One housing complex. 833 eviction notices.

Plus: NYC pools continue to lack programs with ongoing lifeguard shortage. [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.]( [Inside a Brooklyn housing complex, where a third of tenants face eviction]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: 😎 The weekend weather is starting off great with sunny skies and a high of 84 degrees today. It’s Friday morning in New York City where nearly a third of the [2,500 tenants of one Brooklyn housing complex]( are facing eviction. Since the end of the pandemic eviction moratorium 19 months ago, city marshals have carried out 50 evictions at Flatbush Gardens, with hundreds more residents scrambling to try and make back payments on their rent so they don’t face the same fate. Flatbush Gardens is in an [NYC hotspot area]( where eviction rates are among the highest in the city. Those 50 evictions were part of the more than 10,000 carried out citywide since the end of the moratorium in January 2022. Have you been evicted? Are you facing eviction? Are people in your building receiving eviction notices? Or are you a property owner who is trying to evict someone? We want to hear from you. [Share your story here.]( Here’s what else is happening: - The ongoing lifeguard shortage means constant roped-off lanes, canceled swim programs or [some kind of capacity restriction]( at most of the city’s 51 outdoor public pools. - Today is hip-hop’s official 50th birthday, so here are [10 spots to find hip-hop history]( around the city to celebrate. - The MTA is releasing a [new app that will roll all of its services into one place]( including service alerts and recommended routes for the subway, buses, Long Island Rail Road, MetroNorth and other rail lines. - A new study out of Rutgers University found a correlation between the [number of concealed carry gun permits]( and higher levels of gun violence. - A 1958 Mickey Mantle jersey is slated to become [the most expensive baseball jersey ever]( if it sells at an auction for a current bid of $3.25 million. - One burning question was at the center of the City Council’s oversight hearing yesterday on the Adams administration’s new 60-day shelter limit policy: [Where will migrants who’ve passed the limit go?]( - Other businesses have used the name and likeness of the cannabis apparel and lifestyle brand “Budega,” and now the creator is [stuck trying to figure out how to reclaim it]( and whether it's worth it to do so. - A 485-page transcript of former Gov. 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