Adams Administration should be held in contempt for Rikers conditions, federal monitor says

Also, emergency rent loans are being denied. [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [Adams administration should be held in contempt for Rikers conditions, federal monitor says]( [first image]( [by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: A clear, sunny day with a high of 91 degrees and a low of 72 degrees. Welcome to Tuesday morning in New York City where the federal monitor who is overseeing city jails is [calling for the Adams administration to be held in contempt]( for not implementing the safety improvements they promised. The ruling, if made, could possibly pave the way for a federal takeover of city jails. Here’s what else is happening: - Join us at the Greene Space as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a [celebration of the women who helped shape the genre.]( - What’s happening: A discussion moderated by journalist Clover Hope featuring women who helped shape hip-hop in New York City and are pushing the genre forward through their music, communities, dance, and art. Speakers will include Ladies of Hip-Hop founder Michele Byrd-McPhee, international street dance icon Ana Garcia, a.k.a. Rokafella, and Bronx MC Connie Diiamond. - When: Wednesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. followed by a DJ set from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Where: The Greene Space, 44 Charlton St, New York, NY - Cost: Choose what you pay tickets (between $5 and $50) - Here are [14 more ways to celebrate]( a half-century of hip-hop in NYC. - Tens of thousands of tenants who applied for emergency assistance loans from the city’s Department of Social Services to [cover back rent are getting denied]( amid high rates of evictions and the homeless shelter system being stretched thin. - Some big companies, including Unilever and Heinekin, that vowed to leave Russia in response to their invasion of Ukraine [didn’t actually do so]( CNN reported. - One of the six campaign donors who were charged last Friday with steering illegal donations to Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign [attended a Black History Month reception at Gracie Mansion]( the mayor told reporters Monday. - Keep driving north about an hour past Albany and you’ll get to the [safest city in the country]( Glen Falls, NY, that’s according to a Rocket Mortgage rating. - A new program in Brownsville hopes to reduce two types of violence—gun and domestic— by [understanding and addressing the way both are interconnected.]( - The MTA just launched a text and email alert system which will [notify users of service changes or delays]( on specified train or bus routes. - Yu and Me Books in Chinatown suffered water damage from a Fourth of July fire that happened in the apartment above the store, but [celebrities, writers and community members have come together to raise more than $300,000]( to help the shop recover. - A ferry named after the late Arthur Imperatore, the man who created the NY Waterway service, [was christened on Monday.]( - “Exposing White Supremacy in New Jersey” is a new report released by the New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Division on Civil Rights which [looks at the rise of white supremacy in the state]( and urges residents to oppose and confront it. - It turns out humidity, while absolutely dreadful for me, is actually the [best weather for a home run in baseball.]( - Under a [new proposal city officials laid out Monday]( Madison Square Garden would get to remain on top of Penn Station for another decade. - The owner of Margaritaville Times Square, which opened in 2021, has filed for bankruptcy after [defaulting on payments for the 234-room resort hotel.]( Rest assured, you can still experience the wonders of Margaritaville’s rooftop pool and parrot decor with the filing not expected to affect operations. - Financial experts are calling Cava the new Chipotle because of the way [its stock has surged in the month that it’s been listed]( but I’m calling it the new Chipotle because the fast-casual Mediterranean eatery currently has my heart. “When I was working before, I had a minimum of seven cases. Now I have 10, 11, 12, and sometimes I can't even get through them all in one day. I do denials all day.” - A NYC Department of Social Services who asked to remain anonymous [DISCUSSING THE CASELOAD RELATED TO EMERGENCY RENT LOANS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Water supply disrupted as Hudson Valley village begins cleanup after ‘1,000-year flood’]( The sound of a raging brook could be heard through the village of Highland Falls as New York residents cleaned up from Sunday’s torrential rain and flooding. [Brooklyn 3-year-old dies after falling from window: Police]( A Brooklyn 3-year-old died Monday after falling from a window of a four-story building, police officials said. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Victim of Saturday shooting spree mourned by community, Mayor Adams in Bay Ridge]( Hamoud Saeidi was remembered as a loving, devout patriarch who came to this country 40 years ago from his native Yemen to work. 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