held a protest in Trenton.]( [Silhouette of children running through a fountain at Domino Park in Williamsburg.]( [Applications for NYC’s free summer camps are open. Here’s how to register.]( [Enrollment in Summer Rising, the city’s free summer programming for students in grades K-8 is open through May 1. Unlike last year, it won’t be first-come, first-serve.]( [A shot of Times Square.]( [Broadway group doubles down on Times Square casino opposition]( [The two firms behind the casino bid say the opponents are being dramatic.]( [Two people walk past the front of the entrance to a Signature Bank building.]( [Upper Manhattan tenants want ‘seat at table’ following Signature collapse, landlord default]( [Tenants across 50 deteriorating rent-stabilized buildings in northern Manhattan have a landlord facing foreclosure and a lender now under federal control.]( [people in line for a Colbert taping]( [Extra Extra: People still wait in line for tapings of late night shows that fewer and fewer people actually watch]( [Because you'll watch the interview with that character actor in the morning, here are your end-of-day links: Gross bagel, Penn Station renovation compromise, F. Murray Abraham fired 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.