For migrants, city shelters have hit rock bottom, advocates say; Century 21 eyed for mixed-use development; man connected to Michael K. Williams overdose is sentenced

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday July 25, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [For migrants in NY, stays in some city shelters have hit rock bottom, advocates say]( [Tends under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway]( [One community volunteer charges the city is purposely dropping the ball to discourage migrants both from staying in New York or even coming.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Actor Michael K. Williams in 2014 in New York City.]( [Judge sentences man connected to overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams to 2.5 years]( [“There are no winners,” Williams’ nephew says.]( [Bay Ridge development]( [Former Century 21 site in Bay Ridge eyed for major mixed-use development]( [Plans include supermarkets, apparel shops, high-end retail and more.]( [stacks of cheese pizza with tomatoes]( [Fill up on bread? At this Jersey City restaurant, that's the point.]( [Each bite of Bread & Salt's focaccia has a thrillingly obscene quantity of salt and olive oil.]( [A man wears a face mask leaving a courthouse.]( [Former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden sentenced to 20 years in prison]( [During a sentencing hearing, a Manhattan courtroom heard revelatory details about the former doctor's personal history of abuse, and how he concealed his own abuse of hundreds of patients.]( [Judge's gavel and handcuffs]( [NJ bus monitor was on phone when child suffocated, report says]( [An investigation into the fatal incident found the 6-year-old girl with special needs ‘struggled violently for her life’ before losing consciousness.]( [A student writing on an exam sheet.]( [What the lawsuit trying to desegregate NJ’s schools could mean for students]( [A judge is weighing whether the state is responsible for letting schools become segregated. That would kick off talk on solutions.]( [Biden's dog, Commander, playing with ball.]( [Extra Extra: Commander-in-chomp — Biden's dog has a biting problem]( [Because fashion is like history: always doomed to repeat itself, here are your afternoon links: Pete Davidson's FDNY community service, the best katsu sando, help for passport delays and more from around the city and internet.]( [A beach with waves rolling up to shore]( [9 easy getaways from New York City if you don’t have a car]( [Sometimes you just gotta get out.]( [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.]( 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.