Judge keeps legal weed rollout paused; teen charged in O'Shae Sibley murder to be tried as adult; Medicare Advantage switch for NYC retirees blocked

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Friday August 11, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Judge keeps NY’s legal weed rollout paused for now, leaving future shops in limbo]( [Cannabis products are seen on display at the Union Square Travel Agency cannabis store on Aug. 8, 2023 in New York City.]( [Hundreds of New York cannabis entrepreneurs with dispensary licenses are stuck in limbo after a state judge delayed his decision on whether to lift an order blocking their stores from opening.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [A memorial showing with flowers and a photo of a young man.]( [Teen charged with hate crime murder of O'Shae Sibley to be tried as an adult]( [Dmitriy Popov, 17, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Friday in Brooklyn.]( [New Jersey state Sen. Gordon Johnson of Bergen County standing alongside the casket of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver with a rose.]( [Newark church to host memorial for NJ Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, with eulogy by Al Sharpton]( [Oliver's state funeral and memorial will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.]( [A photo of New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan]( [Judge ‘permanently’ blocks Medicare Advantage switch for 250K NYC retirees, city to appeal]( [Retirees had protested the planned transition, saying it was a potential obstacle to accessing certain medical providers and treatments that also left the door open for increased costs.]( [A photo of the exterior of the Walter Damrosch school in the Bronx where a librarian was arrested for endangering a child.]( [Bronx school librarian arrested after leaving infant in car for 5 hours, police say]( [A fellow school employee discovered the child and called police.]( [A Taco Bell restaurant at night.]( [Extra Extra: New Jersey is having Taco Bell FOMO]( [Because we love a good world record, here are your afternoon links: more Taco Tuesday drama, the possibility of a new siren sound, a controversial offer for people impacted by 9/11, and more.]( [A brown oval sign saying Flatbush garden, adorned with green and yellow leaves.]( [Inside a Brooklyn housing complex, where a third of tenants face eviction]( [The owner of Flatbush Gardens has evicted 50 households since the start of 2022. The renters owed them $1.5 million.]( [A street sign with clouds in the background.]( [10 spots to find hip-hop history in NYC]( [Hip-hop history is all over New York City if you know where to look.]( 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.