About that stew in Bushwick...

Also, NYS officials worry young people may lose health insurance. [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.]( [A communal stew in Bushwick's been brewing for 6 weeks and has gone viral. So I tried it.]( [first image]( [by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: ⛈️ This rainy Friday morning will be forgiven if it means we finally get a dry weekend, which may be the case! You can expect a high of 79 degrees and a low of 69 degrees today, with skies clearing up this evening. Happy Friday morning from New York City where Gothamist tried Brooklyn’s perpetual stew at a community event that brings people together by adding an ingredient into the mix, and then sharing a bite. Our brave soldiers who [tasted a stew that’s been continuously cooking]( for six weeks seem to be doing okay, so we’re giving the communal soup the all clear on that front. Here’s what else is happening: - As state officials work to remove people on Medicaid who are no longer eligible, some are [worried young adults will lose out on their health insurance](. And with perpetual stew going around, we may need health insurance more than ever! - Downtown Brooklyn is [getting a $40 million makeover]( which includes new public spaces and street safety improvements to make the area more pedestrian friendly. - It’s already a tough media market, but now we have to compete with Mayor Eric Adams for listeners?! Adams announced his new Sunday radio show on WBLS 107.5 FM called [“Hear from the Mayor,” with the first edition airing this weekend.]( - Perhaps Adams can use his radio show this week to explain what he meant when he [referred to NYC as the “Tel Aviv of America”]( after a meeting he and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban had with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at police headquarters yesterday. - The MTA debuted a [new elevator at the Dyckman Street 1 train station]( which now makes it ADA accessible. Two other fully accessible stations were also completed in the past week: Court Square station in Queens and 8th Avenue in Manhattan. - Adams also announced yesterday that the city will host a series of block parties in August to [celebrate hip-hop's 50th anniversary.]( - A 20-foot-tall, 825-pound statue of soccer star Alex Morgan, the United States Women’s National Team forward, [arrived in NYC as part of a nationwide tour.]( The monument features Morgan giving her best Statue of Liberty impression. It’ll be on view at Fox Square in Midtown until July 26. - While we’re on the topic of World Cups: New Jersey is [rushing to build a robust transit system]( to get people to and from MetLife Stadium in time to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026. - Also in New Jersey, the Biden administration is pushing to keep detaining immigrants at a [notorious, privately run jail in Elizabeth]( despite a state law that bans such facilities. - The first ever MTA Rider’s Choice Awards has been narrowed down to the final three contestants all [competing for the title of best subway performer,]( and you can have a say in who wins. - You may not have what it takes to be a star subway performer, but maybe you could [show off some skills]( at a local sand castle competition. - In other entertainment news: a Broadway workers [strike has been averted]( after a tentative agreement was reached between the Broadway League, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Disney Theatrical. - A cat named Muffins was [reunited with her family in Texas]( after escaping her owner in LaGuardia Airport on July 8. A local rescue organization helped lure Muffins out of a conveyor belt area where she was hiding. “The sorts of people that decide to go out of their way and come to contribute random vegetables to a pot of perpetual stew are a rather adventurous and interesting bunch.” - Annie Rauwerda, Perpetual stew creator, [DISCUSSING THE CROWD AT ONE OF HER “STEWWWWW” EVENTS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [NYC's Restaurant Week is back, with 500 locations offering discounts]( New York City’s Restaurant Week returns this summer, starting on July 24 and running through Aug. 20. [Trucks keep getting stuck on the Brooklyn Bridge, causing gridlock on BQE]( Trucks keep getting stuck on the Brooklyn Bridge because they can’t fit — and the recurring fiasco has caused miles-long traffic jams for years as city officials fail to solve the problem. 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