BLM protestors settle case against NYC for $13 million

Also, Cuomo is fighting for his $5M book deal. [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.]( [New York City to pay $13 million to settle claims by Black Lives Matter protesters]( [first image]( [by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: ⛅ We're starting out with haze today, which will give way to sunshine later on with a high of 84 degrees and a low of 72 degrees. It’s Thursday in New York City where more than 1,000 people who were arrested during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 [will be paid nearly $10,000 a piece from the city]( as part of a $13 million settlement finalized yesterday. Here’s what else is happening: - Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is waging a war against the state’s new ethics board to [keep the $5 million he received for writing a book]( about the early COVID-19 days. - Advocates are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and other elected officials to take over the East Ramapo school district in an attempt to [revive the school buildings from their deplorable conditions]( before the start of the school year. - Goodbye to legacy admissions at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. The college announced Wednesday that [future students can no longer rely on kinship]( for their admissions decision. - A rally was held Wednesday at Hudson Yards where street vendors are saying they are [being pushed out of the area]( by real estate moguls, the NYC Parks Department and the Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance. - Apple is reportedly [working on their own AI software]( to rival OpenAI’s GPT-4, but how exactly it’ll be released to consumers remains unclear. - NYC is handing out leaflets along the US-Mexico border [urging migrants to go elsewhere]( with warnings of high housing costs and no guarantee of shelter and services. - NYC public libraries are [giving away 15,000 free books this summer]( to young readers throughout the city. - The city’s Department of Education must completely change the way it responds to families [who need services for students with disabilities]( a federal judge ordered, the latest move in a lawsuit over NYC’s special education system. - Taco John’s has [given up its trademark]( on the phrase “Taco Tuesday,” which they’ve held for 34 years, to avoid a court battle with Taco Bell over usage rights. - A judge has ruled that the hush money case against former President Donald Trump is [staying in New York state Supreme Court,]( even though Trump’s legal team is pushing to move it to federal court. - Count yourself lucky if you are one of the rare few who never developed symptoms after contracting COVID-19, but know that also means [scientists think you may be a mutant.]( - NYC Restaurant Week, which is actually a month long, [returns on July 24]( with more than 500 restaurants across the city offering dining deals. - You may have tried playing pickleball, but have you tried padel? A venue to play and learn the fast-growing, Mexican racket sport is [opening in Dumbo next month.]( - New Yorkers really love getting high. State regulators said about [2.7 million people in New York use cannabis]( at least once a month. “It is also a testament to the importance of collective action to redress violations of important constitutional rights.” - Adama Sow, LEad Plaintiff in a lawsuit that was [SETTLED AGAINST THE CITY FOR THE NYPD'S RESPONSE TO BLACK LIVES MATTERS PROTESTORS IN 2020.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [MTA approves 1st subway fare hike since 2019]( The MTA board voted unanimously to raise the cost of a single ride on the subway or bus from $2.75 to $2.90. [NYPD officer indicted on assault charge for allegedly hitting man in the face at Apple store]( A New York City police officer was arraigned on a third-degree assault charge in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday for allegedly striking a man in the face while trying to kick him out of a store. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Mayor Adams gives single adult migrants 60-day notice to leave shelters]( The mayor says the city will begin rolling out the plan in emergency shelters over the next few days. [NYC’s cooling centers remain closed despite spike in heat-related emergency room visits]( The first two weeks of July witnessed about 150 heat-related emergency room visits — or seven times what happened in all of June. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.