No throwing stones in Adams’ glass house

Plus: Comptroller not happy with DOT highway expansion spending. [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.]( [Queens lawmakers asked to meet with Mayor Adams about migrants. They got grilled about their own efforts.]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: ☁️ It's a gloomy day today, but at least the weekend is looking bright. Expect a cloudy high of 82 degrees and a chance of showers this evening. Happy Friday in New York City where Mayor Eric Adams wants other city officials to [check themselves before criticizing]( how he has been handling the migrant crisis. Before attending a recent meeting with the mayor, Queens elected officials were required to fill out a checklist of nine questions to assess what they themselves had done to help the city address the crisis. Here’s what else is happening: - The state DOT spends too much money expanding the city’s highways, according to Comptroller Brad Lander, who believes those [funds should be going to measures that help fight climate change.]( - As the film and TV writers strike rolls on, and nearly all major media productions stall, writers and actors are [bracing for months without pay.]( - Workers at a domestic violence survivor organization say there’s been [a surge in incidents among South Asian communities]( during the summer months. - A package of bills introduced in the City Council would [address parking garage safety]( four months after a lower Manhattan garage collapse killed one and injured five. - Outdoor dining is here to stay, but the now-permanent fixtures [come with a set of new rules]( including restaurants having to pay for a permit to operate the outdoor sheds. - Dogs are truly special, and studies continue to prove it. [This recent one found that interacting with a pup]( even if it’s one you briefly encounter on the street, helps ease stress and boost happiness. - One extra-special dog will forever be [remembered at the 9/11 museum](. Sirius, a Port Authority K-9 cop, died on Sept. 11 while bravely waiting for his human partner to return to him in the South Tower of the World Trade Center, which ultimately collapsed. His memory was honored with a plaque at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. - Bus riders who [don’t pay will soon be ticketed]( under an MTA bus fare evasion crackdown, officials said Thursday. - Prosecutors said Ed Mullins, the former boss of a powerful NYPD police union, was [sentenced to two years in prison in connection with a scheme]( to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union. - The price of admission at the Guggenheim Museum is set to go up to $30, [making it one of the most expensive museums]( to visit in the country. - You know what else is expensive? Papa John's pizza. The company had been dealing with a largely compliant customer base in recent years who stuck around despite rising prices. But now, [those customers are pushing back.]( - Actually, everything is expensive these days, including weddings. With the average cost to tie the knot now being $30,000, some couples are [turning to renting flowers, jewelry and more]( to cut costs. - Couples talk about the actual costs of their weddings — from the economically low to astronomically high — [on this Death, Sex & Money episode.]( - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s 1,700 nurses are [planning to walk off the job today]( after failed contract negotiations between the New Jersey hospital and the nurses’ union. “We are rooting for him to succeed. He has to keep that in mind.” - Donovan Richards, Queens borough president, [ON MAYOR ADAMS' HANDLING OF THE MIGRANT CRISIS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Migrants cleared from sidewalk of Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel]( City officials cleared a crowd of more than 100 migrants from a Midtown sidewalk on Thursday morning — days after Mayor Eric Adams said there was no space to house the new arrivals. [NYPD officer allegedly killed in murder-suicide was a longtime mental health advocate, friends and neighbors say]( A young police officer who was shot and killed by his father in an apparent murder-suicide on Wednesday was passionate about causes that supported mental health. [We Rely On Your Support]( [NYC animal shelters overwhelmed as owners give up pets in record numbers]( The population of stray dogs in the city's animal shelters has dramatically increased this year, stressing out both animals and staff in increasingly crowded, smelly and noisy facilities. 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