Man dead after Broadway-Lafayette station fight; free buses, weed crackdown and more inside NY's budget; this year's Tony Award nominees

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday May 2, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Free buses coming to NYC, but pilot will run shorter than Hochul promised]( [An MTA bus on the street in Queens.]( [The free pilot will last six to 12 months, shorter than the two-year program Gov. Kathy Hochul promised last week.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A demonstrator holding up two signs, one with a painted on marijuana leaf and another replicating the I Heart NY image but instead of the heart it's a marijuana leaf.]( [Meet the Big Ugly: The NY state budget bill has free buses, a cannabis crackdown and more!]( [State lawmakers will vote on a single, 174-page bill that ties together many of the budget’s most-debated topics.]( [A stock photo of the Broadway Lafayette station]( [Man dead after fight on Broadway-Lafayette train platform]( [Police said the man was threatening passengers when another passenger intervened.]( [A swimming pool in Astoria Queens]( [NYC summer camps brace for another year without pool access]( [The city hasn’t granted swimming permits to summer camps since the summer of 2019.]( [A cast of performers on a theater stage]( [2023 Tony Awards nominations announced, with 'Some Like It Hot' earning 13 nods]( ["Leopoldstadt" and "Ain't No Mo" tied for most nominated play among this year's Tony Awards nominees, including Best Play.]( [Mayor Eric Adams (at podium) with Office of Management and Budget Director Jacques Jiha. Adams takes questions from reporters on his latest budget proposal, in which he said will address union raises.]( [Mayor Adams accuses Texas Gov. Abbott of targeting cities with Black mayors]( [In a statement, Abbott said the mayor was “spreading falsehoods and outright lies.”]( [Albany, New York, USA at the New York State Capitol.]( [Here are 5 likely changes making it into New York's bail law]( [If the proposed laws pass, judges will have more freedom to monitor and hold people accused of crimes.]( [A photo of rain]( [New York City will have a rainy, chilly week]( [Three days of rain are forecast for the greater metro area.]( [The Bronx Opera House at 436-442 East 149th St. in the South Bronx was built as a theater and restaurant between 1912 and 1913 and served as an entertainment center for nearly 50 years, from showcasing early Broadway acts along the “Subway Circuit” to becoming a major center for the growing Latin music scene in the 1960s and 70s.]( [City to consider 3 historic Bronx locations for landmark status]( [Once passed, the designation would protect the buildings from future alteration, reconstruction, demolition, or new construction without specific city approval.]( [A film crew with cameras, lights and monitors sit on a street filming.]( [NY boosts film subsidy, covering portions of actor salaries]( [The expanded film tax credit made it through to the state’s final $229 billion budget agreement, which lawmakers are voting on this week.]( [Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, April 11, 2020.]( [Safety-net hospitals lose fight for equal footing in NY health budget compromise]( [Safety-net hospitals primarily cater to Medicaid patients, and their funding faces perpetual insecurity in annual budget talks.]( 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.