A spicy hearing on air quality response; class size law could cost NYC nearly $2B per year; latest on the heat wave

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday July 12, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Adams administration faults state air quality forecasts at heated NYC Council hearing]( [A person on the subway wears a mask as smoky haze from wildfires in Canada blankets the Bronx on June 7, 2023.]( [At a New York City Council hearing on Wednesday, municipal agency heads were grilled about what they knew and when they acted during the wildfire smoke crisis in early June.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Two children play in sprinklers]( [It’s hot in NYC — and some people may struggle with the air quality]( [Temperatures as high as 93 degrees Fahrenheit are expected in the city, according to the National Weather Service. Here's how to stay safe in the heat.]( [Police line, do not cross NYPD wooden police barricade on Midtown Manhattan street with car traffic.]( [NYC residents still concerned about crime, Siena poll finds]( [A quarter of city residents surveyed say they’ve taken a self defense class in the last year.]( [Researchers at Cornell Tech designed a computerized model that was able to automatically detect NYPD vehicles after being trained with thousands of dashboard camera images from rideshare vehicles.]( [The NYPD doesn’t report where it deploys police. So scientists used AI, dashcams to find out.]( [Cornell Tech researchers used nearly 25 million rideshare dashcam images to identify police cars on city streets and areas that receive more attention than others.]( [Students sit at desks in a school classroom.]( [Class size law could cost NYC nearly $2 billion per year, report finds]( [A new analysis by the Independent Budget Office found the city will need to hire as many as 17,700 teachers to comply with the new state law capping the headcount in classrooms.]( [An iron black fence surroundes the Chelsea Houses, where a purple sign notes that it's a property of the New York City Housing Authority.]( [NYC public housing agency says it needs $78 billion for repairs]( [NYCHA's latest physical needs assessment paints a grim picture for its more than 360,000 residents.]( [The outside of Domino's pizza.]( [Extra Extra: Uber Eats will be getting a piece of Domino's pie]( [Because you need proper licenses to let people hold your sloth, here are your afternoon links: a prescription for produce, no view of the Northern Lights in NYC, Domino's is joining Uber Eats and more stories from around the city and internet.]( 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.