NYC buying $90K in submachine guns for Rikers officers; flight delays (again); congestion pricing could start next spring

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday June 27, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [NYC buying $90,000 in submachine guns for officers at Rikers]( [Department of Correction’s Firearms and Tactics Unit]( [While guns get purchased, programs on drug addiction and job training get cut at city jails.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A lifeguard on an empty beach in Coney Island.]( [As NYC lifeguard shortage lingers, task force lacks key member: their union]( [The union representing lifeguards and supervisors has not responded to multiple invitations to join the task force formed in March to address a staffing crisis that prompted pool closures last year. Insiders say the union should embrace reform of the unusually strict training program it operates.]( [A photo of passengers at Seattle Tacoma International airport where lines extended out to the parking garage.]( [NYC airports cancel, delay hundreds of flights during third day of storms]( [The metro region's three airports led the nation in delays and cancellations]( [Students at P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn give a thumbs up.]( [Mayor Adams mandates daily ‘mindful breathing’ exercises in NYC public schools]( [The mayor said he wished breathing exercises were available to him as a child.]( [A photo of traffic entering the Holland Tunnel toward Lower Manhattan]( [NYC congestion pricing gets key federal approval, possibly in place by April 2024]( [The Federal Highway Administration ruled the system of tolling drivers into Midtown and Lower Manhattan had no significant environmental impact.]( [A photo of the Brooklyn cruise terminal.]( [Extra Extra: Cruisin' for a stomach virus]( [Because norovirus thrives on cruises, here are your afternoon links: Wheel of Fortune's new host, a vision for Canal Street, breaking an airline travel record 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.