A tree fell in Central Park. It ended up costing $5.5 million.

Plus: Ex-correction union boss on job hunt after prison stint for bribery. [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.]( [$5.5M settlement for NYC woman after Central Park tree severely injures her and her children]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: ☁️ It's cloudy now, but here's hoping the sun will come out and the rain will stay away. A high of 79 degrees is expected with a low of 71. Welcome to Wednesday in New York City where a woman who had a tree fall on her and her three kids in Central Park [settled a lawsuit with the city and maintenance companies for $5.5 million.]( The incident happened six years ago when a 75-foot-tall tree fell on Anna Monoky as she was walking through the park near 62nd Street with her three young sons. Monoky was left “completely immobilized,” and her children were also injured. Her lawsuit accused the Central Park Conservancy, and companies contracted to maintain the tree, of not properly caring for it, leading to the tree's fall. Here’s what else is happening: - Norman Seabrook, former correction union boss who was just released from a 21-month stint in federal prison for accepting a $60,000 bribe, is [now on the job hunt]( with his eye on political work. - New Jersey homeowners who were enrolled in the state’s ANCHOR program in 2022 were automatically reenrolled this year, Gov. Phil Murphy said on WNYC yesterday, with [tax rebate checks expected to be delivered in the fall.]( - A 28-year-old veterinary technician is [suing her boss over claims that the Upper West Side vet]( forced her to take x-rays, lift heavy animals and clean cat litter boxes (a danger to pregnant people), and then fired her for calling in late due to morning sickness. - A 51-year-old man who fatally struck a 21-year-old NYU student last year while drunk driving in Manhattan was [sentenced to one to three years in prison Tuesday.]( - More than two dozen Boston Market locations throughout New Jersey were [issued stop work orders from the state Department of Labor]( until they pay $2.5 million in back wages, fines and other penalties for violating workers rights laws. - Opera News, a publication that has been around for 87 years and has a circulation of over 40,000, [will come to an end in November.]( - A new tent city migrant shelter with the capacity for 1,000 single adult men [opened last night at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center]( in Queens. - Cops are searching for a woman who [accidentally hit a child in the head]( with a skee ball after throwing it during an argument. - Norberto Peets spent 26 years in prison for a Bronx shooting he says he didn’t commit. He’s now [suing the NYPD officers whose investigation put him away]( claiming they framed him. - Police [arrested a 38-year-old man]( Monday night who is accused of stabbing a 76-year-old commuter after he refused to give him money at the Herald Square subway station. - Bad news for my dog: [a new study shows social companionship with other pups]( good for her health (she hates other dogs). But on the bright side, the study also found hanging with humans has a big influence on healthy aging in dogs. - Times Square is a place where you can do anything. There are Broadway shows, Margaritaville, a Scientology church, a wax museum and soon: [a tennis court]( (but only for a limited time). - Who are you gonna trust for a movie review? A [seasoned critic or a 21-year-old]( on TikTok? “A lot of people will consider me overqualified for what it is that I'm putting in for.” -Norman Seabrook, ex-correction union boss, [DISCUSSING HIS POST-PRISON JOB HUNT.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Judge keeps NY’s legal weed rollout paused for now, leaving future shops in limbo]( 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. [Teen charged with hate crime murder of O'Shae Sibley to be tried as an adult]( The teen charged with killing Brooklyn dancer O'Shae Sibley, pictured at a vigil here, will face trial as an adult. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Rutgers University study correlates concealed carry licenses with gun violence]( Researchers at Rutgers University have found that more concealed carry gun permits issued can lead to higher levels of gun violence. 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