Insurance companies are denying NYC buildings with subsidized tenants

Also, sentencing day for man charged in death of Michael K. Williams. [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.]( [Insurance companies routinely deny NYC buildings with subsidized tenants]( [first image]( [by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: ☁️ Our no rain streak didn't last too long. It's a cool morning today that will give way to a possible stormy afternoon, with a high of 85 degrees and a low of 70 degrees. It’s Tuesday morning in New York City and Gothamist found that [dozens of insurance companies don’t want to cover buildings]( where low-income tenants use housing vouchers to pay for apartments. Here’s what else is happening: - Friends of the late actor Michael K. Williams are [urging prosecutors to go easy on sentencing]( the four men who pleaded guilty to charges related to his overdose death. - A New Jersey judge is expected to decide soon whether the state is responsible for having some of the most segregated schools in the U.S. in a case that will [ultimately overhaul decisions about where students attend public school.]( - Lyft is facing some financial trouble, and the company is now [considering selling Citi Bike]( according to the Wall Street Journal. - Other companies are upping their prices. Spotify [raised the cost of its premium subscription]( for the first time since 2011, from $9.99 a month to $10.99. - Amanda Davila, a NJ bus monitor, was [charged with manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child]( in the death of a 6-year-old girl with special needs who suffocated while on the bus as Davila sat nearby looking at her phone with earbuds in, according to prosecutors. - A 69-year-old man fell out of a hot air balloon while [volunteering at a Connecticut balloon event]( over the weekend. - Robert Hadden, a former Columbia University gynecologist, was [sentenced to 20 years in federal prison]( Monday for sexually assaulting several patients. - A new short film which [showcases the relationships built in bodegas]( debuts today. - An independent journalist is [suing the city over a policy that bans filming]( in police stations after he was arrested twice this year for doing so inside of two Brooklyn NYPD precincts. - I’m not sure it’s ever this serious but parents are now [hiring consultants to help their daughters]( get into a sorority. - Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to get rid of scaffolding around the city that is no longer needed, and redesign those that are still in use to [make them a little less of an eyesore.]( - All of this talk about scaffolding has led to the discovery of the oldest sidewalk shed in the city, which happens to be on Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem [where it’s been up for 17 years.]( “It has no bearing whether people are poor; it has to do with risk.” - Loretta Worters, spokesperson for Insurance Information Institute, [ON WHY INSURANCE COMPANIES DENY BUILDINGS WITH TENANTS USING HOUSING VOUCHERS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Nearly 400 Department of Transportation employees sue city, alleging unpaid overtime]( Nearly 400 highway repair workers employed by the Department of Transportation are suing the city, alleging they aren’t being paid for overtime. [Signs of progress emerge in effort to integrate NJ school district]( Yet the South Orange Maplewood School District is still failing its Black students, according to a new Rutgers report [We Rely On Your Support]( [Person struck and killed by Long Island Railroad train in Queens]( An MTA spokesperson said the incident involved an “unauthorized person” who was on the tracks at 5:26 a.m. on Monday morning, resulting in delays and cancellations. [Where to watch the Women’s World Cup in NYC]( The 2023 Women’s World Cup kicked off on Thursday with games in Australia and New Zealand. [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.